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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Rick on July 23, 2014, 09:14:39 AM

Title: Gear for Lake Roosevelt
Post by: Rick on July 23, 2014, 09:14:39 AM: My son is heading for Roosevelt with some friends on Friday. I promised him I'd get some gear together so he can fish for Walleye and Smallmouth. He'll be banking it,and will have some use of a 14' Lund.

What do you Walleye guys suggest for lures?

- Thanks
Title: Re: Gear for Lake Roosevelt
Post by: 270Shooter on July 23, 2014, 01:33:30 PM: Don't know about walleye but a 3 inch curly tail grub with a 1/4 jig head should work on smallies, not real sure on color up there though.
Title: Re: Gear for Lake Roosevelt
Post by: Emptyhanded on July 24, 2014, 12:18:13 PM: Night crawlers will slay both. Bare baitholder hook and a worm from the bank is our go to every year, and seems to always work. Watermellon color Senko's worked well last summer as well for smallies.
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Title: Re: Gear for Lake Roosevelt
Post by: quadrafire on July 24, 2014, 12:23:14 PM: Quote from: 270Shooter on July 23, 2014, 01:33:30 PM
Don't know about walleye but a 3 inch curly tail grub with a 1/4 jig head should work on smallies, not real sure on color up there though.
:yeah: It will work for walleye too. I was using a smoke color w/ glitter last weekend and caught smallies, walleye and rainbow
Title: Re: Gear for Lake Roosevelt
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on July 24, 2014, 12:26:27 PM: Tip those same jigs with half a crawler and drag it right on the bottom. :tup:
Title: Re: Gear for Lake Roosevelt
Post by: bearpaw on July 24, 2014, 12:45:24 PM: Quote from: HUNTINCOUPLE on July 24, 2014, 12:26:27 PM
Tip those same jigs with half a crawler and drag it right on the bottom. :tup:

I have found it more effective to continually jig up and down with your pole 6-12 inches bouncing the bottom. I have done this side by side with other fishers just dragging bottom or just above the bottom and the pole that continually bounces the bottom almost always catches more fish. TRY IT! ;)

Oh yeah, the half crawler is perfect, a whole crawler is too much, half the time a fish will bite off the rear half of a whole crawler and not get hooked. Half is best!
Title: Re: Gear for Lake Roosevelt
Post by: MacAttack on July 24, 2014, 01:04:33 PM: Bring a crawdad pot as well!