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hey all,
i recently got 2 $50 gifts cards. my main focus at the moment is catching trout and redfin on lures. any ideas what lures and leader i should buy? should i go from 6lb leader to 4lb? ill be buying lures from anaconda and bcf if any one has any suggestions.

fisho999 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:52 pm

hey all,
i recently got 2 $50 gifts cards. my main focus at the moment is catching trout and redfin on lures. any ideas what lures and leader i should buy? should i go from 6lb leader to 4lb? ill be buying lures from anaconda and bcf if any one has any suggestions.

It's always good idea to go lightest possible.

Are you looking for lake or river lures?
I'm assuming lake.

Sebb wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:19 am

fisho999 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:52 pm

hey all,
i recently got 2 $50 gifts cards. my main focus at the moment is catching trout and redfin on lures. any ideas what lures and leader i should buy? should i go from 6lb leader to 4lb? ill be buying lures from anaconda and bcf if any one has any suggestions.

It's always good idea to go lightest possible.

Are you looking for lake or river lures?
I'm assuming lake.

yes, lakes and my farm dame.

Just stick with 6lb leader, dropping to 4 in lakes won't really change anything.
Not knowing what you already have a basic kit for trout and redfin in lakes would be something like.
Strike pro bob n spoon
Strike pro flatz minnow
Berkley ttail minnow
Size 1 jigheads in 1/8, 1/12 and 1/16 oz
Tasmanian devils (14g if you're rod can cast it other wise the smaller 7g)

Grab 1 or 2 of each of them and youll have a kit like that will get you onto fish most of the time

fisho999 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:20 am

Sebb wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:19 am

fisho999 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:52 pm

hey all,
i recently got 2 $50 gifts cards. my main focus at the moment is catching trout and redfin on lures. any ideas what lures and leader i should buy? should i go from 6lb leader to 4lb? ill be buying lures from anaconda and bcf if any one has any suggestions.

It's always good idea to go lightest possible.

Are you looking for lake or river lures?
I'm assuming lake.

yes, lakes and my farm dame.

Tassie devil, rooster tail, Mepps, Celta, various spoons.
If not windy and no need to cast far, various hardbodies work too (Double clutch, rapalas, etc)

mazman wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 26, 2023 12:08 pm

Just stick with 6lb leader, dropping to 4 in lakes won't really change anything.
Not knowing what you already have a basic kit for trout and redfin in lakes would be something like.
Strike pro bob n spoon
Strike pro flatz minnow
Berkley ttail minnow
Size 1 jigheads in 1/8, 1/12 and 1/16 oz
Tasmanian devils (14g if you're rod can cast it other wise the smaller 7g)

Grab 1 or 2 of each of them and youll have a kit like that will get you onto fish most of the time

thanks, they look good. what colours work best? iv heard trout like pink? a few more lures i am looking at are the berkley pro tech bende, Berkley pro tech jerk 60mm, and the pro tech slurp.

I haven't actually used the berkley range. They all look like they should work pretty well though, they are based on some pretty successful lures. For what you're looking at I would skip the slurp and go with the bender and the jerk if you do want to get them.

Colour is a pretty preferential thing, I normally stick to the natural side for trout with silver and gold baitfish patterns and some more natural greens. I typically have a handful of brighter colours with me but they aren't my first choice.

All of the suggested lures above will catch Trout / Redfin. Suggestion, research each lure, then select 4>6 that you are happy with and go and buy $50 worth. If they all work for you repeat. If not select and buy some others.