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Author Topic: What is your favorite bait/lure for winter steelhead?  (Read 2303 times)
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« Reply #30: March 03, 2010, 09:04:31 PM »

Judging from today's outing, I'd have to go with the tipped jig aka prawnholder  Grin:



Of course the pink thumper is hard to beat:



I always liked our buddy Brian's theory about the aggressiveness of these winter steelhead:  it really doesn't matter because if there's a fish in a hole and you are even in the ballpark, he/she will take your crap no matter what.  great



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« Reply #31: March 04, 2010, 08:22:29 AM »

bugs ...wow that first pic is saweet great Great Fish

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« Reply #32: March 04, 2010, 12:16:59 PM »

1. Corky/yarn...and I'll add a shrimp tail if brats are in. (Ya, I'm old fasioned like that.)
2. Spoons. I especially like copper when the water's right for copper.

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« Reply #33: March 04, 2010, 06:52:18 PM »

1. candied roe and chartruce/and pink yarn.  great


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« Reply #34: March 05, 2010, 08:18:07 PM »

Sandshrimp w/ pink yarn where its legal to use them, drifted w/ a corkie or deadfish weighted under a float. I you run out of them cured prawn chunks will work too....... Cool


Steelhead can't leave them alone if you stick em in there face.


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« Reply #35: March 07, 2010, 07:43:23 PM »

Judging from today's outing, I'd have to go with the tipped jig aka prawnholder  Grin:



Man Bugnuts you should change your name to "Jignuts" laugh.

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« Reply #36: March 07, 2010, 07:49:19 PM »

Come on now JDF...it's been my go-to of late.   great  I'd rather be flyfishing, but I'm stuck over here living in the south sound.  You should pay a visit and I could get the boys together for a pow-wow  Grin



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« Reply #37: March 07, 2010, 08:25:02 PM »

Hot dogs under a float

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« Reply #38: March 07, 2010, 08:27:54 PM »

Hot dogs under a float


I saw that work this morning watching TV with my son on "Little Bill"! 

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« Reply #39: March 12, 2010, 05:37:35 AM »

jigs followed by blades has been our go to this season

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« Reply #40: March 12, 2010, 06:25:02 AM »

i'm a firm believer in every thing works very well in the hands of anyone who fishes the options correctly.  knowledge of fish location and confidence is trully the ultimate key to steelhead success hands down.  every option has it's strong points and weaknesses, todd being our god of sorts is great example of this.

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« Reply #41: March 12, 2010, 03:54:07 PM »

is the brewer speaking in the first person now?  I agree they all have their place and are effective.  Fished with confidence, even a hotdog under a float will catch fish (Shrimp scented of course) 

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« Reply #42: March 12, 2010, 06:00:45 PM »

Thats what i was trying to see Cheesy... People always ask "Whats the best bait?" ... show them this poll and they will realize there is no "BEST" bait

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« Reply #43: March 12, 2010, 08:02:28 PM »

"Favorite" and "Best" are not the same thing...if I had to go out and catch a fish, or my family and I would starve to death, today...I'd use a big glob of eggs.

Fish on...

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