10-06-2004, 02:02 PM
I will have to respectfully disagree! Power Bait when fished properly is very effective. Even though I prefer to always be casting, I have friends who use it alot. My friend Bill has caught 20 trout over 20 inchs this summer at 11-mile on Powerbait. Bill and I have beeen fishing 11-Mile for over 20 years now.
This is what I use there. I agree with you that spoons aren't effective, for one reason! If you watch most people retreive their spoons, they just reel it it. I have caught countless numbers of fish over the years (trout, white bass, perch, and Kokanee) jigging Kastmasters. A 1/4 oz Kastmaster jigged back to shore has probably caught me more fish over the years than anything else. During ice fishing season I always have a rod rigged with a blue/silver Kastmaster. In fact jigs or one kind or another are the way to go up there in my opinion (if you are using lures). Tube jigs and Vibra Fin Leechs are my favorite jigs at both Spinney and 11-Mile. 11-Mile is loaded with Crawfish! Thats why fishing is usually much better in the late evening or early morning. Big Trout move in shallow to feed on crawfish which are mostly nocturnal, thats why jigs are so effective there!
Actually, during the day a good fly fisherman would have the advantage up there! But that is a whole different subject.
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This is what I use there. I agree with you that spoons aren't effective, for one reason! If you watch most people retreive their spoons, they just reel it it. I have caught countless numbers of fish over the years (trout, white bass, perch, and Kokanee) jigging Kastmasters. A 1/4 oz Kastmaster jigged back to shore has probably caught me more fish over the years than anything else. During ice fishing season I always have a rod rigged with a blue/silver Kastmaster. In fact jigs or one kind or another are the way to go up there in my opinion (if you are using lures). Tube jigs and Vibra Fin Leechs are my favorite jigs at both Spinney and 11-Mile. 11-Mile is loaded with Crawfish! Thats why fishing is usually much better in the late evening or early morning. Big Trout move in shallow to feed on crawfish which are mostly nocturnal, thats why jigs are so effective there!
Actually, during the day a good fly fisherman would have the advantage up there! But that is a whole different subject.
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