03-01-2013, 04:47 PM
From my limited experience, "where" is far more important than "what" for the burbs. You can use a chunk of bait sitting still on the bottom, or actively jig a hard metal spoon. They will take both if they get close enough to find it. Being that they are most active in nightime, glow is beneficial to catch their attention from afar as your jig drops down. But you won't catch them on anything if you are not in the right spot. Think of trying to find crawfish holding areas oriented near deep water. Burbs will come up into those areas as soon as dusk is aproaching.
For the small lake trout (and the burbs for that matter), I had success with a gulp minnow. Can't go wrong fishing just that off a glowing jighead. When I fished the confluence area (just south of lost dog) last sat daytime, in 50 ft of water the lakers were coming thorough on the finder from 47-35 ft regularly.
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For the small lake trout (and the burbs for that matter), I had success with a gulp minnow. Can't go wrong fishing just that off a glowing jighead. When I fished the confluence area (just south of lost dog) last sat daytime, in 50 ft of water the lakers were coming thorough on the finder from 47-35 ft regularly.
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