12-17-2013, 03:44 PM
I prefer to err on the large side. You'd be surprised at the size of some of the lures I use, I think.
If nothing else, using a large lure deters the little guys from biting. I don't really care if I catch the little ones anyway. From my experience the bigger fish aren't shy of larger lures. Often the small ones aren't either. I caught a 4-5 inch perch last week on a jiggin rap that was 3 inches long. Catch them all the time, in fact. But the big ones, they just flat inhale the whole thing.
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If nothing else, using a large lure deters the little guys from biting. I don't really care if I catch the little ones anyway. From my experience the bigger fish aren't shy of larger lures. Often the small ones aren't either. I caught a 4-5 inch perch last week on a jiggin rap that was 3 inches long. Catch them all the time, in fact. But the big ones, they just flat inhale the whole thing.
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