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Nice work dude. I'll be back in the area Sunday and Monday.

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Hey guys,

All this talk about the Salmo Hornet lures.....i was just "browsing" on line to check them out.... are you guys using the floating models or the sinking ones? I would imagine in shallow water, your probably using the floating models.

What are the hot colors if a guy was to get some for the south metro to S minnesota lakes?

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One thing I omitted from my report is; On the inside turn of the drop off where the game fish had the White Bass cornered (OK this dose sound a little hokey) you could smell the fish! Yup! Tom M. and I both made a comment that we smelled fish right before they showed up on the depth finder and hit out lures. Kinda freaky! Those White Bass must have been stressed! We never would have noticed the smell if it wasn't so calm this morning.

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I find the floating #4F works very good for trolling but are a little on the light side for casting. For casting the #4S works better for me.

I started with the Hot Perch color on opener weekend and did so well, I stuck with it. It wern't broken, so it didn't need fixen. It is the bait I have started with most of the year and most of the time it's the one I finish with. It is super over gravel where you can tick the bottom. Oh yea, once you get the hornet in the water you'll know how it got it's name. The best way to discribe the way the #4 runs is. The Hornet Buzzes.

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The floating model is what I am using. Some of the better colors to start with are crawdad, hot perch, gold and metallic orange, pearl orange, viking, and dace. However, there are many others so it's easy to get hooked.

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Thanks Guys.

I just ordered a bunch of them from cabs online. They had them listed as 1 3/4" 2" and i think the floaters they had 2 1/2". I got an assortment of floaters and sinkers in the 1 3/4" and 2" varieties.

Got the Mille lacs bug off my mind now and am going to concentrate on the local lakes for a while. Thinking of heading to Tetonka on Friday and do a "no live bait day" and see what happens.

If any of you guys are out there, i'll be in a white Tournament sport.

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Save your bait money for gas. grin.gif

Good luck out there. Not 'til Sunday and Monday for me. mad.gif

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I may be on Tetonka Friday but not before 5pm. It all depends on how I feel after work. I'll have the the blue Nisson 25hp.

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