New Crank Bait Q&A

[Guest]

Now that I know what crank bait's to look for, how well have they worked up on Mille Lacs compared to live bait?

Thanks, TJ.

[Guest]

My advice is to go out with a guide. A tackle box should actually be called a tool box. You don't use every tool when you go on a job, but you have it if you need it. You should first have a gameplan, what are you going to be fishing for, Bass, Walleye? What kind of water? In Illinois it was river or reservoirs. What time of year? Fall, Spring.
Then you can determine what tackle, what lures or live bait.
I have fished many lakes in Minnesota,Big Kab up by the border with more structure then you could figure out where to start, Ottertail on the west side, flat and weedy, Bowstring shaped like a cereal bowl but good fishing. Leech fished many years, with each I got a map, studied it for weeks before leaving home. Got whatever local knowledge I could from calling bait shops or sport stores and mostly from interviewing Guides. Yes I said interviewing. I wanted a Guide that knew his stuff and willing to teach me as I was hungry to learn this sport. To me fishing is a good time and I did not want to go with some grouch that ran to his honey hole, pick up some fish and back to the dock.
I wanted a good time and to make a new friend.
Like I am coming up to Leech early June, I was not sure if this was to early for Leeches, good guys on this forum gave me some advise not to leave the dock without a few Minnows. I will have both in the water at the same time as I hold the belief, let the fish tell me what they want, not what I feel like throwing at them.
If your new to the sport, get a Guide. If your going to be staying at a resort, ask them to recommend one to you.
Your never to old to learn this great pastime, and your never to young to start.
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