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Based on your previous posts, I have to say there is no true "universal" lure or tackle setup. It always sounds good when folks ask what you're fishing for and the reply is "Whatever's biting". Reality is if you want to catch panfish, tackle to optimize panfish and you'll do much better than if you were tackled up for walleye, bass or pike. Sure, you'll catch the occasional non-panfish but not many and, with pike, the opportunity to actually land them is greatly diminished. Flip the coin and say you're going for pike. You'll certainly do better with stouter tackle and larger baits. Might catch an occasional nice walleye but your opportunity to catch panfish is almost zero. That's why there are so many tackle and lure options available. They offer the opportunity to fine tune presentations based on species and thereby increase success for the targets. As a rule the more you fine tune toward a species the better you'll do.Is there a setup that "can" appeal to everything from bluegills to pike? Sort of. Thing is you'll be trading a swing at all for diminished success for all. An in-between set up won't attract the most pike possible nor the most panfish possible. Truth is if you go that route you could sit all day with nary a nibble while many others around you are taking advantage of a hot pannie or walleye or pike bite by optimizing their presentations.I know this won't likely change your path but I think it needs to be said. Now I've said it, I'll restate my suggestion I made to you earlier: Wanna take a swing at all? I'd be into a 1/16 oz. jig or spoon tipped with a small to medium fathead. You'd have a decent chance for perch, crappies or 'eyes with bluegills and pike falling a bit outside of that. Not to say you'd never catch a 'gill or pike but not too likely. You could bend the base presentation a bit by subbing waxies or spike to better appeal to gills, crappies and small perch or go to a large fathead/small shiner to slide the target to walleye or pike.
DuPont Spinners catch everything that swims
Yes sir the are a killer
How do you ice fish with a inline spinner
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Quote from: Esox fisherman on Sep 27, 2020, 01:19 PMGrammar police your we have a search warrant because you said the instead of they(joking)Thanks you now i will definitely start to search[/quote Remember some of us are old , and not English majors, 😉 back when life was fun and not so hurried , and don’t forget your punctuation (joking) besides here in NY not much beats a jigging rap for perch and eyesWhat is the best jigging rap and what size and color (thx for accidentally answering a question i had)Now i got setup plannedJighead and plastic Jigging rapJigging spoon So was wondering what is best for rap and best jighead and plastic to go with it
I don’t do many things by accident but after 40 + years learning the lakes I fish I manage a meal or 2 Soft water I tie my own patterns for eyes and perch
Learn your prey and you will catch more fish ,(fact)
Knowing THE FISH... Species habits and preferences +LOCATION ..depth ..contours etc +PRESENTATION ( LURES & BAITS ) +TIMING..time of season/year = SUCCESS
Know people who do well with jigs People do well with jigging spoonsPeople do well with jigging rapsResearching the best of the best because not catching a fish jigging for 2 seasons is annoying and am not doing it for a 3rd season