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Offline ThatCanadianBS

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Alternative brookie baits
« on: Dec 16, 2013, 11:16 AM »
I've always used shiners or smelts for brookies under ice, but I was reading today some people prefer using worms or corn.  Has anybody tried these methods that could attest to whether they are decent alternatives or not?  I mostly use tip ups when fishing brook trout so I can't really see corn working unless it was given some movement by jigging it, but any info or forum direction would be great.
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Offline lunkahville

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #1 on: Dec 16, 2013, 11:20 AM »
I caught my biggest trout to date on a daredevil with a piece of green onion as a trailer. I don't see why corn wouldn't work, but we use worms (wax/crawlers) for tip-up sets
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Offline Brookieslayer20

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #2 on: Dec 16, 2013, 11:22 AM »
I've used worms, but  dace minnows are usually my first choice.
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Offline moosehunter

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #3 on: Dec 16, 2013, 11:26 AM »
the corn or power eggs will catch rainbows but the brookies and browns go for bait and worms.
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Offline Dankenstein

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #4 on: Dec 16, 2013, 12:00 PM »
I've had more flag trips than hook sets with worms but since I know it isn't the worm tripping my flags I am sure they work. My experience is with both rainbows and brookies taking worms.  I am hoping my new system will produce more hook sets this year.
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Offline nbourque

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #5 on: Dec 16, 2013, 02:10 PM »
Small dace. Brookies love em.
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Offline cchase

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #6 on: Dec 16, 2013, 02:15 PM »
trout eat worms....fact....its awfully hard to beat a smelt IMO
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Offline Alex Delarge

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #7 on: Dec 16, 2013, 02:15 PM »
Crawlers
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Offline joefishmore

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #8 on: Dec 16, 2013, 03:47 PM »
Quote from: lunkahville on Dec 16, 2013, 11:20 AM
I caught my biggest trout to date on a daredevil with a piece of green onion as a trailer. I don't see why corn wouldn't work, but we use worms (wax/crawlers) for tip-up sets

Could be an interesting story there. What state of mind when that onion clad Daredevil was lowered down the hole ?
Any other unusual combinations that didn't work ?
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Offline BrownTroutBoy

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #9 on: Dec 16, 2013, 04:35 PM »
x2 on the dare devil.
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Offline parker08

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #10 on: Dec 16, 2013, 05:01 PM »
I'm probably wrong since no one else has said anything, but it thought corn was illegal to use as bait?
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Offline Bowdoin Boy

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #11 on: Dec 16, 2013, 05:01 PM »
Quote from: Dankenstein on Dec 16, 2013, 12:00 PM
I've had more flag trips than hook sets with worms but since I know it isn't the worm tripping my flags I am sure they work. My experience is with both rainbows and brookies taking worms.  I am hoping my new system will produce more hook sets this year.
Hey you were working when you posted this :nono: :nono: :nono:
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Offline Dankenstein

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #12 on: Dec 16, 2013, 06:39 PM »
Quote from: Bowdoin Boy on Dec 16, 2013, 05:01 PM
Hey you were working when you posted this :nono: :nono: :nono:

sorry boss, won't happen again.

But technically I was on break at the time.
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Offline lunkahville

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #13 on: Dec 16, 2013, 06:43 PM »
Quote from: joefishmore on Dec 16, 2013, 03:47 PM
Could be an interesting story there. What state of mind when that onion clad Daredevil was lowered down the hole ?
Any other unusual combinations that didn't work ?

Haha knew that was coming. Sober as a judge and my long time friend was there to witness and swat the fish outta the hole. We had run outta baitfish and worms for the day and they were hitting just about anything you threw down the hole. He had chinese leftovers so we started using that. Not gonna divulge what kinda chinese though. That could be my ticket to the tourney this year.  @) ;D @)
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Offline Shrinkage

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #14 on: Dec 16, 2013, 07:06 PM »
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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #15 on: Dec 16, 2013, 08:07 PM »
Tough crowd....
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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #16 on: Dec 16, 2013, 08:20 PM »
Quote from: Shrinkage on Dec 16, 2013, 08:07 PM
Tough crowd....

Ha, some of us are easy.

That and rolling around on the floor laughing uncontrollably.      :roflmao: :woot:
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Offline Shrinkage

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #17 on: Dec 16, 2013, 08:32 PM »
Quote from: Idahogator on Dec 16, 2013, 08:20 PM
Ha, some of us are easy.

That and rolling around on the floor laughing uncontrollably.      :roflmao: :woot:
many fish bite if u got good bait...
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Offline ThatCanadianBS

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #18 on: Dec 16, 2013, 08:39 PM »
Quote from: parker08 on Dec 16, 2013, 05:01 PM
I'm probably wrong since no one else has said anything, but it thought corn was illegal to use as bait?

Yeah that was my next question, is using corn illegal?  I looked in the book but there didn't seem to be anything about what baits were illegal besides certain types of baitfish.
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Offline Icy Bones

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #19 on: Dec 16, 2013, 08:40 PM »
Pam is a little old and worn out to catch much now!  Time for some new bait!!
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Offline lunkahville

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #20 on: Dec 16, 2013, 08:59 PM »
I think the corn thing comes from guys used to open the can and drop it down the hole and let the oils and corn float out sorta like a chum line. I have heard of guys using beaver carcasses also. Always wondered if it worked but not looking to have a meeting with johnny law soo guess its a mystery   ;D
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Offline Springbobn

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #21 on: Dec 17, 2013, 08:45 AM »
Caught a trout on a jig tipped with spam one day. Does that count?
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Offline lunkahville

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #22 on: Dec 17, 2013, 11:07 AM »
Quote from: Springbobn on Dec 17, 2013, 08:45 AM
Caught a trout on a jig tipped with spam one day. Does that count?

I'll except it!
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Offline Ice Chip

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #23 on: Dec 17, 2013, 11:09 AM »
Isn't SPAM just ground worms and maggots?
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Offline BrownTroutBoy

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #24 on: Dec 17, 2013, 05:47 PM »
Got smelt on deer meat before.
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Offline joefishmore

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Re: Alternative brookie baits
« Reply #25 on: Dec 17, 2013, 06:05 PM »
So certain Chinese food catches Trout, Does that mean road -kill works ?
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