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Topic: My trip to Offut Lake 4/7 (skunked)  (Read 2167 times)

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Theshoeman

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polyangler

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Those are my stomping grounds there. Next time abandon the Power Bait, and wedding rings. Take a 2" floating Rapala in rainbow trout color. Attach it with a Rapala knot so it wiggles freely. Then troll it about 30ish yards off the pads that line the shore straight out from the launch @ 1.6-2.1mph. If that's not making it happen switch to a gold #2 vibrax and troll it closer to 3mph. If all that fails switch to an olive wollybugger, and go SLOW... like .2 one if not all of those will produce. I've only ever been skunked there in the dead of winter when the fish are far less active.
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Mark Collett

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  I liked your video Anthony....the fish call, the bird nest,
but alas no fish.........

 Agree with Rav  he's giving you some sure fired and true advise.
 
 Maybe you're trying too hard. Keep at it..they will eventually connect.
Life is short---live it tall.

Be kinder than necessary--- everyone is fighting some kind of battle.

Sailors may be struck down at any time, in calm or in storm, but the sea does not do it for hate or spite.
She has no wrath to vent. Nor does she have a hand in kindness to extend.
She is merely there, immense, powerful, and indifferent


Theshoeman

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Those are my stomping grounds there. Next time abandon the Power Bait, and wedding rings. Take a 2" floating Rapala in rainbow trout color. Attach it with a Rapala knot so it wiggles freely. Then troll it about 30ish yards off the pads that line the shore straight out from the launch @ 1.6-2.1mph. If that's not making it happen switch to a gold #2 vibrax and troll it closer to 3mph. If all that fails switch to an olive wollybugger, and go SLOW... like .2 one if not all of those will produce. I've only ever been skunked there in the dead of winter when the fish are far less active.

Thank you for the tip. Trolled a rainbow rapela and I couldn't stop catching fish long enough to even eat my lunch. Biggest one I got a pic of was 11.5 but I lost a bigger one trying to get a pic.


polyangler

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Awesome! Glad to help! There's bigger fish in there too. Just gotta weed through the little guys to get'em.
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Nice job Anthony!
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