LURES, LURES, and More LURES...

it is all I can think about these days...especially with the weather SOOOO nasty again today!!!!! Getting my tackle box organized and ready to go for my trip in May is TOP on my list of things to do!!! I have been doing a little research on the best lures for Lake Waskiaowaka since I have not visited this lake before.

The first place I looked of course...was my own tackle box!! Everyone knows that I will be taking a wide selection of my favorite lure for pike...THE ORANGE HAMMER!!!

As you can see, these lures were REALLY effective last year!! I really need to slap a new coat of paint on these babies...they have seen better days!!! But a picture is worth a thousand words, and these lures were ALL BRAND NEW when I started fishing on my Pike trip last May!!!

The next lure I will be keeping in my tackle box is the generic from Cabelas. In addition, I will need to paint a few generic colored RED-EYES to take along. Last year, I had three fish on three different lures and bad steel leaders led to the loss of ALL of them!!! I, personally, think that I got a few bad packages...but it might be nice to hear a few suggestions for better leaders...LOL :)

The next thing I am going to purchase are a few of these #6 Blue Fox Vibrax in Gold/Bleeding Red. I have a huge collection of these from our Salmon Fishing trip a couple of years ago, but none in this color. I received an email from a reader a few months ago (Hi MIKE!!), and he suggested this lure. Then I checked Dunlop's site, and they were listed as the #1 on there, as well. Can't beat Mike's statistics he included in his email...so I am going to give them a try!!!

Of course...I cannot go without my Johnson's Silver Minnow. This particular one I have painted the generic colors...I am still trying to figure out how to paint one orange hammered color. I, also, always take a few silver colored ones, too!!!! This weedless lure is great for maneuvering through the weeds. As you can see in the picture below...that little bar makes this lure super awesome in the weeds!!! I might just say WEEDS one more time....WEEEEEEDS!!! LOL...I think this rain/sludge/snow is making me giddy... ;)

I will, of course, throw in some jigs!! I have a box of special jig heads from www.fishcraze.com that I am pretty anxious to try out this time around!!! I will make sure I let you know how those work out. I am thinking they should be pretty great for use during the time we are going!!! I always have some fun catches on jigs this color. They are a little more work, but worth it for those adorable Canadian Walleye!!! Oh...I just love how they flare out when you talk to them...they are so CUTE!!!

In addition to all of these lures, I will be throwing in a few others as well. My email friend, Mike, said to throw in some lipless Rat-L Traps and that the Pike were really hitting the color PINK. They must know I am coming eh???? LOL...the Dunlop's website says to make sure you bring along some Mepps. I have a few of those in my box already!!!

My super awesome bloggy friend Joe, over at www.wolfwaters.blogspot.com, sent me a lure from Lucky Craft that I am super excited to try out. So that will be going along, as well!!! Not to mention, a few more jigs to keep me busy with the walleye!!!

Oh Man...I just cannot wait for this trip!!! I am seriously getting super excited just thinking about it...As a matter of fact, I think tonight is the perfect night to spool up my reels and re-organize my tackle box. This way...I will be perfectly ready for a great trip to CABELA'S THIS WEEKEND!!!

So please...Cabela's...will you PLEASE put out some extra orange hammers for me??? I promise I will buy them all...LOL ")

Happy Fishing ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe