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Location: Charlotte, MI | While searching through this site it seems that a #5 blade is the ticket but when would a smaller blade be the choice? |
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Location: Menasha, WI | Generally speaking bigger blades for open water trolling, smaller blades for more finesse type presentations around structure.
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Location: Charlotte, MI | Thanks. Do smaller blades apply to rivers too? |
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Location: Menasha, WI | I can't help you there, I don't do much river fishing other than the Wolf and I jig almost all the time there. Hopefully, someone else can answer that question.
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Location: LaCrosse, WI | I spend most of my time on the Mississippi, and I usually use #3's when trolling with bottom bouncers or three ways. When the flow is up and the water is dirty I'll upsize to a #5. |
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Location: Charlotte, MI | Thanks for clearing it up. |
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Edited by karloutdoors 2/23/2011 9:35 PM
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Location: Waukesha Wisconsin | Match the hatch. Bigger blades on bigger water like the great lakes. I find myself being more successful using smaller blades on smaller waters where the forage is generally smaller. |
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| I've used #4 willow leafs on Lake Erie for25 yrs. Work good. |
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