Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: HKSR on June 05, 2013, 11:58:05 AM
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Was gonna post in the other thread I made, but it didn't make sense, so I started a new topic.
Other than bass, what other species would target rapala lures? I've heard that stocked Fraser Valley strain rainbows won't be very interested, is that true?
I could see cutthroat going after them, and blackwater strain rainbows (where is the nearest place for blackwater rainbows?).
Any other thoughts?
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Any fish that eats minnows should hit a Rapala. Here in southern Sk pike and walleye are likely what they're used for most, but I've seen occasional catches of carp, perch, and suckers too. They use them for the trout up north and in Diefenbaker as well, but my expierence up there, (including once with the steel line and everything) wasn't a catching kind of thing. I have a lot of original floaters.
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Bull trout should grab a crankbait pretty easily since their prey are mostly larger baitfish (sculpins, juvenile salmon, steelhead smolt, kokanee, etc).
The nearest fishery where Blackwater rainbow trout are available (assuming that you are referring to Vancouver), is probably Weaver Lake near Harrison/Agassiz.
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Thanks Rodney. Where's a good place to go after bull trout?
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use the real small rapalas and the trout will take them.
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Larger Pennask trout, will absolutely slam countdown rapalas size 5 and 7, Blackwater trout,.small or large ones in the Logan Lake/Savona in the spring when they temp ignore chronies and later in the fall. Like mentioned, for urban fishing, smaller sizes will do the job. Vary your retrieve. Rapalas are outstanding and versatile. Tight lines.
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Treblig caught a coho off the beach this past fall with a Rapala. THAT I took notice of...
I have always toyed with using a Rap off the beach for cutthroat but never gotten around it. Since they are gorging on sandlance, no reason why it shouldn't work.
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They work awesome for cutties, I highly recommend using the one that looks like a baby rainbow/smolt. One of the only lures I buy if that says anything for ya.
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Do you guys think salmon would go for rapalas?
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coho do in the salt and streams.
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Springs hit rapalas in rivers. Every keen game fish anywhere in the world hit rapalas whether its the original floating, countdown, husky jerk, xrap, etc.
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I used to have the Life magazine from the '60s with the article about Rapalas in it. Finnish immigrants around the great lakes were getting them sent over from the old country and out-fishing everyone else and keeping the lures a secret. Eventually the cat was out of the bag. I would imagine lakers and salmon would of been among the species targeted.
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Springs hit rapalas in rivers. Every keen game fish anywhere in the world hit rapalas whether its the original floating, countdown, husky jerk, xrap, etc.
Loll! do you work for Rapala by any chance? ;D
Fascinating none the less, curious, I wonder how the Rapala is run in the river for springs?
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since they have treble hooks.. how does this work in a fishery that only allows you a single barb?
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replace the trebles with a single.
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This thread has got my "I wonder..." juices flowing I have a couple of almost 30 yr old small floating raps that worked great in the day on bass ponds back in Ontario. A couple of twitches, and then let it float to the top and hang there for a sec. Always fun to see the fish smack at it as it floated.
Think I will switch out the trebles for singles and see if it can entice a cutthroat of the beach with it this season.
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In Ontario we troll all manner of Raps for Trout and Salmon. Anything that feeds on smelts really.
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While I was fishing in Denmark, topwater crankbait (poppers, swimbait) are often used for targeting sea trout (sea-run brown trout) on the beach. I would think the same technique can be used for big cutthroat trout and bull trout around here since they all share similar predatory behaviours.
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Was gonna post in the other thread I made, but it didn't make sense, so I started a new topic.
Other than bass, what other species would target rapala lures? I've heard that stocked Fraser Valley strain rainbows won't be very interested, is that true?
I could see cutthroat going after them, and blackwater strain rainbows (where is the nearest place for blackwater rainbows?).
Any other thoughts?
I used to catch lots of Fraser Valley trout from Alice Lake using an orange countdown rapala lure . This was almost 20 years ago now...
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I used to catch lots of Fraser Valley trout from Alice Lake using an orange countdown rapala lure . This was almost 20 years ago now...
How big was the lure? 1.5"? 2"? 2.5"?
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1.5"
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I use them here on the Island in creeks and small lakes, just switch to singles and they seem to work wonders on almost anything. Also according to my old man, he used to use the huge ones (nearly a foot long) in the Alberni Inlet and do fine in the early 80s-90s....
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How big was the lure? 1.5"? 2"? 2.5"?
I'm thinking 1.5 inches. :)
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I'm thinking 1.5 inches. :)
You thought right :) I have a couple 1.5" countdowns and a few 1.5" xraps to try out. Any tips on how to cast such light lures out a longer distance? Rod length make a difference?