Bait Guide
On this page we'll go over what products we recommend using for each species. These are by no means the only options for each species but just a few of the more popular baits/rigs/techniques that anglers seem to have success with.
Along with the below list, you can also find some great product videos on the
True North Baits Youtube Channel
Species
|
Recommended Products |
Techniques |
| Bluegill | Mini M'eh Fly, Lil Swimmers, Waxies, Lil Goby, Lil Waxies, Baby Rippers | Slip float with micro tungsten head |
| Crappie | M'eh Fly, Mini M'eh Fly, Lil Goby, Baby Invader, Lil Squirts, Runts, Jr. Goby, Spikes, Lil Suckers, Mini Mirage Minnow, Lil Waxies, Baby Rippers | Slip float with super glow jighead or micro tungsten head under. |
| Lake Trout | 6" Mouthful Tubes, 6" Big Bertha Tubes, 4" tubes, Tiny Tubes, Rippers, Lil Rippers, Bucktail Spins, Mega Rippers | Vertical jigging or trolling. |
| Largemouth Bass | Teaser Toads, Stoty Sticks, Beaver Bug, Brush Beetle, Rippers, Lil Rippers, Mega Ripper, Hellion, Invader, Sr. Goby, Bloodsuckers, Tungsten Jig/Chunk, Compact Jig/Chunks | Flipping heavy weeds, topwater in lily pads, under docks. |
| Muskie | Mega Ripper, 6" Mouthful Tubes, Bucktail Spins, Stoty Sticks | Trolling or fan casting weedlines |
| Northern Pike | Mega Ripper, Teaser Toads, 6" Mouthful Tubes, Bucktail Spins, Rippers, Lil Rippers, TNB Underspins, Stoty Sticks | Casting shallow, weedy bays & weedlines. |
| Perch | Mini M'eh Fly, Jr. Goby, M'eh Fly, Lil Goby, Runts, Lil Squirts, Jr. Goby, Sr. Goby, Toy Craw, Lil Suckers, Bloodsuckers, Spikes, Baby Invader, Mini Mirage Minnow, Lil Waxies, Baby Rippers | Vertical jigging, dropshot rig |
| Rainbow Trout / Steelhead | Twiggy Worm, Mini M'eh Fly, M'eh Fly, Baby Invader, Lil Goby, Mini Mirage Minnow, Lil Waxies, Baby Rippers | Float fishing |
| Smallmouth Bass | Ned Craw, Stoty Sticks, Toddler Tubes, Tiny Tubes, Invader, Hellion, Rippers, Lil Rippers, Bloodsuckers, Sr. Goby, Mini Mirage Minnow, Mirage Minnow, Teaser Toads, Finesse Craw, M'eh Fly, TNB Underspin, TNB Bucktail Spins | Dropshot rig, ned rig, swimbaits |
|
Stocked Trout (Splake/Brookies etc) |
Mini M'eh Fly, Waxies, M'eh Fly, Tiny Tubes, Lil Goby, Lil Swimmers, Twiggy Worm, Baby Invader, Mini Mirage Minnow, Lil Waxies, Baby Rippers | Vertical jigging, casting, trolling |
| Walleye | Bucktail Spins, Mini Mirage Minnow, Mirage Minnow, Toddler, Tiny Tubes, Walleye Pack, Flanders, TNB Underspins | Casting or trolling weedlines |
| Whitefish | M'eh Fly, Runts, Mini M'eh Fly, Jr. Goby, Sr. Goby | Vertical Jigging |