Don't Know What To Throw?!
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 | 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 Swaggers, Tailspins, Mini Mirage Minnow | Slip float with super glow jighead or micro tungsten head under. |
Lake Trout | 6" Mouthful Tubes (TNB Tube Rigs), 4" tubes (TNB Tube Heads), Rippers (Vision Jigheads), Swaggers (Vision Jigheads), Lil Rippers (Vision Jigheads), Tail Spins, Bucktail Spins | Vertical jigging or trolling. |
Largemouth Bass | Teaser Toads, Stoty Sticks, Mini Sticks, Beaver Bug, Brush Beetle, Mini Swagger, Rippers, Lil Rippers, Mini Swagger, Hellion, Invader, Sr. Goby, Grandpa Goby, Razorbacks, Bloodsuckers, TNB Underspins | Flipping heavy weeds, topwater in lily pads, under docks. |
Muskie | Swagger, 6" Mouthful Tubes, Bucktail Spins | Trolling or fan casting weedline |
Northern Pike | Swagger, Teaser Toads, 6" Mouthful Tubes, Bucktail Spins, Rippers, Tail Spins, 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, Mini Swagger, Toy Craw, Lil Suckers, Bloodsuckers, Spikes, Baby Invader, Mini Mirage Minnow | Vertical jigging, dropshot rig |
Rainbow Trout / Steelhead | Twiggy Worm, Mini M'eh Fly, M'eh Fly, Baby Invader, Lil Goby, Mini Mirage Minnow | Float fishing |
Smallmouth Bass | Ned Craw, Mini Sticks, Stoty Sticks, Toddler Tubes, Tiny Tubes, Invader, Hellion, Razorbacks, Stealth Worms, Rippers, Lil Rippers, Mini Swagger, Bloodsuckers, Sr. Goby, Grandpa 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, Lil Goby, Lil Swimmers, Twiggy Worm, Baby Invader, Mini Mirage Minnow | Vertical jigging, casting, trolling |
Walleye | Bucktail Spins, Mini Swagger, Mini Mirage Minnow, Mirage Minnow, 4" Tubes, Tiny Tubes, Tail Spins | Casting or trolling weedlines |
Whitefish | M'eh Fly, Runts, Mini M'eh Fly, Jr. Goby, Sr. Goby, Grandpa Goby | Vertical Jigging |