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I have been having outstanding success with a lure i started using this year. It's a Yozuri crystal minnow 3 1/2 inches suspending in the black/silver color. I was using The larger 4 1/4 model on the upper Choptank where i live with good results catching 18 to 24 inch rockfish while fishing for bass in the spring. This month i was catching more breaking fish on the smaller one...it was catching when bkds and bass assassins drew a blank. I should mention i use a 16 ft. Lund when i'm not using the kayak...hard to chase birds in a kayak. Yesterday i went to Claiborne. Nothing was happening with breakers so i went to the laydowns at Til. Pt..I caught a bunch of rock from 14 to 22 inches, some small blues and big w.p..All i used was the 3 1/2 yozuri and u.l. tackle. I got two at once on one cast. It was so flat calm yesterday, i ended up at Parson's Is...30 minutes after the quake i hooked a 30 inch rock on this lure and u.l. rod. There is a submerged rock area where i was casting and the fish was heading right for it. I managed to get the rockfish away with the help of my trolling motor. I have caught bigger rock on bigger tackle, but this is my biggest on U.L.....WHAT A BLAST. This lure is pricey at 10.00 but in my opinion worth it.
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That is a great trick to catch two rockfish on a single hard plastic lure. Nice going.John Veil
Annapolis
Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11, Falcon 11
Author - "Fishing in the Comfort Zone" , "Fishing Road Trip - 2019", "My Fishing Life: Two Years to Remember", and "The Way I Like to Fish -- A Kayak Angler's Guide to Shallow Water, Light Tackle Fishing" -
Yea, it's cool when you can see other fish follow the hooked fish...it happens every once and awhile...it's really unnerving when the fish following are bigger then the one that's hooked.Comment
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I had a senior moment, The 30 incher was caught at Poplar Is. Not Parson's Is.Comment
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The Crystal Minnow is a great lure. I have been using the deep diver version for trolling from the kayak. Another excellent lure is the Rapala Silver Ghost in the Glass Rap series. I troll that lure alot, with much sucess.Comment
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I just got the yozuri deep diving version...haven't had a chance to use it yet. I have also used the rapala x-rap with good success. I like the glass ghost color.Comment
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I like Rapalas a lot- use most of their line of hard lures- the shallow divers in Fire Tiger for Mattawoman Creek kill the bass- they love that lure-Originally posted by mytime View Post"Lady Luck" 2016 Red Hibiscus Hobie Outback, Lowrance Hook2-7TS
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I love the crystal minnow. We usedd them in Guatemala for everything, especially BIG sierra mackeral ( like a spanish on steroids). We also caught a variety of small tuna, jacks, barracuda, giant needlefish, even a roosterfish (escaped).
The great thing is they can be trolled FAST. The "clown" and trout colors were best for us. Keep having with this great lure.14.5 ft Sand colored Malibu X-Factor "the promise"
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