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Red Rock Spinners
- Since 1972 the Baltiches
of Northwind Lodge have been building their own walleye spinners
with literally a zillion fish caught in the BWCA by themselves
and countless satisfied customers. Sure there are all sorts of
spinners readily available on the market and they all may have
their claim to fame. Red Rock Spinners however, have proven themselves
for over 30 years. They provide a very reliable rig that is relatively
easy to use. Assembled with premium, 25 lb. test monofilament,
proportionately-sized Colorado spinner blades and beads, plus
a hardened, #2 Eagle Claw hook, Red Rock Spinners are affordable
and productive trolling/drifting rigs, you can count on. They
were designed primarily for live bait for the walleyes in the
dark waters of Wood Lake, but have done well in Basswood (both
US and Canadian sides), the Moose Chain, Birch Lake, Jasper,
Lake Two and Four, North Kawishiwi River, Insula, Ensign, Snowbank,
Alice and others.
Set-up - To rig Red Rock Spinners, tie a #10 snap
swivel to your line. Gently secure two (2) No. 4 Splitshots about
2 inches above the swivel. Attach spinner to swivel snap. Minnows
-grab a rainbow chub and push the point of the hook up through
the bottom of his lower jaw, with the point popping through between
his eyes. The minnow will look like he's swimming and the hook
will travel "point up". Nightcrawlers - take
a crawler and hook it three or four times in the middle so the
crawler hangs from the hook in an upside down "V".
Do not gob the worm on the hook. Leeches - take a medium-sized
leech that you bought at a bait shop (lake leeches are a different
species - you get them on you because nothing is eating them
and you also find them stuck to fish), and stick it once through
the thickest part in the center and back then again back out.
Do not stick him through just a sucker. This is a trolling rig
which will be moving at a slow, steady pace where walleyes will
swim along biting at it, not analyzing it. We've found that trolling
with big, jumbo leeches can be a big, fat waste of time, because
you can set the hook and pull right through the leech, completely
missing those tough walleye lips.
Colors to use - On dark, overcast and rainy days,
copper works best. Bright days need bright spinners such as orange,
chartreuse or dented nickle. These are general rules of thumb.
When we were guiding, we would always have somebody with a nickle
spinner, a copper, and or an orange down on the bottom. When
someone would start catching the most consistently, everybody
would change spinners.
Depth - We're looking for walleyes which means the bottom.
Your spinner needs to be trolled on the bottom, not up at the
surface. Add roughly about 15-20 feet of line to the vertical
depth of the water you are on, to get to the bottom while trolling.
If you are getting snagged occasionally, then you are doing it
right. If you are snagging every five feet, then, you need to
reel in some line. If you never snag, put out a little more line.
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Change colors quickly without re-rigging your bait.
Unique snap-clevise and 5 different blades. |
| Leaving live
bait home? Thread one of these on the Red Rock Spinner for excellent
results! Plus they don't die when your 12 year old leaves them
frying out on a rock in the sun! |
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