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Help with Fishing Lures! This mom needs some advice before going trout fishing!?

My son and I will be fishing for trout in Colorado in a couple of weeks -- we will be trolling, not fly fishing, and don't wish to use bait. I'm going to buy a few lures to take along for fun. I don't know what to get with so many to choose from! What kind have all of you trout fishermen out there had good luck with? Also, I noticed on the pkgs. that some are described as "sinkers" and some as "floaters" -- which kind do I want to get for trout fishing?

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  1. Floaters. Fly is good, but... Avoid using dynamite as its environmentally unfriendly and will blow your arm off if you don't let go soon enough. Happened here to a trout poacher.
  2. You mention "trolling" in your post, but I sense that you really mean casting. If that's really the case, invest in a few Mepps and Roostertail spinners. Choose a variety of sizes and colors to give yourself some options. You might look at the Mepps 6-pc Trout Kits and I believe Roostertail has something similar as well. You can start with some of these, then, when you get to your destination, check with the locals to see what works best in their particular area. Good fishin'.
  3. My favorite trout lure is a spoon made by Cast Master
  4. sinker sink at a foot/second. floaters float when not being reeled in... my choice would be the floaters. you are going to have to ask the locals on the patterns. in line spinners, aka roostertails try, also, spoons- "daredevil" in red/white, black/yellow; "cleos" in blue/chrome, chrome bucktail jigs: try alot of colors try getting a copy of north american fisherman, and in-fisherman magazines, or go to their websites.
  5. If ya' be trolling than your in a boat ~ if that be the case then one has to get into a lot ie., Planer boards, Down-riggers, Trollin' weights, Flasher/Dodgers etc., etc.. Am sure that be all Greek to ya' so lets assume, that you'll be "casting" (as the first responder put it). In-line spinners work well ~ my 2 preferences be Panther Martin and Blue Fox (links). Kastmaster spoons are another good choice. For a lure, Rapala's Original Floater has always done me right. It be both a floater and sinker (the latter meanin', one that has a lip on it that helps it dive below the surface of the water). The Original Floater had a short lip that gives it a shallower dive but, it can be worked as a floater as well ~ Rule of thumb on lures, the longer the lip the deeper she'll go down. On all of the above for Trout, work/reel them slowly just enough to give them a good movement/action. Link on Rapala lure will show ya' what I'm referrin' to on that. Don't know that I helped that much and my assumption of your NOT Trolling is right, look at it this way ~ least you have some brand names ta' go by when ya' do your shoppin' ;). Good luck to you and the son... < ' ( (( > < Panther Martin: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20166-cat180001&id=0000377114842a&navCount=2&podId=0000377&parentId=cat180001&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IJ&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat180001&hasJS=true Blue Fox: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0011720110248a&navCount=5&podId=0011720&parentId=cat180001&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat20166-cat180001&catalogCode=8IS&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat180001&hasJS=true Kastmaster (spoon): http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0030481113624a&navCount=9&podId=0030481&parentId=cat410024&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat20166-cat410024&catalogCode=IJ&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat410024&hasJS=true Rapala's Original Floater: http://www.rapala.com/products/luresdetail.cfm?modelName=original_floater&freshorsalt=Both Note: Sinkers=below the surface of the water ~ Floaters = above... Added: Not truly knowin' if you are just startin' out but, have included another link that'll give some more insight to fishin' as a whole... http://www.angelfire.com/ia3/fishing/sitemap.htm
  6. Your best bet for advice on what to buy is go to a Cabela's or Bass Pro Shop type of store if you have one in your area.The people that work the fishing sections are often avid fishermen themselves.If you prefer the lower prices of Walmart at least get the free advice from the pros then buy at Walmart.
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