Your Favorate Reef Runner

[island troller]

What color was the Reef Runner that caught the most fish for you last year. Mine was a red head clown.

[boatnut]

Mooneye Minnow, mostly in the fall. For sure, not the prettiest one in the box, but seems to catch a lot of fish.

[CarpetBagger]

Bluemoon & Copperhead

[Bigshellcracker]

maui waui and captain's choice

[normd]

Grape Ape and Mooneye Minnow

[BIGTCAT'N]

Gold Clown, Mooneye Minnow and Cheap Sunglasses...........Is it time to go fishin yet! huh! Is it!

[kingnuke32]

Helmet, green flash, blue moon, bare naked day old muffin. In that order.

[Makin Bacon]

Day time Day Old Muffin (Bare Naked) and night time White/Purple Hot Tiger and Pink Squirrel in the Western Basin:T:T:T

[Fish Scalper]

Lights Out in a deep, Huckleberry on a Ripshad.

[fishingguy]

800 rainbow trout, fished in skinny water during the day.

[Jim Stedke]

I think we're seeing differences relating to where in the lake the guys were fishing. Off Geneva is not the same as Lorain & West.

Purple white tiger as likely my best. Or Pearl Ghost.

[K gonefishin]

I think we're seeing differences relating to where in the lake the guys were fishing. Off Geneva is not the same as Lorain & West.

Purple white tiger as likely my best. Or Pearl Ghost.

I agree 100% I actually find that even colors I run in lorain won't even work as well near the islands and those colors won't work (as well) off rocky river or cleveland>east.

I fish everwhere from ice out till ice 5-80 ft of water and only a handful of colors will produce lake wide, one being Pink Lemonade/Cranberry crusher, it doesn't matter where I'm at, what time of year, depth, water color whatever, that color pulls fish no matter what, same with pearl ghost, give me these 2/3 colors every day of the week and I'll come back with a limit.

Barbie would be a close 3rd, then eriedecent.

I fished more cranks last year than years past and I loved it, average size was better, caught a ton of big fish, boat was cleaner, saved some money and had a blast.

[2CatchEyes]

From the West to Lorain we have caught a ton of fish on Bubble Gum. Haven't experimented with them any farther east but this is a new year.

[paangler]

Questions from a newbe.
What size reef runners are the most popular and what size treble hooks???
Thanks

[Walleye Wacker]

800's and the trebles they come with.:T

[paangler]

800's and the trebles they come with.:T

thanks....

[Jim Stedke]

I agree 100% I actually find that even colors I run in lorain won't even work as well near the islands and those colors won't work (as well) off rocky river or cleveland>east.

I fish everwhere from ice out till ice 5-80 ft of water and only a handful of colors will produce lake wide, one being Pink Lemonade/Cranberry crusher, it doesn't matter where I'm at, what time of year, depth, water color whatever, that color pulls fish no matter what, same with pearl ghost, give me these 2/3 colors every day of the week and I'll come back with a limit.

Barbie would be a close 3rd, then eriedecent.

I fished more cranks last year than years past and I loved it, average size was better, caught a ton of big fish, boat was cleaner, saved some money and had a blast.

Hey Scott, we may have a convert.

But Kevin you forgot to mention the lack of aggravation for those pesky white perch, and the headache of trying to watch every board every moment so you don't miss that little jump that signifies you just got robbed.

When I say cranks catch bigger fish, it's only cause they do.

[Waterline]

Around the Islands in November 2010 = Barbie

[FreeByrdSteve]

My top 4 the past few years:
Pink Lemonade - pretty much always have one of these in the water
Pink Panties
Salamander
Some variety of the "Naked" series

[tomb]

I fished more cranks last year than years past and I loved it, average size was better, caught a ton of big fish, boat was cleaner, saved some money and had a blast. Wholeheartedly agree Kgone. Had one very good trip w/ Blue Max and Smokeshowin' on Reef Runners and never stopped running them after.

We had three tie for most each: Bare Naked, Chartreuse Wonderbread, and Hot Flash. Daytime Cleveland.

Firetiger Ripstick at night.

[jimbobber]

out of vermillion ,

mooneye :D
huckelberry
barenaked ;)
pink panties
hot tamale

out of cleve,

blue chrome :D
cheap sunglasses
chicken wing,
fire tiger red
bare naked ;)

but i think all in all the barenaked colors are my favorite.

jim:G :T:T:T

[OhYeah]

Lorain and west, spring to fall my overall go to was Dry Ice - followed by BlueHeadedWonderBread, CranberryCrusher & GreenFlash and Nascar in order.
DeepHJ Glass Purple Sunfire has also become a favorite producer.

GR
Eyes On Charters (http://www.lakeeriesportfishingcharters.com/springspecial2011.htm)

[Bogeyjoker]

Out of the deep water in PA:

1) Green Flash BN
2) Cranberry Crusher BN
3) Skinned squirrel BN
4) Day Old Muffin BN

[ou_bird]

For me it changes depending on where, when, and water clarity but it seems like Barbie is the one consistantly getting wet in my boat.. jay

[COmmodore 64]

I think we're seeing differences relating to where in the lake the guys were fishing. Off Geneva is not the same as Lorain & West.

Purple white tiger as likely my best. Or Pearl Ghost.

See I fall on the other side of the line. The more I fish, the more I'm tending to think that color matters little, and that presentation is more important. What of the guys (like Mr. Mallard) who primarily fish with the same spinner all the time? The Mr. Mallard special (also one of my favorites): 2 small silver colorados and red beads. Myself, I used Firetiger blades with chartreuse backs every trip last year, and they caught fish every time.

What can account for this difference in opinion? I get out somewhat less than 20 times a year, I reckon. I think that when we do well, the fish are in a positive mood, where most anything will work. This certainly has an effect...as the lure that gets wet will get the fish (as K Gone once told me) and I'm always getting the Firetiger #5 wet.

But...I do think that there is more merit to trolling speed, direction, and depth of presentation than there is to color.

[Lightman]

But...I do think that there is more merit to trolling speed, direction, and depth of presentation than there is to color.

+1. It seems the colors that catch the most fish on my boat are the colors that were left on the rods from the last trip :)

[eyewannago]

When I set up I start with Pearl Ghost BN, Purple BN, Chartruse Wonder Bread BN,and Cranberry Crusher or Pink Lemonade, Gray Ghost and Mooneye Minnow fairly clean water, dirtier water throw in Purple Demon,Gold Clown,Fried Chicken. Joe

[Eastside Al]

Out of Bula the last 2 years its been almost a tie between Glowby and eriedeasent and then a couple of days Captains choice and i can't remember (name) blue back clear sides, man i cant believe i cant remember the names, :confused:its been too long not fishing.

[Walleye Wacker]

Lures aren't meant to catch fish, they are meant to catch fisherman!:D:D

[CarpetBagger]

I dunno ive run a lot of plugs side by side same depth, setting, and lead length on the boards...Some lures just flat out dont work for me in the central basin...

Im gonna add Cranberry Crusher to my list...Not to mention the pile of bare naked customs I have which have no names.....

[Hetfieldinn]

Mooneye Minnow and Blue Hawaiin in the 800 series, Emerald Shiner and Copper Perch in the 700 series.