Tutorial missions tells you the best lures, baits and soft plastics for each fish. Those informations are different from Handbook and in some cases seems to be wrong and in some cases seems to be better than what you get in Handbook.
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Guide to Lures and Baits
All credit goes to Rune!
Largemouth Bass
Float Fishing Rig
- Hook’s min size: 7
- Hook’s max size: 2/0
- Used bait: Leeches
Lure Spinning Rig
- Lure: Frog
- Lure size: 6
Smallmouth Bass
Float Fishing Rig
- Hook’s min size: 7
- Hook’s max size: 2/0
- Used bait: Leeches
Lure Spinning Rig
- Lure: Frog
- Lure size: 6
Bluegill
Float Fishing Rig
- Hook’s min size: 10
- Hook’s max size: 7
- Used bait: Bloodworm
Lure Spinning Rig
- Lure: Spinner
- Lure size: 7
Note: After multiple hours, I have given up on the baits/lures above and caught it using hook size 10, bait bread.
Channel Catfish
Float Fishing Rig
- Hook’s min size:
- Hook’s max size:
- Used bait:
Lure Spinning Rig
- Lure:
- Lure size:
Yellow Perch
Float Fishing Rig
- Hook’s min size: 10
- Hook’s max size: 7
- Used bait: Bloodworm
Lure Spinning Rig
- Lure: Spinner
- Lure size: 7
Note: After multiple hours, I have given up on the baits/lures above and caught it using hook size 10 with bait bloodworm.
Northern Pike
Float Fishing Rig
- Hook’s min size:
- Hook’s max size:
- Used bait:
Lure Spinning Rig
- Lure:
- Lure size:
Kokanee Salmon
Jigglehead Spinning Rig
- Soft Plastic: Tube
- Soft Plastic Type: Medium
- Jig Head Type: Medium
- Hook’s min size: 8
- Hook’s max size: 7
Jigglehead Spinning Rig
- Soft Plastic: Grub
- Soft Plastic Type: Medium
- Jig Head Type: Medium
- Hook’s min size: 5
- Hook’s max size: 4
Sauger
Float Fishing Rig
- Hook’s min size: 8
- Hook’s max size: 4/0
- Used bait: Minnow
Jigglehead Spinning Rig
- Soft Plastic: Tube
- Soft Plastic Type: Medium
- Jig Head Type: Medium
- Hook’s min size: 8
- Hook’s max size: 7
Note: After multiple hours, I have given up on the baits/lures above and caught it using hook size TBA with bait TBA.
Golden Trout
Float Fishing Rig
- Hook’s min size:
- Hook’s max size:
- Used bait:
Lure Spinning Rig
- Lure:
- Lure size:
Lake Trout
Float Fishing Rig
- Hook’s min size:
- Hook’s max size:
- Used bait:
Lure Spinning Rig
- Lure:
- Lure size:
Rainbow Trout
Float Fishing Rig
- Hook’s min size:
- Hook’s max size:
- Used bait:
Lure Spinning Rig
- Lure:
- Lure size:
Mountain Whitefish
Float Fishing Rig
- Hook’s min size: 10
- Hook’s max size: 6
- Used bait: Eggs
Lure Spinning Rig
- Lure: Spinner
- Lure size: 7
W.I.P.
You only must fit the Lure one time.
As soon the point is done you can use whatever you want
Like for the Kokanee: Grub (1, jiggling)
Kokanee Salmon – I was able to catch him only on Crankbait (Grub adn Tube didnt work)
Thanks for doing this. Yeah, the journal is completely useless and full of wrong in info.. Actualy, if you read tutorial quests for any fish, baits and lures stated in the tutorial text are totally different than what is stated in journal as preferred bait.. sad..
Lake Trout Yellow Swimbait which has Hook 3. Catched mostly silvers with it.
Lake Trout is Medium sized …
Grub – min 5 max 4
or Minnow min 1 max 2/0
Min size for bass doesn’t seem accurate. I’ve caught them on an 8 more times than I can count. Also, frog isn’t any better than spinnerbait for them in my opinion. I use a 8 or 7 spinnerbait and can’t stop pulling them out of the water.
that is the thing, you can catch same fish on multiple baits, lures and soft plastics (not tested a lot) and we are now trying to figure out which one is which.
First of all we are trying what the tutorial missions tell us to be the best – some of those doesn’t work well though… it will take some time to tune it
Just got a Gold Catfish at Lake Corundum, #3 with minnows, lead 70 cm, close to the boat dealer
Same location, several Gold Largemouth with #4 spinner bait, biting at around 5-6 meters to the surface
Sauger – Hook 6 and Minnow worked for me.
with some Catfish and Pikes….
i’d say for sauger, go for 6-7 hooks with bait and you’ll catch gold and diamonds 🙂