Dad with Twin boys

Thanks guys for the information, if I were to run spoons I should run them behind the boat and keep the sticks on the planer boards to prevent snags if I understand that correctly 

Great picture! If you think of anything that I should do to prepare let me know. I want to be safe and get the boys some fish.

Thank you Chowdaire.

Stinger t dub has been my best spoon recently


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Thanks for letting me know what to use, I am going to try my best in two weeks to catch a couple trout. This trout you catch are much bigger than we have ever caught in our small lakes in my are. I love watching the boys catch fish


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Good luck an have fun with the boys that's the most important thing. Here are a couple producers for me, bay rats are the sticks n, moonshine an Michigan stinger spoons.
Tight lines,

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Where you going out of?? First boat, do you know how to run all the gear?? Have fun, Browns are a great place to start.
 

Black and silver smithwick rogues always take fish in the spring. I’ve always got a couple in the water. Bay rat goby patterns are hot also.


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stickbaits thundersticks and bomber and bayrats

black/silver with orange belly, firetiger, goby patterns and all orange work well for us

Don’t worry too much about the “right” lures. When the kids were young I would often let them pick the lures out of the box. Matters less what. Matters more where and how.
You’ll do great.


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Hey i have the same boat, i run the 2 riggers with spoons (michigan stingers) prob 30-50 ft back and then run 1-2 offshore boards off either side. I pretty much run smithwick or F-11 floating rapalas. 100ft back and second board 125ft back. Hope this helps. Provided i can cross boarder i will be going down in a month.


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Thanks for the advice. Do you have any lure pattern suggestions? I have a small 1775 Lund with 2 riggers and side planer mast.

I am planning on going out to LO to fish brown trout with my boys the first weekend in April. What are some popular lures to start with. Rapalas, Smithwicks? Any help would be appreciated as this will be our first time.

Thanks for information

I am a VERY long ways fishing in a derby, I really just want to fish with my boys and keep them away from many of the things kids do these days like constant video games.

Thank you to everyone for your help

Thank you for the education and time to wright a well thought out response. In my example I am fishing 5-15lb fish. What brand duo snap would you recommend at the stick or spoon and what ring barrel swivel at the Mono or main line?

Yes, snap (no swivel) tied to a 10-12lb fluorocarbon leader (8-10ft) to a small ball bearing bead swivel tied to your mainline 14lb mono or so. That’s what I use for Finger Lakes. You can adjust leader thickness if your up on Ontario. Gives lures great action especially sticks.


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This question is a common one I get from my customers.  My answer pertains to warm water fishing as there are countless people with more expertise than I have when it comes to trout and salmon.
 
For casted lures I tie everything.  I basically have 3 reasons for this. Lures don't foul during the cast or when working aggressively and/or twitching nearly as often. Second is action.  When using stickbaits the lure won't suspend the same or rise the same and the way a jerkbaits darts and peels left and right is different with a snap or swivel.  Topwater baits definitely don't work the same most notably walk the dog baits.  Lastly when casting we tend to fish structure that is hard on the last bit of line. Tying every lure insures you cut off a little everytime and keeps the last couple inches of line fresh from wear.  
 
When trolling I run mainline to a barrel to a flourocarbon leader to a snap.  There is no casting, pausing etc so the snap actually adds some action in most cases and definitely with little walleye spoons.  
 
Honestly, if you want to buy the right gear the first time and not waste precious time learning the hard way.  I would think about what fishing you plan to do most and where, then find a captain or guide on that body of water.  Explain your goals to him or her and learn first hand from a professional.  You have an infinite number of choices on every little detail and it's overwhelming and expensive to figure out yourself, not that it can't be done on your own, and this site will definitely help immensely. Most of us end up taking charters occasionally eventually so do yourself a favor and start with one.  

Thanks, if I understand this right you are saying to use a Snap without the swivel and tie back to the Mono with a high speed bead swivel like is in this picture.

Where do you plan on fishing? Finger lakes generally have less currents than let’s say Lake Ontario thus the need for heavier weights to counter act the blowback isn’t needed as much. Also depends on how deep you are fishing. I like 12lbs weights in the spring and fall fishing 50ft or less. 50ft or more and generally summer fishing I prefer 16lbs


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I always use Mason 150# coated cable on my probe side. The fish hawk doesn’t require coated cable , that’s a plus. If you get the fish hawk , spend the extra $ and get actual depth. It is an eye opener


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Organization during storage and convenience are everyone's main concern, but I still prioritize having baits hang dry without touching to avoid hook corrosion and rust.  Spoons aren't the biggest part of my gear, but when it comes to hardbaits that cost 10-15 dollars and musky baits that are commonly over that,  I trust the special mate boxes.  I do think I'd like to try the above spoon pads for my commonly used and changed lures and spoons...thanks for the link!

I don't like any kind of hard box for anything except flashers. I have 1 bag w/ 5 pads for walleye depth diving stix, 1 bag w/5 pads for shallow stix, and 3 bags for spoons https://amishoutfitters.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=37