Reef Runners ...

[boatlimit]

I am new to fishing Lake Erie and from what I've been told Reef Runners are effective on Lake Erie ..? I'm looking for some color suggestions .. I was planning on getting 8-10 of both the deep Little Ripper (600) and the larger (800) series ... any help would be appreciated

[Rapscallion]

Anything with a purple back and either clear or chrome sides, bare naked, blue back/clear sides. I don't feel like looking up all the official names but 90% of my crank caught fish out of Erie the last few years have been on a purple or blue backed reef runner.

[Rod Holder]

Colors I like:

Eriedescent
Barbie
Wild Thing
Green Flash
Bare Naked
Chrome and Blue
Firetiger
Mooneye Minnow
Pink Lemonade

[Boatnut]

Originally Posted by Rod Holder

Colors I like:

Eriedescent
Barbie
Wild Thing
Green Flash
Bare Naked
Chrome and Blue
Firetiger
Mooneye Minnow
Pink Lemonade

THose are all great colors. I don't run them much except early spring and late fall but i'd never leave the dock without plain ol' mooneye minnow and pink lemonade.

To the original poster, you may want to consider the 800 series reefrunners as well as an assortment of ripsticks for when the fish are up real high.

[Manxfishing]

Originally Posted by Rod Holder

Colors I like:

Eriedescent
Barbie
Wild Thing
Green Flash
Bare Naked
Chrome and Blue
Firetiger
Mooneye Minnow
Pink Lemonade

Yea
It's a great list

Here's my fav
Eriedescent
Wild Thing
Pink lem, Pink panties or Canaberry crusher (there all very close)
Gray ghoast or the one with orange strips
Firetiger or the red hot tiger
and goby (i myself think of it as baby walleye)

In the fall or earlt spring I really like allot of Pink in Ohio water
The pink squirrel has had some great days along with the other pinks

[P. Norts]

I LOVE my Reef Runner Rippers, short and long nose. They are my go to lure. I always have a hard time choosing a color but on my recent to trip to Rainy my Wonder Bread ripper with the black head yielded quite a few eyes trolling, good luck.

Mama Norts

[boatlimit]

great info .. thanks so much
GO PACK GO ..!

[Bowhuntnsteve]

hot one this year so far around here has been 800 series gator bait

[Rough House]

Originally Posted by Bowhuntnsteve

hot one this year so far around here has been 800 series gator bait

+1 Good luck finding them though. PR has been out of stock of the gatorbait for a month.

[Bowhuntnsteve]

Originally Posted by Rough House

+1 Good luck finding them though. PR has been out of stock of the gatorbait for a month.

I just picked up 4 last week (Thursday) from www.greatlakestackleshop.com which is here in Erie at the main shop Alex Roofing. They had a bunch of them and just got a shipment in. Green flash they were out of and they said that was a tough one, but the rep who owns buckets charters here in Erie if from Pittsburgh and they get supplies quick. I imagine they will be stocked this week because the E.P.S.F.A. summer slam tournement is this weekend.
A bunch of us don't buy from Poor Richards anymore since Gary doesn't support & give the discount for membership to SONS or Steelhead club. With that discount it was about the same as the other places, now he's a bit high and it's cheaper and closer for me to go to other places like Fisherie or great Lakes.