Bombers and Lake Trout?

[AllenW]

Doing a bit of web browsing and I read where many use Bombers for Lake Trout, going to the bomber web site reveals a wide assortment of lure types.

Any of you big lake people have a specific style that you like?
Thinking something like a tail dancer or wally diver style maybe???
tia
Al

[Burr]

Deep long A's - in the 25A size.

I see they don't make the Deep Long A 26A anymore.

The 26A would be bigger than anything you might have in your box now to compare it to, but the 25A is comparable to larger Reef Runners and large Taildancers.

[AllenW]

Originally Posted by Burr

Deep long A's - in the 25A size.

I see they don't make the Deep Long A 26A anymore.

The 26A would be bigger than anything you might have in your box now to compare it to, but the 25A is comparable to larger Reef Runners and large Taildancers.

Thanks, I'll pick some up.

al

[VTGooseman]

We have good luck with Husky Jerk 12's. Blue/Silver is best. Run em off the boards in the spring or off the riggers this time of year.

[yarcraft91]

Spring-time in the Great Lakes, we used to catch quite a few lakers in 15' or less of water on J9 and J11 Rapalas, Bomber Long A, Thundersticks. Summertime, lakers will take the same lures as salmon, including Rapalas and Bombers trolled deep with downriggers. Just need to get the lure down to the fish.

[Walter Sentral]

My favorite colors for crankin' lakers are firetiger, firetiger, and firetiger!
Plain green with black stripes as backup...

Rapala down deeps, Bombers, Reef runners, they all work. One nice thing about the bombers is their stock trebles are beefier than the rest, which is nice for bigger lakers. I specifically like the Long A in bengal tiger B25A

Let me know your report at the end of the season. I'll be shocked if there's any other color that out-catches green.
When on the great lakes I primarily use spoons and cowbell/flasher combinations for lakers. However, there are large inland lakes near me where the lakers seem to prefer long cranks over spoons.

Like Yarcraft says above, during low water temps I fish them shallow behind boards; during the summer riggers, dipsies, and core.