Looking for equipment recommendations for RV lakers

[Goin Fishin]

I am planning to start fishing for the lakers in Round Valley. I see a lot of guys jig with various jigs and binsky blades. I'd like some recommendations on the best rod and reel setups. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Jigman13]

6'6 to 7' medium rod fast action. 2500-3000 sized reel spooled with 10-15 lb braid. 3 'Fluoro top shot of 8-10 lb test. Chrisper should chime in. He's a laker whore hahaha!

[AndyS]

The Sporting Life on Rt. 22 in Whitehouse has all your RV needs.

[Goin Fishin]

Thanks for the quick responses and good info. Gotta wait for Chrisper and others to add some info. You can never get too much good input. Thanks again.

[bulletbob]

There's a much better priced alternative to the "blade bait" lure being recommended..
There is a supplier that has the same design lure at half the price available in a much wider range of colors and patterns, and offers them up to 1 oz.. I have been using them for several years for jigging lakers in 100 FOW and deeper.. Also they are powder coated, and the finish doesn't come off after getting chewed on..

Don't want to piss in anyone's Cheerios, so PM me and I'll let you know where to get them.. I have a few colors I would recommend above others, that have worked for me with Lakers as well as Browns,Rainbows, and LL Salmon.

[Mikey topaz]

I am planning to start fishing for the lakers in Round Valley. I see a lot of guys jig with various jigs and binsky blades. I'd like some recommendations on the best rod and reel setups. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Do you want to jig specifically? Get two rods and bottom bounce you will catch alot more and cover alot more ground, those Lakers see alot of the same stuff over there everyone uses binskys, and jiggin raps they are not dumb as the ones that are over at Merill,

[NJSquatch]

Don't want to piss in anyone's Cheerios, so PM me and I'll let you know where to get them.. I have a few colors I would recommend above others, that have worked for me with Lakers as well as Browns,Rainbows, and LL Salmon.

Bob ur inbox is full. Might be easier to piss in the cheerios

[Chrisper4694]

def learn how to jig them, dragging them in on trolling gear is less fun and honestly not as efficient as you'd think once you find them stacked.

sent you a pm...i don't want to reveal any info to jigman here, next thing i know he'll be on my corner whoring himself out to all my lakers!!

[Gfedor]

I have brand new in box Penn fth 30 ( sells $219), brand new med heavy ugly stick never used, $25 girt card cabeales.
$250

[Jigman13]

i have brand new in box penn fth 30 ( sells $219), brand new med heavy ugly stick never used, $25 girt card cabeales.
$250

hi-jack!!!

[briansnat]

One problem I've had there is the wind. Unless it's fairly calm, its nearly impossible to keep something light like a Binsky on the bottom. I've had to go with heavier jigs such as Spro bucktails to have a chance to keep it down. Last winter I picked up a drift sock with the idea of slowing down my drift when jigging but I didn't get to use it this year.

[Jigman13]

One problem I've had there is the wind. Unless it's fairly calm, its nearly impossible to keep something light like a Binsky on the bottom. I've had to go with heavier jigs such as Spro bucktails to have a chance to keep it down. Last winter I picked up a drift sock with the idea of slowing down my drift when jigging but I didn't get to use it this year.

Or use spot lock on your electric motor...

[Chrisper4694]

Or use spot lock on your electric motor...

I spot lock manually haha constantly micro adjusting to react to the marks accordingly, tough with a big boat though.

[OMC]

I spot lock manually haha constantly micro adjusting to react to the marks accordingly, tough with a big boat though.

Yep he controls that tin can perfectly out there and you think your going to sink to the bottom with every move you make. But he can sure stay on them and it makes a huge difference.

[NJSquatch]

you think your going to sink to the bottom with every move you make

This is the allure of the tin can!

Your gambling with your life but you will catch fish.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Hmmmmmmm! I suggest going out to one of the Great Lakes! Catch a 20-30 pounder from the shoreline out there and you’ll quickly realize that Lake Trout fishing in NJ these days just isn’t worth the effort. Hahaha!!! Da truth!

[bulletbob]

Hmmmmmmm! I suggest going out to one of the Great Lakes! Catch a 20-30 pounder from the shoreline out there and you’ll quickly realize that Lake Trout fishing in NJ these days just isn’t worth the effort. Hahaha!!! Da truth!

nah, I live here, its not that easy.. For every 20 pounder, there are 10,000 3 -4 pounders...

I see the pics and videos from RV, and thats a nice fishery.. a reasonably sized lake you can take a small aluminum boat on year round.. Up here, most of the year you are trying to hold a bigger boat steady in 30 mph wind in raging whitecaps, while jigging... The charters stop running at the end of Sept, that should tell you something... bob

[bulletbob]

btw, I have turned a couple of NJF members on to the deep jigging blade baits I use up here, that are heavier and much more diverse in color than what the NJ guys use, and a LOT cheaper... Its a nationally known big box outfit that I am NOT "shilling" for, just to be clear.. Just trying to let my online deep jigging friends in on a better suited, better priced set up for what they are trying to accomplish...
PM me if interested in the lures I use up here on the Finger lakes...
bob

[Chrisper4694]

Hmmmmmmm! I suggest going out to one of the Great Lakes! Catch a 20-30 pounder from the shoreline out there and you’ll quickly realize that Lake Trout fishing in NJ these days just isn’t worth the effort. Hahaha!!! Da truth!

there ain't no world class fw fishing here in nj, we all know that, but in the dog days of summer, there isn't anything more fun than jigging for lakers... i've fished for pretty much everything this state has to offer and those lakers are a blast

[FASTEDDIE29]

there ain't no world class fw fishing here in nj, we all know that, but in the dog days of summer, there isn't anything more fun than jigging for lakers... i've fished for pretty much everything this state has to offer and those lakers are a blast

Yes there certainly is! Nj packs a punch considering the size of our little
state. Just wait until those Lakers start feeding on the recently stocked landlocked Salmon. One might finally hit 30 inches!!! Like for real! Lol! MC, RV, SR all have good fish and at the same time are all going downhill. I speak from the heart and past experience.......... been there done that!

[waynedane]

Don’t forget hopatcong, best of all for me.👍👍👍

[GetANet]

I don't about most of you guys but for me I fish all three of those lakes and my success this year was def way off compared to the last few years. Granted I didn't fish as much this year I still made a decent amount of trips and although the fish I caught for the most part were pretty good ones the numbers were way down. Hoping for some good ice this so we can get out and have a NJF Polar Vortex Meet & Greet and talk about all these great subjects!

[Chrisper4694]

Yes there certainly is! Nj packs a punch considering the size of our little
state. Just wait until those Lakers start feeding on the recently stocked landlocked Salmon. One might finally hit 30 inches!!! Like for real! Lol! MC, RV, SR all have good fish and at the same time are all going downhill. I speak from the heart and past experience.......... been there done that!

yeah it used to be better i know, but it's still good. I had a blast this summer, most trips a few hours landing 4-10 lakers and many of them between 27-29.5 inches and even the smaller 22-24 inch ones fought plenty hard. hell i even hooked a 20 inch smallmouth and thought it was an average sized laker before i saw it, just based on how hard it was fighting.

anyway a bunch of lakes have gone downhill.... Hopatcong fished fine in the spring imo but the past two falls have been crap and who knows why...

if you ask me, way too many people keeping bigger fish def isn't helping. I'd never argue with anyone's right to do it, but i just wish people would be smarter and decide for themselves. we can't count on regulations, we all know they are not based on any kind of real science or evidence. and organizations like the KDC don't promote catch and release of bigger fish and in fact do the opposite with weigh in contests and stuff and no one keeps the fish alive...kind of turned me off to them the past few years.

and just to be clear, I am NOT against keeping fish...but some fish are worth more in the water for EVERYONE whether you like to eat a lot of fish or never.