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- What to bring -

Our guides will provide all Rods, reels, and equipment if needed. If you prefer, you may bring your own.

Barr 30lb Basswood Lake Northern Pike

What To Bring:

-  Minnesota Fishing license *

-  Tackle, rods and reels

-  Rain gear

-  Beverages**

-  Camera

-  Sun screen

-  Bug repellent

-  Sunglasses (polarized)

-  Waterproof boots, sandals or shoes that can get wet if portaging. (rubber boots provided if needed)

* Basswood lake and BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe Area) trips need to pack smaller, lighter tackle boxes and gear for room in boat and weight.

** If in BWCA, plastic containers only. No glass bottles or aluminum cans, this is a Boundary Waters rule!

Tackle Tips:

Ginnys Big Walleye

  • -  Walleye Fishing

    • -  Fresh or New 6 to 8lb Test monofilament. Or Berkley Fire line 6lb to 8lb

    -  Medium rods 6ft-7ft

    • -  Jigs - 1/16 to 1/4oz Jigs (Green, Chartreuse, yellow, orange, silver) Jig bodies, Berkley Power Bait, color: yellow, chartruse, white, black,.

    • -  Live bait rigs or commonly referred to as (Lindy rigging) - 1/4 to 3/4oz slip sinkers.

      • -  Walking sinkers

      • -  Egg Sinkers

      • -  Bell Sinkers

      • -  Lindy brand No-snag sinkers (any of these four listed above will work)

    • -  Hooks

      • -  Gamakatsu brand, plain or colored #4, 6, 8 size hooks

    • -  Barrel swivels

    • -  Spinner rigs (Green, Chartreuse, yellow, orange, gold, silver) (Look on links page for cutom made Weasel Walleye Wackers)

    • -  Crank Baits

      • -  Rapalla shad raps, sizes: #5 & #9 colors: perch,fire-tiger, yellow/white,silver/black

      • -  Rapala original floaters, size #11 & #13, colors: silver/black, gold/black, yellow/white, blue/white, perch color.

      • Piepestone Bay of Basswood Lake Small Mouth Bass

      • -  Smallmouth Fishing-

      • -  Top water-Stick baits, such as Rapalas, Husky jerks, Tinny torpedos, poppers, Jitter bugs, Hula poppers, Tube jigs or grub tails, colors; pumkin, purple, smoke, brown. Other plastics; chompers, sinkos, berkly gulp crawlers, brown, gray, smoke, pumkin, purple.

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      *GPS* With respect to our guides hard work; please leave your GPS at home!  people caught concealing GPS devices will be tarred and featheredSmile.