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If not, remember is asked by individuals who have And finally, take the information that eliminating stretches of water fished most of the time on one lake learned from that small segment of can also be very helpful for your and are now faced with traveling to the lake (or river) and, looking at future fishing experience. other bodies of water. the maps, find other sections with Q: I’m overwhelmed with the num- The best answer I can think of is the same characteristics and apply ber of spinnerbaits available on the to try to first reduce the size of this what you learned from the first area market. What do the different sizes new body of water so that you can to the new area. Hopefully, a pat- do differently and when should I cover a smaller area. Look at a map use one over another? of the lake or river and choose a - J. Fickbohm, Clearwater, Fla. single creek arm or bay or maybe a continiue to the next page bend of river or area of main bank to begin your trip. 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The willow leaf is better in erally try to match the size of the clear water. spinnerbait, especially the blades, The different weights of a spin- OHIO to the size of the baitfi sh. The nerbait not only relate to the size HUNTING blades present the fl ash and vibra- of the lure but also relate to how PROPERTY tion to the fi sh and are usually the deep you need the lure to get down fi rst the fi sh sees and relates to. in the water. The smaller sizes, 80 ACRES The three main styles - Colorado, one-eighth and one-quarter ounce, WASHINGTON COUNTY Indiana and willow leaf - each have are better suited for shallow water Timber - Building Area distinct vibrations and fl ash. Colo- or for situations where the baitfi sh rado and Indiana styles give the are small. The larger lures, three- City Water most vibration while the willow eighths, one-half and three-quarter $125,000 leaf presents the most fl ash. 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