TJQ Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 OK.. this is gonna sound a lttle stupid.. but someone asked me if i could add go getters to my store... for walleye.... whats a go getter... is it like a walleye harness?? Ive never used them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 It's a female companion, that you send for beer, when the fishing is too good to leave the lake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayzak15 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Yeah they're spinners like the ones in the link below http://strikezonetackle.com/Go-Getters2010.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 only go getter i've heard of was kinda of a modern day replica of an older plug..plastic body with metal lip you can bend to adust the diving depth or i think i've heard somebody refer to a lure retriever as a go getter too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 here's the link http://www.bittentackle.com/index.php?categoryID=5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted April 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 So really a single hook and spinner walleye harness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Think of a basic pre rigged Snell hook but add a red bead and then a small gold or silver blade on the line right above the hook. A Quebec mainstay for trout and walleye. Sold boxes upon boxes way back when I worked at lebarons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 It is a younger brother: source - I was the youngest in my family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybo Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Dad had a go-getter. His name was Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Dad had a go-getter. His name was Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Oh God Growing Up fishing with my Grandpa in the 70's thats all we ever used on Golden Lake and any where else walleye could be found. Standard worm harness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 One of my go to's...... S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 We always referred to go-getters as speckled trout spinners...but it's the exact same as the ones Tayzak posted. My go-to specky lure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Thanks guys... Ill get to work! (rather ill get my kids to work.. lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 They are easy to make TJ... I make my own for walleye so they can handle what I throw at em... Store bought ones for some reason are made with light mono and garbage hooks... I use 40lb flouro... With supplies from cabelas and using 40lb flouro leader material it costs about $1 per spinner... That's paying retail for materials... And they would easily sell for $2+ per spinner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Ya.. they dont look too hard thats for sure... can you guys post your favorites so i have a better idea of what us northerners use.. i picked up a couple at CT for examples... what size blades do you use Mike?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Here are some more pictures T.J. Almost all we use for drifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Size 4 blades... Size 2 hook... 5mm beads... And I use the plastic quick change clevises so I can switch blades instead of changing rigs all day... And I tie em short to fit in a tackle tray nicely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 And we get walleye of all sizes on those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Seriously.. you guys are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 And by tying them short and tying a leader with a swivel and snap swivel... You eliminate that anoying line twist tangle that can happen with spinners.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adempsey Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I always associated Go Getters with what Nipfisher posted. A single hook harness with a #2 or #3 Indiana blade for trout fishing, not a #4 Colorado blade for walleye fishing. That's just me though =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adempsey Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 And by tying them short and tying a leader with a swivel and snap swivel... You eliminate that anoying line twist tangle that can happen with spinners.... Not to mention saving $ on fluorocarbon. I noticed you burn the tag end as well. Is that just extra insurance? or do you find it necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 These have been a staple for brook trout fishing in my family. Red beads, gold colorado or indiana blade.... usually a #4 baitholder hook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Yep, what mike posted is pretty much the same as what I do. I use 20lb fluoro, and prefer them short like that. For specks, smaller blades, smaller hooks, and 12lb fluoro. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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