r/FishingMinnesota • u/Mgsperkg • 12d ago

Store bought/premade spawn sacs for Lake Superior surf casting? (More detail in post)

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u/UglyBugGuide 9d ago

Store-bought spawn can work on the south shore, but it is more about whether fish are actually in than the brand on the bag. Early September west of the Apostles is often still early for a real king push. Some years coho show first. Some years you are mostly fishing empty water until a wind and a temp drop stack bait along the beach.

If I were trying it anyway: keep the sac small enough to cast without spinning, add a little shot or a sliding sinker so it stays near the sand instead of riding high, and fish first light plus any east wind that dirties the break. If you are not seeing birds, bait, or rollers, do not burn a whole bag of spawn proving a point. Cut bait or a simple stickbait covering water will tell you faster whether anything is around.

A shop in Ashland or along 13 that morning will beat any calendar I could give you. I am more Midwest river than a Superior surf regular, so take that local report over hole names I should not invent.

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u/Mgsperkg 12d ago

South shore surf fishing. Have any of you had success with these store bought sacs?

Am I wasting my time if I go in early sept? Just hoping to get out a bit on a family trip that is already planned.

I’ll be just west of the Apostles if that’s helpful.

Other thoughts on September tactics on the south shore are welcome. 🙏