Please refer to bait colors below and select the corresponding option here. Last three digits represent the color.
GRUMPY Goby was our first soft plastic bait, conceived in Waterloo, Ontario to address the exploding need for Goby baits in the Great Lakes region. As Gobies expanded their presence to the area, anglers noticed a considerable change in feeding behaviour, switching feeding habits from traditional smelt and minnows to Round Goby. Tournament anglers, charter captains, avid anglers and weekend warriors all changed their approach to fishing, moving to Goby patterns and colors. For trollers, spoons changed from silver to copper. For bass anglers and anyone casting, moving to Goby imitations meant catching more fish - however, the selection of Goby baits was limited. Enter GRUMPY Bait Company and our first Goby imitation - Grumpy Goby. This is a hand-designed bait this is proven to catch more fish than even traditional methods such as tube jigs.
NOTE: All open, hand-poured baits are made to order. Please allow 4-8 business days. Our custom, hand-poured baits are super soft and supple - perfect for the finesse angler.
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Data From Across the Great Lakes, Combined with Angler Knowledge.
Derek P. Crane, Coastal Carolina University
Donald W. Einhouse, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, January 2016, Journal of Great Lakes Research 42(2)
The Habitat Section of the American Fisheries Society, Brett Culbert, January 23, 2018 · Updated January 16, 2018
Erich J. H. Nelson, Jeremy Holden, Robert Eves, Bruce Tufts, August 3, 2017
Miles K. Luo, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Charles P. Madenjian, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, James S. Diana, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Matthew S. Kornis and Charles R. Bronte, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Green Bay Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, North American Journal of Fisheries
Stephen R. henSleR* and david J. J ude, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment, J i he, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, American Fisheries Society, 2008
Gabrielle Lehrer-Brey and Matthew S. Kornis, Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin (Received 28 January 2013; final version received 1 May 2013
Steven A. Pothoven1 | Charles P. Madenjian2 | Tomas O. Höök3, Aug, 19 2016, Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Michael J Weber, John M. Dettmers, David H Wahl, Sergiusz J. Czesny, Journal of Great Lakes Research, Volume 37, Issue 3, September 2011, Pages 584-587
Zak Slagle (co-chair), Heather Luken, Peter Jenkins, Michael Thorn (co-chair), Arthur Bonsall, Tom MacDougall, Jeremy Holden, Jan-Michael Hessenauer, Jim Markham, Mike Hosack, Mark DuFour, Kristen Towne, Forage Task Group. 2023. Report of the Lake Erie Forage Task Group, March 2023. Presented to the Standing Technical, Committee, Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Isabelle Desjardins, Annick Drouin, Véronik de la Chenelière, Marc Mingelbier, Anne-Marie Pelletier, Marc-Antoine Couillard, Annie Paquet, Olivier Morissette. Published by authority of © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 2018
Pothoven, S.A., and Madenjian, C.P. 2013. N. Am. J. Fish. Manage. 33: 1194-1202. DEVELOPING RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR LAKE WHITEFISH IN THE UPPER GREAT LAKES: RESULTS OF A WORKSHOP SPONSORED BY THE GREAT LAKES FISHERY TRUST AND GREAT LAKES FISHERY COMMISSION. Michigan State University, February 27-28, 2018
Austin Happel, Jory L. Jonas, Paul R. McKenna, Jacques Rinchard, Ji Xiang He, and Sergiusz J. Czesny, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 29 March 2017
NOTE: Fish identification and related information provided in the links above will redirect you to FISHBUOY Pro website.
FISHBUOY Pro is used by anglers across North America to access real-time weather, water-gauge and marine data as well as logging fish catches. This app is loaded with advanced features that will help you develop trends, create private fishing buddy groups, and record your history of fishing.
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