Ice fishing rookie
Jan 9, 2021 12:35:58 #
Jan 9, 2021 12:36:14 #
Jan 9, 2021 13:08:35 #
Sawboss wrote:
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Sorry guy, I'm not even close to where you are. However, welcome to the stage. Glad to have you aboard. Hopefully someone will be along shortly to help you with your question. Good luck and tight lines.
Jan 9, 2021 14:04:58 #
Welcome to the stage Sawboss. Sorry, I don't ice fish and I haven't caught a pike in over 50 years. If I were gonna try I think I'd use some sort of silver spoon and jig it. Maybe put a half a strip of bacon on it. Good luck and post some photos please.
Jan 9, 2021 14:18:26 #
Jan 10, 2021 13:24:35 #
Sawboss wrote:
Any tips on location,
baits for pike in Eleven mile res?
baits for pike in Eleven mile res?
Well I fish 11-mile and have been there several times this season, but apparently I’m not the guy who can help you with advice. Last trip I was at Howbert’s point and in about 8’ of water, I saw at least 5 different pike through the hole, 2 of which looked to me like they were in the 40” range. I tried everything in the book, but they would just hover around my bait, plastic shad minnows, rattle jig baits, some great vertical rappalas, and some spoons, they just slowly moved off, hooked a couple nice trout, so it wasn’t a skunk! Kept them and ate em fresh!!! I’ll be interested if someone else can help us with how to entice those pike? Sorry I wasn’t more help
Jan 10, 2021 17:36:17 #
Lawman wrote:
Well I fish 11-mile and have been there several ti... (show quote)
Try putting a good sized shinner minnow on that hook about a foot off the bottom of 10-12' of water and let it so the work.
MAS fish
Jan 10, 2021 17:36:37 #
MAS fish wrote:
Try putting a good sized shinner minnow on that hook about a foot off the bottom of 10-12' of water and let it so the work.
MAS fish
MAS fish
Jan 10, 2021 19:04:30 #
Thanks for the advice! When you say good size shiner, do you think something 4 or 5 inches or quite a bit bigger? I’ll be going back soon!
Jan 10, 2021 20:25:27 #
Lawman wrote:
Thanks for the advice! When you say good size shiner, do you think something 4 or 5 inches or quite a bit bigger? I’ll be going back soon!
I fished the shipping lane in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin last March and we used 3-4 inches. We caught 3 pike all about 30 to 36 inchers in about an hour and a half.good luck and have fun no matter what. Stay safe on the ice. Ours isn't thick enough yet.
MAS fish
Jan 12, 2021 12:26:15 #
fisher
Loc: whitewater,colorado
Lawman wrote:
Well I fish 11-mile and have been there several ti... (show quote)
Hey Lawman, sometiimes using a tip up you need to set it up and move away 30 or so feet; if you can see them, they can see you. Also, in only 8' of water they can hear you while you do almost nothing. Good luck.
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