02-23-2022, 07:11 PM
Good meeting 2Knots out on the ice..I wish we could have spent a little time out of our shelters to chat a bit more, but the nasty weather kept us in too much...Several years ago Wiperhunter's friend, Ira, was catching some there using a little pc of crawler, and I have tried that on occasion since, but never done really good..last week out there I talked to a guy that said some of his perch were spitting up little red worms, so that's why I tried a red-tailed jig with red spikes (0) and then a small jig with small pc of worm (1)........I just painted some colored dots on a small solid white glow jig, my own version of a 'wonderbread' jig...worked for me......
As before, these fish currently are rarely hitting a dead stick for me, even when the 'big school' is down there.. 'teasing' one or two up out of the crowd would be my best chance to get a hit, going up slowly, stop, maybe a tiny jig or 2, then up slowly again, stop, often needing to get to the top of the school before getting hit...if they are in a biting mood, you'll 'see' 2 or 3 swimming up to greet your presentation as you are initially lowering it to them...Again, you need a fish finder for this to work, unless you know you're fish school is in session...Guluk...
As before, these fish currently are rarely hitting a dead stick for me, even when the 'big school' is down there.. 'teasing' one or two up out of the crowd would be my best chance to get a hit, going up slowly, stop, maybe a tiny jig or 2, then up slowly again, stop, often needing to get to the top of the school before getting hit...if they are in a biting mood, you'll 'see' 2 or 3 swimming up to greet your presentation as you are initially lowering it to them...Again, you need a fish finder for this to work, unless you know you're fish school is in session...Guluk...