01-19-2011, 01:09 AM
Thank you!
Great information, I think I will try your advice out. I'm never sure exactly where to stick the hook.
In my experience hooking the back seems to give it the natural look, the tail should make it struggle more, hooking the lip is good when you move them around.
I've fished in contrasting conditions recently. One scenario that was slow, every trip had one good strike that I didn't land, basically, very frustrating, especially in very harsh conditions. Cloudy weather with dark ice. (Except the first day with clear ice and sun, I got three rainbows.)
The second was the exact opposite, well stocked pond, warm weather. Everything sensible worked.
Today I fished an open inlet in extreme wind. I had very bad luck with lots of effort. One small crappie and a perch were around, they were both injured and not interested. I did have one chase it up. I think the only thing that could have worked would have been a minnow and![[Image: happy.gif]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/happy.gif)
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To revise my question, How do you catch fish in low light, or inactive ice?
Do you wait to set the hook when the first goes under, or do you let it swim with it. (especially with a back hooked minnow for rainbow)
Thanks!
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Great information, I think I will try your advice out. I'm never sure exactly where to stick the hook.
In my experience hooking the back seems to give it the natural look, the tail should make it struggle more, hooking the lip is good when you move them around.
I've fished in contrasting conditions recently. One scenario that was slow, every trip had one good strike that I didn't land, basically, very frustrating, especially in very harsh conditions. Cloudy weather with dark ice. (Except the first day with clear ice and sun, I got three rainbows.)
The second was the exact opposite, well stocked pond, warm weather. Everything sensible worked.
Today I fished an open inlet in extreme wind. I had very bad luck with lots of effort. One small crappie and a perch were around, they were both injured and not interested. I did have one chase it up. I think the only thing that could have worked would have been a minnow and
. To revise my question, How do you catch fish in low light, or inactive ice?
Do you wait to set the hook when the
first goes under, or do you let it swim with it. (especially with a back hooked minnow for rainbow) Thanks!
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