08-07-2014, 08:08 PM
[#0000FF]Although we can't use live minnows in Utah, there are places where fishing dead ones is effective...for fish that accept them.
Yuba Reservoir's pike like dead chubs, perch or small carp. Ditto for slabs of meat from any legal species. Anchovies work well too.
You can also use dead minnows for walleyes but jigging spoons with a piece of minnow often work better. And Gulp Alive minnows sometimes work better than the real thing.
Macks in Bear Lake like dead ciscos. Big cutts too. And the macks in the Gorge will munch dead chubs. Used to be their main forage but not many chubs around there anymore. And you can use up to six tipups in the Gorge. Burbot fans take advantage of that. But check the special regulations.
Bottom line is that when using two rods it is often just as effective to properly rig your second rod to fish close by...deadstick, with an occasional jig...using standard jigs and baits. Live minnows are hard to beat but a lot of us do just fine without them.
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Yuba Reservoir's pike like dead chubs, perch or small carp. Ditto for slabs of meat from any legal species. Anchovies work well too.
You can also use dead minnows for walleyes but jigging spoons with a piece of minnow often work better. And Gulp Alive minnows sometimes work better than the real thing.
Macks in Bear Lake like dead ciscos. Big cutts too. And the macks in the Gorge will munch dead chubs. Used to be their main forage but not many chubs around there anymore. And you can use up to six tipups in the Gorge. Burbot fans take advantage of that. But check the special regulations.
Bottom line is that when using two rods it is often just as effective to properly rig your second rod to fish close by...deadstick, with an occasional jig...using standard jigs and baits. Live minnows are hard to beat but a lot of us do just fine without them.
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