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Your ice fishing go to lure ? ? ?
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:56 am
by HotelTango
Hi guys, Just wondering what some of you guys use while ice fishing for the following species. I received some gift certificates for Christmas and need some ideas on lures to buy.
Walleye
Crappie
Brookies
Lakers
Cheers all
Re: Your ice fishing go to lure ? ? ?
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:17 am
by almontefisher
HotelTango wrote:Hi guys, Just wondering what some of you guys use while ice fishing for the following species. I received some gift certificates for Christmas and need some ideas on lures to buy.
Walleye
Crappie
Brookies
Lakers
Cheers all
Walleye - live minnows
Crappie - 1/8th jig tipped with wax worm or maggott
Brookies - live minnow or Swedish pimple tipped with a secret bait.
Lakers - white tube on an airplane jig in glow green or live bait. Also always set up one stationary tip up for lakers and one jigging rod. Move around a bit until you find their patern and follow it.
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:44 pm
by plncrzy
buckshot with minnow, white tube jig, small minnow, worm on hook depending on lake sepecies etc
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:25 pm
by Bass Addict
Laker = Lil Foxie.....White in colour
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:21 pm
by Buckshot
Walleye = Buckshot rattle spoon (also fav for white fish)
Crappie = Northland Fire Eye Grub tipped with minnow tail
Brook trout = jig a whopper Hawger spoon with a 6 inch dropper and worm.
Lakers = berkley power bait white tube tipped with a minnow.
Will have to post some pics to show results
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:39 pm
by Chevy Champagne
well the only fish on that list iv caught was walleye and my go to lure for them is either a macho minnow or after the past couple outings a lindy darter
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 7:47 pm
by Yannick Loranger
walleye: Swedish Pimple, although they seem to like the Darters this year
crappie: still looking for a real solid artificial pattern, small live minnow is always a winner
lakers: size 40 williams wobler
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:25 pm
by baz fish
My go to lure for walleye is buckshot rattle spoons, crappie jamming jigs,.
Thats only the 2 fish I fish for in that list.
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:39 pm
by spike9915
Walleye=Swedish pimple for numbers and size, buckshot is great for larger walleyes, and the classic pickerel rig for numbers.
Tipped with one or two minnows.
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:26 am
by gonq67
For eyes always good success with Williams ice-jig,buck-shot,Hopkins half oz...tipped with a good minnow
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:20 am
by nips
eyes = 2/5 oz little cleo, blue and silver pattern (smooth not dimpled) stick a red treble on it and a stinger hook. 2 minnows on the treble with the stinger tagged into one of the minnows. Send to bottom and hold on. St.Lawrence magic
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:29 am
by mad_on_fishing
Walleye-- buckshor with a 3"-8" florocarbon leader then a hook tiped with a minnow.
Crappie-- the panfish teaser toobs
Brookies-- walleye set-up with a little cleo
Lakers --large little cleo or silver spoon tiped with a minnow.
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:01 am
by HotelTango
Thx for all the input, seems like lots of you guys like the buck-shots for the walleyes. I will definitely buy a few and try them out.
Cheers
Re: Your ice fishing go to lure ? ? ?
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:40 am
by tman12
HotelTango wrote:Hi guys, Just wondering what some of you guys use while ice fishing for the following species. I received some gift certificates for Christmas and need some ideas on lures to buy.
Walleye
Crappie
Brookies
Lakers
Cheers all
none.
cant catch a fish for my life when I go out, unless we are with Gord!
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:29 pm
by cprince
There are going to be some pros at that Ice Fishing night on Thursday... Chances are, they would have some ideas on that!!!!
You also should make your way up to the QC side to get into some White Fish!!!
I have been following this thread closely... but no one is telling me what I need to catch big bass through the ice!!!
(Legal in QC)
Craig