favorite pool 4 fishing method

  • Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    March 1, 2013 at 2:58 am #1147236

    Jigs. Vertical for eaters. Pitchin’ for trophies and draggin for both.

    Although I think pitchin’ blades would be a hoot if I could ever get the hang of it.

    thegun
    mn
    Posts: 1009
    March 1, 2013 at 2:59 am #1147237

    I voted raps but obviously this is a speicioust thred!

    my vote would go for a glide bait.. or jerk bait..

    winter time is all walleyes for me on pool 4 but the rest of the year my time on pool 4 is spent chasing much larger fish!!!

    walleyes in the summer are nothing more than a glorified carp!

    redneckjr
    Rosemount, MN
    Posts: 1037
    March 1, 2013 at 3:13 am #1147244

    Tie for me between blades and jigs… I strongly dislike trolling (especially with Lenny in the boat )

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    March 1, 2013 at 3:24 am #1147249

    They are all part of the arsenal and have their time and place. All depends on the time of year

    river rat randy
    Hager City WI
    Posts: 1736
    March 1, 2013 at 4:52 am #1147260

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    They are all part of the arsenal and have their time and place. All depends on the time of year

    ..Yup what jesse said. …rrr

    river rat randy
    Hager City WI
    Posts: 1736
    March 1, 2013 at 5:28 am #1147264

    Quote:

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    They are all part of the arsenal and have their time and place. All depends on the time of year

    ..Yup what jesse said. …rrr

    ..IT all depends what condition rrr conditions rrr in. The river conditions that is. …rrr

    ryan_mcneil
    Dodge Center, MN
    Posts: 277
    March 1, 2013 at 11:00 am #1147285

    3 waying and dragging vertical jigging sucks lol

    scott-k
    Red Wing
    Posts: 539
    March 1, 2013 at 11:44 am #1147293

    No love for pulling lead? In that case, I choose ALL OF THE ABOVE….that’s always a choice on a test, right?

    Justin Schneider (Woods & Water Insurance)
    Hugo, MN
    Posts: 1938
    March 1, 2013 at 12:37 pm #1147312

    For me it really depends on the time of year.

    Pre-Spawn- Pitching Jigs & Blades
    Post Spawn- 3-Ways
    Summer-Dragging Jigs or Trolling Lead
    Fall-Trolling lead & 3-Ways
    Winter-Vertical Jigging

    pass0047
    Pool4
    Posts: 492
    March 1, 2013 at 1:21 pm #1147327

    Lindy rig with bait. Nothing better then a thump of fish on a willow cat while fishing a wingdam.

    Makes me dream of summer

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    March 1, 2013 at 1:44 pm #1147342

    as previously stated, they all have their place and time. I enjoy dragging jigs the most.

    Pig-hunter
    Southern Minnesota
    Posts: 600
    March 1, 2013 at 3:35 pm #1147387

    Jiggin is the most fun. Who doesn’t like to feel the whack, then reef into a fish?
    That doesn’t mean it is always the best way to catch them though. Gotta know and love em all I guess!

    joe-winter
    St. Peter, MN
    Posts: 1281
    March 1, 2013 at 3:44 pm #1147388

    I enjoy pitching the most. I have gotten the hang of blades the past 2 years and really enjoy that but jigs and plastics is right up there on Pool 4. But in the end I enjoy catching fish so with my little oppurtunity to be on the water the method that is catching outways my most enjoyable form of fishing.

    I still do enjoy tying up to snag and vertical jigging or using a dork rig, while enjoying a beverage and the sunlight.

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3518
    March 2, 2013 at 5:21 pm #1147673

    I enjoy pitching blades the most but it is hard to not like three way or long line trolling and hearing that drag just SCREAM.

    Ed Stern
    Goodhue, MN, Goodhue County,
    Posts: 510
    April 19, 2013 at 6:41 pm #1164032

    Most of the time, I am not really keying on anything specific. With a jig, I have caught 13 different species of fish on the river. I do enjoy using the three-ways when on the Alma Float or Dresbach Floats, or in spots where the jig just doesn’t seem to cut it. It’s just fun being on the River!

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13475
    April 19, 2013 at 9:20 pm #1164085

    Where’s Night Time Crank’n????? I like what ever a fish is going to declare “MINE!” and EAT. Not a whimpy tick or tug, but that thump’n-roll on a bait where you think they are gonna rip a rod out of your hand. I only have been fishing lower end of 4, but it doesn’t matter if your on P-1 or Pool 14. When the crank bite heats up at about 39 degrees, it’s hard to resist a walleye that will rise up from 16 feet of water to hit a crank that is only a few feet down. Or better yet, when they go airborne chasing a bait out of the water.

    chappy
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 4854
    April 20, 2013 at 11:56 am #1164185

    Quote:

    Tie for me between blades and jigs… I strongly dislike trolling (especially with Lenny in the boat )

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    I love having Lenny in my boat! Your welcome anytime my friend! Even in a thunderstorm!

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