Favorite Bass Ice Fishing Lake

Many of you do not ice fish-ok most of you do not ice fish. But it is pretty fun to pull a grennie out of an icy hole-some of my favorite ice bass lakes have froze out, I now have one that is ok, could use say 2 more. Funnest ones have pannies mixed in or at least nearby. Hard to predict if your favorite lake will have a winter bite. Have had my best luck on lakes with shallow cabbage close to deeper stuff. If you have not ice fished for bass just know it is weather dependant and unpredictable, you favorite pond could be loaded with bass, you could do everything right and still get zero.

Mahto and I want to know if Neko rigs will work under the ice??

better try! Ha hahahahaha

We catch lots through the ice near me. On both jigging rods and tip ups. Typically a steady bite day in to the evening.

Try Shallow Lake south of Grand Rapids. Lots of bass.

FryDog62 wrote:

Mahto and I want to know if Neko rigs will work under the ice??

I have thought about using senkos just to see what happens. If you’re close enough to bass I’d imagine they’d work fine. I bet grubs would hammer pike on rod and reel.

White Senkos on a windlass tip-up would be great for pike in some situations-try it!
BTW-the lake can have lots of bass and no winter bite.

Bearcat89 wrote:

We catch lots through the ice near me. On both jigging rods and tip ups. Typically a steady bite day in to the evening.

I know where you are talking about. I caught a couple of toad LMB fishing for pannies early ice last year. Absolute riot on super light gear. It’s always fun when you have to dunk the rod in the hole when they make a big run.

mahtofire14 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>FryDog62 wrote:</div>
Mahto and I want to know if Neko rigs will work under the ice??

I have thought about using senkos just to see what happens. If you’re close enough to <em class=”ido-tag-em”>bass I’d imagine they’d work fine. I bet grubs would hammer pike on rod and reel.

Maybe we can figure out how to skip plastics under the ice house next to us

FryDog62 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>mahtofire14 wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>FryDog62 wrote:</div>
Mahto and I want to know if Neko rigs will work under the ice??

I have thought about using senkos just to see what happens. If you’re close enough to <em class=”ido-tag-em”>bass I’d imagine they’d work fine. I bet grubs would hammer pike on rod and reel.

Maybe we can figure out how to skip plastics under the ice house next to us

You’re on fire today!

What about Choppos & buzzies.

tim hurley wrote:

What about Choppos & buzzies.

They’re great too, but really clang when you skip it off someone’s Ice Castle fish house…

FryDog62 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>tim hurley wrote:</div>
What about Choppos & buzzies.

They’re great too, but really clang when you skip it off someone’s Ice Castle fish house…

Just gotta find the little gap between the ice and bottom of the house and sllliidddee her right in the hole………………

Matt Moen wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Bearcat89 wrote:</div>
We catch lots through the ice near me. On both jigging rods and tip ups. Typically a steady bite day in to the evening.

I know where you are talking about. I caught a couple of toad LMB fishing for pannies early ice last year. Absolute riot on super light gear. It’s always fun when you have to dunk the rod in the hole when they make a big run.

Yup you know the area. I brought a couple others out and there kids, we had a blast and the tip ups had some very good bass action.