Jigging MIlle Lacs

  • walleye1274
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 515
    April 29, 2004 at 3:43 pm #1286541

    Do you guys do much jigging on Mille Lacs? Last year was my first year fishing the big lake. I did very well on the mud flats rigging, but am a true lover of jig fishing. What info can you give me on the jig bite for this lake. Thanks in advance!!

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    April 29, 2004 at 4:06 pm #302989

    Great topic.. I jig on Mille lacs quite a bit. Its a lost art but can be extremely effective. I will be talking about Mille lacs jig fishing in the up coming issue of the Mille lacs Digest.

    walleye1274
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 515
    April 29, 2004 at 4:27 pm #302992

    How can I get a copy, or subscribe to that. I would be very interested. Thanks.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    April 29, 2004 at 4:30 pm #302993

    Gander usually has hundreds of copies laying around the store for free, at the Minnetonka store always did.

    hooks
    Crystal, Mn.
    Posts: 1268
    April 29, 2004 at 5:11 pm #303000

    You can usually pick it up at any of the local stores around Mille Lacs too.

    Bob Carlson
    Mille Lacs Lake (eastside), Mn.
    Posts: 2936
    May 3, 2004 at 2:37 am #303418

    I grew up fishing jigs on Mille Lacs. Back in the mid 60’s it was a jig and minnow combo that caught the walleye on Mille Lacs. In the early 70’s came the leech! Once the lindy rig and leech combo became a hit, the jig/minnow has been a lost art.

    I fish a small jig on my bobber rigs when the lake has some chop. It allows you to keep your leech in the strike zone.

    I fish jigs in the early summer for smallmouth. It’s a great presentation with a plastic twister tail attached. I had some great success last summer fishing jigs from

    B-Fish-N tackle with either a ringworm or k-grub hooked on!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    May 25, 2004 at 2:47 am #306000

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    Derek,

    Finally got the time to sit down and read the article. Nice job! Lot’s of good info in there.

    walleye1274
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 515
    May 25, 2004 at 12:30 pm #306037

    Yes, thanks for a great article Derek!! Lots of great infor there. I can’t wait to give it a try.

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    May 25, 2004 at 12:55 pm #306043

    Thanks guys

    Jon, how was the party? Did you win anything?

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    May 25, 2004 at 1:06 pm #306045

    Quote:

    Jon, how was the party? Did you win anything?

    Party at the Wharf? Let’s just say me and country Karouke don’t mix….

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    May 25, 2004 at 1:10 pm #306046

    I got the e-mail, looked like a good deal. Did they get alot of people?

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    May 25, 2004 at 1:29 pm #306050

    I think they would have had more people if the weather was nicer. I did not stay very long.

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