A tip to put more fish on the ice!

  • Will Roseberg
    Moderator
    Hanover, MN
    Posts: 2121
    January 10, 2012 at 10:57 pm #1303363

    I already posted this in the Mille Lacs forum, but I thought I would share here as well.

    A simple trick that will help you put more fish on the ice when the weather is nice and you’re out hole hopping with a jigging spoon is to keep a small container with extra bait in your pocket at all times… This way when you find an active school of fish you can get your spoon back down the hole immediately instead of having to run back to the shack for another minnow/head. I’d bet this one little trick put an extra dozen eyes on the ice for me this weekend as I was able to catch 2, 3 or even 4 eyes when I found an active pod of fish versus only catching one at a time

    MM

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    January 10, 2012 at 11:10 pm #1026526

    Agree 100%. Makes no sense to go hole hopping without extra bait at the ready should you drop on an active pod of fish.

    Thanks for sharing.

    wetsleeves
    Iowa
    Posts: 133
    January 11, 2012 at 12:15 am #1026550

    Yup!! The bait puck is fantastic!

    VERY helpful tool out there

    Fife
    Ramsey, MN
    Posts: 4046
    January 11, 2012 at 1:03 am #1026570

    Great tip! It is amazing how long they will stay alive in the bait puck. I loaded mine with fatheads Saurday morning and they were flopping around in the afternoon. Just don’t forget them in there for a couple days.

    luke_haugland
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Posts: 3037
    January 11, 2012 at 3:43 am #1026620

    I have given up trying to get the minnow smell out of all my snosuit pockets… Great tip…
    I used to use the bait pucks … But I find it quicker to just grab out of the pocket.

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    January 11, 2012 at 4:32 am #1026629

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    I have given up trying to get the minnow smell out of all my snosuit pockets… Great tip…
    I used to use the bait pucks … But I find it quicker to just grab out of the pocket.

    Haha this reminds me of a day of crazy tip up action. They were goin up so fast I just wanted instant sucker back down the hole. Needless to say I had squirmy suckers pokin out of every pocket there was a trail from hole to hole of dropped suckers lol. My buddy’s were laughin there [censored] off at me but hey I was the one catchin fish while they just watch

    Will Roseberg
    Moderator
    Hanover, MN
    Posts: 2121
    January 11, 2012 at 1:21 pm #1026683

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    I have given up trying to get the minnow smell out of all my snosuit pockets… Great tip…
    I used to use the bait pucks … But I find it quicker to just grab out of the pocket.

    Haha this reminds me of a day of crazy tip up action. They were goin up so fast I just wanted instant sucker back down the hole. Needless to say I had squirmy suckers pokin out of every pocket there was a trail from hole to hole of dropped suckers lol. My buddy’s were laughin there [censored] off at me but hey I was the one catchin fish while they just watch

    Now that’s funny Reminds me of last year at a friendly little pond tournament that I fished. The format was catch and release with all fish having to be brought to a measuring station at the center of the pond… So when I really got into the panfish a couple hundred yards away I was catching 3 or 4 monster panfish per minute so instead of running back with each fish I set them on the ice while the school came thru and then stuffed my pockets with crappies/sunnies/perch as I would run over to measure every couple minutes… I had fish tails poking out everywhere Too bad I forgot which pocket had my crackberry

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