Just bought a tingler spoon in the Glow Gold fish color. Im excited for it. anyone else use these for panfish? I read a lot about guys walleye fishing with them but the main lake I fish isnt a walleye lake. Been a slow bite this year and looking to gain an edge. Also purchased a pack of the VMC bullfly jigs. 1/64 oz in pink. Any feed back??
Just bought a tingler spoon in the Glow Gold fish color. Im excited for it. anyone else use these for panfish? I read a lot about guys walleye fishing with them but the main lake I fish isnt a <strong class=”ido-tag-strong”>walleye lake. Been a slow bite this year and looking to gain an edge. Also purchased a pack of the VMC bullfly jigs. 1/64 oz in pink. Any feed back??
I’m sure the spoon has its time and place for aggressive panfish (for me early and late ice). I’d be leaning a lot more on the small tungsten jig in the dead of winter with high pressure, thick ice, and 0 degree temps that we are currently experiencing.
I would agree with Bucky. Go mainly with a jig and something wiggly or a plastic for your panfish.
The Tingler, however, is probably my favorite ice fishing spoon. I love it for walleye and northern and larger perch seem to like it too. Since it’s 1/64th I’d still keep it handy and try it out every now and then.
I kept getting good bites last week on the old trusty Swedish pimple (small/silver) but I couldnt set the dang hook on anything. So either they were small or I just sucked. haha. I dont know what made me go with the Gold fish color but I felt like my buddy using an orange tungsten the other day was getting bit way more than me. And pink has been a hot color on the lake I fish.
When jigging a tingler spoon, what have you found to be the best action? jig it high and let it fall, or just jig it regular like a jig to give it some motion?
Absolutley killer crappie spoon. Hit bigger gills on them as well. I have one tied on at all time. Tipped with waxies can kill the crappies, drop down and hit a walleye, and get gills. We don’t see jumbo perch often by me but I would bet they would love it to.
In the cold I often fish more aggressive then move to a subtle presentation. Then work my way down from there. With yesterday being snowy then windy and then cold, now today being cold. Tomorrow’s negative 20 morning bite could be one of the more aggressive ones to happen. Its hard to say till we try. Its easy to down size once you figured out that they don’t want it
Man i hate to consider myself a “fair weather” fisherman, but -20 is cold no matter who ya are. and I live in the middle of Michigan
Man i hate to consider myself a “fair weather” fisherman, but -20 is cold no matter who ya are. and I live in the middle of Michigan
Oh 100 percent cant argue with that. Have to be prepared. If I wasn’t driving the truck out I wouldn’t be going
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Man i hate to consider myself a “fair weather” fisherman, but -20 is cold no matter who ya are. and I live in the middle of MichiganOh 100 percent cant argue with that. Have to be prepared. If I wasn’t driving the truck out I wouldn’t be going
well good luck out there. im sitting inside today watching it blow snow around. might get out sunday. Hope you slam em’ brother.
This year the tingler and the tumbler became my go-to crappie slayers. Love em.
This year the tingler and the tumbler became my go-to <strong class=”ido-tag-strong”>crappie slayers. Love em.
I used a gold tumbler spoon last year on a different lake than what i fish now and had great luck with it. but one day i was out there and had a big hit, and i set the hook like a maniac and broke my line at my knot. I dont use a clinch knot anymore when i use such light line. I use a polomar knot now. or i tie my spoons with the ol rapala loop knot.
I have tinglers on both my crappie rods this year tipped with a small piece of plastic, been killing the crappie with it last 3 trips. Using firetiger orange and a gold one. also getting perch and the occasional walleye with it.
I always start with a small spoon. Usually start with a minnow head and then go to waxie. They are a big fish bait, especially when the smaller pannies are aggressive. The minnow head sometimes keeps the gills off.
Like Bearcat said, start aggressive and downsize. Usually go from spoon to a tungsten fly with a waxie. If they dont want those it’s time to go home.
^^^yup very rare do many people go the other direction as fish will bite at some point if you start slow and the fish bite most will stop and use what’s working at the time.
I would sure love to get out there this weekend but as any of us in the Midwest right now know, its fricken cold and windy. My pop up shanty wouldnt stand a chance in this stuff. So im left watching James on in-depth outdoors videos. watching him catch pike and walleye and it kinda makes me ready for spring time.
Small spoons tipped with euro larvae or plastics can be deadly especially on Aggressive crappies. If the fish are real aggressive go without anything and just use the spoon itself. The Tingler is a great spoon for a shallow water presentation, now for getting down quick to deeper basin fish or very active pods cant beat a pinhead spoon. As far as what to use in this weather it all depends on the pod of fish you are sitting on finiky go small tungsten aggressive go with spoon. I will say this spoons useally get the bigger fish.
Small spoons tipped with euro larvae or plastics can be deadly especially on Aggressive crappies. If the fish are real aggressive go without anything and just use the spoon itself. The Tingler is a great spoon for a shallow water presentation, now for getting down quick to deeper basin fish or very active pods cant beat a pinhead spoon. As far as what to use in this weather it all depends on the pod of fish you are sitting on finiky go small tungsten aggressive go with spoon. I will say this spoons useally get the bigger fish.
hey icehawk,
what makes the tingler spoon a “shallow water” presentation??
because of its slow fall??
I just feel they are better used in shallow water because of there weight and slower fall time . Takes less time to get to the fish in say 10-15 foot vs 15-30 foot. But sometimes that slow wobble as with the leech flutter and slender spoons may be the ticket to fire them up so I won’t rule them out in deeper just a preference . If I’m fishing deeper basins I just prefer to fish the pinhead, small pea, buckshot and other weighted spoons. As I feel getting down fast to a active deep school is the key to picking off the most aggressive feeders before the school moves on. Kind of like when your on a school of active jumbo’s hence why we use the piggy back system on them. The quicker you get back the better down to them and keep them interested the better your odds of keeping a school in your hole or area.
I just feel they are better used in shallow water because of there weight and slower fall time . Takes less time to get to the fish in say 10-15 foot vs 15-30 foot. But sometimes that slow wobble as with the leech flutter and slender spoons may be the ticket to fire them up so I won’t rule them out in deeper just a preference . If I’m fishing deeper basins I just prefer to fish the pinhead, small pea, buckshot and other weighted spoons. As I feel getting down fast to a active deep school is the key to picking off the most aggressive feeders before the school moves on. Kind of like when your on a school of active jumbo’s hence why we use the piggy back system on them. The quicker you get back the better down to them and keep them interested the better your odds of keeping a school in your hole or area.
great info brother. thank you
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