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I mean, I understand Strikemaster is the choice of IDO but it doesnt match to a Jiffy now does it?
Jiffy ??? What in the world does Peanut Buttter have to do with matching up to Strikemaster or Bikini Ice Fishing Babes?
hahaha. oh my. are you kidding? *sigh*
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….and since this is a family website…we are all going to have to settle for big fish pictures.
A’men. lol
And I was not talking about the bikini company I was talking about Strikemaster.. I mean, I understand Strikemaster is the choice of IDO but it doesnt match to a Jiffy now does it? 
no hard feelings fellas. just kidding around.
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In my opinion (as a fan of the draggin jigs since they first appeared on the market), the long shank hook is more than important…it is essential to getting good, consistent hookups.
Here’s a “for instance”. In the summertime, a typical walleye bite is often simply a grab of the leech/crawler tail followed by a long hold before wolfing it down. If you set the hook at the first sign of resistance…you often come back with just a scale off the cheek of the fish. Happens to me all the time when I’m over anxious. If you wait just a bit, then you have a much better chance of sticking the fish. With a shorter shank hook, you’ll be waiting even longer for the short shank hook to work its way into a mouth, resulting in fewer fish hooked right where you want ’em (in the corner of the mouth) and more gut hooked fish that will struggle to survive after release.
Years of design and field testing work went into the draggin jigs. In my opinion, the design is perfect for the jig dragging application.
My recommendation…order up a bunch and see for yourself!
You know, these jigs do interest me that is for sure. I do a lot of river fishing and I do fish a ‘drag’ technique from shore… I have played with a few designs and I found that a shorter shank hook I was hooking up on less timber/logs etc. I have watched the video work on these jigs and am convinced… you boys must know more than I for the simple fact that I have never fished them but will be adding them to my arsenal this spring!
Thanks for that slight input.
Thats great and all, but how desperate to companies get that they need to advertise with more boobs? Come on now… lol
Once a year theres a group of women promoting something… haha
Just curious… why doesnt the draggin jig meet up with the fireball jig and make the ultimate, draggin short shank walleye killer? 
pm me for details. lol
I think something like that just doesnt work… if ur not sittin on ur bucket its useless! If ya cant take a backpack and carry your flasher with you, or throw it on a sled… I dont know, i find a way to get my flasher with me everytime and i dont have to haul a pail from hole to hole when im trollin for fish… good concept, I dont prefer that.
those are some excellent walleye! and nice whites too! looks like a great trip.
Thanks! I dont think there is anyone from Alberta on this board anyhow but it doesnt hurt to show pictures, and a little story!
We had about 6 fish break us off… that were gaggers. I also set up my Real Weeds that LaDredge has provided me with and hooked onto a humdinger pike that ended up breakin me off. It was exciting all day!! Thanks for the comments.
Excellent fish. Heres two big pike I caught on the fly up here in Alberta! Hand tied, by me custom works!
Thanks for sharing those musky… I LOVE chasing pike on the fly! All I use is a 6w beleive it or not.. id say your good with that 10w! I may go to an 8w at most for my pike rod just because a 6 really wears those big fish down and a release takes quite sometime to revive!
BTW these two pike were released.
how is a Showdown not a flasher? Its just digital instead of being analog like the rest of them…
I guess ill just have to see what comes up next year and decide from there, if the Showdowns kinks are worked out Ill probably buy another Showdown… a color screen would be nice but needed.. thanks anyhow guys.
That is one thing that I love about the Showdown, it does not have any noise at all. It is extremely quiet and accurate, finding walleye belly in the mud is possible.
I havent been able to find many folks that use the Showdown compared to other units, I know a lot is preference but just looking at what other guys think of their units. At our tackle shops the guys sellin em dont even use them so they are going off what the box says.
But thanks guys.
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The reason I asked is first, because I have never used them, but secondly and most important is that it just amazes me that with only a handful of exceptions in 50 years when the sun sets and first darkness comes the bite stops, and when I night fish it seems it is 11:00 PM or later when something bites. The only real exceptions are some full moons.
So I’m trying to liven up the time from dark to 11pm-3am in the morning when they finally start biting. Any suggestions….. I already use meat in the dark
Well, I do the night fish for big Walleye and my biggest ‘eyes are caught in the dark. The bite happens an hour before dark and then dies right off and typically folks think that the Walleye bite is over but in fact it isnt. You have to follow the fish through out the day and keep active. I will give you an example of my best trip to date.
Started fishing at 3:00 in the afternoon and we were fishing a 15 foot flat with small rock piles scattered.. the fish would come through where we were every 20 minutes or so until about 5:00 (its dark at 6) we then moved into 8 feet of water and found the fish again until dark then it died down and this is when most folks head home. We stayed and decided to fish until about 4 am. Here is where you have to start searching again to find what depth these fish are cruising.
We found that only 2 feet shallower were where the ‘eyes were holding and not really cruising anymore but pretty much circling the area. We fished in 6 feet until about 3am and were to tired and headed home. I will also add that they do not want a fast presentation… slow jerks, lifts and bouncing the bottom. Jigs tipped with a small minnow and jigging spoons were the choice but the big fish were hitting a still 6-9″ smelt on a tip up and smashing it. The lake we fish is known for 10lb+ walleye but a good fish is in the 4-6lb range and we did capatilze on a few of that caliber.
Glow lures I think are a bit over rated… they work to a certain degree but I dont think they will outfish another lure. Just think brite colors and flash… walleye see best in darker water hence them being deeper in the middle of the day and shallow at dark. Ive noticed that having snow cover on the lake will make the water darker than having a clear iced lake.
At night I normally find the fish in 9-4 feet of water.
I hope this helps!
And if nothing is happening in that depth range go out a little further and try to find a little deeper flat.
Stay mobile! Best of luck bud 
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One thing I have always noticed about glow jigs, is the fact the length of glow time sure isn’t very long. I have heard pink or red last the longest, but none seem to last all that long.
Yah. You really do need to hit them with a flashlight really often. But to be honest with you… pinch off a minnow head so it dispurses that scent. You can watch them on the flasher come in and sit there and watch it, then if you make them chase it slow the normally hit it. Remember, walleye are nocturnal feeders.. glow isnt quite as necessary as you would think. That is just my opinion.
Yah. We do. Tons of farmland, brush, woodlots, forest…
If I knew how to paste a pic id show ya my pope’r I shot this fall in September…
He went 132 2/8″, came in with three other bucks from 120-160.. just couldnt get a shot at the 160 and couldnt pass him at 4 yards!!! 
I do hunt the big Alberta white-tail, you bet! There are plentyful but can be hard to pattern at times.
Also bowhunt mule deer, elk, moose…
Fishin for big ‘Eyes, rainbows, northerns, lakers and whites.
