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Location: LaCrosse, WI | As I'm gearing up for the upcomming Ice guiding season I find myself stocking up on lures again. I have my favorites, but wondered what everybody else likes.
My favorites are as follows.
Jiggin Rapala size 5-7
BuckShot Rattle Spoon (some modified as dropper rigs)
Heddon Sonars
Nils Masters
GoDevil jigging spoons
The good old hook & sinker combo
I've never had great success with the Chubby Darters.
What are your favorites? |
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| If you can find them, try some Vib-E lures (similar to the Sonars). I was experimenting with some blade baits this past year, and the Vib-E lures were the fastest reacting blades I tried. What I mean by that is that they started "vibrating" sooner on the upstroke, and with less effort then Sonars, Cicadas or Zips. I have never tried them on the ice, but I will be this year. You can lift them slower and with shorter strokes and get the same action, which I think is better on the ice.
Dave S
Edited by thumper 10/2/2007 7:59 AM
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| Gem n eyes with a shiner head. Put more eyes on the ice for me last year than any other jigging bait. Tip-ups at night lead the race.
Swedish pimple is another must have. IMHO. |
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Location: in the boat off the east shore somewhere | just give me the old sweedish pimple and half a shiner and drill me a hole over some fish... keepin it oldschool,, over some fish means more than what you put down.. although thumper might have something going up there... thanks for the tip,,, |
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Location: LaCrosse, WI | Thanks for the replies. I do use Swedish Pimples and even some of the Vibe E's. We fish with blade baits a lot on the Mississippi and the Heddons and the BFISHN (heddon bodies) seem to out produce the Vibe E's and the Zonars. I won a box of Vibe E's at the GNWC championship a few years ago. I'll have to throw them in with the ice gear.
As for the Gem-n-Eyes I hadn't really seen any of the JB tackle stuff. They have some interesting stuff in their line. I'm interested in the Gem-N-Eye and the Rattling Varmit (this could be another option like the Buckshot spoon). Lindy has a pretty cool new spoon comming out this year to. I think it's called the rattl'n flyer.
I have two big group trips booked so I need to make sure I have lots of options for everyone to try. |
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| BELEIVE IT OR NOT THE 1/8TH OZ OR 1/4 OZ THUMPER JIGS WORK AWSUM ALSO. TIP IT WITH A WHOLE FATHEAD OR SMALL GOLDEN SHINER AND BOUNCE IT OFF THE BOTTOM. AN OTHER GOOD SET UP IS THE NO. 2 MOON-GLO. ANY COLOR. JUST ZAP IT WITH A LITTLE LIGHT AND LET IT RIP. GOOD LUCK FISHIN' |
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Location: Greenville Wi | I wa surfing the other nite and came across a Mich site and this guy posted pic of some of his ice lures I ordered a bunch http://www.ficiousjigs.com/1257.html
He also made up custom colors with purple |
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