salmotrutta
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As usual I was quite late getting to the water, arriving around 1:30ish.
My plan was to use the ultra-deadly blown up worm - but alas! I didn't bring my syringe.
Already very late, I figured why not drive to the nearest pharmacy and at least stick with my plan.
Back with a worm blower (pharmacy needle/syringe works well for this), I proceeded to find some holes from other anglers earlier in the day.
One of my reels didn't have enough line to get down deep, so I tied some extra line on with a uni knot. First drop of the blown up worm (with sinker about 12" from the hook), fish on! Watched it swim up from bottom and hammer it - so much fun! I was in about 90 fow, and it hit around 70 fow.
Nice 18" laker to start the afternoon!
Got another 18" laker a little later in the afternoon. I moved to 160 fow, with my worm down in 90 fow, when I marked a school of baitfish being chased by lakers in 30 fow. I reeled up to meet the fish and the take was instant. Was cool to get one in the reverse way that most lakers are taken! This one put up quite a tug for its size.
Went 2/2, no hut or heater needed today, an absolutely gorgeous day on the ice.
Kept both, will be having a fish fry on Wednesday.
When you are planning to keep your catch, a blown up nightcrawler is a deadly rig. You can use a small hook because when the fish takes it - you're not going to set the hook right away - you can let it really take it and then pretty much just start reeling it in! No need for trebles or stinger hooks. Very simple, very effective rig. I had one rod rigged up with a sliding sinker and one with basic removable sinkers - each one got me a fish.
Fish #2:
For the fly guys - this guy landed next to me today:
Scored this for $5 today at CT. They have them on sale for $10, but for some reason the one with the dvd included was on clearance for $5. Had been using a dollar store knife the odd time I filleted a fish since my last Rapala knife was stolen by a snagger/loogan on a GBay trib.
My plan was to use the ultra-deadly blown up worm - but alas! I didn't bring my syringe.
Already very late, I figured why not drive to the nearest pharmacy and at least stick with my plan.
Back with a worm blower (pharmacy needle/syringe works well for this), I proceeded to find some holes from other anglers earlier in the day.
One of my reels didn't have enough line to get down deep, so I tied some extra line on with a uni knot. First drop of the blown up worm (with sinker about 12" from the hook), fish on! Watched it swim up from bottom and hammer it - so much fun! I was in about 90 fow, and it hit around 70 fow.
Nice 18" laker to start the afternoon!
Got another 18" laker a little later in the afternoon. I moved to 160 fow, with my worm down in 90 fow, when I marked a school of baitfish being chased by lakers in 30 fow. I reeled up to meet the fish and the take was instant. Was cool to get one in the reverse way that most lakers are taken! This one put up quite a tug for its size.
Went 2/2, no hut or heater needed today, an absolutely gorgeous day on the ice.
Kept both, will be having a fish fry on Wednesday.
When you are planning to keep your catch, a blown up nightcrawler is a deadly rig. You can use a small hook because when the fish takes it - you're not going to set the hook right away - you can let it really take it and then pretty much just start reeling it in! No need for trebles or stinger hooks. Very simple, very effective rig. I had one rod rigged up with a sliding sinker and one with basic removable sinkers - each one got me a fish.
Fish #2:
For the fly guys - this guy landed next to me today:
Scored this for $5 today at CT. They have them on sale for $10, but for some reason the one with the dvd included was on clearance for $5. Had been using a dollar store knife the odd time I filleted a fish since my last Rapala knife was stolen by a snagger/loogan on a GBay trib.
