Author Topic: does anybody know who to fish a wetaskiwin special the proper way??? (Read 6838 times)

gooner · « **on:** Dec 10, 2014, 08:53 AM »

Just curious if there is a proper way of fishing them ?

clayton · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 10, 2014, 09:48 AM »

I would like to know this as well. I bought some when I first came upon them because they look deadly, but have had no success yet.

ryanlookingforperch · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 10, 2014, 10:00 AM »

Is this specifically to target whites?

I've never used one. But a friend gave me one, I usually get extras of my "go to's" and share them with friends and he returned the favor with one.

The one thing he taught me while fishing for whites with them was to micro jig it and spin the line in my hand and only every now and then to jig it a bit more aggressively but only once or twice kinda a thing. Smash it a couple times of the bottom and repeat. If that makes sense.

I have caught all my whites on wire worms. But only after changing to this technique. Small rapid consistent movements seemed to bring the whites in and take my wire worms.

I will occasionally get hit on my dead stick for whites, but it's usually this action that I believe brings them in.

My input anyway.

Good fishin'!

jason22 · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 10, 2014, 04:23 PM »

Hey I used to use them lots for pike actually, just put a minnow on the non coloured sign and they were money for me. If your targeting big pike wanna make sure you use some bigger hooks on them.

Drewski Canuck · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 17, 2014, 02:51 PM »

Use them in deeper water (10 - 40 FOW). Lift and let flutter down to the bottom. Stop. Lift up a few inches and flip it short and hold STILL. No idea why the hit it, but they do. Sometimes Ling grab them, sometimes Pike, often whites. Stir up the bottom a lot and that seems to make a difference.

for bait for walleye in shallow water, put a minnow across the two hooks on one side for a horizontal presentation. Works great.

Drewski

#1fisherman · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 19, 2014, 08:26 AM »

I'd like to shake the hand of the man who invented these. For whites in small sizes they will clean up most days. Same as the rest say pound it in the bottom a few times lift an inch or two hold for a min then repeat. For trout fisherman, if you get a small yellow one and attach a kernel of corn on each hook the hook disappears and the trout hammer it.

Nightbird · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 21, 2014, 02:33 PM »

Looks like they come in numerous blade styles, sizes, and colors. Favorites for whites?

KenH · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 22, 2014, 08:05 PM »

who handles these in Edmonton?

Mike_W · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 22, 2014, 09:21 PM »

Quote from: KenH on Dec 22, 2014, 08:05 PM

who handles these in Edmonton?

The fishin hole carries some as does Wholesale sports.

GETFSHN · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 22, 2014, 10:16 PM »

I was using them last thur and the technique is to bounce them in the sand and creat dust like a fish is looking for food. The whites will hit it and I've used big ones and little ones with the same results. I've also used a williams wabbler that is 5 inches long and I keep bouncing it off the bottom and those big whites really want to know whats going on with all the sand and powder coming off the bottom and they hit it big time. Lifting the silt from the bottom also attract Jacks and walleye. Good luck. If I knew how to post pic's on this site I could show you the biggest white I caught last thursday it weight 6.8lbs.

swampy45 · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 27, 2014, 10:12 PM »

GETFSHN, care to share where you caught that white?

demasterangler · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 28, 2014, 09:46 AM »

Watched them on the camera , at sylvan ,last day of season . We might have caught 20
Or so ,one in the mouth . The fish seem to lay on the spoon , so you hook them all over .
I know with a small piece of crawler , they work very well on walleyes . I bought them
At Fishin Hole Cal.

#1fisherman · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 28, 2014, 08:51 PM »

You shouldn't be hooking them all over, that is called snagging and it is illegal. Unless the fish has it in their mouth you have no business setting the hook, change the way you fish.

shackless · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 28, 2014, 09:18 PM »

Quote from: #1fisherman on Dec 28, 2014, 08:51 PM

You shouldn't be hooking them all over, that is called snagging and it is illegal. Unless the fish has it in their mouth you have no business setting the hook, change the way you fish.

While what you are saying is true, and i would certainly not condone someone going out and snagging fish purposely... if you are sight fishing over top of a fish that is over top of your hook... you may not see the hook in it's mouth... and when it touches your line... you could feel that as a nibble... it's happened to many of us I am sure.
If a person wanted to be snagging fish, i doubt a wetaskiwin would be the first choice, not that I would be speaking from experience :-)

#1fisherman · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 29, 2014, 03:51 AM »

Shackless, I agree but he clearly states he was watching them on camera in 20' of water,(not sight fishing) he also says, the fish lay on the spoon, that also indicates he clearly knows that he is about to impale the fish, so there is no excuse, hence the harsh tone. Fish hooked this way become susceptible to infection and parasites that increase mortality, not to mention unethical practice of angling. The regulations state that all fish caught in this manner accidentally, must be released. The title of the post asks "Proper way to fish Wetaskiwin" this is not how. Enough said!

GUNRACK · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 30, 2014, 06:15 PM »

so............. what is the proper way to tie a wetaskiwin special? do you simply use a snap swivel?

#1fisherman · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 30, 2014, 11:47 PM »

I tie mine directly on the lure.

GUNRACK · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 31, 2014, 02:23 PM »

fisherman,
if you are tying directly onto the lure what type of knot are you using? i'm thinking that my goto knot (palomar) would be susceptible to being cut against the sharp edge of the spoon?!?!?!?!
i remember my uncle years ago fishing with one hole on either side of his chair fishing wetaskiwin specials at wabamun lake, aggressive 1ft-2ft at a time and he would slay the whites I wish he was still around to share his knowledge.

#1fisherman · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 31, 2014, 10:11 PM »

I use the improved clinch standard stuff. I met a guy years ago on Wab who fished Kastmasters the same way, maybe it was him or a friend, same results just nailed them.

crazy_chef · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 08, 2015, 04:52 PM »

I have found that they work great for bringing in the whites, Aggressive jigging of one with a bit of bottom bouncing will get them to scream in but they almost always stop short or taking the hook for me. They sit there stare at it and if you slow the jigging down they keep staring for way longer than you think possible and I usually end up spooking them away. If you keep jigging fast they don’t stick around long at all and get spooked and leave as fast as they came in. The weirdest thing seems to happen if you dead stick after jigging to bring the in, they seem to slide forward and try to lay on the spoon

I have no Idea why they might want to lay on it and any movement at this time bumps them in the belly and the streak off. I have had better luck with the eyes and small pike grabbing it when I am looking for whites and that gets fun when you are using a Marmish and 6lb line.

calgarygringo · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 10, 2015, 08:58 PM »

Going out tomorrow and picked up a few today for me and my partner at TFH. Last weekend we had whitefish but no bait as we were focusing on pike. We are going to try the wetaskawins and the tips above if we see any coming thru on the camera and see if we can get some action.

calgarygringo · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 11, 2015, 09:16 PM »

Played around with the wetaskawins today at Badger with no luck catching. Had all kinds of lookers bu no takers. They went for our other lines with minnows on the bottom every time. What we did find though was every time we started jigging them we had the whites come in real curios so we used it to bring them in with a hope that one would bite. Hopefully next time we have more action on them but as an attractent it worked great. Lots of bites, hits, lost at the hole and several for dinner too.

Brandon · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 02:33 AM »

I've only ever used them at Pigeon. I did a lot of reading online and found out some guys tie it horizontal. I did that and it worked great. Like I always thought how does this thing catch whites and thought they must be snagging them but this is not the case. I caught walleye, pike and whites on it. Highly effective lure if you tie it this way. Tie it with concave side facing up so it hangs completely horizontal and then just tiny movements constantly, the flash and action this thing has tied like this is amazing. I would just twitch it constantly 1 to 2 feet of bottom and the whites would swim right in and in hail the thing. Here is a picture.

adipose · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 25, 2015, 03:28 PM »

does anyone have a real photo of one of these

calgarygringo · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 25, 2015, 10:13 PM »

Here you go Wetaskawin Special
Keep in mind the 2 hooks are also the same on the back side of the lure as well.

Walks on Water · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 27, 2015, 09:30 AM »

Quote from: calgarygringo on Jan 25, 2015, 10:13 PM

Here you go Wetaskawin Special
Keep in mind the 2 hooks are also the same on the back side of the lure as well.

(Image removed from quote.)

I pulled a beauty white out of Marie Lake on the weekend using that exact one. I was bouncing it off the bottom with occasional 12-18 inch lift-and-drops when a 3.7lb whitey took a break from chasing cisco to inhale it.

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