Live lining minnows

[tonyjackson]

A couple ponds in the area are skimmed over right now and I'm looking for something to do this afternoon.  Has anyone ever tried punching a hole from shore (with a big stick or chisel) and gently tossing a shiner in attached to a jig rod in there. I figure it will slowly find its way to slightly deeper water.  I mean what the heck right, couldn't hurt.

Anyone ever tried it?

[Seamonkey84]

In Maine you have to be standing on the ice if your fishing through a man made hole, or standing on land when fishing a natural hole.

[Dags Bait Maine]

In Maine you have to be standing on the ice if your fishing through a man made hole, or standing on land when fishing a natural hole.

You do not have to be positioned on the ice to be ice fishing.

-Dylan

[tonyjackson]

Well in either case, it's not an awfully effective method. It turns out that small shiners don't swim too much when they have a hook through them. At least not enough to entice anything to swim up into 2 feet of water.
I guess I'll try again on tuesday.
Pray for ice.

[Seamonkey84]

You do not have to be positioned on the ice to be ice fishing.

-Dylan

Yea that's right, it's the open water thing I remembered and thought it was same for ice.

[csiacd78]

I caught a 26" togue in 3 feet of water on a brookie set, keep trying!

[cjg]

I've seen guys use long pieces of pipe to push their bait out under the ice from shore.
Lake Auburn is another place I've heard they do this in the spring.

[Riley T.]

How fast does it drop off?

[Dags Bait Maine]

Yea that's right, it's the open water thing I remembered and thought it was same for ice.

You would think it would be all one way or the other. The only logic I can use to justify the double standard is that maybe its a safety thing standing on the edge of an ice sheet and trying to open water fish.

-Dylan