The Burbot Spawn

[doggbiter]

  Friend of mine said a bioligist with the game&fish told him that the ling are starting to spawn! The bioligist said to find weedbeds on any lake and your good to go.
 I have the 2007 in-fisherman "Ice fishing guide" magazine, it has a back page article about ling. It says to look for mid-lake humps and shoreline points that extend a good distance into the lake.

 What has been your experience during the spawn? Would like to hear anybody's advice. Thank you in advance!

  Dog out

[FrankAk]

Weeds are good but when they are spawning i can tell you for sure that gravel bottom in about 15 or so feet of water seems to be the best for me.

[doggbiter]

 Thanks Frank.......do they tend to spawn towards feeder creeks, or just anywhere?

[FrankAk]

it totally depends on the lake i would guess. I like to find a spot on the lake where there is a point that goes out for a ways into the lake then find gravel out from that in anywhere from 10 to 35 feet of water. In the spot I have been killing them at... I found a point with a gravel bar right next to a weedben just on the dropoff of a creek channel haha.

I am in fish nirvana

[doggbiter]

[quote author=FrankAk  In the spot I have been killing them at... I found a point with a gravel bar right next to a weedben just on the dropoff of a creek channel haha.

I am in fish nirvana
[/quote]

 Sounds like you are having a good time, congratulations!
That said I'm working a small lake(365acres) that has no apparent points extending into it. If I could find a bottom-contour map, I would be good to go.....I think
 I have a radar unit, but don't know where to start. There are weeds from shore to around 24feet all around this lake, walked out shooting through the ice today. Where I went it maxed out at 34 feet, been fishing just on the weed edge(deep side). Been good for perch and trout, but no ling for me.

[FrankAk]

try fishing it at night with a glow in the dark buzz bomb in the 4 or 5 inch variety. I have also been catching bigger burbs on 8" curlytail grubs and twin tail grubs in the 6" range.

I find th best time to catch them is right when the sun goes down. From then on its been good.

[doggbiter]

 Thanks for info. 8)

 But what is a buzz-bomb??

[holmes76]

http://www.buzzbombzzinger.com/buzzbomb.html

[doggbiter]

 Where is the hook??
How do you rig that thing?

[TGF]

If you look closely there is a "hook" stamped in lure on one end. The line goes thru middle of lure (on the end that doesn't have hook stamped in it) and you slip a rubber bumper thru the line then tie on hook.

[FrankAk]

I pre rig my buzz bombs.

I use a 35lb test chunk of mono then tie up everything nice and tight. I then tie a barrel swivel as close as possible to the top of the buzz bomb.

This makes it easy for mad dashing around the ice. Just snap it to a snap swivel and off you go down teh hole. No dinking with the rubber stopper or anything.

Oh fishing at night I am using the spectrex super line in 25lb test but its in the diamater of 6lb test. I find when I hook into a big ling or laker they like to take me right into the weeds and I like to be able to muscle them on out.

Im talking big fiesty 10lb ling and 25lb plus lakers. I dont get many in that size but when I do I sure hate feeling under gunned.
And at night no fish is line shy