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Close to shore, I use an ION and keep control when it breaks thru. No problem. 6-10inches of ice. Careful around any rocks sticking out of water near shore as you may find shell ice and wet feet. Smells/shiners/ worms all work. Never used crayfish for trout but have for bass, either use tail meat or hook under carapace. Bring both ION and hand they don't weight that much and having spare is smart.Good Luck
rubber band trick keeps them alive lets them move naturally dont give them too much line on the bottom a rocky area theyll crawl in a hole and hide
The old rubber band trick explained.
Thanks! So does the rubber band actually break once it gets pulled or does it just kind of slide off? Don't want rubber bands ending up in the water.
@)breaks off in water most the time
Eh - guess I won't go that route. Sounds like the person mentioning it was more talking about for the crayfish than setting the hook. I'd rather miss a fish than put rubber into the lake if possible. Maybe the crayfish rubber band trick is just as risky - idk. Guess I'd have to find crayfish for bait anyways before I could even contemplate.