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Indiana => Ice Fishing Indiana => Topic started by: bradmoun on Jan 04, 2011, 04:13 PM
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i use tip ups for bass and walleye mainly after walleye havent had much luck this year what size of minnows do you guys use i have been using bass minnows but should i try a couple of crappie on a hook at one time or stick with bass minnows thank you for any replies :tipup:
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I use fat heads and when that doesn't work I go down to crappie minnows. The bass minnows are a little big this time of year but I have caught some nice big ones on bass minnows. Sometimes when the bite is tough I put some flash a couple of inches up from the hook.
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I use large shiners for eyes. AND DO QUITE WELL.
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How big of shiners
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3-5 inches, hook behind the dorsal fin use a #4 treble, with largest slipshot 6-8 inches above, or use Swedish pimple size #3 and change out hook with 4 or 6 treble.
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how far off the bottom are you setn your tipup ?
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Just above the weeds. You want to keep the bait out of the weeds. Maybe 2-4 feet deep.
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alot of bait stores will sell actual walleye minnows which are bigger then a crappie minnow but smaller then a bass minow. did really good today with bass and im just a tip up begginner
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I always believe big bait=big fish (this is the gospel).
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is there a certain depth of water that you would try to find to target the marbel eyes ? loomis is got a lot of them in it , Ive never seen anyone try to target them with any kind of success. lot of different depth to target from 0 to 60 ft or more .
so much different scenario's, anyone with any ryme or reason as far as where to start? there has to be a massive school of them some where on the lake. just pickin some brains here , any true or tryed techniques that may work, or at least preferences ?
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is there a certain depth of water that you would try to find to target the marbel eyes ? loomis is got a lot of them in it , Ive never seen anyone try to target them with any kind of success. lot of different depth to target from 0 to 60 ft or more .
so much different scenario's, anyone with any ryme or reason as far as where to start? there has to be a massive school of them some where on the lake. just pickin some brains here , any true or tryed techniques that may work, or at least preferences ?
i have been fishing fingers coming out of deeper water going into shallow water. They are following the perch and coming into the shallows to feed.
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our tip-up bait,ever since shiners topped $2.50 a doz. that's been a few years and i haven had to go back to buying bait. so whats that tell ya. lol
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii171/river_scum/Picture.jpg)
free,natural, and hardier than anything at the bait shop ;)
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I have seen them at 5.00 a dozen.
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your already spending 15 in gas to get there, whats another 4 dollars
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your already spending 15 in gas to get there, whats another 4 dollars
2 beers at the legion.
and dont get me started on GAS!!! >:(
you going with us tonight? call me if your in buddy.