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Title: tip jig?
Post by: Bigman on Nov 29, 2005, 03:43 PM

what is the best live bait to tip jigs with that produces bites

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Post by: {RPF}Rapala Pike Fisherman on Nov 29, 2005, 04:44 PM

Spikes, mousies, and oh yeah those berkley gulp maggots should work well too  ;)

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Post by: mullen2525 on Nov 29, 2005, 06:10 PM

cut a minnow into strips, head piece works real well.  i usually take the leftover minnows from my last trip out freeze um then next time i go out i got some already dead minnows just waiting to be cut up, works real well on both panfish bass and pickeral

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Post by: iceintheveins on Nov 30, 2005, 06:04 PM

For panfish the best thing to tip jigs with is a maggot or two. If you can't find that, a waxworm or a small piece of crawler is best.

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Post by: Van_Cleaver on Dec 01, 2005, 07:17 PM

Another vote for maggots: they're rugged, they catch every kind of panfish I go after,(gills, seeds,perch, crappie) and they are cheap if you buy in bulk.

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Post by: icejunky on Dec 01, 2005, 07:19 PM

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Spikes, mousies, and oh yeah those berkley gulp maggots

Could not have said it any better myself. The Berkly Maggots last longer then live bait and they really do get the job done

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Post by: Bigman on Dec 01, 2005, 07:23 PM

thanks for the tips

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Post by: fishingking on Dec 04, 2005, 11:48 PM

ive always used spikes and/or plastics  some people swear by mousies

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Post by: P.I.K.E. on Dec 05, 2005, 10:46 PM

I use waxworms or spikes. But there are times when plastic will out fish live bait. Something about those little wedgie plastics that the perch love. :)

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Post by: Tip-UpTommer on Dec 06, 2005, 08:19 AM

i make sure i have a package of the powerbait magots with me all the time while ice fishing. i think they work just as good as real magots and they last longer. i tip every jig i use with magots of some kind when ice fishing. last year i caught a 28 inch walleye jigging a #12 kastmaster tipped with the powerbait magots.

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Post by: Caroga Kid on Dec 06, 2005, 12:09 PM

Spikes for sure..... ;)

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Post by: doodle on Dec 09, 2005, 06:23 PM

Mousies, Mousies, Mousies

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Post by: NickP on Dec 11, 2005, 03:28 PM

I just bought 1000 waxworms off line (EBAY) for 12.00 even shipped- he threw in 100 mousies and a spring bobber too after i asked


now i just need like 20 more jigs! :-\

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Post by: Polar on Dec 12, 2005, 03:26 PM

Spikes are the best goto bait for gills.

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Post by: bigredonice on Dec 12, 2005, 03:46 PM

Quote from: slipbob on Dec 09, 2005, 06:45 PM

It just seems a good part of the time you can get away with catching lots of gills, crappies too, on tiny plastics only and tipping is not required.

Hey Slipbob, do you still agree with this statement ;D

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Post by: bigredonice on Dec 12, 2005, 03:52 PM

God damn your quick...you knew I had to get you for that one ::)

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Post by: panfishman13 on Jan 11, 2008, 12:46 PM

i prefer waxies, but then come spikes, mealies, earthworms, no bait.