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Offline pontiac787

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How often do you check your bait?
« on: Nov 05, 2011, 05:59 AM »
Just curious how often you guys check the bait on your tip-ups?
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Offline Doubles Shooter

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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #1 on: Nov 05, 2011, 06:10 AM »
I'll usually check mine shortly after setting them. If they are clear of weeds, I'll check them once an hour or so.
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Offline pfscott

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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #2 on: Nov 05, 2011, 06:27 AM »
Half hour to an hour, pick them up, look at them, and set them back in. Sometimes it helps trigger a strike.
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #3 on: Nov 05, 2011, 07:11 AM »
Once an hour, used to have do it more often before I started using foam hole covers and polar style tip ups to clear ice out of the holes, not any more !
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Offline Iceassin

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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #4 on: Nov 05, 2011, 07:38 AM »
Every 5 minutes...that's how long it takes to pull off whatever it is attached to the bait... ;D
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #5 on: Nov 05, 2011, 07:56 AM »
Good thing you work out Ice, that would really get to ya at the end of the day if ya didn't !  ;)2 :roflmao:
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #6 on: Nov 05, 2011, 08:02 AM »
Quote from: surflizard on Nov 05, 2011, 07:56 AM
Good thing you work out Ice, that would really get to ya at the end of the day if ya didn't !  ;)2 :roflmao:



You got that right, Surf!............ ;D
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #7 on: Nov 05, 2011, 08:10 AM »
Hourly at least.
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #8 on: Nov 07, 2011, 06:36 AM »
30 minutes to an hour depends on the weather and how the jigging is going! Skim ice and check minnows. I agree with the guys sometimes it helps trigger a strike.
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #9 on: Nov 07, 2011, 06:53 AM »
Every two hours if I am located in a good fishing spot.  Every hour If I'm in a new spot and move one to a new hole if the fish are not biting.
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #10 on: Nov 07, 2011, 07:13 AM »
the first hour I leave them alone, I usually check the hole with my camera or flasher, and give the bait a few pumps when i first drop it, so i know if there are any weeds to hinder action.

then let it sit.. after the first hour, i check to see it the bait is still lively, and give it another 30minutes.. or move it
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #11 on: Nov 07, 2011, 12:59 PM »
Quote from: Doubles Shooter on Nov 05, 2011, 06:10 AM
I'll usually check mine shortly after setting them.

That's a good tip.  No use letting them sit in a pile of weeds for an hour!
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Offline fishermantim

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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #12 on: Nov 09, 2011, 12:54 PM »
I agree with Stoutbait, check every half hour or so, depending on how the jigging is going.
Heck, sometimes the jigging pulls in more and larger fish!
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #13 on: Nov 09, 2011, 01:01 PM »
NEVER! But then I fish dead bait under my tip ups.   ;D ;D
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #14 on: Nov 09, 2011, 01:11 PM »
Probably every half hour, if my flag isn't popping up there is a problem, I either need to raise or lower the bait, or move
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #15 on: Nov 09, 2011, 09:07 PM »
Try all the time unless its been a slow day of course. Seeing a flag is like Christmas morning but more often  ;D
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #16 on: Nov 10, 2011, 08:12 AM »
After 3-5 beers! ;D
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #17 on: Nov 10, 2011, 12:23 PM »
Usually once an hour while fishing for trout. Every half hour for everything else.

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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #18 on: Nov 11, 2011, 06:56 AM »
If I am not getting hits or fish, I move my tip ups with in 45 min. to a new hole. If the hole has been producing and it is quite for a little while I try to check every half hour...
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #19 on: Nov 11, 2011, 07:09 AM »
1/2 hour to an hour.
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #20 on: Nov 11, 2011, 07:27 AM »
whenever my legs get tired from sitting around, which probably is around the 45 minute mark.
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #21 on: Dec 26, 2011, 06:52 PM »
1/2 hour,somtimes i just go down the line and raise them 2 to3 feet and set them back down. Alot of the time, i don't get to the end of the line and i have a FLAG. :clap:
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #22 on: Dec 27, 2011, 11:28 AM »
Unless I miss a flag I don't ever bother the pull them all the way out.  I do go around every 20 to 30 minutes and give them a shake to get them struggling again though.
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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #23 on: Dec 28, 2011, 10:23 AM »
 Every 30-40 minutes if things are slow. Whenever I get to them if I'm chasing :tipup:
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Offline northernnyice

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Re: How often do you check your bait?
« Reply #24 on: Jan 01, 2012, 12:54 PM »
Every couple hours. Flutter the minnow up and down for a sec. It has seemed to trigger a strike for me before.
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