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Offline LilWeezy

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BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« on: Nov 24, 2010, 11:42 AM »
HAS ANYONE TRIED THESE ARE THEY EFFECTIVE?


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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #1 on: Nov 24, 2010, 06:57 PM »
I heard they work good and they last longer than the real thing.

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #2 on: Nov 24, 2010, 07:30 PM »
might hav eto give um a try


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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #3 on: Nov 24, 2010, 07:57 PM »
I use them quite a bit.  They work- except when they don't.  They last much better on the hook than naturals and are easier to keep, but sometimes they don't work.  And when I say they don't work- there are times they can scare fish away- I've seen it on my underwater camera. When they do work, I prefer them to  the real thing because I often get multiple fish on one bait.  I usually keep a jar or two around and a bait puck full of meal worms from the pet store in my pocket.  That way I've got it covered.
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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #4 on: Nov 25, 2010, 08:49 PM »
I've found that they work great except when they don't as well. I keep a jar of the pink and a jar of the natural in my bucket for those occasions when fish aren't too interested in other stuff (Be Prepared!)
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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #5 on: Nov 25, 2010, 08:55 PM »
I've found that they work great except when they don't as well. I keep a jar of the pink and a jar of the natural in my bucket for those occasions when fish aren't too interested in other stuff (Be Prepared!)

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #6 on: Nov 26, 2010, 12:09 PM »
I used them all last year, just got into jigging and it seemed to fit my budget.. i caught a bunch of crappie on them, some trout, salmon, bass. i liked them,and i still have half the jar left,  i went jigging with a few people who were using waxies, i seemed to catch just as many fish, but i didnt have to replace my bait after a catch, some days id go 20 fish on the same one...

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #7 on: Nov 27, 2010, 08:18 PM »
I have had great success with them, catching perch, gills, crappies, and even suckers with them through the ice

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #8 on: Nov 27, 2010, 09:30 PM »
I also have used them and worked well on perch I have never gave them a fair shake out but I will.


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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #9 on: Nov 27, 2010, 09:31 PM »
I've been using them more and more lately . I used them this summer with my ultra light slip float set up . I was using the chartruese color .

The jars they come in stink ! they don't have any sort of seal on them and will leak out all the juice if they tip over in your tackle bag .

Berkeley really needs to do something about that .  >:(

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #10 on: Nov 27, 2010, 09:34 PM »
Ya, that sucks to find the jar leaked into your pocket.....I keep mine in plastic zip loc bags in my pockets now

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #11 on: Nov 28, 2010, 08:51 AM »
I haven't tried the waxies, but I have used the honey worms almost exclusively for the past 2-3 years. I have had best luck with the yellow colored worms. I also have red and natural but they don't seem to work as well. 
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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #12 on: Nov 28, 2010, 10:02 AM »
Started using them because they were on clearance 2 years ago.  Best couple of bucks I have spent in a while. They are really durable and they seem to catch fishing pretty consistantly. Bass, trout, perch, crappie, gills, etc. Its something definatley worth keeping in the arsenal.
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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #13 on: Nov 28, 2010, 11:34 PM »
They work, a lot better than no bait at all on the jig, but they are no substitute for the real deal.

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #14 on: Nov 29, 2010, 10:46 PM »
I've been using them more and more lately . I used them this summer with my ultra light slip float set up . I was using the chartruese color .

The jars they come in stink ! they don't have any sort of seal on them and will leak out all the juice if they tip over in your tackle bag .

Berkeley really needs to do something about that .  >:(
Try some teflon tape, just be careful when you open the jar-worked for me last year........

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #15 on: Nov 30, 2010, 01:20 PM »
Didn't work for me. Ended up using them to chum the holes i was fishing. Watched on the vex. They would settle on the bottom with no fish coming into the screen. A while later, the screen would light up for a few minutes as the smell pulled the fish in but they wouldn't touch the ones on my jigs. ??? So i'd drop a live minnow down and catch them. A single jar would last over 6 trips.

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #16 on: Dec 01, 2010, 08:34 PM »
Try some teflon tape, just be careful when you open the jar-worked for me last year........

Yeah I heard about that . I'm gonna give it a try . Berkley really needs to fix this problem though .

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #17 on: Dec 01, 2010, 08:34 PM »
They work, a lot better than no bait at all on the jig, but they are no substitute for the real deal.
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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #18 on: Dec 02, 2010, 02:47 AM »
Post frontal conditions follow me like a lonely puppy

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #19 on: Dec 02, 2010, 02:50 AM »
I've been using them more and more lately . I used them this summer with my ultra light slip float set up . I was using the chartruese color .

The jars they come in stink ! they don't have any sort of seal on them and will leak out all the juice if they tip over in your tackle bag .

Berkeley really needs to do something about that .  >:(
Yea...what they did about it- making a plastic carrying case for them which costs extra- is just idiotic. Put a better lid on the jar and the problem is solved. sucks when they will take you for a long ride just to squeeze out a extra five bucks.
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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #20 on: Dec 04, 2010, 06:40 PM »
I had better luck with live bait that these,  My son who is 7 loves them.  He fishes all day with one piece.  He that he is only 7 he plays a lot when he decides to fish again he just drops his line down the hole,

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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #21 on: Dec 07, 2010, 08:22 PM »
been using them all winter, all summer and rarely anything else. They're great in my book! Specially when tipping a Marmooska
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Re: BERKLEY ICE FISHING WAXIES
« Reply #22 on: Dec 09, 2010, 10:21 PM »
Used the Gulp Alive Fish fry this summer when I forgot to get real bait. All I had and put a hurt on some nice gills with a Mudbug. Used both times I went out last week, did better first day, 2nd trip they liked waxies. They do leak tho. The last jar i bought, I left the pull of foil seal on, just peeled halfway, seems better than other jars I had. First had the 1.5" Fry, but bought the 1" now, the tail gives them good action and body fits perfect on small jigs. Timmy

 



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