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Anyone use fallfish??

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dyhrdicefishr:
Just wondering if anyone has used fallfish as bait??
Thanks :)

Master Angler:
I've used dead 5-7" creek chubs as bait for pike rigged on a quick strike

rig under a tip-up with good success.  Got a 39" last year on one.  

From what I know they are quite similar to a creek chub and should work

well.

Master Angler:
Never weighed it, just measured her and released.

Caught it in March when pretty full of eggs, my guess would be around

18 lbs.

Mr.Esox:
I've been using them for years with a lot of success.

Sasquatch:
This is weird but one day I was fishing a stream (open water) for trout and not doing very well.  I was using small minnows and was only catching fallfish ( It was a low gradient stream, primarily a put-and-take water).  When I was almost out of minnows I decided to cut up a fallfish for bait.  I filleted it and cut it into strips and ended up catching a limit of trout.  Ever since I've been doing the same.  I've never known anyone else who uses them - most people I know can't even identify them. 

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