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Came close to out fishing me
Thanks for the hint I will let you know how they do
gamma spun me on to some Maki's ....without a doubt they work and are quility ...i'll never give up my old ways but it all adds to the fishing aresnal ..... i have found ....watching with the vex the mix and match ...... if they come to the maki fast and then back away ...drop a spike! and vice a versa ... switching up has proven it's self with me ..... gamma thanks for spinning us all on to them
A couple pics of the Makis i've come across in my ventures......by the way friends, these pics do no justice to the actual realism, colors, and action when rigged properly. I only want to show some of the different designs and colorations that I have obtained.(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
One of the advantages of being the organizer and director for the North East Ice Tour tournaments is that I am constantly surrounded by anglers that are better fishermen than I am. And I always try to learn as much from them as I can.And here's a thought for any of you who doubt the effectiveness of plastics; Out of our six tournaments last year, 15 of the 18 top finishes were taken on plastics. There was only one tournament where the first place team was not using plastics. The teams that took first, second and third places at our first tournament this year were all using plastics.When you have guys that are willing to plunk down $120.00 entry fee per tournament and travel 6 hours to fish a lake they've never seen, at considerable expense, and almost all of them are putting their faith in plastics, it has to make you think that they might be on to something............. ...
I would NEVER venture out for panfish or eyes with only plastics and no maggots to tip with
A couple pics of the Makis i've come across in my ventures......by the way friends, these pics do no justice to the actual realism, colors, and action when rigged properly. I only want to show some of the different designs and colorations that I have obtained.
Funny. For me, tipping plastics with spikes/waxies/mousies/etc, takes away the action of the plastics and defeats the reason behind using them in the first place................. .........but then again, if it works for you, it's all good.
So...out of 26 different lures, how about some advice to narrow the selection down to manageable size...lol. I'm thinking for perch the Mini Draggi, Maki, and Spiki. Yes, no, suggestions? What is your favorite colors? Thanks...
Anybody buying and using plastics for the first time, don't expect to go out the first time and put a hurtin' on the fish populations. It ain't gonna happen. There is definitely a learning curve for plastic use. It took me a couple years to gain confidence in using plastics, and another year to realize I am carrying around live bait for nothing. This is my third ice season since ditching live bait for jigging. Yes, some times live bait will catch fish when things are tougher, and generally put more (usually smaller) fish on the ice. Me, I don't need 800 pounds of fish in the freezer, That;s because I'm not your neighbor ! nor do I need to catch 3 fish a minute to be happy (although that does happen with plastics at times), and generally enjoy the challenge of the tougher days using plastics.Even my 5 year old was catching fish today on Maki's, so it ain't impossible (Image removed from quote.)