Those are some nice eats there Sawlog.I sometimes smoke them,but alot of times I just split them and salt and pepper and add some smoke flavor.
I guess it would be fair to say that, most would get them threw the ice if their not getting out and doing what I do alot of in the summer in the boat.There have been times when I marked alot of fish in a few areas, and for the past two years it has been at the same time.All the marks are herring,except those real big ones that are lakers.Didn't matter what spoon we would troll with,they would hit it.
The bigger of the two is the blue back and the other is the sand back.Thats what I have always been told anyways.
One story I,ll share and I thought was pretty cool.When I first moved to Barrie I put a hut out in the bay here,and no word of a lie,on any given day, I could go out there,drop a spoon down to 30-35 ft.Watch the sonar and after a 10 or so jigs of the stick,I could see the fish starting to move in.Once I seen they were there good,I would bring up the line til I could see the spoon and then start to catch them.You would not believe how active and aggressive these fish hit, when their in a school.On the other hand, if you have 2-4 come in,alot of times they will cirlce the spoon and take sometime before hitting.
