Eaters,Slabs & Mules

[palisade1kid]

4 wheel drive is needed if there are no roads plowed.

Fishing has been good.

[wismitty]

i live to far away to get up often CK. Next time up will be late march for the pickens. Will give ya a call before i show.

Wismitty

[palisade1kid]

That will be the start of the late ice bite.

I'll look forward to hearing from you.

[palisade1kid]

Well just to keep eaters slabs and Mules running with some pics ...here's some from today.

A full day in deed. Larby and his bud were out.Moosehead and Chopperman were there too.

Chopp & Moose aka swizz cheese left a bit too early.Ya ,it was a tough day worked hard for the fish we caught.

I gunned holes from 8-3 never sitting down,always took a knee when I seen fish.

Larby's bud...I forget his name...caught some nice slabs today using meat....shhhhhh.

Those slabs would make a run from time to time but when they would not move it was time to move on although a few fish got dipped into many times then they would suprize you and chase your jig down and hit it.

Moosehead got into a few before he had to leave.

Here's a nice slab he caught.

I really hate to say this ....not...I worked that same hole today and snagged a 12 & 14 out of it DOH!

Chopperman clipped a few smaller ones but then this guy came rolling along for him.

Nice fish Chopperman.

Met a few new guys today on the ice. Taking time to show others what works and making friends is pretty cool.

Look at this bull that James caught.

Here's a vid with James and a snot rocket.

I left my Dad in the house where he could just sit and fish.

The 1st place I set him up did not net any catches so I moved him.

The second part of the day he stayed pretty busy from his story on the way home.

Here he is as I roll the house over before we left.

[over the limit]

Keith i have really enjoyed reading your post and the pics,

you talk about a 1/80 oz jig is it possible to post a pic of one, and the latest hot color.

Rob

[palisade1kid]

Can't do that....that would be advertising.You got google get creative.

Besides it's not so much about color ,but more about profile.

I'm a big user of horizontal presentations.

On the lake I'm catching these fish chart.yellow and blue or chart. and any color heck even straight black has ruled the day.

the other thing that we need to look at is that I'm working a lift ...mostly 3-5 feet away from the fish trying to trigger a strike.

I'll put my offering right in the fish's face for about 3-5 seconds,then I'll start to reel away.A crank at a time and pause about 10 seconds to see if it will break.

Ultimately I'm trying to work them as high as they will go on that day which that will change from day to day sometimes even during that day it could change.

The ceiling is what I'm reffering too.

Usually on the 1st couple of fish I can determine what the ceiling is.

Sure I've had fish hit shy of it or even on the down fall,but 90% or better come from lifting to the ceiling.

Say a slab comes in at 24 just off of the bottom.So I go down to it to grab it's attention.

Then pull away a foot. It will come up and cover me,but won't hit so after 4-6 seconds I'll lift another foot.Again it will come up and cover without hitting so I'll pause for that 4-6 seconds then lift again.This time it comes to cover and strike.

When I'm lifting a fish and I see a few stop at the same place....that's the ceiling so I'll try to run a fish right to it.

I also leave a little room so that just as the slab get's to my offering I'll lift an inch or two.Those slabs fly right up ....thinking their dinner is getting away and strikes.

Part of this is why I try to get seperation.I want that slab to think it's meal is getting away.

Too close and they just gawk.

I hope this helps.

[over the limit]

Thanks for the reply, i have every jig in the world i will just

narrow it down from there, sounds like you use the standards for teasing the fish to bit,

i have found that some times when you drop it on the bottom they can not resist.

Thanks

Rob