Spearing while panfishing

[terrible_fisherman]

I am just curious if any of you know of any good lakes to jig for panfish while spearing. I used to go to the third flowage on Winnie where you can catch perch, sunnies, crappies, through the spear hole during the day while waiting for pike but I hear it is pretty snowed in this year and water clarity is pretty spotty. Has anybody been up there to try it recently? Otherwise any other similar lakes that people have been to up North? Thanks for any input.

[northerndave]

I don't think you can do that legally? Can you?

Unless the spear is outside of the house?

[LunkerCity]

Yes Ndave, you can. They changed the law a few years ago. You may have one rod in the house with you and I think they even allow you to put out one tip-up as well. (Not both though)

Not sure of any specific lakes to try it on. I would say just hunt for some gills/shallow crapps and once you find them there should be pike near by. We caught a couple of pike the other day fishing crappies in 20 feet. They will be where the food is.

[slurpie]

I was just wondering this same thing. I was wondering for people that spear a lot if they see lots of panfish. I don't spear but find sight fishing very fun.

[northerndave]

Wow, that's great. We thought we had to do either or, but not both at the same time. I'll let the kid run the spear and I'll bring my snoopy rod.

[merkman]

Cass on Allens bay.

Dark lake or Clear lake there may be a slot there though.

[MJ1657]

I think panfishing helps attract pike.

[Gordie]

Any lake that you can spear on has the potential to be good for jigging panfish, but I know some old timers that have been spearing for 40 plus years and have never seen panfish.

I have been seeing many panfish and some really big bass this season. I do not fish for them though I just watch and learn from those fish, like what they do when pike come in , how they feed and act towards different decoys and what colors attract them. from major things to the most subtle things as I think it helps me be a better fisherman.

[mrklean]

I think panfishing helps attract pike.

2 years ago brought a buddy with me spearing he panfished the entire time he was reeling a small sunny in but didnt have his drag set so it kept kickng below the ice he finally got it out and a pike showed up right under the ice

[hawkeye43]

They will take an easy meal like that any day of the week. I had a walleye hit a perch that I shook off half way up to the hole. the eye just came in flared its gills, ate the perch and was gone in 4 seconds. What a show that was.

[terrible_fisherman]

When did they open Cass to spearing? Does that have pretty good shallow panfish populations? Thanks all.

[Archerysniper]

Cass reopened last winter