? for scott stile

[Guest]

hi scott, just had a question about jigging for walleyes in the winter. do you normally tip your spoons with fatheads or shiners? most of the time i can get them to trigger on shiners but not fatheads. do you think it makes a difference?

thanks in advance.. keep up the good reports.

[Scott Steil]

Whitetip, when using a jiggins spoon such as the Glow Devil, I often use a minnow head only. When using the minnow head only I have not noticed a differnce it type of minnow.

If I am using a whole minnow I have noticed at times that fish prefer small shiners over fatheads. I usually only use fatheads when I am using just the head or under a dead stick. Good question!

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[BradB]

Scott,

This is a good topic. I was experimenting with minnow/minnow heads this weekend and was wondering more about this.

How do you hook the head? Mouth pointing down, or mouth hooked through the lips? Also, do you do any special trimming of the minnow or try to keep it to a particular size?

I tried a number of ways: half minnow, 1/4, just the head, trimming the skin so it had hangers that flapped, etc.

Any tips to fine-tuning the minnnow head/jig spoon presentation?

[EBass]

Let's not forget about the minnow tail part either. I don't know if that makes a big difference or not, but I caught a 20-21" on a Glow Devil (first fish on the Glow Devil) and a crappie minnow tail. This was on Tonka last night

[Guest]

thanks for the tips scott, tell derrick i will call him again this summer. i want to hook into another trophy...

[Guest]

also forgot to mention i saw that show you guys did on espn outdoors on planner boards and spinners. lots of good info.

[Scott Steil]

Brad, I hook then through the lip or head. I do this to keep them hanging straight. I usually just pinch them off behind the head.

As for the tail...I rarely use them. They don't hang on the hook the way I like them to and there are some attractact qualities in a "eyes" of the minnow I believe. However, sometimes anything will work.

Whitetip, I will let Derek know. I am sure he is looking forward to getting back on the soft water.

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[Roosterslayer05]

I know you guys asked scott but I thought I would try and help too. I have noticed that just the head works best but it seems to catch more fish if you have guts hanging out of the head exspecially for perch. I like to hook them through the skull so they dont fall off, I have never had good luck with the tails.