One thing I'm doing right now while the eyes are on the move is moving. I have holes at every depth in my area, I work them hard, it ain't easy that's for sure but I move and have had to switch to smaller baits, #5 jiggin rap with 1 minnow/head or a yellow pimple tipped to call them in, or a small PK spoon.
I jig aggressively always until I call them in. ( apparently I do alot of dancing on the ice as well my neighbors have said? ......hehehe)
Once they're marked, I do the best I can to put them on the ice. My most successful technique with such a tough bite has been to NOT wait for them to bite , be aggressive and hook them. As soon as I feel weight, I drop and sink my hook. That's it.
Sometimes they're not even hitting my minnow, I drop it into they're mouths and set my hook, it's as simple as baking a pie my wife says.
Hook sets are for free boy's !
Best of luck to all of you !!
I wish the "sponsor's" would post more but they don't and won't except for Joe.
I also heard from a friend Chris- WalleyeWonder was banned from this site as well as a "quality" poster from this board Larry.
Sad day's apparently around here as of late, I will miss both their informative posts....
Good luck and be safe!
Randy
PS. I knew that Aaron guy was shady from the beginning, hopefully we all get some justice soon for our missing friend.