to spoon or not to spoon

logangeggie · **Joined:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:03 pm **Posts:** 6

Hey fellers had a beutty day out on the bay today at potters there. Was thinking about going out tonight some time. Didt no what u were usen? Got some big hits on a gold buckshot this morn. Didn't know what others were using. Thanks

pickerel killer · **Joined:** Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:28 pm **Posts:** 648

I got 1 good fish there this morning and a stinger hook sealed the deal! They were defiantly not very aggressive today so I always throw a stinger on when it's a slow bite.

Ptboguy · **Posted:** Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:13 pm

Fished potters all day today slow day for sure tried everything under the sun even the perch would not hit ! The 2 good marks we did have we're using 3/4 oz buckshot tipped with a minnow

logangeggie · **Joined:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:03 pm **Posts:** 6

Great thanks allot.

highhopes12 · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 7:11 pm **Posts:** 49

you should always use two minnows at a time on your spoons and they have to be the ones with the red stripe down the sides and three on low days

for2went · **Joined:** Tue May 13, 2014 1:38 pm **Posts:** 18

I wasn't having any luck on my gold champ, had to switch to a silver and blue spoon then all of a sudden it was game on!

landAlunker · **Joined:** Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:05 pm **Posts:** 32

Hey hi hopes why do you think you have to use two minnows on a buckshot or spoon .....I don't and have no issues with getting limits

horsehunter · **Joined:** Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:14 am **Posts:** 387

Does anybody fish lures only with no bait with success.

I haven't ice fished for 20 years but since muskie closed dec 15 I've been bored enough to try anything. I'm in Tweed and I don't think there are minnows in town any longer.

pickerel killer · **Joined:** Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:28 pm **Posts:** 648

You can use the sebile vibrato with no minnow and catch lots of fish!!!! They have a crazy action and vibration in the water. But you can't get them anywhere right now there sold out. I believe you can get your hands on 3/4oz and 1 oz vibratos but that's like havin a brick on the end of your line. They came out with a 3/8 oz this year. 3/8 or 1/2oz. Natural shiner in the 2 1/2"

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

horsehunter wrote:

Does anybody fish lures only with no bait with success.

I haven't ice fished for 20 years but since muskie closed dec 15 I've been bored enough to try anything. I'm in Tweed and I don't think there are minnows in town any longer.

I've read a few articles from In-Fisherman magazine, Outdoor Canada etc...and viewed some videos on Youtube and guys like Gord Pyzer, Doug Stange and guides from different lakes in Canada seem to NOT use minnows when fishing for Walleye. (unless of course on a deadstick or a tip-up) If they do decide to tip their lures with bait, they just use the head. They will use whole minnows when fishing for perch.
I was fishing 2 weekends ago on Scugog, and perch were hitting a jigging rap style bait with no minnow, so I'm sure a Walleye would!!!
Gord Pyzer says " I wouldn't give you a dime for a whole minnow, but I'd give you a quarter for the head"

Tiny eyes · **Joined:** Tue Jan 21, 2014 6:22 am **Posts:** 4

Has any used the senile vibrato and had any good luck with them I generally use the chartreuse 3/4 Swedish pimple have really good luck any info would be great

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