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substitute to live Bait

Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:48 pm
by FowlDawg
I've always been pretty old fashion when it come to bait for ice fishing. Good old live minnow on the tip-up, I've had decent luck that way. I find that live bait is a lot of trouble though. for example this morning i went ice fishing but being Christmas there was no way could buy minnows, I got skunked again without live bait. I spent the whole morning freezing my butt off questioning my meps spinners and thinking there had to be a better way. if anyone could give me a couple pointers it would be much appreciated. I usually fish with still lines (tip-up) for walleye, pike, pan fish, trout... pretty much any that will bite im not very picky. So if anyone has any tips on what i can use to substitute live bait, how to use it, and when to use it you could make a fellow fishhawker very happy by slipping a couple secrets my way :D


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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods;
There is a rapture on the lonely shore;
There is society, where none intrudes;
By the deep bush, and music in its silence:
I love not man the less, but Nature more
- Lord Byron

Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:12 pm
by Eli
Gulp Alive on a leadhead jig. Add buckshot rattle chamber better results.
Jig near bottom and you should catch.

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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:15 pm
by Lonnie
There has been a number of previous threads debating Gulp Alive and Live Bait - might be worth reviewing those. Trigger-X also has a line of Water-based plastics coming out soon - I`ve tried them and they are also awesome live bait substitutes.
cheers,
LK

Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:27 pm
by The Nipigon
Simple solution...dead bait...take your left over minnows and package them up in sandwich zip locks...say six to a bag and freeze them. You can roll them in wax paper and they won't stick to each other. Now you have a back up plan when live bait is not available when you get the urge to go fishing. Oh ya, just as effective on a jig head or swedish pimple. Food for thought...

Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:03 am
by FowlDawg
Thanks for the tips guys, I was out yesterday and used some Gulp managed to set the hook in nice brookie and missed a few. any other tips would be great also.

Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:28 am
by Chevy Champagne
you can also try to jig with any rapala jigs http://www.greenhobbymodel.com/floattub ... silver.jpg
or any jig simmilar to that thats how i got my eye last night
or any little flyer spoons http://images.ebsco.com/lindytackle/rat ... nfj038.jpg
you dont need any bait for thouse lures
good luck