Poll How do you fish ?
How do you fish ?
OptionResults
Hit the milk run
Run and gun known musky spots
Slow down and pick apart areas
explore new water on that lake you know
follow the bait fish
follow the guides
Other
A stick of dynamite and a dip net
Purify myself in Lake Minnetonka, offer sacrifice to lake, thenfishthe wind
Milk run with at least one new spot per trip.
all of the above
Add your own option:
This is a multiple choice poll.

Top H2O
Posted 1/2/2020 8:12 PM (#951900)
Subject: How do you fish ?




Posts: 4080


Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion
We all fish different lakes... knowing the lake, how do you fish it from start to finish if you have 3-6 days ?
Kirby Budrow
Posted 1/3/2020 6:53 AM (#951903 - in reply to #951900)
Subject: Re: How do you fish ?





Posts: 2325


Location: Chisholm, MN
On the big lakes I fish regularly I try to explore off the wall spots while fishing my known good spots. Small lakes...I’ve fished every inch so pretty much just hit all the best areas.
ToddM
Posted 1/3/2020 8:04 AM (#951909 - in reply to #951900)
Subject: Re: How do you fish ?





Posts: 20217


Location: oswego, il
Good call making this multiple choice. The top 5 and other. It depends on where you are fishing and what time of the year.
BNelson
Posted 1/3/2020 8:39 AM (#951913 - in reply to #951900)
Subject: Re: How do you fish ?





Location: Contrarian Island
If you know the lake, and have fished it that time of year before you should have lots of data to go by, ie, fish caught, followed, lost, etc.. simply fish the best spots over and over..if for some reason (weather/water temp etc) has those spots drawing blanks adjust, move deeper or shallower...I go to MN every year for a week, I show up and load my gps file with my past years icons and the fish are pretty much always right where they were the year before.....

Edited by BNelson 1/3/2020 8:42 AM
CincySkeez
Posted 1/3/2020 8:41 AM (#951914 - in reply to #951913)
Subject: Re: How do you fish ?





Posts: 637


Location: Duluth
Milk Run plus one if I'm on a known body. If its new water I look for bait.
Brian Hoffies
Posted 1/3/2020 7:26 PM (#951942 - in reply to #951900)
Subject: Re: How do you fish ?





Posts: 1734


How do I fish? Not very well i'm afraid.
esox109
Posted 1/4/2020 2:04 PM (#951955 - in reply to #951900)
Subject: RE: How do you fish ?




Location: Neapolitan Chain Of Lakes
Follow the DNR boat. Observe. Ask questions. Then go fish with received data , info, and previous experience.
Top H2O
Posted 1/4/2020 2:23 PM (#951957 - in reply to #951955)
Subject: RE: How do you fish ?




Posts: 4080


Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion
Another question...Given the fact that you have 3-6 days to just fish, how many honest hrs. do you fish ? What hrs. ?
Just curious.
CincySkeez
Posted 1/4/2020 2:33 PM (#951958 - in reply to #951900)
Subject: Re: How do you fish ?





Posts: 637


Location: Duluth
Depends on time of year. If its July-September I fish the majors, take a nap from about 12-4 then fish all night. Night fishing in summer is my favorite, muskie seem to be hungry then.
Baby Mallard
Posted 1/4/2020 5:56 PM (#951962 - in reply to #951913)
Subject: Re: How do you fish ?





BNelson - 1/3/2020 8:39 AM If you know the lake, and have fished it that time of year before you should have lots of data to go by, ie, fish caught, followed, lost, etc.. simply fish the best spots over and over..if for some reason (weather/water temp etc) has those spots drawing blanks adjust, move deeper or shallower...I go to MN every year for a week, I show up and load my gps file with my past years icons and the fish are pretty much always right where they were the year before.....

 

A lot of time it's the same exact fish too. So basically you are fishing for your pet :

 

BNelson
Posted 1/4/2020 6:50 PM (#951965 - in reply to #951900)
Subject: Re: How do you fish ?





Location: Contrarian Island
Lol. Only know of 1 recapture
Emptynet
Posted 1/4/2020 9:43 PM (#951973 - in reply to #951900)
Subject: RE: How do you fish ?




Posts: 399


Location: WI
Answers #2, 3, 4, & 10. Milk run to see if fish are in "usual" spots. Always like to check out new spots no matter what happens on the milk run. Some days exploring just feels right.