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Location: Waconia, MN | I have been out the last week and I have had some buddies going out also. It seems that every time we go out we have 2-5 follows each time out. Some fish seem to be lazy and follow the bait to the boat and aren't really interested and there have been a few that come in hot until they get close to the boat then just get lazy, loose interest and wont figure 8. Any suggestions on how to get these fish to cooperate and actually bite?
Edited by Maverick 6/8/2010 10:54 PM
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| Go to new lake! Ha Ha Ha.......really though your best bet is working very eratic baits. It is tough to stay confident because eratic baits typically produce less follows, but they get the fish to commit and eat earlier in the cast if there are ready. |
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Location: N.FIB | Those fish will eat at the right times,low light,after dark,moon phase times |
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Location: Uxbridge Ontario | Sound like feeding window issue.
Maybe slow down the presentation. Throw gliders like suick or hell hound, manta... something like that or even a bulldog. They are my go too lures most of the season, but especially early and late season. 73 - 75 degree water temps and I start to through blades. Here in central Ontario we are only seeing 67 - 70* now.
It worked last night with 4 fish in 4 hours. 2 on 10" Suick, one on a hell-hound and one on a bull dog.
Edited by HomeTime 6/9/2010 9:01 AM
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| I have found the opposite of slowing down. When fish as low and slow giving them more time to just cruise in and check it out just has led to more lazy follows. Work your baits eratically, twitches, pulls, pauses, etc......A lot of time you will get less follows which can be tough, but usually more strikes which is what you are looking for. |
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| SPEED IT UP, Then speed it up more! They Hate it when something doesn't want to get eatin!
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| Don't waste a lot of time, you have marked the fish, move on.
Also, change baits if you get a couple or three. Don't end the day talking about all the "follows" you got on "bait X".
Edited by firstsixfeet 6/9/2010 9:31 AM
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| Mark a waypoint and come back later |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | throw a weagle, work it slow and catch the stupid thing ... |
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| Bulldawg works for me. We they come in slow in stead of figure 8 I sometimes switch it to a vertical jig type presentation. Sometimes i even let is sink all the way to the bottom. I usually get strikes with the first one or two pops but sometimes on the down fall. Works for me about 75% if the time. Give it a shot! |
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Location: Racine, Wi | That would be the route I'd take.
jonnysled - 6/9/2010 10:27 AM
throw a weagle, work it slow and catch the stupid thing ... |
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| I would suggest a jig, like the esox cobra and a thumpertail. Especially if you're sight fishing. Or if you CAN sight fish. Lots of supertankers are hooked each year by crappie and walleye anglers fishing respective size offerings. If you put it right in front of a fish and all they have to do is flip their tail and move six inches forward, sometimes they will.
Other than that, something like a suick or bobbie might do the trick. The float up can drive them nutz sometimes. Same for a twitch bait like a jake or a gramma. Long pauses and the death rise.
Triggering fish is the knack that separates the men from the boys. Unfortunately, most days I'm still in diapers.
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | Sometimes all it takes is to downsize your lure. The fish might be a little hungry, but not quite hungry enough for a larger lure.
Also, be sure you're not slowing down your lure as it gets close to the boat. Slowing down a bait will often times shut a fish down.
One other thing to do is add a lure direction change half way through the retrieve. Simply swoop ypur rod from side to the other and keep reeling. That little trick has put many Muskies into the net for me.
Edited by Herb_b 6/10/2010 8:42 PM
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