Owen_007

No wonder the cabelas jerkbaits were out of stock!

Well, Bass can be tricky under ice. Impossible to purposely catch at times. I have my best luck with sucker minnows on a tip-up and believe it or not, panfish jigs. I lost a 6 lb bass last year at the hole on a northland bro bug tipped with a skeleton minnow. Target panfish/crappie and you will catch the bonus bass. I’d start with some small Swedish pimples, and some northland ice fishing jigs as well as their line of plastics for ice fishing. Love them. I have most luck on white and bloodworm plastics. Always have a pack of Waxies in your pocket Incase the bite gets tough, sometimes that’s the only way you can get bit. I also would invest in a ML/L rod. When you start fishing light jigs with a MH for crappie you’ll find out why. Do you have a flasher?

I wish I had that problem!!;) I can fit all my stuff into about 7 boxes and I stay pretty organized. With plastics I’m trying different methods and haven’t found one I really liked.

Pit Boss, crazy leg chigger craw, and baby brush hog. All in some variation of green pumpkin

They are the same thing as a laser MG just a different paint job

I use a mop jig for almost every situation personally, and the 3/8 "Brown" Buckeye is my go to. Ive never had a issue skipping it...just takes practice

Straight shank flippin hook. You just don't miss fish with em

I run exactly that way. All braid on all my setups and then either a mono or flouro leader based upon technicque I'm setting the rod up for. Only ever broke one knot but that was with a Uni-uni. I now use the crazy Alberto knot and I've never had one problem with it on hundreds fish, and ive bent hooks straight with it. I see no downside to this. I replace line wayyy less, cast farther, and Have much more sensitivity.

Hey guys. With weather finally daily being in the low 40s here in MN, I'm putting the ice gear away and getting my boat prepped. Since the Mississippi is the only place with a year round open season on bass, that'll be my only option for fishing for the next month or 2. Anyone have tips for ice out bass fishing on rivers? Location? Etc. If it helps I fish pool 4 (Has Lake Pepin on it) and pool 5. Thanks in advance ??

I have a pond I have exclusive ability to fish and I've fished it for 5 years and still finding new things about it! For a pond without anything I'd pay attention to the height of the grass around the edges, as well as the position of the sun. On those sunny days, those bass love that taller grass that throws shade on the water. Another thing I'd recommend is wading if you feel comfortable doing so. During the summer I throw on my boots and wade a couple feet off shore and cast parallel to it. From this angle you notice small differences in the shoreline, and on a featureless pond, a place where the grass hangs a little bit farther or a small point on the bank can make all the difference. Just my .02 from personal experience

Power pro is my go to. I run braid and a leader on all my setups. Crazy Alberto knot.. Picked up some sunline braid and I have no complaints about that either. I do avoid spiderwire like the plague though....

$5 on a clearance lure here and there. This winter I sold a marcum and bought a striker 5 for the boat/ice. Bait monkey only gets me if it's a rod and reel that's super cheap....and even then I can honestly say i have a good control on him. Hasn't always been that way but I spent thousands this summer on fishing stuff. Totally worth it:)

For my jig rod I use a 7' Fenwick Elitetech MH. Handles everything I do with it well, skips great, and is very sensitive and flips my jigs into cover accurately. I've pulled nice fish out of laydowns with it and have never had a problem with it. There are guys that can skip a hudd on a broom stick if they had to....I'd say it's more practice then gear.

Always either a mono or flour leader for bird depending on what I'm doing. Saves me money in the long run, and I can get the benefits of mono and flouro, while still having the ease of use and castability of braid. I use a crazy Alberto knot. The line will snap before the knot does.

i always flip a jig right in the middle to start with, if no bite I just make my way around it, and then dissect the food pile if there is one depending on time of year. I seem to always catch a nice bass or 2 off them so I love finding new ones.