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LOL Simon Go out the back door and head straight for the shoreline... once reached... walk on for a while and stop Look around and drill a hole Start jigging and enjoy It's very simple for you but for me, have to drive a couple hours... then get my gear from the back of the car, walk a mile, look around and drill Edited to say: You got the Twisted Sister look down pat

Some good advice Dabluz 12Lbs mono is tough enough for what is needed and catch up here... especially trout... the one that straighten the hook was a rainbow and I was using a Mustad Ultra Point Octopus beak size 4 when it happen The darn thing just buckled under the strike who'd a thought that it would... considering that I had caught them beauties a couple of weeks prior with the same setup Both were caught on the same leaders I made but rainbows fight harder and why I decided to use treble hooks instead They're just too good in the pan that I can't resist adding the extra muscle to my favour Going back solo tomorrow for another round Tight Lines Jacques

The brush master strikes again and better than ever before One word comes to mind ELECTRIFYING Terry, that's some amazing / unique artwork I love it Wow man thanks for sharing

Redemption you say... White strips was what we had today after hitting a couple of lakes WOW that big fish sure is purdy Congrats Jay

No kidding Doug but redemption is a b_itch... going back soon

Great Pics Dave Not sure what camera you shot those with, but looks like someone had painted it on canvass Looks like the temps are in the double digit up your way looking at the laker Thanks for sharing Jacques

Glad to help you out

That's the million dollar pose Congrats Brian But looks like you're hiding it's tail in your coat pocket What's up with that???

Doug... your not the only one with white stripes

You bet Simon I ain't loosing another rainbow because of a single frimzie hamecon

Thanks Paul!!! Yeah that little barrel swivel does wonders keeping the main line twist free I'm really impressed by it's performance

Awesome chrome Emil Congrats

Attaboy Corvy Great job Some good eats for the smoker

Joey, My experience with them beauties is they cruse the shoreline real tight... don't be afraid to drill holes 30' from shore... ideally you want to have from 8' to 10' of water max... I've even seen & done drilling as close as 10' where the shoreline was steep They also like cover so if you see down trees sticking in the ice that would be my preferred place to start Be prepared to loose a few lures in the wood Like Sinker said, setup in a spot and wait... trust me they do come around ever so often and when they do you'll know. Good luck with your hunt Tight lines Leechman Edited to say: Once you've setup avoid making any kind of noise

I've been prepping the gear tonight for tomorrows fishing trip and had to make leaders for my dead stick rods and thought I'd share how I make them Species targeted is walleyes and rainbows First, the components you need... mono line, hooks and barrel swivel. I'm using treble hooks this time since last Saturday I lost a couple of rainbows and they straighten the single hook I had But not this time I use 18" to 24" of line to start and tie a uni knot to the swivel and hook... final length is around 16" My main line for all my rods is 15Lbs Power Pro braid so this gives me the peace of mind when setting the hook and doing battle with a feisty fish On my jigging rods I have the same setup except the treble is replaced by the lure... barrel swivel is use to cut down on line twist... so far I've been pretty impressed Tight lines Leechman

A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work... Did you stay for the night bite Blair?

Nice chrome Brian Good job bud Got to love it when you can have a spot all to yourself

Medium size minnow is what I use on a dead stick (tipup) and works just fine... caught plenty of eyes on that setup

I was going to suggest a Mr. Champ but Aaron already mentioned it... if you want to try something different for walleye then I suggest a saltie on a dead stick 6" off bottom... works for me

Yep but then he had a stiff upper lip and lost some weight

That's great Joey You da man woo woo woo I'll be glad to take part as a player in any team

What do you mean Kev It's right there in the snow No pics after the battle cause Paul was too tired

Who needs a sled to go fishing anyway Guess you'll be using the shack a lot more now eh Simon... don't you have lakes that you can drive to close by? I'm sure you had mention some from your previous reports. Don't despair and keep at it... just a matter of time before you figure them out get into them Jacques

Great job Out4Trout Nice laker

That water on the last couple of pics is to close for my comfort zone I would of never set foot on it... but that's just me Glad you finally give in and gave it a try Sounds like you had a ball out there and got into some nice ones to boot Thanks for sharing Jacques