I know what yer saying Cliff, we tried to figure out the fishing on Balsam this afternoon, couldn't find anything... YET!
Haven't tried Sturgeon ourselves, I don't even know where to start there.
Easy, you cut some rubber, attach it to the plastic, and it whips the water off the tape before it goes in.
As for seeing when theres a fish down there Super Stealthy Spy Periscope...
They do that for the people that hate winter, they see that and get all excited, then boom, cold! Then it happens again, but boom, clipper drops a foot of snow.
Saved in my favorites, great idea man. I was just thinking i need to make a sleigh for my snowmobile, and i'm too cheap to buy those expensive tow bars, lol.
When did they say there was open water meters away? How long has that bay been frozen for now, close to a month?
Its the beginning of the ice season, what do ya expect?