icefisherman Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Took my older son with me today and headed back to Simcoe. Couldn't resist the nice weather forecast....even the rain couldn't spoil our fun....whities were there ready for the show first thing in the morning...Meegs lures were on the menu again. White fish never gets tired of them. Tried to get them in the one man hut a friend gave me recently but my new St. Croix ice rod at 36" was too long for the small hut and kept hitting the ceiling when trying to nail them. So after loosing 4 in a row.....enough with that...left my son in the hut and I ventured outside in the rain ha ha ha...drilled a hole 20 feet away from the hut ...first 2-3 jigs bammm...white fish came to say "hi" on the ice....from there it went great for about an hour...than slow down for another hour so more drilling was in order. And for the last hour bunch more came out to play as well. Final score was 9/14. Good friends drove us back to shore at around Noon and that is all she wrote for the day....stopped and bought myself a new Buddy heater and can't wait to try it next time it is -25 outside ha ha. Few shots for your viewing pleasure: My great partner for the day!! And here is what 30 jammed inside the stomach and the feeding tube of the fattest white fish of the day. I have never seen so many gobbies in one single white fish!!! Cheers, Ice Fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skud Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Nice haul for the day. I am surprised the whities catch the gobies so easily since they appear to be fast little buggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmos Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thank you for your advice icefisherman. Helped me to put 3 whitie and 3 lakers on the ice today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavertail Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thanks for the report and pics, looks like another great day. The last pic is crazy, what a gluttonous pig! Gobies eh...no wonder the meegs work so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icefisherman Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thank you for your advice icefisherman. Helped me to put 3 whitie and 3 lakers on the ice today. Costa my pleasure my friend. Glad you did well. Once you figure the action on the Meegs it is the most productive lure....and you never snag a fish with a Meeg. Beer is on you next time we run into each other ha ha Cheers, Ice Fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkbait22 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Gobies! Wow that's a lot. How deep were you fishing icefisherman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepjigging Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 What kind of hut was it? I thought some of the huts - especially the flip overs, are too low for good hook sets. Sleepjigging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Oh what a surprise, Emil caught whitefish on the ice Good for you bud, can't believe how many gobies in that fishes' stomach, wow!!!! Well done bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icefisherman Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 What kind of hut was it? I thought some of the huts - especially the flip overs, are too low for good hook sets. Sleepjigging It is a flip over one man hut....rather small. I never fish in a hut but friend gave it to me and mostly took it out for my son as it was raining for few hours in the morning. Oh what a surprise, Emil caught whitefish on the ice Good for you bud, can't believe how many gobies in that fishes' stomach, wow!!!! Well done bud! Thanks Joey.Haven't seen each other for a while. Hope to see you this season. Cheers, Ice Fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrilla Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Costa my pleasure my friend. Glad you did well. Once you figure the action on the Meegs it is the most productive lure....and you never snag a fish with a Meeg. Beer is on you next time we run into each other ha ha Cheers, Ice Fisherman How do you work those jigs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locnar Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Beers on me if you teach me the way. Looks like a brilliant day of fishin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icefisherman Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 How do you work those jigs? Beers on me if you teach me the way. Looks like a brilliant day of fishin Cut the head of the tube so you can slide it on top of the Meegs from starting at the tip of the hook and push it onto the Meegs. Turn it around to align the black back of the tube with the black back of the Meeg. Once tube is on the Meeg the friction will keep it there so no need to glue anything. Sometime I cut a bit from the tail of the Meegs as Whities like to grab on them if too long. Jigging it is not that difficult but it take some time to master....jig right over the bottom....3-4 times...then lift 2-3 feet up and crush it back to the bottom....wait 2 sec and jig again 3-4 times slow motion short strikes right above bottom....then repeat....some days they want more delicate jig some days with more movement...you adjust accordingly...once you figure it out the best way to catch whities and lakers...love it.... It is all pretty simple....the jigging action is the most critical part. Good luck. Cheers, Ice Fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Nice haul. I picked up my new supply of meegs the other day. They are purdy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassnass Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 WTG!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'm so sick of hearing people doing well on Simcoe.. Brian you owe me a dang whitie!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) I'm so sick of hearing people doing well on Simcoe.. Brian you owe me a dang whitie!! Hello I WASNT THE ONE LOOKING AT THE FINDER YELLING,,,, BITE BITE,WHATS WRONG WITH YOU FISH. OH HERE HE COMES,DAMIT,THERE HE GOES BACK DOWN. Just saying. Lets get out again DUDE. Edited January 22, 2015 by Brian B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hello I WASNT THE ONE LOOKING AT THE FINDER YELLING,,,, BITE BITE,WHATS WRONG WITH YOU FISH. OH HERE HE COMES,DAMIT,THERE HE GOES BACK DOWN. Just saying. Lets get out again DUDE. Stupid finicky fish.. How the heck was I supposed to know they only eat meegs?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c10 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 awesome again! Looks like I'll need to try and dig up some meegs eh... lol I can't believe how many are in that ones belly though! Thanks for the report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlybri Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Great report, I'm planning on going for my first whitefish in a few weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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