| Title: | Fishing Notes- Archived |
| Notice: | See note 555.1 for a keyword directory of this conference |
| Moderator: | DONMAC::MACINTYRE |
| Created: | Fri Feb 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Sep 20 1991 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1660 |
| Total number of notes: | 20970 |
On sunday afternoon, I went ice fishing at Nubanusit. In all
the times I used to ice fish for trout back in Michigan, I never
saw action like I had sunday. I landed 4 small Lakers 12 to 16
inches and had 5 other hits. The others were also small, with
one exception. I had on a fish that was stripping the line off
the tip-up at a fantastic rate. When I grabbed the line to set
the hook, the spool kept spinning and tangled the line around
the shaft. The fish stopped for a few seconds and started off
again. While frantically trying to slow the fish and unwrap the
tangle, the fish snapped my 8 lb leader. Maybe next time...
flags-up
Keith
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65.1 | UNCLE::ARVEN | Thu Feb 06 1986 13:29 | 1 | ||
The "BIG" ones seem to always get away! ;^) | |||||
| 65.2 | ASGMKD::TOMAS | Fri Feb 07 1986 08:25 | 3 | ||
...if it didn't get away then we wouldn't have fish stories! That's half the fun o' fishin! | |||||
| 65.3 | HUDSON::FISHER | Fri Feb 07 1986 12:05 | 7 | ||
What does your terminal tackle look like to fish for lakers. I've only fished for warm water species (Bass, Pickerel, etc). You mentioned an eight pound test leader. How long is it? What size hooks do you use. What size shiners? How about weights, do you use split shot? Any help would be appreciated. Guy | |||||
| 65.4 | MIGHTY::DILSWORTH | Fri Feb 07 1986 12:49 | 17 | ||
Re:.3
I use a tip-up with a large capacity reel filled with a braided
ice-fishing line. I then attach a 4 ft monofilament leader
directly to the braided line and use a small split shot near the
knot. If you prefer, you can use a barrel connector with no
split shot. For the hook, I use a #6 bait holder with a short
shank, which I snell directly to the monofilament leader. If
treble hooks were legal in NH, I would use them in the same
size.
For bait, they say smelt are the best, but you can't net them in
NH this year. The next best bet, is Large Emerald Shiners
fished about a foot off the bottom.
Keith
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