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Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: Luvztaphish on January 04, 2014, 08:28:53 AM
Title: Lites for night bite crappie ?
Post by: Luvztaphish on January 04, 2014, 08:28:53 AM
??? Does the lantern help draw in crappie in winter ? I've never stayed on the ice after dark and want to try it .
Title: Re: Lites for night bite crappie ?
Post by: slabslayer on January 04, 2014, 09:24:36 AM
Yes it does. I've done it on Deer Creek a few times. But I don't know how far it'd draw them, I found them before dark, but they did seen to turn on a few minutes after I fired up the lantern next to the hole. I know the lights work for night fishing in summer.
Title: Re: Lites for night bite crappie ?
Post by: wballard77 on January 04, 2014, 10:11:16 AM
Cleaning the snow off of the ice to spread the light helps a ton!
Title: Re: Lites for night bite crappie ?
Post by: Icetester on January 04, 2014, 09:29:08 PM
Yes. The light does work, and well. Like the above post, shovel the area around your preferred spot. Lanterns work well and are the usual choice. I take it a step further when fishing at night in deep water, 20' and deeper. I drag out 12 volt batteries, sometimes just one unless I'm with a group, then they drag out 2 or more. I use those floating styrofoam lights, I drill a hole and set it in. That beam of light is sick in clear water. It will attract fish, but it does not make them bite. They usually suspend in the water column and you need to either tease em in if they are stubborn, or I prefer to dead stick minnows just above the suspenders. I also don't usually fish directly in the light, or beam, I fish the outside edges. To me night time crappie fishing is the second main reason I ice fish. First being walking on water of course. I fish solo a bunch, so I like the floating light. When I fish with a group we shovel and set up lanterns, some in the shanty, and at least outside of it in between the shanties. I'm sick thinking I'm not doing this at this very moment.... I think lanterns in shallow water 14' and up. And the beam in deeper water 15' and down.
Title: Re: Lites for night bite crappie ?
Post by: Luvztaphish on January 04, 2014, 09:41:03 PM
;D thank everyone for your responses. This is why I love this site , information given to anyone at anytime . I will be night time ice fishing this year. ;D
Title: Re: Lites for night bite crappie ?
Post by: steelneyes on January 05, 2014, 08:04:42 PM
Personal experience on the ice is to try with and without, I have a submersible light that looks like an aquarium heater, some nights it helps, other nights I turn it off and the bite improves. Like others said, in shallow water, the lantern seems to be enough. I always carry it just in case.