Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: spoonchucker on January 27, 2011, 09:58:48 AM
Title: wingfoot
Post by: spoonchucker on January 27, 2011, 09:58:48 AM
im thinking about trying wingfoot out monday, but would really like to hit it earlier. waiting for my pink maggots and red eurolarva, but might not wait that long. i know its a morning, evening thing, but has anyone tryed minnows? might just go sit on a bucket tonight. will post results if i make it
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: HardWater Junkie on January 27, 2011, 10:24:01 AM
I have had no luck with minnows there. They bite so lite that its hard to tell when there biting because of the action of the minnow. If you sight fish you may have better luck with them
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: spoonchucker on January 27, 2011, 10:38:36 AM
thanks for the input, was gonna try small ones but i might scratch that idea. i have regular maggots and waxworms, but a bait shop around here has the orange phase fathead minnows, he calls them pink ( they might be, i am a little color blind) but was gonna see if he had real small ones, last year they outfished the normal fatheads 4to 1, was just a thought ???
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: HardWater Junkie on January 27, 2011, 10:49:18 AM
I have done great with white and red maggots and small jigs and swedish pimples
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: spoonchucker on January 27, 2011, 11:01:37 AM
i had noticed that people were saying red was good so i ordered pink maggots and red eurolarva just for that lake. i would also imagine that 2 lb test and smaller jigs would be better in water as clear as everyone says it is. i had stopped when i was at my Dr up in Akron, didnt get to fish as i had no bait and needed to change into warmer cloths, but from what i saw it looked very worth the drive. were you getting perch on the pimples?
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: HardWater Junkie on January 27, 2011, 11:07:40 AM
Its about 50/50 on the perch. Some caught on the pimple some on the small jigs. they really like glow red
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: spoonchucker on January 27, 2011, 11:29:36 AM
i really like the results i have gotten from red glow, earlier this year i saw a site that had orange glow and a couple other glows i had never seen, but i didnt pick any up. maybe next year on that. again thanks for your input, and i would really like to fish the get together tourny on the 5th but im not sure if i will have all my kids or just some... may stop up that day and just fish or help depending on the kid situation
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: HardWater Junkie on January 27, 2011, 11:40:04 AM
Its not going to be a tourney. We are just all getting together fishing, food, and fun. If we have a tourney were supposed to get a permit. If everyone wants to throw a few bucks in a pot im sure we can do something
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: spoonchucker on January 27, 2011, 11:57:50 AM
oh ok i wasnt real sure. im new here, but really like this site. still up in the air about tonight, wanted to wait and see if my bait comes so they dont freeze to death while im out :( but my sugars are high enough that i may take my shanty. after the drag and the drilling, i might be spent. thats the reason i dont like to go alone. if i do go i will post results wheather good or bad
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: ice phisher on January 27, 2011, 04:48:29 PM
spoonchucker...were the minnows you were thinking about..... the ones they call Rosey Reds? My buddy Mark has them in his shop when they are available from his supplier (but not generally in the winter).I fished an outing at wingfoot this passed weekend.......and finished in the upper part of the pack and I caught every single fish on a Marmish "FANG" Jig.....light green in color and tipped with only one or two red maggots......I also changed to one red and one white maggot as darkness fell......Most of my buddies also fished the red maggots. I also fish the Fireline Micro Ice Crystal Line in 1lb. test which has the diameter of 1/4 test......Super light line.....fishes light jigs with ease and telegraghs bites in an instant.....Draw backs....hard to see for older eyes (to tie jigs on)and can tangle easily if mis-handled.......
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: snowcone on January 27, 2011, 07:23:47 PM
i was at wingfoot the other day, there were some nice perch could watch them on camera come up and bump minnows and maggotts with their nose back off and just chillin,tried all kinds of stuff had rosie minnows also got those at pet shop crappies started slammin minnows about dark for a little while then quit. watched a big bass take a swipe at minnow, also big catfish came over didnt hit anything. wound up getting some good gills and handfull small crappies..should have tried stinger set up with small bait those perch would just slurp minnow and spit it before i could set hook ,,,im going to try some different line any ideas on what to use?????
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: spoonchucker on January 27, 2011, 10:08:17 PM
ice phisher, thats what somebody else told me,rosie reds, so i looked it up and that was them. the bait guy i know might still have some, he had them all winter last year. is that marks near mogador that you were talking about? about the line, i would have to look at it, my eyesight varies with my blood sugars, so some days i leave because i got everything tangled or broke off. i like to carry at least 2 extra already rigged poles with me just in case that happens. im using trilene micro ice now. @ snowcone, the line mentioned in the post above looks pretty good if your eyes are good, i was always a firm believer in trilene, but the XT doesnt seem to be as "T" as it use to be. * tough thank you all for the input, i didnt make it up there tonight, probably wont til monday, but will post results when i do go. good luck and be safe
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: SlabJunkie on January 28, 2011, 07:44:36 AM
these have been the hot ticket for me on Wingfoot this year. havent tried the dropper rig yet hoping it gets me some more gills. the crappie will come in and hit them at 100mph. and if they miss they will turn around and come back and get it. had several fish miss it multiple times some of them i would turn around 5-6 times after they keep misssin in. its crazy!
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: snowcone on January 28, 2011, 09:28:17 PM
ok guys i finally put berkley xl 4lb on 2 rods to try it out, if i dont have my glasses its tough to tie a knot on my shoes...ha ha. i like those spoons looks killer, i have a favorit gold spoon and some gold pin mins that i cant find now...pulled a good one today stopped at the pipe rack for minnows an maggies and walked out without my mags duh ?....
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: spoonchucker on February 01, 2011, 12:15:26 AM
hit wingfoot today, caught the tail end of the morning bite, and stayed til 8:30. green and glow seemed to do the trick with red maggots, kept 35 crappie, 15 bluegill, and 7 perch. not a bad day, crappie turned on at the end. was in 12 fow, stayed in one spot all day :)
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: HardWater Junkie on February 01, 2011, 12:27:16 AM
sounds like you had a great day. how big were the perch?
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: spoonchucker on February 01, 2011, 11:40:55 AM
we got 7 between 8-12 1/2 inchs... what we noticed was that its a perch, bluegill thing in the morning, then in the afternoon it seemed to be all crappie. my kid was sight fishing, so he showed me up. my eyes just arent what they use to be
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: ice phisher on February 01, 2011, 05:33:02 PM
spoonchucker.......Glad you and your son got in on some action.....You said you fished in 12 feet of water.....Were you out nearer the islands or closer to the bouy area?.....I'm also glad your son is getting in on the sight fishing.......Not very many places ya can do that well....need just the right water clarity....I've spent thousands of hours doing just that .....sight fishing and there isn't a better method to learn ice fishing and fish behavior .....Those experience will last your son in lessons learned all the rest of his life....Glad he has a dad to take him.....Good fishin and fish safe.....
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: spoonchucker on February 02, 2011, 06:34:45 AM
we were looking for the 16 ft hole but didnt make it out far enough, we were closer to the islands than anyone else was and we would have moved but at first it was nonstop action, couldnt get my second pole in the water. after it slowed down he had me drill a few holes out further, but could only find 1 ft deeper. was wondering if the depths on the map were correct or not. i was sight fishing til my eyes started hurting, then he would tell me when they were headed my way and sure enough they would be there. also had a school of bluegill suspended in about 5-6 feet below us pass through with a few takers. i think the only clearer water i have seen was in Kippiwa up in Canada
Title: Re: wingfoot
Post by: SlabJunkie on February 02, 2011, 01:38:57 PM
The maps are correct, there is actually bouys out there the farthest one is the 15-16FOW and the closer one is in the 12-13 range..