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Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: kitcarson on January 01, 2018, 10:41:45 AM

Title: slow bite
Post by: kitcarson on January 01, 2018, 10:41:45 AM
been hitting it pretty hard the last couple days marking alot of fish but very few takers anyone have any ideas why they arent hitting, my usual spots that produce well just not working out so far
Title: Re: slow bite
Post by: davidhoheisel on January 01, 2018, 12:18:51 PM
I agree. I had a lot of lookers at Indian yesterday and only a few takers. The bite did pick up right before dark.
Title: Re: slow bite
Post by: 30inthabucket on January 01, 2018, 05:15:06 PM
The barometric pressure is about as high as it gets right now. That usually doesn't bode well for the fishing. I've been out the last 4 days and as the pressure got higher the fish were more and more sluggish. Was on a supposedly dynamite farm pond today and the only thing that wanted to bite was largemouth. Gills were scarce. Only caught 3 in several hours of fishing. But at least those 3 gills were tanks ;Dcaught a couple nice bass too and lost several
Title: Re: slow bite
Post by: snowcone on January 01, 2018, 08:28:25 PM
ok guys heres the magic bait for finikey biters     set up a rig like crappy rig using flys and maggots. or a sibiki rig. slow fish want slow bait. and small.
Title: Re: slow bite
Post by: bucknuts on January 01, 2018, 08:57:26 PM
No trouble yesterday :)
Title: Re: slow bite
Post by: OhioFisher19 on January 02, 2018, 08:20:15 AM
Also remember it's much earlier than we usually fish sometimes different locations can help
Title: Re: slow bite
Post by: slabslayer on January 02, 2018, 09:05:46 AM
And we’ve hardly don’t it the last 3 years!  Have to knock the rust off!  Just feels great to be on the ice again!!!  And know it won’t be 2-3 days and it’ll be gone!   
Title: Re: slow bite
Post by: holehopper on January 02, 2018, 09:34:32 AM
Yes,but some fish is better than no fish................ :) :) :)
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Post by: Saw guy on January 02, 2018, 12:20:36 PM
Was out at Buckeye yesterday. Had some nice marks come up and look but no takers. Caught about 20 dink eyes and left at 4. Hour drive back home and ribs were cooked ;D
Title: Re: slow bite
Post by: papaperch on January 02, 2018, 01:34:02 PM
Sometimes it pays to upsize. Remember one year at Mosquito on slab crappies. Had to to stop at bait shop to re-supply my minnow population. Was hugely disappointed that all they had were medium size or bigger. I was on an ice fishing vacation and all I was using was small minnows. Since it was a really early morning bite. I didn't have time to go to another shop.

Actually did better that day than all the others. Can recite other stories on lure selection of upsizing but sure you all get the general idea. Sometimes the smaller route is not the way to go.


Title: Re: slow bite
Post by: bucknuts on January 02, 2018, 02:07:00 PM
Papa has the ticket...up size!
Title: Re: slow bite
Post by: icebucketjohn on January 03, 2018, 06:29:23 AM
Fished OSP with Dustin,
 & newbie, Johnathan 5pm-7:15pm., LOCKJAW despite the beautiful FULL MOON. Met Kyle and he didnt do any good either. Thought for sure the crappies would hit, but it didnt happen.
Title: Re: slow bite
Post by: snowcone on January 03, 2018, 02:28:55 PM
was out the other day and a jig rapala  with a minn seemed to work better