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slammer


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Tried a new spot yesterday  on the upper bay and set up in 16 ft of water on the edge of a break that drops  down to 23 ft.  Set up at 2:30 pm and started marking fish right away to my surprise.  Marked fish pretty steady right till dark which was nice for a change.  Perch were finicky until I finally found the right combo, which was a white glow and silver swedish pimple with a minnow head. Man , give them perch some head and their finally satisfied no.  I usually like to hang a perch eye on the pimp , but only caught a few on that, they much prefered the minnow head. Quite a few dink walleye early also.  After 5:00 , switched to swimming baits for the walleye night bite.  The eyes were racing toward the baits , but most would  just stop , drop and roll.  Missed a few and ended up with two jigging and one on a tip-up sucker combo . Ended up with 13 dandy perch and  3 eyes, biggest eye was 17.5 and perch was 13.973" exactly. wink  Good Eats!!!    Good Ice conditions , other than slippery . Almost time to take the truck out . Can't get out for a week now so keep us posted.
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Slammer...Do you use the single hook on the pimple or the treble hook. I cought a whitefish yesterday with a single hook on rthe smallest pimple. Do you the flippers thar come with them?

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Hey Tom,
I  only use the treble hook, although sometimes I'll put on a smaller treble. 
When searching for perch , I always start with something white and it's gotta have a little red on it, so I usually have the little red flipper on it. I'm a big fan of that little red flipper and a big fan of blood red hooks.  Years ago, I learned from an Old Timer that was the best fisherman I will ever know, that when it comes to perch, ya gotta give them something with red..... hook, bead, blade, plastics,jigs ect...
I love the white russian spoons with a little red bead for perch, works on just about any body of water.  Catch that first one with a waxie and then switch to a perch eye is my go to bait.  
As far as the whitefish go, I 'm no expert as I only catch them by accident when in deeper water south of Gladstone which is Ok by me , as I just can't stand to eat the damn things. Don't know why , but I think I'm the only one that  hates whitefish and I've tried them every way imaginable. 
Good luck and let us know what works best for ya.
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Slammer,
You are not the only one that find Whitefish discusting! I have tried them 3 times, and all 3 times have just about gagged!!! My wife loves them...

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How would whitefish taste when smoked?  Like trout maybe?

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Actually I lied .    I like them smoked, but then again they taste pretty much like any other smoked fish.  Once you brine something and smoke it , other than texture they all taste the same, depending on what I'm smoking!!!confuse
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