Little Bay de Noc Fishing Reports

catman · Guru

Makin' ice...

Steve L · Senior Member

If I were a submariner I'd be sheeting myself with that noise. It was that loud last Sunday when it got dark. Cool!

Tomjohn - PERCHER · Guru

Wow kev...What pound test line do you use that you jerk those fish out like that?

catman · Guru

Tomjohn wrote:
Wow kev...What pound test line do you use that you jerk those fish out like that?

I use 20 lb. Power Pro with a 2 foot leader of 17 lb. flourocarbon. Haven't lost a fish yet due to the line breaking furious . Haven't noticed any fewer hits either!!! I did snap a pole off though right at the handle once confuse . Ahhhhhh, I remember that day well. I can still see ol' Bertha laying there on the ice in two pieces (god rest her sole). The loss I felt that morning was unbelievable and it still pains me to this day. I have yet to come across a pole as sensitive as "Bertha" was. She was a feisty old fishin' rod that had a lot of backbone and had caught many walleye. Rest in peace "Bertha", some day you and I will fish again in that big Fish Trap in the sky...

Tomjohn - PERCHER · Guru

I don't use anything that big, I use 6 lb. line for everything. Weather is is finicky bluegills or just panfish in general. When it comes to walley...whitefish or burbot I still use 6 lb. line. Even when trolling for walleyes I stick with the 6 lb. line. I have yet to break off a fish do to line failure. I know if I horsed them in I would break off but I like to play my fish a little before I bring them in. But that's just a matter of choice in my line selection. Everyone likes something different.