03-02-2015, 01:42 PM
[quote wiperhunter2]On the other video with the underwater camera, I thought the problem was the size of that spoon but after seeing this video with the size of the lure you were using, maybe it wasn't the problem. I always use just small jigs or ice flies when ice fishing and always seem to have better hookup than using bigger lure. Glad to see the ice is still holding up well there.[/quote]
I watched the slender spoon video and I didn't think there was anything amiss about the lure size, but more of the motion used. I saw several instance where fish pursued strongly on either the fall or on a long steady rise, but that motion was rarely used. It seemed to me like you may have been missing the hot motion a bit. But, I wasn't there so maybe you tried that motion? I've seen sooo many times where a steady long rise would cause fish to pursue and hammer a lure when other motions just get a bump or a nibble as in that video. You might keep that in mind. I know that I've started to use that motion a lot more when fish are present but they are not biting good.
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I watched the slender spoon video and I didn't think there was anything amiss about the lure size, but more of the motion used. I saw several instance where fish pursued strongly on either the fall or on a long steady rise, but that motion was rarely used. It seemed to me like you may have been missing the hot motion a bit. But, I wasn't there so maybe you tried that motion? I've seen sooo many times where a steady long rise would cause fish to pursue and hammer a lure when other motions just get a bump or a nibble as in that video. You might keep that in mind. I know that I've started to use that motion a lot more when fish are present but they are not biting good.
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