gander mt has the hooks in fly section or as I say flea section...
sz 18 or even 20 are what i find success with
most important is the smooth lift when smelto polo bites..
up and out.
lets talk about cooking them.
my fav.. cut head and sqweeze out guts... dip in egg and crushed pringles..
fry in wesson oil..
tasty little mysterious dish I call..
el smelto polo pringlelicious...
fisherman first off ROCK ON
a trick for smeltos is size 18-20 fly hook and pinch a small black splitshot by the eye of hook.
tip with ONE maggot and I use a small float.
JUST LIFT THE LINE SMOOTHLY IN ONE SMOOTH MOTION WHEN SETTING HOOK.
up and out... the unlucky smelt will usually just fall off the hook.
when you get good you can use 2 rods and fill a bucket in no time..
haven seen smelt yet but should in a week or 2.. rock on
thanks for kind word sean. only started icefishing steel 2 weeks ago but seems easy enough.
wish I'd done this like 20 years ago
niagra river is in my future. was going sunday but my buddy wont go because
if something bad happens like falling in or getting stuck down there he might miss the super bowl..
some people
headed to lake erie trib for some ice chrome action. creek mouth was froze shut but lake was semi flat ice..
walked out and try to decide where the flow might be.. only was 100 yards off shore bot 10 ft of water and thick ice in 2 layers.
new auger cut reel well and in time STYLIN"
slow action for hour jigging olo phobe spoon and droped some sackage dow 2 other hole..
caught 3 and miss 3 so decent for 3 hour and shot in dark.. like some time you just can feel chrome and you GO..
steelbow or salmonfish?
chromebow all released, just 18 in teens agers..
ROCK ON IN THE "SPOT"
michigan is the place for harbor fishing... I saw the show tooo..
NY has its share too, just no one tries it... I went yesterday and landed 7 in 3 hours, so plenty of action.. today, we are going for a couple hours evening..
rock on
seen old man fishin harbor, seen some steel layin next to his power auger.....ROCK ON
may the machine use your machine i ask...
why yes and heres some eggs.... ROCK ON
drop in....
drop in again...
drop in again...
headed to my new smoker.....
had a wonderful time doing this I might add... tomorrow and the next day as well
rock on in the "spot"
spraypaint? the machine deff. has the time.....
chromslay you think they could make one that says
"the machine (pic of my face)" on one side and just green dot on the other?
maybe not
you know what really bugs the machine?
companies that change or discontinue certain color combos for lures and such.
first rapala and storm discontinue their most productive patterns and in exchange
come out with people attracting patterns.
I cant find black edged spin doctors anymore(anybody help)
just venting...
vinny, my exp. has been mid day a great time for movement specifically 10am to 2pm.
maybe they get hungry or restless but I do see deer moving.
I dont hunt deer much anymore but have a first row seat from my couch watching the "back 40".
had huge 10 point that made his rounds of my property around 10 am each day...
havent seen him for 3 weeks
the rut plays a major factor for sure
as far as moon playing a roll?
of course it does...
this world operates by its own
you cant see everything with your eyes...
quick ? for the pike -musky guys.
What time of year is best bite? I heard this time of year the fish really go nuts feeding in prep of winter
I may make a pike trip to my spring hotspot and try. These salmonfish are getting boring