Oneida report 5/21

[Brian]

Plenty of cookie cutters on the shallow windy flats. Scattered in 2s  and 3s, ended up sharp shooting them on side imaging and panoptix.they were willing to hit a jig , but would not touch a leech on slip bobber. Any thoughts?

[Miss em]

We went out for an afternoon plug troll.  Lots of marks in 30 fow plus in front of Chapman's.  Caught 10 only 2 keepers.

[reeleyz]

I am guessing it is similar to how you can out jig a set of tipups in the winter?

[Brian]

Good point,especially when you are working 2 and 3 fish groups. When there is competition they hit, when they are alone you have to work them.

[greenhornet73]

Could also be a reaction bite and not necessarily looking for an easy meal.

[nulsaom]

Really, not looking for an easy meal.

drift boss

 

Edited June 29, 2023 by nulsaom

[bogomazo]

The way you were presenting the leech on a slip bobber might not have been enticing enough to attract their attention. Experimenting with different techniques, such as adjusting the depth, using different speeds or movements, or trying different bait rigging methods, could potentially yield better results.

Run 3

Edited March 28 by bogomazo

[Gill-T]

Try slip bobber and nightcrawler

[greenhornet73]

The plain nightcrawler is easy to overlook with all of the other options available but I have had days when jigs and blades wouldn’t get hit but a worm and split shot drifted on the bottom took fish.

[olivia101]

It sounds like an interesting and challenging day of fishing, requiring the use of specialized electronics and angling techniques to locate and entice these "contexto cutter" fish.