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03-27-2012, 08:28 PM
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Wizard lake success
I had a great day at Wizard lake today. It was my 1st time there. I caught two on my rod and two got away. My tip-up went up about 8 times but I missed them all. It there a better way to set up the tipup? I just had a jig on the end with a small smelt.
Beautiful day out though. Ice was good.
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03-27-2012, 08:43 PM
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Nice fish.....did you go to the area I told you about? How long was that one?
LC
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03-27-2012, 08:53 PM
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I just went to the right of the dock, not too far out. This was was under 63 cm, or I would have kept it. I think it was about 58cm
Whatever that is in inches.
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03-27-2012, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Thundercatcher
I just went to the right of the dock, not too far out. This was was under 63 cm, or I would have kept it. I think it was about 58cm
Whatever that is in inches.
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Nice thick fish I am glad you got into them....my guess is if you had a cam you would have iced more, when you knew when to set the hook.....lately out there they have been mouthing it and spitting the bait....
I was there with another member and we watch a pike grab his tip-up herring and literally swim in circles for over a minute without setting off the tip up....was neat to watch.
LC
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03-27-2012, 09:05 PM
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nice looking pike i like pike markings i had a very unique pike at calling should have took a picture
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03-27-2012, 09:12 PM
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yeah, my tip up kept going off but no fish on, so I thought I might need a differnt hook for my bait.
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03-27-2012, 09:55 PM
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Go to the fishin hole south side. They sell "Quick Strike" rigs for tip ups. Basically 2 trebles with about 6" leader to common split ring. Attach line to that and you have 2 trebles instead of one hook. 5 for points to try and stick one in the mouth.
Good luck
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03-27-2012, 10:05 PM
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But I have been using small smelts because the fish are small there. Not big enough for 2 trebles.
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03-27-2012, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Thundercatcher
But I have been using small smelts because the fish are small there. Not big enough for 2 trebles.
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Your bait are too small or you think the fish in the lake are too small?
I use quick strikes all the time with success.
I have caught 8 lbs burbot and seen 10-12 lbs and over pike in that lake.
LC
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03-27-2012, 10:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thundercatcher
I had a great day at Wizard lake today. It was my 1st time there. I caught two on my rod and two got away. My tip-up went up about 8 times but I missed them all. It there a better way to set up the tipup? I just had a jig on the end with a small smelt.
Beautiful day out though. Ice was good.
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Not bad for a wizard hammer handle congrates
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03-27-2012, 10:12 PM
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Cool! I will have to try bigger bait. I just heard from someone that out of 20 fish you catch only 1 will be a keeper.
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03-27-2012, 10:16 PM
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So get out there and catch 20 fish. Keep pluggin away. You're having a great season
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03-27-2012, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Thundercatcher
Cool! I will have to try bigger bait. I just heard from someone that out of 20 fish you catch only 1 will be a keeper.
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Depends where you fish and whats biting....one day I caught only 6 fish with 2 keepers....one day I caught 25 fish with no keepers....they are in there.
Try going to pigeon and catch a keeper.....
LC 
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03-27-2012, 10:22 PM
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Thanks! going back Thursday for one last chance before she closes.
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03-27-2012, 10:50 PM
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But I have been using small smelts because the fish are small there. Not big enough for 2 trebles.
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First off, nice work! 
Now, down to business!
When it comes to pike, you'd be surprised how big of a bait they will take relative to their size...and at this time of year they're really looking to pork up for the spawn, and a big easy meal is exactly what they want.
Generally speaking, smaller bait will get you more fish in terms of numbers, but a larger bait will typically get larger fish, but not as many of them. At the same time, a couple of my biggest fish have been on what I would consider to be smaller baits.
The beauty of ice fishing, is that you get to run two lines! If I'm running a rod and a tip-up like you are, then I would use a smaller bait on a single treble on the rod (the one likely to get the most action) and then a larger bait on a quick strike rig under the tip-up. This way you get the best of both worlds
Let us know how you make out on Thursday!
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03-27-2012, 10:57 PM
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Hey Thunder if you are in the spruce grove stony plain area I can make you up a couple of quick strikes for thursday. no charge.
Andy
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03-27-2012, 11:09 PM
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Thanks for the offer. I'm really busy tomorrow though, and one of my stops is at West Ed Mall. So I will pick one up there at TFH. I used to have one as well, Will search my tackle box.
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03-27-2012, 11:21 PM
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yep bigger bait bigger fish as a rule
Pike will eat 1/3 their body weight in one meal 30 # = 10 #fish will eat
Pike fish herring/ big smelt
in Euorpe they use 3 # to 5# suckers for bait= big Pike
European_Pike.jpg
salty-picture3.jpg
Food for Thought
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03-28-2012, 08:48 AM
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Was at Wizard yesterday, west end, caught a bunch, mostly around that 55-60cm size ones. If you want to go small just use a jig with a minnow, they love that to, the problem with just one jig head in a smelt is there's a lot of surface they can grab with no hooks.
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03-28-2012, 08:52 AM
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Quote:
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But I have been using small smelts because the fish are small there. Not big enough for 2 trebles.
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we used to fish there all the time... always had a rod jigging with small minnow and a tip-up with a 5 inch smelt on it with two small trebles... you would lose a few because the fish are pretty small in that lake but for the most part it wasnt an issue with 2 trebles
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