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12-23-2010, 07:31 PM
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Fishin Tips and Tricks
Hey all,
Had a cool idea for a thread this afternoon, now i have a few minutes to post it.
Lets start a thread of fishing knowledge tidbits people have learned over the years. Maybe its a certain knot or possibly a good way to bait a hook, whatever little tricks you use when your out.
I'll start off with a little trick i learned at the Outdoor Show and Sale last year.
You take a cotton ball and throw it in your jars off powerbait dough, then when you go to use it you pull off a little piece of cotton and work your dough into it. It looks exactly the same as without the cotton but it wont come flying off your hook when you cast, infact it requires pliers to get it off!
Keep em going...if you want 
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12-23-2010, 07:46 PM
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If planning on using maggots as bait always have 2 options on hand. Some day's white is the ticket and others red is the ticket. Better to be prepared!!!
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12-23-2010, 07:49 PM
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Boogers catch large trout!  JK...or am I!
Hard to keep em on though, without a rubber band 
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12-23-2010, 08:24 PM
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If trolling for pike, a length of banana peel makes good bait.
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12-23-2010, 08:39 PM
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Fishing Tip
Leave the wife at home! 
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12-23-2010, 08:41 PM
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Keep your fingers out of the mouths of
Northern pike
Garpike
Definately watch fingers and toes when fishing for muskie
Remember to also take a kid fishing with ya. They will never forget it!
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12-23-2010, 08:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Red 250
If trolling for pike, a length of banana peel makes good bait.
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Are you serious????? 
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12-23-2010, 09:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thinlizzy
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yah, that way you wont get outfished!!!
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12-23-2010, 09:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thinlizzy
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12-23-2010, 09:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thinlizzy
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but..............she pulls the tent out till the ice is thick enough to drive on.
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12-23-2010, 09:52 PM
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probably old news but i find when trolling for walleye jigs that are Pink mixed with white work the best....
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12-23-2010, 09:58 PM
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Tip: The more you get out fishing the and the more time you put in, the more you catch! It's a fact. 
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12-23-2010, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by FishingFrenzy
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I'm not sure if he was serious, but when I was about 16 I was using a banana peal for bait on a pickerel rig. Never had a hit, but when I started to reel in fast so I could catch up with my friends the peel started to skim across the top of the water and.......... Wham!!! 16lb pike nailed it. I could see it working when you troll I guess.
When your ice fishing for perch and they don't want to hit the lure, bounce it off the bottom like it's digging a hole. I have induced a strike this way a few times. Like a worm digging a hole, it seems they don't want to let it get away.
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12-23-2010, 10:33 PM
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If you want to keep a worm or a minnow or a leech on a jig better, try sticking a little piece of gulp or power bait plastic on after threading your bait on. Helps me in the summer from losing a ton of leeches to light biting walleyes and perch.
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12-23-2010, 10:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by npauls
If you want to keep a worm or a minnow or a leech on a jig better, try sticking a little piece of gulp or power bait plastic on after threading your bait on. Helps me in the summer from losing a ton of leeches to light biting walleyes and perch.
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You can also use elastic chunks of elastic bands to achieve this as well.
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12-23-2010, 10:43 PM
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never trust the berkley alive containers
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12-23-2010, 10:47 PM
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When you tie your jig head for ice fishing or jigging, slid the line the same direction as the hook. When jigs hit the bottom and rests it helps keep your minnow up a little making it easier for the fish to pick up.
In summer when you catch that slimy jack, don't lift it out of the water when you take your hook out and it won't kick as much.You won't have to worry about getting a treble hook in the hand when he kicks. Just don't drop the pliers.
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12-23-2010, 11:41 PM
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i agree that you should never trust berkley alive containers but you should always count em before you buy!! incase the package of 5 has 4 in it.
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12-24-2010, 07:38 AM
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A piece of scented jig tail helps keep bait on the hook
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12-24-2010, 11:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FishingFrenzy
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Don't knock it if you havn't tried it.
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12-24-2010, 12:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Red 250
Don't knock it if you havn't tried it.
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Big Red, Im not trying to knock it, i honestly thought you might have been joking. If your serious, im definately going to be trying this out
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12-24-2010, 12:18 PM
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A couple of obvious ones but....
Don't net pike, they go nuts when you do.
Cradle Walleyes by their bellies in the the palm of your hand and they won't move!!
later
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12-24-2010, 12:23 PM
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here is one a couple of my buddies could use...
never think you know everything and when you get the chance to go with people that know more than you, then go and bring the coffee.
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12-24-2010, 12:29 PM
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gulp alive containers
the reason your gulp alive containers leak is because you pull the seal under the cap off and the glue they put on that seal leaves residue and therefore leaks. So when you buy one cut an x in the centre of the seal and it won't leak
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12-24-2010, 12:50 PM
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I cut the X in the last 2 buckets I bought and they both leaked on my boat. So I just ended up buying a container with a silicone seal around it that clips shut from walmart and put all my gulp into it. Hasn't leaked since and I have booted it across the boat on accident a few times.
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12-24-2010, 07:37 PM
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When fishing for perch, wade out to about your waste and tie your stringer of fish to your shorts LOL figured that one out by accident.
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