Bait for rainbows

Thundercatcher · #1 11-29-2011, 11:55 PM

I have never caught a rainbow ice fishing? What bait works best. I might try chickakoo next week. Thanks

Kokanee9 · #2 11-30-2011, 02:25 AM

After trying many different things, I settled on worms as my favorite. Dew worms, not the redworms.

Albertafisher · #3 11-30-2011, 10:58 AM

Personally I like using jigs tipped with minnows or jigging rapalas. Good luck!

fishman · #4 11-30-2011, 11:47 AM

I like to use velveta cheese , bread and garlic powder.......i find you have to play with it to get the right texture or it will be to soft.........then i make balls out of it and let it dry out

FishingFrenzy · #5 11-30-2011, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by fishman

I like to use velveta cheese , bread and garlic powder.......i find you have to play with it to get the right texture or it will be to soft.........then i make balls out of it and let it dry out

That sounds like a good snack...............

TheLegend · #6 11-30-2011, 12:50 PM

shrimp

Thundercatcher · #7 11-30-2011, 12:55 PM

What size hook do you guys use for the bait?and do you use a split shot to get it down?

BGSH · #8 11-30-2011, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Thundercatcher

What size hook do you guys use for the bait?and do you use a split shot to get it down?

The same you were using in summer time man, by the way that is funny how the other guy has your real name in it and thunder lol what are the chances by the way check out this link, ice fishing for trout

http://www.gofishbc.com/tips_articles/ice.htm

Kevin_Thunder · #9 11-30-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BGSH

The same you were using in summer time man, by the way that is funny how the other guy has your real name in it and thunder lol what are the chances

Is this going to be brought up again?

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Originally Posted by Thundercatcher

I have never caught a rainbow ice fishing? What bait works best. I might try chickakoo next week. Thanks

Swedish pimple works for me.

Thundercatcher · #10 11-30-2011, 02:14 PM

do you use a real small bait hook ir a real small jig?

BGSH · #11 11-30-2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin_Thunder

Is this going to be brought up again?

Swedish pimple works for me.

lol lots, thanks for the laugh

finner-duramax · #12 11-30-2011, 02:25 PM

Maggots, by far the best with a small gamagatsu

Thundercatcher · #13 11-30-2011, 02:52 PM

I listened to the fishing hole report and they said scud bugs, fire eyes, and Shrimpos are working for rainbows. What are those and where do you buy them? lol

Paul C · #14 11-30-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by finner-duramax

Maggots, by far the best with a small gamagatsu

Bingo.... that works the best. Good fishing advice Finner- Duramax.

Kevin_Thunder · #15 11-30-2011, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Thundercatcher

I listened to the fishing hole report and they said scud bugs, fire eyes, and Shrimpos are working for rainbows. What are those and where do you buy them? lol

I'm going to go out on a limb and say maybe The Fishin' Hole?

BGSH · #16 11-30-2011, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin_Thunder

I'm going to go out on a limb and say maybe The Fishin' Hole?

Hmmm i dont knowwww

Paul C · #17 11-30-2011, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin_Thunder

I'm going to go out on a limb and say maybe The Fishin' Hole?

I clicked on that hyper link on the bottom of your post

and thanks for the laughs

Elk Chaser · #18 11-30-2011, 05:10 PM

Shrimp x2

Paul C · #19 11-30-2011, 05:39 PM

Shrimp works well but the trout can pull the bait off of the hook easily.
Nothing more frustrating than having your hook raped by greedy trout.

bloopbloob · #20 11-30-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul C

I clicked on that hyper link on the bottom of your post

and thanks for the laughs

haha +1 !!!

SonnyJ · #21 11-30-2011, 05:59 PM

Corn..

fish on 2 · #22 11-30-2011, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SonnyJ

Corn..

Corn is good if you intend to keep everthing you catch. It doesn't break down inside of you...trout is the same. You may bung them up!!!

Kokanee9 · #23 11-30-2011, 08:25 PM

20 years ago it was known that corn killed the fish. I'm surprised people are still using that for bait and thought they would know better. I guess some people must keep everything that they catch, no matter what size it is.

SonnyJ · #24 11-30-2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kokanee9

20 years ago it was known that corn killed the fish. I'm surprised people are still using that for bait and thought they would know better. I guess some people must keep everything that they catch, no matter what size it is.

Settle down little buckaroo....

I posted "corn" because I knew I'd get a reaction and I sure did "hook line and sinker you"....

iliketrout · #25 11-30-2011, 08:38 PM

Raw shrimp or worms.

Dust1n · #26 11-30-2011, 08:59 PM

rainbow trout are opportunist feeders and will key on certain food items during a specific time(hatch).
I haven't seen many rainbows pass up worms and shrimp though.
power bait
corn(dosnt digest)
leeches
marshmallows
or a simple J hook with nothing on it under a bober to imitate a cronimid.

Fish face · #27 12-01-2011, 09:42 AM

the small packs of coctail shrimp i get at the deli from safeway.
Small jig. mitzi ditzi size. sick on 1/2 a shrimp about
a foot off bottom

Paul C · #28 12-01-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SonnyJ

Corn..

Corn works but the fish do not digest them well. The other factor is that corn can be easily be removed from the hook. Trout love to bait rape your hook.

HunterDave · #29 12-01-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kokanee9

20 years ago it was known that corn killed the fish. I'm surprised people are still using that for bait and thought they would know better. I guess some people must keep everything that they catch, no matter what size it is.

That's an old wives tale.........unless of course you use the whole cob.

http://www.fish.state.pa.us/images/p.../corn_chum.htm

"Commission fisheries biologist Tom Bender at our Benner Spring Fish Research Station conducted a study in 1992 that examined the impact of corn on trout. For the study, two groups of hatchery rainbow trout were held in separate tanks and tested for 54 days. In one tank, 20 rainbow trout (average size 8.3 inches) were fed a diet of whole kernel corn. In the second tank, 20 rainbow trout of the same size were fed a standard trout pellet diet.
During the 54 day study period, no mortalities occurred from trout of either study group. However, study results did show that the trout fed with a corn diet did not digest the corn particularly well. The growth observed by the corn-fed trout during the study period was only about half of that observed from the trout that were fed the standard trout pellet diet.

The conclusion from this study was that there appears to be little reason for concern about the short term health hazards for rainbow trout when whole kernel corn is used for bait. Although there are better diets for trout than whole kernel corn, this study confirms that mortality does not occur when trout ingest whole kernel corn."

Kokanee9 · #30 12-01-2011, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterDave

That's an old wives tale.........unless of course you use the whole cob.

http://www.fish.state.pa.us/images/p.../corn_chum.htm

"Commission fisheries biologist Tom Bender at our Benner Spring Fish Research Station conducted a study in 1992 that examined the impact of corn on trout. For the study, two groups of hatchery rainbow trout were held in separate tanks and tested for 54 days. In one tank, 20 rainbow trout (average size 8.3 inches) were fed a diet of whole kernel corn. In the second tank, 20 rainbow trout of the same size were fed a standard trout pellet diet.
During the 54 day study period, no mortalities occurred from trout of either study group. However, study results did show that the trout fed with a corn diet did not digest the corn particularly well. The growth observed by the corn-fed trout during the study period was only about half of that observed from the trout that were fed the standard trout pellet diet.

The conclusion from this study was that there appears to be little reason for concern about the short term health hazards for rainbow trout when whole kernel corn is used for bait. Although there are better diets for trout than whole kernel corn, this study confirms that mortality does not occur when trout ingest whole kernel corn."

Good to see that no fish died from the corn diet. They still showed signs of the corn being hard to digest and slower growth rates. That in itself is enough reason to not use it. Also the study was in Pennsylvania. We have a longer cold water season which slows down the metabolism rates of the fish. The results of a similar study conducted during frozen water temperatures may very well have different results.

There are plenty of other appropriate items which will work just as well without causing harm, and I still believe that there is no excuse for it.