01-02-2004, 05:51 PM
[cool][size 1]Good luck on the conversion. Once you get him started, he will be hooked. Do you know anyone who might lend him a craft to try out. That usually does it.[/size]
[size 1]I have also seen the big piles of ice around the lakes up there when the wind breaks up the cap. Almost had one of those catch me on Starvation. I noticed a change in the wind and saw the ice sheet start moving toward where I was fishing open water along the dam. I kicked over to the bank and ran up the slope just ahead of the ice sheet hitting the dam and pushing about thirty feet up on it.[/size]
[size 1]Usually the best all around color for early 'eyes is chartreuse. However, depending on water clarity, they will also hit white...in clear water...or black or purple in more colored water.[/size]
[size 1]You are right about the slow retrieve. They are still sluggish in the cold water, and won't move far or fast to intercept a lure. Low and slow...and be ready to set the hook whenever you feel anything unusual. They sometimes just take a hold, and you feel only a "rubber band" pull on the line.[/size]
[size 1]Keep a watch on the changing conditions and try to get some readings on water temps when the lake opens up for good.[/size]
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[size 1]I have also seen the big piles of ice around the lakes up there when the wind breaks up the cap. Almost had one of those catch me on Starvation. I noticed a change in the wind and saw the ice sheet start moving toward where I was fishing open water along the dam. I kicked over to the bank and ran up the slope just ahead of the ice sheet hitting the dam and pushing about thirty feet up on it.[/size]
[size 1]Usually the best all around color for early 'eyes is chartreuse. However, depending on water clarity, they will also hit white...in clear water...or black or purple in more colored water.[/size]
[size 1]You are right about the slow retrieve. They are still sluggish in the cold water, and won't move far or fast to intercept a lure. Low and slow...and be ready to set the hook whenever you feel anything unusual. They sometimes just take a hold, and you feel only a "rubber band" pull on the line.[/size]
[size 1]Keep a watch on the changing conditions and try to get some readings on water temps when the lake opens up for good.[/size]
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