12-17-2014, 12:38 AM
I'll look into picking up some ice jigs something along those lines next time I have a chance to get out to Sportsman's Warehouse or Cabelas.
If I hit the water again before that time comes, I bought some small gold Aberdeen hooks a while back for targeting bluegills. It won't sink as fast as a jig and it doesn't have the visual appeal from a distance, but what if I took the hook off my gold kastmaster and used a regular hook with Gulp! Maggots on a dropper line with the kastmaster to jig up and down to get their attention from further away?
Failing that, I do have some 1/16oz painted leadheads (I have black/yellow and white/chartreuse). Not as colorful, but any chance of them working? Now that I think of it, I have some 1/8oz bright chartreuse leadheads. My only worry is that they might have hooks a bit too big for a small sunfish; I think they're size 6 or 4, somewhere in there.
Do these ice jigs have action, or is their appeal just that they're bright and easy to see from far away?
Edit: forgot to ask; are there any docks or other panfish-friendly areas that don't have an access fee? I want to to back a bunch and do a lot of experimenting without racking up $100 in entrance fees over the course of a week if possible.
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If I hit the water again before that time comes, I bought some small gold Aberdeen hooks a while back for targeting bluegills. It won't sink as fast as a jig and it doesn't have the visual appeal from a distance, but what if I took the hook off my gold kastmaster and used a regular hook with Gulp! Maggots on a dropper line with the kastmaster to jig up and down to get their attention from further away?
Failing that, I do have some 1/16oz painted leadheads (I have black/yellow and white/chartreuse). Not as colorful, but any chance of them working? Now that I think of it, I have some 1/8oz bright chartreuse leadheads. My only worry is that they might have hooks a bit too big for a small sunfish; I think they're size 6 or 4, somewhere in there.
Do these ice jigs have action, or is their appeal just that they're bright and easy to see from far away?
Edit: forgot to ask; are there any docks or other panfish-friendly areas that don't have an access fee? I want to to back a bunch and do a lot of experimenting without racking up $100 in entrance fees over the course of a week if possible.
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