Is it possible?

[ChrisN]

One of my friends said that in the winter months they pulled a blackie up on a metal slice. The slice was small(Raider 10g). Has anyone else had this happen, if not do you think it is possible if you fished it slow with plenty of twitches/pauses.

Interesting to hear your opinion.

Regards

ChrisN

[LakeConjolaFish]

Hi Chris,

When it comes to fishing anything is possible, but the real test is whether it can be repeated with enough certainty to be a regular producer.

Jim

[Bear]

I remember seeing something similar as a prototype from a local manufacturer, so there is some interest in it.

[Dave W]

Jim's right when he says anything is possible and it pays to experiment;)

I've been playing with using 'Ice Jigs' for Bream (if you don't know what they are the pic is below) and have been getting mixed results - don't know the legalities of using them in a comp though:confused:

[LakeConjolaFish]

Dave,

I've never seen them before, I take it there American ?

How long are they ?

[Bear]

Now that's different.

How much do they cost Dave??

[Dave W]

Yep they're mainly used in North America / Canada, plus the Scandinavian countries (I suppose anywhere they drill holes through the ice to fish) - Nilsmaster makes the best of them, and I've been using them on Redfin and deep water Bass with good results for a while now;)

Picked up some cheap 'knock offs' at a local tacklo for $3 each (the Nilsies normally sell in the $10-$15 range) so I don't mind loosing them as much.

You can get them in a few sizes but the smaller ones have always worked for me - around the 5cm mark.

Watch this space - there is much more experimenting to do;)

[LakeConjolaFish]

Dave,

That front hook is extraordinary !

[Dave W]

Front and rear:D

Because they are designed to be presented on the vertical plane, the front and rear hooks generally catch fish on the up stroke, whereas the treble set-up gets them on the down stroke - at least that's what I think......

They have a very good 'darting' action that changes depending on how hard you jig them, they move forward on the up and down stroke and sort of 'circle' more on the down stroke, they must be balanced pretty well because the direction of the 'circling' seems to be random.

I also think the larger sizes have great offshore potential - the only trouble with the buggers is that they hook anything on the bottom (pretty obvious when you see that bottom treble) so a good sounder is a must:)

Oh, they are pretty heavy for thier size too (can't remember the weights off the top of my head)

Cheers,

[LakeConjolaFish]

Dave,

On the down stroke the circle that you mention, would it look like a wounded bait fish?

If so it would be good for fishing close to but not on fallen timber as it might entice a strike out from the snag?

Just a thought, but they do look interesting, I'll have to buy at least 2 for my lure collection ( another vice ) I hate EBAY !!!!

[Dave W]

I'd say that's what it's trying to imitate - but if you get them anywhere near timber they will snag:D

[SWANK-E]

yeah, i have been playing with a Rapala vertical jig myself without much luck so far... they do follow it a bit.
i guess it might comes down to technique... they don't look wounded enough, they look rather healthy when it swims actually.