Successful fishing with tip-ups begins with suspending the bait in the cruising lane of the fish. Pike, pickerel, panfish, walleyes, and bass often frequent the area about 12 inches above the weed tops. Here's how to make sure your bait is in the strike zone and not buried in the grass.
A word of caution. Look at the sounder's alligator clip. You will notice one side has a hole. When you attach your hook push the point thru the hole to the bend before you close the jaws. Otherwise you will go thru a pot full of sounders in a day's fishing. Always carry a few spares because you may lose one anyway.
When he takes the fishing line from that plastic bag he will, doubtless, spend much happy time untangling the mess. As for the snare wire, unless you are practiced in snaring technique, you will waste valuable energy. If you insist on trying, I recommend a couple of slightly larger swivels to go between the wire and the anchor. Your prey will be most uncooperative and trash the snare. From experience the X-Acto blades are next to useless unless you need to lance an infection or similar activity. Back-up for a knife?? WOW! Carry a spare knife. I never leave home with fewer than 3. Can iodine tabs be used for antisepsis? And forget the cable saw; another energy waste even with a green sapling bow; even if the saw stays together.
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Successful fishing with tip-ups begins with suspending the bait in the cruising lane of the fish. Pike, pickerel, panfish, walleyes, and bass often frequent the area about 12 inches above the weed tops. Here's how to make sure your bait is in the strike zone and not buried in the grass.
A word of caution. Look at the sounder's alligator clip. You will notice one side has a hole. When you attach your hook push the point thru the hole to the bend before you close the jaws. Otherwise you will go thru a pot full of sounders in a day's fishing. Always carry a few spares because you may lose one anyway.
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When he takes the fishing line from that plastic bag he will, doubtless, spend much happy time untangling the mess. As for the snare wire, unless you are practiced in snaring technique, you will waste valuable energy. If you insist on trying, I recommend a couple of slightly larger swivels to go between the wire and the anchor. Your prey will be most uncooperative and trash the snare. From experience the X-Acto blades are next to useless unless you need to lance an infection or similar activity. Back-up for a knife?? WOW! Carry a spare knife. I never leave home with fewer than 3. Can iodine tabs be used for antisepsis? And forget the cable saw; another energy waste even with a green sapling bow; even if the saw stays together.
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