Ice Fishing: what's your best recipe for success

[HarryToolips]

Wicked thanks for the replies folks, sorry I didn't say it before: I'm going for rainbows..

[HarryToolips]

I don't ice fish but if I did, I'd go with Donald Trumps method. It seems to work.

This
explains it so well!
Different
between a successful businessman and a
career politician
How
do you settle a presidential election when
the vote is too close to call?
...

With
a fishing contest in northern Wisconsin
in January, of course!
After
the first round of votes was counted,
Hillary and Donald were deadlocked.
Instead of going through a recount, they
agreed to a week-long ice fishing
contest to settle the election. Whoever
caught the most fish at the end of the
week would be the President.


They decided that a remote frozen lake
in northern Wisconsin would be the ideal
place.


No observers on the fishing grounds, but
both would need to have their catches
verified and counted each night at 5 pm.
After
Day 1, Trump returned with a total of 10
fish, Hillary came back with nothing.
Day
2 finished and Trump caught another 20
fish, but Hillary once again came back
with nothing.


That night, Hillary and her cronies got
together and accused Trump of being a
“low-life, cheating son-of-a-gun.”


Instead of fishing on Day 3, they were
going to follow him and spy on him to
figure out how he was cheating.


Day 3 finished and Trump had an
incredible day, adding 50 fish to his
total.
That
night Hillary and her democratic cohorts
got together for a full report on how
Donald was cheating. Hillary stood up to
give her report and said, “You are not
going to believe this - he’s cutting
holes in the ice!”
And
this story…tells you all you need to
know about the difference between a
successful businessman and a career
government politician.

Lol............

[albravo2]

Fish eye ball? Don't think that's legal in most of the province.

Why would fish eyeball be any different than shrimp or maggots?

Reminds me of an old joke:
What do you call a fish with no eye?

Fsh

[goatdancer]

Why would fish eyeball be any different than shrimp or maggots?

Reminds me of an old joke:
What do you call a fish with no eye?

Fsh

Check the regs regarding 'bait'.

[Wild one]

A jig with a spinner blade on it tipped with shrimp or a worm. 10-20 ft water work your way up from the bottom till you find the depth they are at. Jig for a min stop for a min most often they hit on the pause. Focuse on structure like points if ice is thick enough near creeks.

works where I fish may work for you

[tuner]

My technique is completely ineffective.
I stand and shiver and watch the other people catch fish. Then I go back to the store and yell at the kid who sold me shitty hooks.

This is awesome, thanx for the laugh.

[wrenchhead]

For rainbows I use a four inch spoon with a hook tied on a leader about a foot below... With a worm or meal worm, let it down to the bottom and reel it up a crank or two. Seems to work most places, if I don't get a bite after 15 minutes or so move on to another hole.

[two-feet]

Fish eye ball? Don't think that's legal in most of the province.

I stand corrected, do not use fish eye balls! Thanks for pointing that out.

[HarryToolips]

Sounds like some good methods, thanks guys...

[sawmill]

Chicken skin cut in long thin strips maybe 4-5 inches long and hooked through one end. You can make them swim and wiggle and move side to side. I fish trout in 10-14 feet of water and let the bait hit the bottom and stir up some mud. Another thing I use is crushed egg shells, they sink and allows you to see the bottom better.