We are back on the ice

WOW! Very nice stringer! That had to be a blast! :ThumbsUp

Nice mess fish there Paul........ :)

Is love to see that jig you tied up :). Very nice mess of fish!

Just happened to check back in , I call it fire pumpkin. It is 1/16" oz orange head tied with calf tail hair. The ones that did all the damage were yellow over orange, but I don't think the color made a lot of difference. It has been out fishing my guests who are using traditional spoons almost 3:1. I hoped to do more experimenting with larger soft plastics, but it is had to put down what is really working.

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Those Fire Pumpkins are nice, love the name too.

I never had much faith in the hair jigs as there seemed to be a lot of short strikes , the sink rate is too slow for the deep water, and they tend to freeze up when out too long. On a whim I tied a few in what could be termed "upsized" more in tune with a casting or , drifting, back trolling technique. I am now a believer. They definitely made a difference in the numbers. They however are not the answer for a tough bite. Pouring over the electroshocking catch data from the last 18 years trying to pick the next lake to "victimize" :biggrin

Murderer :biggrin