While waiting on safe ice

papaperch

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Assorted my micro /mini spoon box out for season. This is the one box I never go without. By tipping with minnow , piece of minnow , maggots or grubs it puts me in line to catch everything that swims in Ohio waters.
The one exception is muskie. I have never caught a muskie even a small one on these. I think its possible its just never happened. Keep in mind off species such as carp, suckers and several species of minnows that were big enough to fit the hook in their mouth.

Biggest fish I ever had on one of the tiny ones was a 40+ pound flathead. All I know he was the biggest cat I ever had on on anything.
I could not land him as he would not fit thru 7 in hole. Believe me we tried. I wore him out but had to settle for just being able to get lure back.
He had hit one of the smaller ones with a wax worm on it. To this day I often wonder why as that waxworm would not even come close to satisfying that fishes hunger.

Anyway you ought to load up on a few of these. They are simple to make and inexpensive as compared to other lures. As you can see by my many variations you can let your imagination go . More likely than not it will catch fish.

Some or so small or weightless you have to add a split shot up the lien 2' works for me. These aren't all I got but I like taking that many with me.
 

papaperch

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RD- Holds hook ok some will come loose on serious drop. Got 4 of those from England the go by name of Fox Box.
 

jiggerjohn

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Nice lookin ice spoons -good creativity! Ya know, I've been reading a lot lately about the tremendous perch fishing thru ice on Lake Simcoe in Ontario -they've found on these ice fishing spoons that a single hard plastic red bead on the hook is superior to live bait! But,of course, the fluttering action of the jigged spoon is vital !
 

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Talk about an arsenal - fish ain't got a chance - outstanding. I need to get into this - one of these days...
 
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