Tulibee Stratagies and Tips

[mallardnwalleye]

Well it's the in between season and instead of going after the Crappies this year I am going to give the Tullibiees aka Ciscos a Shot.

Any ideas? I am fishing a 110 ft deep lake that has very little shallow area. I know a lot of guys hit Mille Lacs but this Lake is nothing like it. Any ideas? Depths? Strategies?

Thanks.

[Cliff Wagenbach]

I would look for some type of stricture first off.

Drill a few holes from shallow to deep and check with your electronics for fish. If you see any or see nothing even, drop down a small jigging spoon or small jigging Rap baited with a single wax worm or scented rubber bait.

Jig vigorously to get their attention, once they get close slow down to only a slow lift and make them chase your lure. Watch close for the bite, as they usually have a very soft take, set the hook as soon as they touch the bait.

Some days color matters so bring a variety!

Cliff

[MN Mike]

We fished Tulibee's on Leech a few years ago over 43 FOW, fish were anywhere from the bottom of the lake to 20 feet up. We used plain hooks with grubs and a teaser blade about 15" up, just to draw attention. When things got busy you would just throw a bobber on one of the rods and let it sit, even that one would get hit.

A year ago this coming weekend we went after Whitefish in Ontario, there we were over 90 FOW. This time we used a 1/4 oz white leadhead jig and a white Mr. Twister grub body, that worked well for Whitefish and we even managed a nice Tulibee. We tried to run the jigs in 60 - 80 FOW.

The lake we fished was loaded with bait fish near the lower part of the water column, my Showdown doesn't have a dual beam transducer and was rendered useless because there was too much clutter on the screen from the size of the cone at that depth. The Marcum LX5 worked perfectly.

Good luck, they are fun fish to target.

Mike

[lispeej]

Well it's the in between season and instead of going after the Crappies this year I am going to give the Tullibiees aka Ciscos a Shot/

Any ideas? I am fishing a 110 ft deep lake that has very little shallow area. I know a lot of guys hit Mille Lacs but this Lake is nothing like it. Any ideas? Depths? Strategies?

Thanks.

Well, it will probably help if you told us where you were going first lol.

[pushbutton]

Might be able to help more with a map of the lake, but as Cliff said first look for any type of structure. If the only thing is a steep break....then the edges of that would be my first choice. Any type of flat in that 30 to 40 ft range would be worth checking out as well, even if it is small. Ultimately they could be anywhere, but they do have to eat and in the morning in particular you will often find them up shallower even if that means 30 ft. My go to search "bait" is a mirror. Tie a string on small makeup mirror and let it rip.....if there are any near, they will come to investigate. Similarly, will glue mirror shards in a flyer, add a dropper, and crank away as well. They will be easy to recognize on your electronics, as they will follow and often circle a good distance and not be spooked off that easily. One of my favorite fishies to fish for......good luck!

[eyeballs]

Wanna be a Helper. Just post the lake and I am sure I can you started.