the first lure your dropping down

[icepike]

okay guys..the big guestion..whats the first lure your dropping down the hole.for me..its gonna be a northland forage spoon with the rattle on the back.just trying to get some options.i guess it really depends on targeted species and for me that will largemouth bass.

[Matt Johnson]

It'll probably be a Custom Jigs and Spins Shrimpo for me if chasing pannies (which will most likely be the case ). Or else a JR's Tackle Flasher Spoon if I'm on the prowl for pike... might even see both methods the first time I hit the ice...

Actually, to be honest, it'll probably be a Custom Jigs and Spins Slender Spoon up on LOW. I'm sure I'll be up there chasing 'eyes before the ice is ready down here...

Good Fishin,

Matt Johnson

[Animal]

Swedish Pimple - Color depends on light conditions.

[hanson]

If I'm not doing some tip-up pike fishing at early ice, I'll be up to Lake of the Woods in search of walleye & sauger.

I'll have a jigging spoon tied onto my line such as Northland Buckshot Rattle, Swedish Pimple, or a Scenic Tackle Go-Devil. Oh yeah, we're talking LOW so a Gold Swedish pimple will be the ticket!

[Bob_D]

Not counting tip-up bait.....It will probably be a glow Hali jig tipped with a maggot (if I can find maggots then).

[ivegottabite]

I would have to agree with others that it will be a spoon of some sort-Northland Forage Minnow, Rattle Spoon or Pimple.

Man I can't wait to be walkin on water again

[DEADhead]

Probably will be a chartreuse genz worm with a waxie, targetting crappies on Little D....

[chaser]

It would have to be a forage minnow for me

[icehousebob]

For the jigged and deadstick or bobber rods:

For Minn. Perch-a firetiger Crusher and a glow hooked minnow

For So.Dak. Perch- A Buckshot rattle spoon with a dropper and a shrimpo

For Sunnies- #10 orange ant and Chartruese teardrop

For Crappies- Whatever Kelly P. is using that day

For Walleyes- big Buckshot or Angeleye

For Pike-Anything big and shiny

[newfoldener]

Anything that glows, or a buckshot rattle.

[Northlander]

Probably will be fishing walleyes so Im guessing I will be jigging a JR's Tackle Flasher Spoon. This spoon has turned out to be my go to spoon. One hint is to double up the little blades on each side of the spoon. ( Thanks Joel) More flash and noise.

If Im in the river I will more than likely be jigging a JR's Rattle jig or a jigging rap.

[Surface Tension]

I'll be after eyes first ice and using Scenic Tackle's 1/8 oz Go Devils again this winter.

Get them here. www.tacklecity.com

[augernaut]

Well, in all likelihood the first lure I drop will be for gills and crappie - so it will likely be a glow red #10 Fatboy tipped with either 2 spikes or a TJ's Pinpoint Plastix tail (bubblegum is hot). Also tied onto the rod contingent with be 1/16th oz. Northland Forage Minnow spoons in silver/black, and Hali spoons in firetiger/perch and red/orange. The Hali's are the ultimate perch weapon, but at times the gills will go crazy on them as well. Depending on where I find fish and how much I have to move, I may set a tipup or two for pike. Later on that day, I will set a tipup and a deadstick (Rock-n-Reel) for eyes - and start jigging, likely with a 1/8oz Northland Buckshot rattle spoon. This year though, I plan to finally buy some of the Angel Eye and Glow Devil spoons - they look too good to resist (for me and the fish!)

[ChuckN]

Definitely the Go Devil spoons for those hungry walleyes. I had best luck with the 1/4 oz for eyes and 1/16 oz for crappies/gills. Hang on!!

[slick814]

SInce it'll most likely be a Metro excursion for some Crappies & Sunnies, it's going to have to be a Ratso or Shrimpo! jig like a madman...

[Eric Wettschreck]

Same thing as every year, Swedish Pimple tipped with a minnow for early ice perch.

Actually, the first thing (probably) that will go down any of my holes is my lighter, or cell phone, or pocket knife, or anything smaller than 8" round.

[PERCHJR]

Of course the target would be perch, the first would have to be the Northland Buckshot rattle with Waxies, for locating and attracting, then once the fish show up usually a Genz Worm with Waxies will always do the trick!!!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD FISHING!!!

[icepike]

seems like there is one thing in common..we all plan on catching some fish

[Tyler Holm]

8" auger down first,

FL - 18, 2nd

Marcum VS 560 Camera, 3rd.

Who knows if I will even get a chance to fish after all that. If I do wet a line, I will probably put something flashy down there to bring some fish near. I've never use my camera yet, so I'd like to see some fish on it. Every year prior to this, I'd go perch fishing and rock the perch eye jig, with a minnow head, followed by a #6 bare hook tiped with a crappie minnow.

[Early Riser]

My first lure will be spearing decoy - probably a red/white pattern. The spearing season for northern pike opens here in Minnesota on 12/01. I am heading up north to the border country for the opener where we are often on the ice by Thanksgiving. I can't wait, and God willing I will be out there.

[Dennis Steele]

Most likely it will be whats still tied to my line!

The question is, which rod will I use first?

[BDR]

With the luck I had last year 'm sure it will be a cell phone.

[Ray Esboldt]

If my first foray is to land a walleye or two, definitely a Scenic Tackle Angel Eye JR with the head of a fathead. I still don't know why these lures are better than what I use to use, but they do land me quite a few fish.

If I'm fishing panfish, probably a Marmooska or a Flirty Girty (I like the name).

However, unlike the vast majority of you, I can wait until well after waterfowl hunting and pheasant hunting for our lakes to have ice. You guys are just plain crazy wishing for ice in September.

[The Grebe]

It's going to be a little Demon with an orange top and a waxie secured to the hook, I'm sure my first trip out will be for panfish and the Demon is my lure of choice.

[Guest]

Go-Devil with a fathead for some early eyes.Then a shrimpo or ratso tipped with some wigglers for panfish.But,first I need to finish with the fall eyes so I know where to start with the early ice.