Minnesota river in Shakopee

[vern]

Hey Fishhead! We're catching chubs in Minnehaha Creek in South Mpls. It's about a block from the house. The creek is super shallow right now, just inches deep in spots, but the 2-3 foot spots have a lot of chubs. Good sized ones too. I don't know why we weren't doing this before. This is pretty fun. Just an ice jig & a small bobber. I haven't checked the message board for a few days. Looks like we missed out on the Fishhead guide trip. Nice fish! Vern

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[DARK30]

CATCHING THE BAIT IS ALMOST AS FUN AS CATCHING THE FISH! GOOD CHUBS ARE HARD TO COME BY IN THE SHOPS TOO.
WELLLLLL......I GOT A CHUNK OF BEEF ON THE BBQ RIGHT NOW SO I'M GONNA NEED A PLACE TO SIT DOWN AND DIGEST TONIGHT. I THINK THE SUGAR FACTORY NEEDS ANOTHER LOOK SEE AND MAYBE THAT MYSTERY SNAG WILL BE SHOWING BY NOW TOO.
WET NETS!

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cast,cast,cast,cast......

[Guest]

I feel like something sweet.Maybee I will try to get a 50lb bag of sugar tonite.

vern
How has the fishing been?Are you using the chubs or just collecting for now?

[vern]

We didn't get out over the weekend but should get out on Thursday or Friday. We fished a new spot last week and I caught about a 5-6 pound flat on a chub within 45 min. That was a good sign. We tried it 2 days later and had a couple short zipping runs. No time to react. I'm sure they were channels. Last year I ran a stinger hook to the head of my sucker and caught those channels. I got tired of getting robbed. To be legal you have to add a tiny spinner blade to the rig. It was just an experiment but it worked! They were 10+lb channels too. I might try that again. Vern

[Guest]

That"quick strike"rig sounds like a good idea!Just the other night Dark and I were talking about the same thing.I have heard that spinners will attract cats.I have not actually tried it yet but think if you rigged up a #1 or#2 colorado blade it might increase the number of bites a guy gets.It certainly wouldn't hurt to try.I don't think it would make any decent fish shy away from your bait.I have also heard that float rigs work when fish are active,and it helps prevent snags.So many things to try,so little time.

[vern]

I guess I was only using the spinner to be legal but it's probably not a bad idea in some current situations. I was using one of those tiny spinners that you'd use on a quick strike rig for winter pike. My treble was pretty small too. I didn't want it to effect my sucker too much. I'm sure the spinner didn't hurt much & the vibration probably helped the cat find the bait even quicker. For some reason in Minnesota you can't use treble hooks that are not part of a lure. So I guess that makes it a lure. Give it a try and see if you catch more of those bonus channels. I'd like to hear if it works for ya. Vern

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