Cutting the tails off of minnows?

[Reynolds]

I was reading an article in an ice fishing magazine I bought the other day that caught my attention. They suggested cutting the tail off a minnow to entice finicky walleyes. Have any of you guys ever tried this technique?

Apparently a struggling minnow can be too much to resist.

[Northlander]

Yes especially with bigger minnows on tip ups. They dont pop the flags this way. Cut a piece of any fin and see how they struggle differently with each one cut. Great on a deadstick.

[Hoffer]

I have used that technique - it does work well for certain situations...but there is also a "family secret" that we use that has to do with the hooking of the minnow....

[Jim Hudson]

Yup, do it quite a bit.. Cut off the bottom or the top part of the tail and they minnow will either struggle upwards or downwards. Just another handy trick into the bag o tricks..

Another trick is to hook the minnow upside down. Put the hook into the lower portion of the tail so it tries to right itself in a struggling motion.

[charliepete2]

Hoffer...I bet a dollar to a donut you family secret is hooking them through the bunger.

[Bobberboy]

Hooking the minnow upside down also will help this presentation.

"Your Bobbers Down!"

[MuskieJunkie]

I do it sometimes, for the reason that wounding prey is a target to a predator.

[Boar]

Read the same mag, an it dose work. boar