fishingman93 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 when fishing for walleyes with chuby darters do you guys bait it with a minnow head or anything for scent or just fish it plain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Horn Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I use a minnow head that has been pinched off not cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnetonka Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Do you tip the minnow head on the rear or center hook? Do you allways tip, or only when it is slow? Do you start with it tipped. or switch-up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borch Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I don't tip them myself. Tends to deaden the action of the lure. The perch were loving them this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnetonka Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 When jigging chubbies, I tend to do about a 12=18 inch fast lift and then let it fall. This usually bring in fish on the vex, but then I am not sure if I should continue the same jigging motion, slow it down when fish are there, or stop it for a few seconds. What works for others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I also use this lure without a minnow. Once I see a fish on the locator I give it some quick raps and then raise it up a foot ot two and let it free fall. The walleyes seem to hammer it on the way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borch Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Quote: When jigging chubbies, I tend to do about a 12=18 inch fast lift and then let it fall. This usually bring in fish on the vex, but then I am not sure if I should continue the same jigging motion, slow it down when fish are there, or stop it for a few seconds. What works for others? Depends on the mood of the fish. SOmetimes aonther rip will trigger a strike on the fall. Other thimes letting it sit there just twitching it will get the strike. My favorite is gradually lifting it up with short 1-3 inch lifts. That one has been very good for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyfishwilldo Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I was using these up at LOW, and had lots of lookers, but no takers. The one thing they were doing was getting the fish in to take my deadstick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. H (Ret.) Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 The instructions on the package state that if you tip them, tip them on the rear hook so it doesn't affect the action. I recently bought several darters but have never caught anything on them but I suspect the reason for that is that the fish were nailing fat boys with a minnow and I never bothered to use the darters!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agronomist_at_IA Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Never have tipped any of my chubbies. Actually caught a lot of pike on them just on saturday. Was going for walleye's and pulled out 6 pike. 1-42" 2-26" 1-22" 1-20" 1-19.5" Really [PoorWordUsage]ed me off. But everyone else that was fishing wasn't even catching anything, so at least it gave me some action durring the day. Maybe if I put a minnow on it the eyes would come????????? Really good question what should a guy do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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