Crappies-Walleyes and ANGEL EYE Jr.s

[Guest]

Scott, do you have any pictures of me and a pretty angle eye?....and a big walleye? so it isn't as big as Ducks, but it's still a nice fish......show pictures of me. show pictures of me. show pictures of me. I'll catch one bigger tonight...so 30" inches is the mark to beat....

[Guest]

Flyingfish, I have lots of pictures of you with Nice Walleye and the Angel Eye Jr you caught them on. If I put those up on the net, eveyone would know that the Hammered Gold is your favorite. Oops did I say that!!!! They just aren't as big as Ducks fish. Actually, I have some great pictures of your fish, unfortuately I don't have a scanner and I haven't found someone to scan them in yet for me. Maybe next week. And yes, so far this year 30" is the mark! Hopefully tonight I can raise the bar though. See ya on the ice!ScottS

[Mankato-Ice-Man]

OK, OK, I am sold!

I have a few questions.
A friend at work and I are going to split a card of Angel Eyes.
Is it a full card of the same size, but just diffrent colors?
Do you get to choose the colors when you order the card?
What colors and sizes are the big tickets? Saw the hammered gold, any others?
These things really sound great.... now just have to find the **** fish! ha ha.

If someone could take the time to drop their thoughts to me in an email, I would really appreciate it. I will try to check back here as well.

Thanks fellas,
Jeremy

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Born to Fish, Forced to Work!

[Scenic]

Jeremy,

Each Angel Eye Jr. Kit comes with 2 spoons of each color. These kits have been special made to give the fisherman/women the best color choices to match the water. All spoons come complete with a top quality blood red hook.

Soon you will be a singer too!!!

[Guest]

As for which colors work best. I would say they all have there day. Personal preference is the Pink/Glow and the Perch. But, hammered Gold with the Red Eye and Blue/Glow have also been great. Well pretty soon I am going to have mentioned them all. Glad to have another singer in the group!ScottS

[Rick]

You can see what is in the package by going here:
http://fishingmn.com/sportgood.html
and clicking on the Angel Eye Jr Link.

[curt quesnell]

Matt

According to the legend...the grandaddy of
Angel Eye Sr was a Lake Trout lure.

Should work great!

Curt Quesnell

[Mankato-Ice-Man]

is there only one size?
if not, what is the best size for panfish and the occasional w-eye?

[Scenic]

There are two sizes. The Angel Eye Jrs have been working great for all around fishing. Crappies have been hitting them as well as walleye.

Jeff Beckwith
Scenic Tackle
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[This message has been edited by Jeff Beckwith (edited 01-31-2002).]

[Duck-o-holic]

Thanks for all the praise! I've been busy traveling for work lately, and haven't visited my favorite site, but was surprised to see my pic on the post! Just want to thank Jeff for coming up with the spoon in the first place! I was fortunate to sit in on his seminar before the Winnie tournament, and picked up a lot from his advice! I am just really learning the ropes with ice fishing, and have picked up a lot from the forum, and even more from fishing with ScottS, who is truly an ice fishing GURU!

One thing about the Angel Eye Jr. that has really helped me catch fish, is the confidence that I have in it! I have caught so many different species of fish on it, that I have it on so much of the time that I am fishing! I fish the non-glow colors in clear water, or during the day for perch and pike-- and switch over to the glow colors if I'm fishing cloudier water, or when it's dark for eyes and crappies. A real "eye-opener" for me was sight-fishing with the Angel Eye Jr! I had a lot of small eyes come in and hit it during the mid-morning on a local lake. It was educational to see how the fish reacted to different jigging variations. I picked up one new technique just from experimenting with it! It's something that I haven't been able to duplicate with any other spoon!

Pretty Little Angel Eye...
Pretty Little Angel Eye...

Duck-o-holic

[Guest]

They are a great option on late season open water fish too. When any vertical jigging presentation situation pops up I dig out the Angels and they often do the job best.

This summer a in-group was hammering the walleye/perch/white bass on Devils Lake using slip floats and Angel eye Jr's tipped with a leach.

They have a place in the box all season long.

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Ed Carlson

[icehousebob]

I was told that changing the hooks on my Angel Eye Jr.'s might change the action. Well, I like the Mustad Triplegrip trebles, so I replaced a few and tried them on South Dakota Perch.I had to hang onto my rod tight. They tried to tear it out of my hands. The problem with Perch fishing with Angel Eyes is that those dang Walleyes keep interfering with the Perch fishing. Do other people have this problem? Another problem with the Angel Eyes...My brother-in law thought they worked good, so I told him to take the ones he wanted out of my tackle box. I didn't have to tell him twice. Now I'll have to re-order. But then, he did put me up and take me fishing for the week, so I guess it worked out okay.

[Guest]

I own a few angel eye's and several glow devils. Angel eye's are awesome for walleyes up on LOW. Caught a lot of fish with them. Glow devils are awesome for all species. Walleye, perch, crappies, bass, pike, the list goes on. I was skeptic at first because I didn't know much about them and I always used Kastermasters, buckshot rattlespoons, and other spoons, but let me say...angel eye's and glow devils are top producers and can catch fish just like the rest. I started seriously fishing with angle eye's and glow devils last year and now they are always in my tackle box.

I used glow devils up on Winnie last year and caught several jumbo perch on one day, and then came back to the cities and caught crappies the next day.

Give them a try and see what you think. I got hooked.

Good Fishin,
Matt

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[Rick]

You can see Duck-a-holic holding the walleye caught with an Angel Eye Jr on the left hand side at http://IceLeaders.com

If you'd like to see or order your own Angel Eyes.

Click here to see both the regular Angel Eyes and Glow Series Angel Eyes (Glow Devils too)

These are without a doubt my favorite spoon for ice fishing. I'll bet they're Duck's as well

Anyone else have the Angel Eyes at the top of their list for ice fishing this year?

[GRAND DAD]

HEY I WANT TO BUY SOME THEY LOOK GREAT BUT WHATS THE DIFFRENCE BETWEEN THE ANGLE EYE'S AND THE DEVIL JIGGING SPOONS IS ONE BETTER FOR CRAPPIES THEN THE OTHER

[Rick]

Hey Grand Dad,
you can get more info on the Glow Devils at:

http://fishingminnesota.com/ubb/Forum30/HTML/001637.html

[Guest]

These things ROCK ! I was real sceptical about em at first but after a winter using them on the ice they have become one of my favorites. I've caught Walleyes , Northerns , Crappies , Gills , Perch , Whitbass all on the same A Eye Jr. Hammered gold/red is my favorite.

Icehousebob , You consider a walleye taking your A eye before a Perch can get to it a problem ? Hmmmmm NOT ME ! LOL

[icehousebob]

GEEMAN.We actually had that problem last winter.We were fishing a northeastern South Dakota lake where the Walleye limit was two, with a 15 inch minimum, and a Perch limit of 10. My oldest brother was fishing between two of us who were catching large Perch and the occasional Walleye. He caught eight Walleyes in a row, and couldn't seem to buy a Perch bite. It was interesting to be kidding a guy about only being able to catch Walleyes.

[Guest]

Ibob , LOL Just kidding with you. I had a simular problem last winter. I switched from minnow heads to bugs ( spikes ) on my A-eye and that seemed to do the trick. Another trick my buddy came up with for perch was to use the large A eye remove the trebble then tie a short dropper off the bottom of it say 3 - 4" or so long. The bigger A eye shoots way off to the side so it was sort of like casting under the ice in a sense. Anyhow , if he slowly retrieved it once it hit bottom the Vex almost always showed more than one perch following it. He would drag it until it was right beneath him then raise it just off bottom and jig it a couple times and a perch usualy whacked it. May or may not help you in your circumstance but may be worth a shot eh ?

[icehousebob]

GEEMAN, Over the years,we've tried the dropper trick from several different lures, using a small single hook. When you can see them on the Vex at the same depth, we would gently jig it up a few inches at a time. Sometimes after getting two or three feet off the bottom, the Vex would show them coming off the bottom after the bait. At that point no finesse was involved. just hang on, they want to grab it and head to the bottom again. I've had Perch come over five feet up to grab it when they're actively feeding.

[Guest]

Gamakatsu has a new trick up their sleeve that is a deadly addition to a Angel Eye.

The Gamakatsu G-Sting and the new Assist 510 are a pre-rigged fast change stinger option to fit most any vertical jigging situation.

G-Sting

Voted "Best New Product" for the Terminal Tackle Category at this year’s ICAST show, the G-Stinger is a unique looped series of stinger hooks designed originally to be used with jigging lures to hook fish that strike the head of the lure.

While this has proven very successful, further field field tests have revealed a long list of other uses. Essentially, with a loop on the hook, it can be attached to almost any lure.

Some of the applications include use on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits as well as poppers and other topwater baits that fish have a tendency to slash at. It can even be attached to the back of an EWG Worm Hook and used to prevent short strikes on soft plastic jerkbaits. Walleye and panfish anglers can loop it to the back of a jig hook when fishing vertical presentations under the ice. The number of applications will only be limited by your imagination.

The G-Stinger consists of a very sharp short shank forged hook strong enough to handle the big fish, but not so heavy as to adversely affect the lure. The hook has a corrosion resistant matte black finish. The smaller sizes excel with perch, crappie, and walleye.

The loop on the G-Stinger is made from super strong braided line to hold up against sharp toothed fish like Pike. It’s flexible enough to let the hook ride in the right position while keeping it from fouling with the main line. A durable shrink tubing covers the wrappings and loop connection providing protection from teeth.

Attaching the G-Stinger to a lure is very simple. Just run the loop through the eye of the lure and loop it over the hook, pull tight and "Bada Bing" your done. Easy to rig, no split rings or fasteners to deal with. I eliminate the split ring on Angel Eye's and other vertical jigs and also eliminate much of the tangles in the process.

The G-Stinger is available in hook sizes 8 and 4 with a 30lb. loop, sizes 1, 1/0 and 2/0 with a 50lb. loop.

The Gamakatsu Assist 510

The hook itself is a super short shank hook with a round wide gap, long sticky sharp curved point, and micro out-barb. The out-barb prevents the hook from catching on or chaffing the mainline. A loop made from super-strong braided line is firmly attached to the hook and is used to fasten the Assist hook to the lure. The loop and the hook shank are covered with a durable heat shrink tubing that protects the loop connection from abrasion and saltwater. The loop and the shrink tubing are both done in red for a little extra attraction.

To connect the Assist 510 to the lure, simply run the loop through the eye of the lure and loop it over the hook then pull tight. Just as you do with the G-Sting..very easy.

Easy to rig, no split rings or fasteners to deal with, much nicer in the cold to deal with then knots....for sure! Short hitting fish will get a mouth full of Gamakatsu steel and you'll get another fish in the boat and on the ice.

The Assist 510 comes in hook sizes 1-4/0, tin finished for corrosion resistance. The loop on the size 1-3/0 Assist 510 hooks is 100# test and the 4/0 features a 150# loop. This dropper rig will handle large walleye and pike with ease.

It is easy to see why this caused such a stir at the ICAST Show. They are a very cool new tool for the angler. The ease of use made it a fast selling this season.

I predict these new hooks will fast become a staple on the ice.

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Ed Carlson

Backwater Guiding

"ED on the RED"

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[Rick]

New page,
so I'm adding the link to where you can see the Angel Eye and other ice fishing lures that add power to your ice fishing.

Click Here for more info or to get yours while supplies last

[Rick]

1. What are your favorite Angel jigging techniques for walleyes?

2. What are your favorite Angel Eye jigging techniques for crappies?

3. What are your favorite Angel Eye jigging techniques for perch?

[Guest]

Good question Rick,

1) For walleyes I like to use a few different sequences when jigging.

-The lift/fall approach is obviously one of the more common methods.

-Bouncing the bottom followed by a quick 6-10 inch lift worked well up on LOW.

-The "Jitter drop", as I call it, produced awesome up on LOW too. What you do is quickly twitch/jig the spoon about a foot above bottom and then quickly drop it to the bottom and then quickly raise it back up to the starting point followed by a 3 second pause. I caught a lot of nice walleyes and saugers up LOW using this method.

-And last but not least is the "ladder method," as I like to call it. This method is less common but I feel targets larger walleyes when the fish are active and all you're catching is smaller fish. Start about 6 inches off bottom, then jiggle and raise to about a foot off bottom, then jiggle and raise to 2 feet off bottom, and then jiggle and raise to 4 feet off bottom, once you reach four feet off bottom start reeling up very slow until you are at 6 feet off bottom. Once you reach 6 feet off bottom drop back down to the bottom and let it sit for a second. Then start all over. I used this method last winter when walleyes were active. I was catching a lot of smaller fish and then starting using the "ladder method" and the larger fish started coming up the hole. Happened on two occations. Most fish hit during the slow retrieve at the end or at the 4 foot level. Might be worth a try if all you're pulling up are 12-15 inch fish. Sometimes you don't need to switch locations, just methods, to find the bigger fish. Oh yeah, don't be surprised if you get smacked by a big pike either, they like the "ladder method" too

2)For crappies I like using Glow Devils more but Angel Eye Jr's are worked almost the same.

-Tipped with either a small minnow, minnow head, or maggots. Jiggle/pause sequences and lift/fall sequences seem to do the trick most of the time.

-Bouncing bottom is great too.

-Eratic jigging followed by slow retrieve can draw out the more aggressive fish as well.

3)Perch huh...Glow Devils are awesome for perch! Had a blast up on Winnie last winter. Most methods worked because the fish were so aggressive. Lift/fall, "Jitter Drop", and bottom bouncing are the most common.

There are different variations of each and sometimes a few little tweeks or adjustments are made while fishing to trigger fish. Trying to mimic certain forage and baitfish is important. What you add to the spoon (plastics, live bait, pieces of bait, etc) can make a difference too. The possibilities are endless.

I'm anxious to hear what everyone else has to say.

Good Fishin,
Matt

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[This message has been edited by MJ5 (edited 10-20-2003).]

[Rick]

That was pretty good MJ5.

How about the rest of you.

Angel Eye Jr's - Get Yours - Click Here. Glow Devils and Tackle City Ice Fishing Jigs also.