Locating and ciscoes

[Guest]

How do you pros go about finding and catching ciscoes on 100-200 acre lakes with max depths of 80 ft, and average depths of 40-50 ft. Do you look for points, saddles, or reefs? Just drill and look with the Vex? Any favorite baits? Thanks.

[Havin' Fun]

It's pretty simple. Go to the 80 foot hole, cut and look. They usually occupy the deepest section of water in the lake. I love a tear drop jig, color is your choice, but white or pink are good for me. Use some system of a flasher too. small silver spoons with a 1 foot leader of mono with a small jig tipped with wax worms. That should do it.
If you locate large schools fo these fish just a tiny jig with a waxie will get em. They are attracted to the flasher just like a trout though.

[Guest]

Thanks alot for the info. How do you clean/cook them once you have cought them?

[Havin' Fun]

I fillet them leaving the skin on them, and removing rib bones, and then you soak them in a brine( salt, brown sugar, water) for 24 hours and then you smoke em'. Best stuff you ever had!!!!