Reel Weeds

[Eric Wettschreck]

First off let me say that I'm one of the biggest skeptic's out there. I've seen my share of gimmics and I'm not easily impressed.

Last weekend I was fishing my local small lake with ZERO success. I was movin and movin and movin and nothing. I know there are nice fish in this lake cuz I've been fishing it for years. This is a shallow (5') prairie pothole lake with a mud bottom and no structure at all. I couldn't get a fish to even show up on the flasher.

I stopped moving around, set up my portable, dropped down 5 Reel Weeds, turned on the heater, sat down and had a cold one. Absolutely nothing changed. Nothing on the flasher, nothing showing up at all. About 10 minutes or so later, however, that all changed. The flasher lit up like a Christmas tree and I finally caught crappies.

With no structure in this lake the crappies are constantly wandering around and finding them is kind of pure dumb luck. Did the Reel Weeds bring them in?? I don't know but I doubt it. However, I'm fairly positive the Reel Weeds kept them there. When I've caught crappie from this lake I've had to move to stay on them, cuz they are always moving. Once I started catching them I stayed put and didn't have to move.

There ya have it. My mind has been changed and I no longer think they are a gimmick. They definately have their place in my arsenal.

[NyQuiLlama]

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Did the Reel Weeds bring them in??

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I would say yes. It's in their DNA to live in structure, for both safety and food.

[beef]

I use them all the time on Red, LOW, and Winnie.. Especially on Red and LOW.. Those two lakes have zero structure and the Reel Weeds have increased my catch rate dramatically... Plus they are VERY durable.. I have also started using the new Weed Line and that is crazy on the tip-ups and dead sticks... Check them out....

Beef

[Eric Wettschreck]

Beef, on these no structure lakes, do you just set them in a line? Or, do you have different patterns for them?

I ask cuz down here in the frozen desert that is SW Minnesota, most of the lakes are shallow, mud bottom, and zero structure lakes.

[beef]

On lakes with no structure I do two things..

1. If I'm by myself or in one or two houses I make a diamond or circle around me with the reel weeds...

2. If I'm out guiding and using three or four portables I take all the weeds and make a big cluster of them and then position my houses around the weeds...

I have noticed that when using the Reel Weeds that the fish like to get into the weeds and hold to them...

Hope this helps...

Beef

[slipperybob]

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Did the Reel Weeds bring them in??

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slight different mentality: so that they can relate to a structure and to keep them around longer