Fish Decoys

[hip_hop_fisherman]

Are they worth spending the money on? How many people use them?

[the big dipper]

Decoys work great for spearing northerns. Also, a big hookless daredevil, (sometimes I hook two together) is a cheaper route, and works better sometimes. Some guy's use a golf ball or two.

The thing about decoy's is that live suckers are kindof a pain sometimes, and with a decoy you don't have to stop at the bait shop early in the AM. But live suckers as decoy's are fun to use also.

[hawkeye43]

I use them perch fishing, run the 6 or 7 ft up. it seems to draw them in

[blkfrg]

I use a large perch or a crappie decoy I made myself when fishing is slow. It does help bring them up.

[Coach Dog]

Hey Hip Hop Fisherman,
This has nothing to do w/ decoys, but I just noticed you put post number 25,000 on the ice forum. CONGRATS! 25,001 for me I guess.

Coach Dog

[hip_hop_fisherman]

Thanks for the reply's. I've never really tried using them before. Was in the baitshop looking at few and thinking about picking a couple up.

[Fat Rap guy]

Do you spear often? One decoy will do. Unless you've got two darkhouses and friends who spear. I've heard that when buying decoys, the bigger the better. I don't know if it works that way or not, but I bought the biggest one I could find and killed 'em on LOTW a few weeks ago.