cherokee Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I thought it might be interesting and helpful to post your setup. Depth, decoy used and what direction the fish came in from. You can keep lake private but mention general location like metro, central, northern MN etc.I'll startLocation: Central MinnesotaDate: 11/29/08Time: 7:30 am til noon Setup 6 1/2 feet of water on drop.Speared a 29 3/4" at 8:00 came in from shallow & attacked decoydecoy - red & whiteSpeared 31 1/2" at 9:00 came in from deep. Same red and whiteDecoyed nice and slow.Anyone else interested in logging their setup/sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Bassman Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I think its a good ideal!!! Myself and BassNSpear keep a log of all out fishing trips all year around. It helps us remember the small details that help us find fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible_fisherman Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I have only speared one so far and it was on 11/30/2008 in central MN. I was in about 7 feet of water with drops to back and side from 2pm to 4pm. One came in at about 3pm very slowly from the deep behind me between the live and fake decoy. Fake was a small northern fire tiger color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatoneguy Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Great idea for a thread! I'm hoping to pick up an Eskimo or Shappell so I can port-a-spear soon, then I'll post my findings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrklean Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 pretty cool idea, ill have to keep a log for myself as well, i always say i should but i never do, this might be motivation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 cool idea, I'll start on my next outing.cant remember all the details of last few outting except that MAN those pike are tastey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherokee Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 I thought it would be nice to follow the depth everyone sets up in and see as the season progresses where people are seeing fish and if they are coming in from the shallow or deep. Could be helpful. Decoy color might put some people on a pattern although can be lake dependent. Helpful to log in fish that one passes on as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassNspear Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 this is a great idea. It will help you out in the long run if and when you go back to lakes that you never really go to alot. Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 well I gave it a whirl tonight andLocation: Zimmerman area Little Elk LakeDate: 12/4/2008Time: 1:30-4:00pmSetup: 9 1/2 fow decoys set at 3 and 3 1/2 foot downWater contions: murky, water clarity 4 1/2 ftDecoy: Beavercreek, chartuse sucker and live sucker, two linesaround 3:15 pm had one slash and beavercreek decoy, while jigging. nothing else seen. noticed panfish all afternoon 4 to 5 ft off the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetheice Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 central minnesota12/4/08noon to 3:309 FOW decoy 5 feet downred/white with spinner on backcould see the bottom but kind of stained, put one potatoe worth of slices to help see1-4lb. pike for the smoker1st time out this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherokee Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 Location: Central MinnesotaDate: 12/06/08Time: 7:30-11:00 Setup 8 feet of water - decoy down 4 feetSpeared a 6 pounder for the panCame in from deep nice and slowdecoy - red & whiteSaw one more after I speared the first about 4 poundsWatched it decoy and it left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Well this is my half of the reportLocation: Central MinnesotaDate: 12/06/08Time: 7:00 am til 12:30 or soSetup Aprox 5 feet of water in the flats.Speared a 33" 7lber at 10:15 Decoyed Slow head on infront of me; then slipped past decoy to the center of the holeDecoy - Anthony Grandbois red & white workerSupper Plans- BakedI will let Huey log the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Location: Central MinnesotaDate: 12/6/08Time: 8:30am-12:30pmSet-up: edge of weeds in 7 FOW.Speared one pike. About 25", 10:30 am.Saw one other pike about 11:30, might of spooked by me reaching for spear.Decoy: 6" red and white decoy, and large sucker down the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Location: Central Minnesota Date: 12/06/08 Time: 7:00 am til 12:30 or so Setup Aprox 5 feet of water in the flats. Speared a 21" at 9:00am, came in slow from the deep water. Ignored the sucker minnow and went for the fake. Also speared a 31" at about 11am. My personal best. Also came in slow and went for the fake. Decoy - Bear Creek red and white mini (4 1/2" or so) sucker. Supper Plans- Fried fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbed Pichfork Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Location: North Central Mn12/5/089am to 3 pmSet up around a clearing in a cabbage flat 6' or so, visibility wasnt the best.Saw 4, missed one, hesitated on another. 2 came in like rockets, take my shiner on a treble,managed to keep only 1,lost the other in the hole.Decoys: Red and white Dueys rattle decoy4" shiner on a treble rattle reel.Bound for pickle jars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Location: Central MNDate: 12/7/08Time: 1:30-2:30Pike: 3 snakes, 2 speared, 1 angled.7 FOWDecoys: red and white, suckerHunting and Fishing during Vikes games has been VERY productive for me this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlem'up Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Location: Central MinnesotaDate: 12/6/08Time: 9-12Set-up: 6.5 FOW on a flatSpeared one pike. About 27", 10:04 amDecoy: 8" red and white decoy, and med. sucker down the whole time.Also saw a few sunnies but couldnt get them to bite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Hunting and Fishing during Vikes games has been VERY productive for me this year. its also been pretty good for the vikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Location: North Metro? - Coon LakeDate: 12/7/2008Time: 1:00PM - DarkSetup: 6 fow on a Bump with a 9 Foot Deep channel in front of me.Fake Decoys set at 4 foot down Live Decoy set about 3 ft downWater conditions: murky, water clarity less than 5.5 ftDecoy: Everything in the box plus 2 live ones.Ice thickness: 9 solid inches measured with a tape measure off the block.Never saw a fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunt&fish89 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Location: central MNDate:12/7/08Time:2-3:30Setup:6 fowRed and white decoySpeared two pike: 27 and 28.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 location: Zimmerman areadate: 12/8/2008time: 8:00-10:00 speared fish at 8:30water: 9ft and dingydecoy: beavercreek red and white pike 10inch and a yellow with red dots spoon and 11 inch suckerdestination: lunch for todaysaw 4 fish got a 29 incher, came into the live decoy didnt even look at the fake one. the other three fish one on outside of hole would'nt come in and one came in to the spoon when I reached for the spear it spooked and the last fish I was on the phone gabbin away when I looked down and saw one crusin thru a foot under the ice after my sucker it was around 36 inches, jigged the spoon but it never came back. I'll get um another day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 same as previous post exceptTime 2:30-4:00speared 26 incher at 3:50 the pike swam around the outside of the hole all the way a round before coming in very slow and I was using a 11-12 inch live sucker only 9 fow 18 inches below the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 location: central MNtime: 9:00-1:00date: 12/8/08Decoy: red and white, sucker7 FOW Missed one at 10:30. Speared a smaller one coming into the sucker at 11:00. Another one decoying into the red and white 12:00 or so. Speared a carp in the tail at 12:45. That sure dirtied the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tca12 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Location: MetroDate: 12/5/20087-8 foot depth, sand bottom, no weeds, outside a backwaterTime: 9:15am-2:00pmSmall pike hit 10" red/white pike decoy as I dropped it down the hole. 2 pounder came for a look five minutes later. 9:40 had a keeper slide in, no warm-up tosses this year, 36 inches and 13 pounds. Bigger than I thought but it was 20 minutes into my first time this year. Took a 28 incher at 10:30 and then watched 2 pounders off an on until I left.Next day same lake, 10 yards to one side, plenty of weeds, 12:30 -4:30 pm. Seven pike seen, biggest one taken 27 inches with a hook and leader in it's mouth. Others were 2-3 pounders which came into red/white pike, perch, firetiger pike. Saw about a dozen bass (two bigger than Merk and Huey's visitor), a few perch, and well over 50 sunfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherokee Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 A lot of success had. Interesting results. I'm thinking of creating a database in access so some of this information can be mined.If anyone is interested in it for their own use let me know. I'll email to you. Hopefully I'll have it done in a few weeks if I ever get time to work on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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