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ICE FISHING GAMEPLAN
on a lot of fishable structure if it doesn’t IT IS TIME TO MAKE A GAME PLAN ON HOW YOU ARE GOING TO ATTACK THE LAKE, SO WHEN YOU HIT THE ICE, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO. use detailed contour lines. Study the map look for submerged weed beds noted on the map, then go to google earth and see if you can confirm the weed beds existence from an ariel view. If so, I note those locations to check to see if the weeds are still green. Look on the map for contours that act as highways for fish, think how the first drop of shore would work to channel fish around the structure or flat, how they could use that edge to It is the night before your planned fishing trip, you have the truck loaded and ready to go, but did you do your homework? Did you lay out a game plan for tomorrow’s trip? More often than not that answer is no. It is time to make a game plan on how you are going to attack the lake, so when you hit the ice, you know exactly what to do. Here is the homework you should do before hitting the ice: 1. Use a detailed lake map, you can use whatever you have available, whether it is an old school map book, or an online map through services such as Navionics. The map must be detailed trap their prey. Look for underwater points that give the predators that same trapping advantage. Humps and Sunken Islands can also be a haven for Walleyes and Perch. with the contour lines, you will miss out 2. Make your plan. Look at the structures you identified to fish, if using a GPS unit mark your spots so they are easy to find once on ice. What launch is closest to your first fishing areas selected? Next make your plan of what order you are going to fish the structures/spots you identified. Set out times that you are going to commit to move to the next spot unless the bite is hot. You can put this plan in your phone or on the back of a napkin but make sure you bring it with!
3. Divide and conquer if you are fishing in numbers, split your group into two and tackle two areas, communicate with one another on what you find, it will help you get on the fish faster
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Having a plan before you head out fishing will narrow down the time in finding a good bite. Use these tips this winter and shorten the time between fishing and catching. Be the Bite!
STAND YOUR GROUND.
APEX
The most convenient way to ensure your tailbone won’t meet that hellaciously hard ice, just strap the Apex Ice Cleat on, grab your auger and start punching holes knowing there’s no ice condition these babies can’t sink their teeth into.
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