Thanks for bearing with me. My computer went “down” a couple of times last week and after the second time my IT guy decided we would just set up my new computer (thanks Keith!). So, I am trying to learn Windows 7 and get everything back the way I like it. Still have a lot of files to transfer, but that can wait while I get a new blog post up.
Let me pick things up where I wanted to before everything melted down. I planned to update the situation on a few reservoirs and other waters around the state . . . (more…)
Filed under: Fishing
I had planned to get a new blog post up today, but my computer is “sick” for the second time this week. So, all I am going to get done is this short post. Bear with me, I will be back as soon as possible. By the time I left the office today, my phone was not working either. Aaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhh!
Should have gone fishing instead.
I am old enough to remember when every jigging bait we used for ice fishing was called a “tear-drop”. Many of those baits were tear-dropped shaped, but even “back in the day” there was a variety of those baits that were usually tipped with a wax worm, mousee or maggot and jigged vertically below an ice hole. As with most fishing lures on the market “tear drops” have always come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors.
Back in those days almost all of the ice fishing baits were baits that were presented in a vertical fashion. Sure, we maybe used a small jig of some kind on occasion, but there used to be few, if any, ice-fishing jigs that were presented in a horizontal fashion. Nowadays there are a host of both vertical and horizontal ice fishing jigs on the market and in fact, many anglers never even consider using some of the old-school “tear drops”. Let me break those baits down a little bit and tell you why you should include both vertical and horizontal jigging baits in your “tool box”.
The "old style", "tear drop" on the left, and a home-made "horizontal" jig on the right.
