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Derek Johnston - Drop Your Fly for Winter Panfish

#422238 - 11/28/06 12:29 AM

Here's an article from IDA Pro Staffer Derek Johnston that discusses a very unique approach to icing winter panfish when the bite gets tough!

Drop Your Fly for Winter Panfish

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Love2Fish

Re: Derek Johnston - Drop Your Fly for Winter Panfish

#422380 - 11/28/06 08:56 AM

Nice article Derek. I also love to chase panfish on the ice. This sounds like it might work really well when the fish are in a negative mood. Seems to me it might intice them to bite. Love2Fish

duckilr

Re: Derek Johnston - Drop Your Fly for Winter Panfish

#422485 - 11/28/06 10:50 AM

When I started reading, I was expecting an article about fishing with small worms ...Good read

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"Kyle"
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Scenic

Re: Derek Johnston - Drop Your Fly for Winter Panfish

#423108 - 11/29/06 12:25 AM

Good read there Derek. I may just have to try that method this winter. In the past I have always used bait on my flys.

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Jeff
Scenic Tackle/Scenic Manufacturing
sctackle@paulbunyan.net


bwairborne

Re: Derek Johnston - Drop Your Fly for Winter Panfish

#455456 - 01/18/07 05:15 PM

the article was right on! i have been using flies for over 20 years, my grandpa used them and taught us kids. great for gills, perch and crappies. some times the jig and waxing attract them first and then hit the fly, other times the fly attracts them and then they hit the jig. today the fly slayed the perch, got my limit on jumbos, smallest being 13" all in about 2 hrs!

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