downriggeral
5/12/2015 4:42:00 PMHey Toni - Ever tried just plain old rolled oats soaked in water for an attractant. That's how my dad did it for years and it worked great. Cheap too.
coyoteking
5/12/2015 5:45:00 PMChicken egg mash & oyster shells for chum. Use maggot & red egg & strip line slowly up from the bottom. Lots of "silvers" caught with this method over the years. Clear lake included.
Toni
5/12/2015 5:59:00 PMDownriggera; someone uses oatmeal. I caught a trout and took it home, cleaned it. It was full of oatmeal. It stunk so bad I threw the fish away. It might of been ok but I could not bring myself to.
Coyoteking; I have to buy chicken eggs and I use Oyster shells, maggots and Pauktze red eggs. I also do exactly what you said.
In the long run I probably only used half of the chum that I made up for the day. I do not know why it took me or the kokanee so long to get 5 in my boat. I didn't have a bite for an hour. Also in comparison of chum vs. trolling gas. My 6hp Yamaha doesn't use much gas.
Coyoteking; I have to buy chicken eggs and I use Oyster shells, maggots and Pauktze red eggs. I also do exactly what you said.
In the long run I probably only used half of the chum that I made up for the day. I do not know why it took me or the kokanee so long to get 5 in my boat. I didn't have a bite for an hour. Also in comparison of chum vs. trolling gas. My 6hp Yamaha doesn't use much gas.
ncwflounderer
5/12/2015 7:35:00 PMa spring bobber at the tip of your rod may help in seeing more bites. for ice fishing i use a small zip-tie that i pull the zipper out of, and then zip-tie that to the tip of the rod, then i run my line through the hole i left after pulling the zip out. you can see the fish pick up your bait, and the tiniest of bites. you can buy spring bobbers too
