Steely-Head
01-27-2009, 10:27 PM
Folks-
I was hoping for help with these three on Crystal. I suppose I can pick some brains at the outing in a few weeks as well.
I fished Crystal several times last year off Lobb Road in the 30-50 foot depth range. Caught a zillion smelt and a million perch, although the perch were wretchedly small. I caught a nice little burbot on a hali jig and waxworm while fishing there. Clearly an accidental catch, but it was fun.
I'd really like to focus on burbot/lakers/whitefish this year. Any tips? I imagine if I wander out to 100 + feet with a big jigging rap or a spoon tipped with bait it would work for both lakers AND burbot. That being said, I hear those lakers suspend quite a bit, so I don't know. Jigging some lakers must be a blast, but I didn't see many people out there trying for them last year.
As for whitefish, I had a couple of die-hards tell me they catch a bunch after dark in about 40 feet with teardrops and waxworms. Never tried it.
I'm looking for tried and true methods, and locations if you don't mind. Feel free to PM me and thanks in advance. I'd rather not mess around with tip ups, but if that's the best method, I'm all for it.
I was hoping for help with these three on Crystal. I suppose I can pick some brains at the outing in a few weeks as well.
I fished Crystal several times last year off Lobb Road in the 30-50 foot depth range. Caught a zillion smelt and a million perch, although the perch were wretchedly small. I caught a nice little burbot on a hali jig and waxworm while fishing there. Clearly an accidental catch, but it was fun.
I'd really like to focus on burbot/lakers/whitefish this year. Any tips? I imagine if I wander out to 100 + feet with a big jigging rap or a spoon tipped with bait it would work for both lakers AND burbot. That being said, I hear those lakers suspend quite a bit, so I don't know. Jigging some lakers must be a blast, but I didn't see many people out there trying for them last year.
As for whitefish, I had a couple of die-hards tell me they catch a bunch after dark in about 40 feet with teardrops and waxworms. Never tried it.
I'm looking for tried and true methods, and locations if you don't mind. Feel free to PM me and thanks in advance. I'd rather not mess around with tip ups, but if that's the best method, I'm all for it.