Jig Time???

64 more days till boat floats again...captin Jim know whats up (jandjcharters)!! Good luck to all ice fisherman-Somethin Fishy-ron

Ron, Not the count down... I am ready now..

put it in an break the ice for us little vessels that fill up at the pump every 4 trips. May get the 30 braid on soon, but will probally wait till day 50 or so....Im ready, may even have to wax the old boy if time dosent start flying. Already have jigs, and spoons in alpha/color order. Winter is a SOB....

You should see uncle rons bed room he has all my fishing rods in there cleaning, lubing and restringing. He has 956 perch rigs made up. 4500 worm harness. 550 trolling leaders. and he still wants to place another order for more supplies.. Now he talking about starting to work on the boat.. spring needs to hurry up

I'm ready to get out there and get some fresh walleye milk all over the back of my boat too!

Look who the cat drug in.. Whats up.. Won't be long i will be seeing you at cone.. can't wait..

Lets hope so. I'm thinking about buying a fish tank, stocking it with who knows what and practice jigging! What do you think about that Jim?

Ha, I bet that the cat that drug you in would still out fish you!! You better fill it full of perch.. Maybe with some practice you could at least be some kind of challange on our perch offs.. What do you think about that Bob????

Does it really make you feel better to think you really had no competition?

Your Fun, You know I could feel you breathing down my neck... I just got lucky.. Guys rfrail and Gettin Jiggy are two of the best fisherman I know.. With the Jig coming up Jiggy is the man to contact with any questions.. He taught me everything I know. about jigging.. How about that Bob? I look foreward too fishing with you two this year.. You hard working fisherman are the ones that make me look good when we get back to the dock with that full box of fish.. Thank You all

Now Jim, I know some- but I can undo some killer tangles at the net! "Screw it! cut the f____ing lines, retie and getem in the water..." guess we have that though when your netting 2-3 at a time. Ice gone yet??? May have 40's next week, 60 days or so. Get the next- Somthin Fishy

I would first like to say thank you for the comments. Although I don’t really believe I'm all that. I really appreciate the time I was able to fish with you and your uncle last year and hope to do the same this year. It's all you on the perch though, the Uncle Ronnie and Jim method I like to call it. You changed the way I fish for the yellow perch last year and it's because of the catch rate you have. Jim is a Great fishermen and is first rate all the way, I would recommend anyone to book a charter with him any time during the fishing season.

Could you guy's give me an idea on what area's your fishing during the month of April I'm assuming it's all jig fishing.

Thanks,
Fish Tales

Sure, jigging.. The beach just west of wild wings marina, cone reef, niagra reef, any other reef.. Go to a reef that does not have a lot of boat traffic.. The fish are shallow so the boats spook them easy.. Go early.. I am usually fishing before the sun starts to come up..

Slow trolling, 1.0 to 1.2 knots with crankbaits.. You will be fishing high. Your leads on a 800 series reef runner will be between 25 and 40 feet back. This how you catch you big active females.. Troll in deep water adjacent to shallow reef areas

Bottom bouncing, As soon as they will take a worm(april 17th or so) green island to north bass using bottom bouncers and worm harneses

Casting, around april 20th any where you can find active fish. Basically drift till you start catching and repeat.
ANYBOSY ELSE WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE PLEASE DO..

The areas to jig fish in the spring would be the reef complex and just out front of wild wings marina and the beach area to the west. There are fish usually all over these areas. By using wild wings, beef creek, lamber jacks, or Toussaint marina’s there all easy access to fishing areas. There are more marinas than that in the area you could use also. The best part is usually you don’t have to go more than ¼ mile to catch eyes.

jeezz,im buggin out with all this eye talk,and this nasty storm aint making it any easier.almost put off a rebuild on my motor even knowing its long over due for it, it got me around the lake without trouble all season,better not push my luck

Thanks for the info fellows I’m docked in Marblehead and primarily fish around the Islands. I’m
trying to take all fish casting/drifting I have never tried the spring jig so you advance is helpful


Fish Tales

Marblehead, You can jig around the islands also.(its not as fast) On my jumbo perch trips in april after we finish up i wi will hit american, starve, the rock of the lite house and pick up our eyes.. So dont discount the jig bite their..

Skipper 9,

We never did limit out on Walleye last year our best catch was in September. We found a bump on Kelley Shoal just south of the west bump that produced some nice fish. Some of the issue is we fish hard but not always smart. I was wonder a few things where are jumbo perch in April and what are you referring to as the rock. Also would you have the phone number for the charter service in Virginia Beach.

Thanks,
Fish Tale

Fish Tales,
The phone number for the charter in virginia beach is Capt Rob 804 370 7444. he does walk on trips all the time. so if you dont have six people he will put you with a group. Fun times..
Sorry I meant the rocks off of the litehouse. As close to them that you feel comfortable being.. I post these post off of my little phone.. So I make alot of mistakes.. I am Sorry I do try.
Jumbo Perch.. Hmm.. Dont have my fishfinder with me for some numbers for you.. But I can say this clam beds..... if you can find a clam bed in april then you found Jumbo perch.. The clams move around on the bottom and stir up the silt.. and thus putting food into the water..
DONT HAVE A BAD DAY ON THE WATER.. TAKING YOUR OWN BOAT OUT CALL ME AND I WILL TRY AND PUT YOU ON FISH. ON THE WATER AND NOT CATCHING, MAYBE I AM 614.327.7144.

maybe 58 days or soish. I opened up a can of worms last week with a countdown to floating. All this fish talk is making days longer, lol. Your starting to sound like a fishing gigolo....I had to laugh an post that one. Well gonna hit the Cabellas site- Somethin- Fishy- if time gets any slower, I may start sharpening all my hooks?

Thanks for all the information skipper9 I'll be calling you this spring.
Regarding the comments from rsfrail I've been sitting in my lazy boy with my
sonar unit plugged into an ac/dc power source practicing adjustment in the simulator mode does this mean I have a problem too?

Fish Tales

Thats funny, I just was looking at new power cord, to wire to a dc adapter so I can look at some of last years waypoints, vs maps here at home. Great minds think alike. That Skipper9 guy is one fine feller, he turned into a good friend after meeting here last year and doing some fishing together when he didnt have any trips scheduled. I've been told you can never have enough friends, especially when your on the water!