To Tip or NOT to Tip... That is the question

[B can man]

Interesting... Now I will probably hijack my own thread, but I have to ask. If what you say is true (which I have no reason to contradict you) then why are the males so aggressive? I have just believed what people have said (that they are guarding eggs against gobies and such) and went along with it because it made sense. Now I am going to have to research it. But I'm curious as to what others think or know about why the male are so aggressive in certain areas, if not protecting eggs.

Uhmmm... testosterone maybe? Maybe because they feed pretty aggressively any other time of the year and that instinct doesn't shut off during the spawn? Don't know, just theories there.

[wakina]

Madd Matt
Since it is to hard for me to explain with a few words I have posted this question on Ohio Sea Grant and hopefully they will respond and I can post a link to the answer here. Then maybe once and for all the question of whether or not the males guard the eggs will be settled. I want to know if what my research in the years past taught me was correct or not and do not want to mis-inform you or anyone else.

[wakina]

Madd Matt
Since it is to hard for me to explain with a few words I have posted this question on Ohio Sea Grant and hopefully they will respond and I can post a link to the answer here. Then maybe once and for all the question of whether or not the males guard the eggs will be settled. I want to know if what my research in the years past taught me was correct or not and do not want to mis-inform you or anyone else.

Here is the response from the Ohio Sea Grant! The link has my original question and the response from Ohio Sea Grant. Hope this helps clear up the question of protecting eggs or not.

http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/discuss/...ic,1537.0.html

[jiginitis69]

that's good to know. I use minnows because I always have. I will still use a jig with twister tail too for fun. Get my jacks & then slide out to 23-25 ft & troll for picture fish. Have fun. Good Luck & Good Fishing

[waterdog]

I have caught a limit of milking walleyes on the Gulp Leaches jigging.