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Re: Lake whitefish [Re: g smith] #7665682 09/05/22 10:40 PM 09/05/22 10:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,292 Mt. g smith OP trapper
g smith OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,292 Mt.	I will see about this Garlic corn ! Do you steep the canned corn in minced garlic ? You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .

Re: Lake whitefish [Re: g smith] #7665687 09/05/22 10:50 PM 09/05/22 10:50 PM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 920 Ontario, Canada S sweetwilliam trapper
sweetwilliam trapper S Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 920 Ontario, Canada	I fished on lake superior for 5 years and saw 50 plus pound white fish with 6 in smelt in them they were some of the hardest and strongest fish to get out of the nets we had a cut off axe handle to kill them.

Re: Lake whitefish [Re: sweetwilliam] #7665785 09/06/22 06:47 AM 09/06/22 06:47 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 17,880 MN 1 160user trapper
160user trapper 1 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 17,880 MN	Originally Posted by sweetwilliam I fished on lake superior for 5 years and saw 50 plus pound white fish with 6 in smelt in them they were some of the hardest and strongest fish to get out of the nets we had a cut off axe handle to kill them. 50 pound whitefish? I want to see a picture. I have nothing clever to put here.

Re: Lake whitefish [Re: g smith] #7665791 09/06/22 07:01 AM 09/06/22 07:01 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 663 U.P. Michigan G garart trapper
garart trapper G Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 663 U.P. Michigan	Lake White fish are still speared through the ice in the winter in the bays around Sault Ste. Marie. Most hard core whitefish fisherman use elbow macaroni feed beds to draw them in. Hook and line fisherman catch them on maccaroni, waxworms, spawn, and mayflys during the hatch.

Re: Lake whitefish [Re: g smith] #7665816 09/06/22 07:55 AM 09/06/22 07:55 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,146 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,146 Michigan	the key to white fish is chumming we use corn or fish eggs , we take a one pound coffee can and made a trip door on bottom, lower the can to the bottom of the lake and open trip door , then put bait on single hook, with a small split shot about 18 inches up line

Re: Lake whitefish [Re: 160user] #7665825 09/06/22 08:13 AM 09/06/22 08:13 AM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,324 Northern MN O Osky trapper
Osky trapper O Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,324 Northern MN	Originally Posted by 160user Originally Posted by sweetwilliam I fished on lake superior for 5 years and saw 50 plus pound white fish with 6 in smelt in them they were some of the hardest and strongest fish to get out of the nets we had a cut off axe handle to kill them. 50 pound whitefish? I want to see a picture. So would I. Osky "A womans heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth, and I can find no sign on it" Jabless in Minnesota www.SureDockusa.com

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