"Gone Angling" wrote in message
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To be quite frank i don't understand these drop shot and jig techniques
and how
they apply to my fishing situation. I was fishing today and the temp was 5
degees C with a stong wind. Nobody else was out save a few cold weather
bird
watchers. I managed to find a small bay with my back to my wind. I landed
a
nice pike on a minnow plug but there still is the possiblity of tying into
a LM
and the season is open to until Nov 30. The latitude where i'm fishing is
a
little more northerly than yours bud. If i feel like fishing i just roll
up my
sleeves and do just that. I told him how he should interpret my post.

I think I misunderstood your post somewhat and I apologize. As far as the
drop shot goes, I did not really think that it would apply to my situation
as we progressed into colder and colder weather but after trying it with
Rich I can say for sure that it is a very viable cold water technique. I
usually fish tubes or grubs at this time of year. I do catch fish but not
nearly the number that I caught on the drop shot rig that day. We are going
out again tomorrow and I am anxious to see if I have the same success.

Phil