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: . • . t .jim i.i,i,i;i; . ::: .y." y . ; ! ! ! 1 ! 1 ! I ' ! 11 Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 10, 2000 - 5 two awards Tim's Fishin' Lines by Tim Rypstra Two weeks ago I wrote about the proper ways to rig worms. This week I'm going to cover rigging minnows. Whether dead or alive, minnows are deadly baits for all species when fished prop- *erly. From the ever so delicate, stream trout, to the aggressive muskie, minnows work magic. Minnows can be fished a countless number of ways from top to bottom. What follows follows are some of my favourite and most productive approaches. I liké to use floats, or what I call free swimming minnows minnows for bass fishing. Float fishing is nothing like steel- head fishing. Set the float for two to four feet and add a couple of weights, a sharp hook and a minnow, and you got yourself a deadly bait for any and all situations. Whether fishing in clear or attract other fish in the area. When fishing with minnows, minnows, whether you're jigging, free swimming or float fishing, fishing, you have to make sure you don't cast with a whipping whipping motion. if the minnow is cast out hard and far, it will rip off the hook in mid air. The proper cast is just a short, 30 foot lob cast. You could also flip cast when jigging jigging and free swimming minnows. minnows. . There are a number of methods you could use to put a minnow on a hook. One of the more secure ways is to insert the hook in the mouth and upwards beyond the eyes. Because the skull is tough, the minnow won't rip off easily. The downside is, the minnow often dies shortly after you rig him up. Therefore this rig is best for jigging, because when you jig the minnow, the pumping action will put a swimming like motion in the minnow. There are two methods that are excellent for free swimming swimming and float fishing with minnows. The first is to insert the hook just under the dorsal fin, and the other way is to hook the minnow through the lips and if needed a stinger hook inserted beyond the dorsal dorsal fin. There are several ways to catch minnows, including dip netting and trapping. Before catching your own minnows, 1 highly recommend you read the regulations book. The information needed is in the front of the book. Be sure not to dump the left over live bait into the lake or stream you are fishing because it's' illegal. There were some great deals to be had at Barklay s Annual Spring Yard Sale. I went to, the sale on April 8th with my dad and friend Shaughn Caswell. I pur chased two Rapala Minnow spoons for a dollar - a gold and a silver one. The day was cold, rainy and miserable, but the prices made up for the terrible terrible weather. In fact the sale was not as big as last year because of the rain. They had a large tent with new and used stuff for amazingly low prices. 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I like to use a snap swivel and a large bell sinker with a small lead of monofilament to the minnow, and a strong, sharp hook. The sinker keeps the fish near to the bottom and anchors the minnow from pulling the hook into heavy cover. Another way to fish minnows minnows is with a simple plain old lead head jig. Many walleye walleye anglers know how well this technique works. Simply choose a jig of any size and hook the minnow on the hook. In çold fronts and cold weather, I like to cast out and ■ let the minnow just sit there. If the minnow is alive it will send out vibrations which will We need your perspective on the environment and Ontario Power Generation is looking for interested citizens to serve on its Environmental Advisory Group. The Advisory Group was created in 1998 to provide .us with consensus-based advice on environmental issues and activities related to our nuclear stations, and to help us improve our environmental performance at t,hose stations. 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