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logo 9/24/2024 8:24:38 AM     
Sonar plus jigging spoon equals fish 
By Mike Frisch US Source: echopress 2/2/2024
Mike Frisch
Credit: Mike Frisch
When writing about open-water fishing, I often refer to the “fish-catching equation” of finding fish and then finding the best presentation to catch as many as possible. On our TV shows, we often refer to this as L2: location plus lure. A winter outing a while back where jumbo perch was the target brought to mind a simple winter fishing equation: a sonar plus a jigging spoon equals fish.
 

This trip included three hours of drilling holes, fishing in each for a few minutes, and then moving looking for fish. Eventually, my partners and I located a school of perch. These fish would appear on sonar; a few could be caught in short order, and then no action until the next small “pack” appeared. Interestingly, we were able to use an aggressive jigging approach to “call in” packs of fish, minimizing our time between bites. Here’s what we did.

 
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