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Old 01-11-2013, 09:19 AM
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Default Sauger jigs

Nomad,

In calm waters, I like to use a 3/8 to 1/2 oz jig so i can feel bottom. Saugers live and feed on the bottom and if your offering is too high off the bottom, you'll catch less fish. As far as what they want, that is a crapshoot. Every day brings different conditions so the weight, color combinations, and minnow/no minnow vs plastic tail equations change. Have a varied selection of weights, colors, hair/no hair on hand and try them all.

The other day I was fishing with a buddy at a known sauger location and we fished for four hours, catching only one drum and one yellow bass. Then at 12:30, bluebird skies, I caught this six pound walleye on a red head jig with white hair and plastic trailer, no minnow. So you just never know so keep on jigging!
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Old 01-11-2013, 01:53 PM
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Sounds like if I want to fish for sauger, I'll have to do a little shopping first since most of my lures are geared towards bass.

That is a nice walleye!
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Old 01-11-2013, 03:12 PM
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Nice fish! When you get one like that you can go home feeling good. Lot of meat on those.


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Old 01-11-2013, 04:07 PM
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Nice fish, congrats!
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Old 01-11-2013, 05:27 PM
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Sweet fish! I haven't caught one like that since my last trip to northern Wisconsin.

Jim
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Old 01-21-2013, 02:19 PM
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That's a dandy.
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Old 01-22-2013, 07:02 PM
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That is a nice one, got shoulders!
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