Fundogs

[dakids]

If you want to target big pike try hanging a fundog hot dog on a quick strike rig.  When I was told to try it I thought, "No Fricken way".  I tried it this weekend and was shocked. Started out with only 1 dog down out of 6 tipups and within an hour we had 5 hotdogs xown.  We couldn't catch a pike on a sucker, only bass.  Also they are less than 1.50 for 8 where as suckers are 8 dollars per dozen.  If you get hungry don't eat them, they taste terrible.

[dakids]

My fish wasn't even the largest.  A friend had a 42 incher and one of the kids caught a 36 and a 39.  Incredible weekend.

[The General]

Nice job amigo.  Do you use the whole hotdog?

[dakids]

When I have a 2 treble hook quick strike rig I do.  With just a single treatment le hook I use 3/4 of it and hook it with 2 of the hooks in the middle of the dog.

[glenn57]

  sweet! Nice catch!!; Wonder how they would work as a spearing decoy???

[mike89]

interesting thought Glenn!!

[snow1]

WOW! Indeed dandy pike,curious did you guyz keep'em? catching pike like that in the summer would be rare 3 wise let alone on ice and in the #'s,great job!

[Bobberineyes]

Good job D!!! Who woulda thunk..

[lovebigbluegills]

Nice fish!!!  And on fundogs nonetheless. To quote boober, who woulda thunk.  I'll get a pack of em and try that out next weekend!!!!  Suckers didn't seem to be the ticket this past weekend.

[snow1]

Guyz I know that fish white bear swear by them for muskies,both summer and winter.

[dakids]

sweet! Nice catch!!; Wonder how they would work as a spearing decoy???

I think there is a utube video of that.

[dakids]

WOW! Indeed dandy pike,curious did you guyz keep'em? catching pike like that in the summer would be rare 3 wise let alone on ice and in the #'s,great job!

1 think we had 10 pike between 32 and 42.  4 were kept.   

[HD]

So....are these legal to fish with under a tip-up in Minnesota? That's the only way I have seen these "hot dog" rigs used.....But, I thought they were not legal.....

[dakids]

Yes those are legel

[HD]

I'm assuming that because they have the spinner blades, that would make them a "Lure" 

[glenn57]

Really?? The blades make it legal?  Without them there not??

[mike89]

and both sets of hooks in the hot dog too i think.  like a crawler rig sort of??

[dakids]

I think that law about the spinners and lures changed a few years ago.

[Boar]

you dont have to have a blade, but a bead will work too, just as long as the bead or blade is within of 3 inches.of the treble or hook. i make my own for pike. unless things have changed this is what i understand. a simple bead with in 3 inches is now considerd a lure.

[mike89]

ok what do the fish prefer?  turkey dogs, all meat?  just thought I'd ask!!   

[glenn57]

ok what do the fish prefer?  turkey dogs, all meat?  just thought I'd ask!!   

apparently chinese road kill that stink if they buy them at wallyworld!!!!!!!!!

[mike89]

 

[dakids]

36.5 on a fundog

[glenn57]

man them are some nice pike!!!!!!!!!

[glenn57]

sweet! Nice catch!!; Wonder how they would work as a spearing decoy???

I think there is a utube video of that.

I played with/googled it but couldn't find anything???????? not that i'd try it????????

so Dakids......is this something one uses all winter????? I tend to see more reports of this closer to spring along with using the dead smelt and ciscos???

[mike89]

good questions.

[dakids]

I've only started using them this year and overall Dec was terrible for me and didn't start catching much until 3 weeks ago.

[mike89]

so with or with out the dog!!

[dakids]

With both.  I still put down suckers to try and catch crappies and bass.