Early Ice on red Lake is some of the best Walleye Fishing of the Hard water Season. Get out to 8-10 feet of water or more and drill out a area, drop your Rippin Rap down and bounce it of the bottom a few times and reel up about 2-3 feet of the bottom and jig slowly. Don't overwork a Rippin Rap under the ice. When you see a fish come in keep jigging and if it doesn't hit and is just looking at it reel up a couple inches and keep jigging and keep doing this tell it hits or moves on. I like to use a ball bearing snap at the bait most of the time but you can tie direct if you like.
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