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Hey does anyone target bass thru the ice?

When on Hay Lake near Carlton, I caught a nice Largemouth thru the ice on maggots..  Yeah the same rig I use for bluegills.  It was a nice sized fish.  Kinda a surprise to me, but fun.

Just wondering if anyone knows any ways to catch them on hard water.

In 3 years of serious ice fishing I have really never targeted bass. I've fished many lakes that hold them just have not stumbled accross them. Might be the style of fishing I stick to in the winter that keeps me out of their habitat. 2004 was actually the first time I landed any bass through the ice and it was a Largemouth on a little known crappie lake. Quite the suprise on the tip up.

From reports I know they do alright on hog smallies out on chequagamon but I have yet to catch one out there. I guess for the most part people just stumble onto them. 

Thanks for the info Chopper and welcome.  Maybe its shiners that they are more interested in, then say large chubs or sucker minnows.  I'll will try a shiner on a tipup when I'm on a bass lake next time.

I don't think a lot of people fish just for bass through the ice, maybe just because no one has figured them out yet in the winter.  Catching bass must be more of a accidental catch when fishing for other fish like pike and walleye and panfish

Later..