I thought it might be interesting and helpful to post your setup. Depth, decoy used and what direction the fish came in from. You can keep lake private but mention general location like metro, central, northern MN etc.

I'll start

Location: Central Minnesota
Date: 11/29/08
Time: 7:30 am til noon
Setup 6 1/2 feet of water on drop.
Speared a 29 3/4" at 8:00 came in from shallow & attacked decoy
decoy - red & white
Speared 31 1/2" at 9:00 came in from deep. Same red and white
Decoyed nice and slow.

Anyone else interested in logging their setup/sit.

I think its a good ideal!!! Myself and BassNSpear keep a log of all out fishing trips all year around. It helps us remember the small details that help us find fish

I have only speared one so far and it was on 11/30/2008 in central MN. I was in about 7 feet of water with drops to back and side from 2pm to 4pm. One came in at about 3pm very slowly from the deep behind me between the live and fake decoy. Fake was a small northern fire tiger color.

Great idea for a thread! I'm hoping to pick up an Eskimo or Shappell so I can port-a-spear soon, then I'll post my findings.

pretty cool idea, ill have to keep a log for myself as well, i always say i should but i never do, this might be motivation :P

cool idea, I'll start on my next outing.
cant remember all the details of last few outting except that MAN those pike are tastey

I thought it would be nice to follow the depth everyone sets up in and see as the season progresses where people are seeing fish and if they are coming in from the shallow or deep. Could be helpful. Decoy color might put some people on a pattern although can be lake dependent. Helpful to log in fish that one passes on as well.

this is a great idea. It will help you out in the long run if and when you go back to lakes that you never really go to alot. Great idea!

well I gave it a whirl tonight and

Location: Zimmerman area Little Elk Lake
Date: 12/4/2008
Time: 1:30-4:00pm
Setup: 9 1/2 fow decoys set at 3 and 3 1/2 foot down
Water contions: murky, water clarity 4 1/2 ft
Decoy: Beavercreek, chartuse sucker and live sucker, two lines
around 3:15 pm had one slash and beavercreek decoy, while jigging. nothing else seen. noticed panfish all afternoon 4 to 5 ft off the bottom.

central minnesota
12/4/08
noon to 3:30
9 FOW decoy 5 feet down
red/white with spinner on back
could see the bottom but kind of stained, put one potatoe worth of slices to help see
1-4lb. pike for the smoker
1st time out this year

Location: Central Minnesota
Date: 12/06/08
Time: 7:30-11:00
Setup 8 feet of water - decoy down 4 feet
Speared a 6 pounder for the pan
Came in from deep nice and slow
decoy - red & white
Saw one more after I speared the first about 4 pounds
Watched it decoy and it left.

Well this is my half of the report

Location: Central Minnesota
Date: 12/06/08
Time: 7:00 am til 12:30 or so
Setup Aprox 5 feet of water in the flats.
Speared a 33" 7lber at 10:15 Decoyed Slow head on infront of me; then slipped past decoy to the center of the hole
Decoy - Anthony Grandbois red & white worker
Supper Plans- Baked

I will let Huey log the rest.

Location: Central Minnesota
Date: 12/6/08
Time: 8:30am-12:30pm
Set-up: edge of weeds in 7 FOW.
Speared one pike. About 25", 10:30 am.
Saw one other pike about 11:30, might of spooked by me reaching for spear.
Decoy: 6" red and white decoy, and large sucker down the whole time.

Location: Central Minnesota
Date: 12/06/08
Time: 7:00 am til 12:30 or so
Setup Aprox 5 feet of water in the flats.
Speared a 21" at 9:00am, came in slow from the deep water. Ignored the sucker minnow and went for the fake. Also speared a 31" at about 11am. My personal best. Also came in slow and went for the fake.
Decoy - Bear Creek red and white mini (4 1/2" or so) sucker.
Supper Plans- Fried fish.

Location: North Central Mn
12/5/08
9am to 3 pm
Set up around a clearing in a cabbage flat 6' or so, visibility wasnt the best.
Saw 4, missed one, hesitated on another. 2 came in like rockets, take my shiner on a treble,managed to keep only 1,lost the other in the hole.
Decoys: Red and white Dueys rattle decoy
4" shiner on a treble rattle reel.
Bound for pickle jars