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4th pic from the bottom is awesome

I'll keep a full limit of perch probably 4 or 5 times per ice fishing season, as I stay on a perch diet through the winter months lol I'll keep about 10 whities and 4 lakers per ice season. Open water, I release all pike, bass, musky. I will take about a half dozen walleye per season but only out of cold water. I also try and enjoy 1 feed of brook trout per season, though I never got out for it this year.

nice day!

Thats the only true story out of his mouth too. lol

Thanks guys, didnt weigh them but the big smallie was probably mid 4's.

9.20lbs

Well I've had another busy week and got some time this morning to do a wrap up. Fishing has been pretty typical of August in that it's been tough. We're getting fish, but they're not coming easy. Largies have been tougher than usual and they are sitting deeper than I usually fish for them. When you get on them, they are schooled up good though. Smallies have been feeding pretty good lately, again in the deeper range, 15-25 feet even in the smaller lakes. On Sunday I volunteered my time and boat for the Junior Bassmasters tournament for the 3rd time this season. I really enjoy getting out their and seeing the knowledge base of some of these kids. This tournament in particular, I was really impressed by their knowledge and ability to make the appropriate observations and adjustments to put fish in the boat!

looks 4 1/4 to me Edit: Should have read past the first page. Oh well, it was close!

Nice. I fished that lake when I was a kid. My dad's buddy has a cottage there. I remember fishing off their dock at night time from dark until about midnight and we caught 8 walleye and over 30 bullhead using worms on a floating jighead. Fun night! One of my best childhood fishing memories!

I'd call it 5, but hard to say without being there

Doesnt sound terrible to me... I'd fish all week for three 6 pounders.

nice!

When you fish for big fish, you dont fish for numbers! For largies, a flippin jig is hands down the best big fish bait out there. There are a thousand baits that have caught big fish, but a jig will always catch big fish. smallies, chuck a jerkbait over deep shoals. In clear water, a smallie has no problem coming up 30 feet for a nice juicy smelt.

those are some beauty snakes

Where do I sign? lol

thats a killer deal, if you pass on it, forward me the number

Funny story about catching the same fish. In 2004, I was fishing a tournament on Buggs Island Lake on the VA/NC border. On Day 1 of the tournament, I was carolina rigging an underwater point in about 25 feet of water using a green pumpkin lizard that I had hand dipped the tail in Chartreuse Scent. I got bit and when I set the hook, my line broke (there was a lot of brush on the point). About 15 minutes later, I hooked another fish and when I boated it, it had two of my lizards and hooks in its mouth. She didnt help me much in the tournament, but still my lucky fish!

Haha, its hit and miss. But when its on its ON

Would have loved to. Only had a few hours in the morning though, Kelli had an appt in the afternoon

Well, with my new found obsession with Cook's Bay, and no charters booked all weekend, Kelli and I decided to hit Cook's bay for the morning. We only had a few hours but we made the best of it. We started off flipping banks in the river but after only a couple 2 pounders, we pulled out to fish the deeper waters of the main bay. Glad we did! Started off chucking a Rapala DT16 and finally hooked up with a 2.5 pounder after a solid hour of chuckin and windin. After I hooked that fish, I tossed a buoy and we worked that area hard with Chigger Craws and Texas Rigged Tubes. We managed 7 fish in the hour an a half we spent in the main bay, ranging from 2-4 pounds, even got a high 3 on camera. Off the water by 10:30... UFC 117 Tonight! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1_7izcOEjk

LMAO

hard to be sure man, nice fish though!

I'm not one to call people out, but that is Bull. I fish a minimum 150 days a year, and I love fishing boat docks. I would consider myself very skilled in fishing them and avoiding snags etc, but I, along with everyone who has spent anytime fishing docks still snag up on the odd one. It happens, but I always make sure to retrieve my bait. If you've spent any time fishing docks, I dont believe that you havent hooked one lol. I will continue to fish docks because seasonally, they offer tremendous fishing opportunities. I have won tournaments off of a single dock. That being said, I ALWAYS avoid fishing docks when people are on them or there are people swimming nearby, a quick detour out and around shouldnt be an issue for anyone. If people politely ask me to steer clear, I generally will. When people come out cursing and throwing things, they get the same treatment. Just the same as when I'm out in the middle of the lake and the same people on their jetskis come and do circles within casting distance. It's a fine line, we all have to deal with it. Just my 2 cents

Incredible!!

lol. it was pretty neat, i'm thinking of getting out again