Rizzo

...yipes

sorry bud, fine here too. I used to get that...the problem was my computer...viruses

...super religious believe a whole bunch of these things came down and destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, so one close call ain't nuthin

if its perch your after it won't make a difference if they re dead or alive (at least in my experience)

was sceptical when I saw it, the parent nowhere near freaked out enough

odds are those would be cisco 10-15 feet down. There were tons of them when I went last week...needed a big bell sinker to get your bait past them to get down to the perch. Guys near me had about 10 on the ice and were REALLY releuctant to let them go when I told them they were not legal to keep

wow that looks great!

the rod in the holder has a fish on?

beauty shots. When we moved to KW last month I saw one flying over the grand river...couldn't believe it. Same thing as someone else has posted...my wife was far less impressed

great pictures Joey...must have been real cold that night! Big change

my new job I have to work 1 in 3 Saturdays....afraid to look ahead to the 13th.

Man what a fish! I really didn't find the posts here all that negative either, just guys questioning why someone would call it a record. No biggie. Even the guys questioning it wondered if it was a live release record or a line class record etc. No negativity at all in my opinion (although I've only read through once...maybe I need to go back and see who was being a real jerk).

My link ...see if this worked

heat miser snow miser...not sure how to do links so if you remember this one go check it out on youtube

some beauties there, reminds of my golf-course-bassin days when my mom wintered in Florida

personally, when the water gets real cold I like to jig big plastics in deep water. Trolling/banging bottom is just too frustrating for me...I always second guess whether my lure is clean so I'm forever checking it. I jig with a big bait where the hooks are on top so no fouling issues. Plus, you can band bottom continually, stirring up a bit of a ruckus.

fantastic report...but fishing with the top up? C'mon! I was on Balsam about 2 weeks ago, whitecaps crashing the bow..me and my partner were literally coated with a cm or 2 of ice (as were all surfaces of the boat). We didn't catch as many as you guys, but I dare say our day might have been just as memorable! (having said that if I had a cover I would have used it )

...arrogance...they think they can succeed where the last guy didn't.

...or what is a reasonable amount for an owner to lose. I think this is the real debate, not all these guys make money.

I could only watch half before getting too jealous!

couldn't agree more. If someone offered me a couple of million to do something I enjoy I would jump at the opportunity. Who cares about the terms of the deal? You're getting millions of dollars! These guys make more in a year than most of us make in a lifetime. The owners took the risk of making a MAJOR investment. They should be allowed to make as much as they can, as long as they treat their employees fairly. I'd say millions is pretty fair.

good point. In this weather it is only the diehards whether you be on boat or shore. I never ended up going, I've had the chills for the last 24 hours so spent the day hanging out at home

they are wannabe barracudas! Can you blame them? Mr barracuda is tough as nails and pretty cool looking with his black spots

water was 37 degrees....once we got out of the ice covered bay!

you can have it Brian! If I'm not the only boat on Balsam tomorrow I'll eat my hat. Never river fished, but rumour has it there is often company. As far as Coboconk, never tried it. I try to stick to the west shore for travel reasons, but maybe Coboconk isn't that much further