johnnyb

well....get'er done!

sweeet :thunbsup_anim: Love the sunglasses Are you far from Lac Seul? Looks like a spot you should head back to...it's got everything!

Laker Jessy and I had high hopes for our weekend of ice-fishing, and even though things didn’t go exactly as planned…we put on lots of kms, tried a few new spots and made some new friends. Here’s a brief recap: Day one – After sleeping in Muskoka on Saturday night, we hit Temagami early, and were in the Hub, near Ketch-un-eny lodge by about 9:30am. I drilled a pile of holes looking for some deep water, and settled on the edge of a 60 foot basin, in 40-50 FOW. The first sign of life was losing my entire spool of tip-up line down the hole – d’oh! Only had my back turned for a minute…. Decided that moving Jessy and her Aqua-vu to that hole might help us see if we could spot any of the line down there. All we ended up discovering was the transition from a hard sandy bottom to a mucky bottom. About half an hour later, this 22 incher nailed my white tube tipped with a salted minnow! We moved closer to a shoal for lunch, had a few small ones teasing the tip-up line, and that was it. Off we went to North Bay, where a hotel room and hot shower were just what the doctor ordered. By morning of day two, Jess wasn’t feeling so hot, but, being the oh-so-wonderful wife that she is, she suggested I meet up with the guys who were taking us out on Nipissing, while she slept. Out I went to enjoy a beautiful sunrise on Nip…. and a couple small perch…and that was about it. The guys I met up with were a solid bunch though…and tried their best to get me onto my first winter walleye. Picked Jessy up for noon, and by the time we were headed through Sundridge, she felt up for sampling the action on Lake Bernard. No fish…no pics. Finally, on a whim, we gave our friends who were staying at their parents cottage on Lake Muskoka a call. He has never been icefishing, and really wanted to try it, so when we pulled in, he was ready to go. I had no idea what depth we were at on the lake, so I picked a likely looking island, and we were rewarded with a perch double header. Not very big, but fish nonetheless. I was pleasantly surprised at the thrill of putting a newbie onto a fish, small as it was, and on a lake that I was going into blind. All in all, it was a weekend spent enjoying gorgeous weather with my sweetie, and making new friends. Till next time….

Yep, he is a great writer, photographer...sometimes I start to roll my eyes with the narratives/antics on the show, but I rarely turn it off, because he's engaging, and his passion really shows through. Oh yeah...he catches some seriously nice fish, too! Thanks for the heads-up on the free preview, Muskybugged

Yeah, barracudas are pretty awesome to reel in...and the small ones are super tasty...but GCD is right...the big ones can be bad for you. MEt a guy in Bahamas who got sick 3 times...but he says they taste so good he can't turn 'em down I enjoyed a few small ones, and they are delicious!

The jealousy is making it hard to type Great report...thanks for sharing...just when I was getting tempted to hit Simcoe for some perch and pike...you go and post this!

sounds like the perfect day...thanks for sharing

I plan to go back to Temagami and hit Kokoko and various back lakes nearby...3-Mile in Muskoka, Gull Lake in Minden, Head Lake outside of Minden, and maybe just MAYbe the west arm of Nipissing, French River too, if I'm really lucky...hmmm...where else can I go....?

Maybe they misread your email, and sent you some of the lights from the problem batch

Well you did okay anyway...good stuff, and great pics! That spoon is the exact one I have caught my (one and only ) whitefish on this year!

LOL -- that is hilarious! Good thing you found it, Cudz....was your tackle still in there?

Keep it for a long time, and while you're waiting, anonymously buy up every other set like it, so they become rare and mysterious...then slowly sell them off, one "newly discovered" set at a time

Sounds fun -- we eagerly await your report

I think it's still too early for the real blowouts...and with the long winter, they may not have much left to blowout anyway...seems like lots more people trying out icefishing with the extended cold temps....

very nice! I wonder if this stuff will load into my MapSource program for my GPS...????

As soon as I saw the title I knew it was another Limey post Good job...next time methinks you should be running from hole to hole outside Lew's hut Looks pretty frosty out there too, from the dream-like resolution on the camera! Keep the reports coming

Good luck, Rob -- hope to see you out there!!! Plenty of ice...nothing to worry about...I hope

Well, if anyone is coming all the way down from Sundridge, the outfitters at Bernard Lake have them...I know because I just replaced mine up there. So all you folks coming from a little further away, start checking your local bait shops!

Pretty big guy to be pranking, too... When my buddy and I are trolling, I like to lean back, stretch, and grab his line when he's not looking..he most decidedly does NOT like it

Great info John....hopefully it will all come together by the weekend....4 more sleeps for me....*sigh*

Hey Walleyemaster...I know how you feel I can't wait to get up there....hopefully we'll see you out on the hub on Sunday morning Just follow the tracks from the red Patriot to the hole with all the fish...I hope

At least you had fun, caught some fish and nobody was seriously hurt...sounds like a success! Decent amount of herring, but, no walleye by the looks of it?

awesome pics indeed!

If you're set on getting a power auger, go for it...lots of good advice here. I have the 8" Fin-bore, and after 3 seasons, I still found I was cutting ice no problem. I just replaced the blades for $30, and only because I mangled the old ones in shallow water Inspect your current blades...if the edges are blunted, you've been smacking them around, and all you need is to replace them and take better care of them. If they're just semi-dull, but too dull for you, then, enjoy your new power auger

works for me