limeyangler

Went back there yesterday, 1 pike in 3 hours. A small pike too… lol.

Hi all, Got everything squared away for Xmas by 2:30pm and decided to get an hour or so on the ice. The whitefish finally showed up, but couldn't get them to bite, was fun at first and then just frustrating. Got a couple of decent walleye for my efforts and was able to sight fish a 30" Pike swiping at my bait 2 feet beneath the hole. Happy Xmas and Tight Lines!

Bibs been hanging out with too many ‘murcans.

I’ve tried all the ‘ice’ lines and braid, it’s a gimmick in my experience and froze on the real the same as ‘regular’ braid I’m just gonna go back to whatever brand braid as I’m not fishing outside my shack as much as I used to, getting old.

Hi All, Got back to the spot I got a bunch of walleye the other day for an hour and a half. Lots of fish cruising around, had a couple of nice walleye on but lost them half way up. I lost a lot of fish the other day too, I think i'm going to switch back to braid with a flouro leader for better hooksets. Only landed one small walleye but got a couple of pike too. The first pike hit before I even managed to get my camera on my head, it snapped me off at the hole and then 3 minutes later hit again on my other rod....got my other jig back!

Ooooh! Interested, got some pics?

I think it’s the weight spooks them and changes the action…especially when they’re being fussy already.

Cool man! I still have the ones you sent me in my arsenal, they are killer when the fish go dormant/neutral/finicky, I just wish they were heavier, as the crappie here are usually 18’ to 33’ feet deep and don’t respond the same if I add weights or double jigs.

Made it out from 2pm till 4pm, actually made it out by 1pm but had to take some time to check the ice as i'd not been to this lake so far this year. There was 13" in the access bay but that always freezes first so I walked all the way to where it opens out to the main body and there was around 8"....good to go! Bite didn't start till 3pm. I missed a bunch and landed a few in a fun hour, they were definitely hitting the plastics with more enthusiasm than live minnows. We have a storm rolling in here so I left before dark as it was already whiteout conditions and I did not want to navigate 10 miles of unstated lakes in the dark in a blizzard, glad I left when I did as it was 5 feet visibility all the way back.

I love fishing crappies, unfortunately I don’t know that area…. Tight lines! Oh, maybe check out the member ‘Misfish’ and his panfish bugs…crappie love ‘em.

Welcome aboard!

Not good for ice 😠

YES MAN! Do it 😊

You guys have some real cold forecast… looks like your also getting hit with lots of snow.

Hi all, spent the morning checking ice and was satisfied it was safe to get the sled out. Just drove a short way around the corner of our bay to a deep crappie hole, was pretty constant bite, mostly small though.