JustinHoffman Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 Hello All, Headed out for three hours today to Petrie Island (Ottawa) to search out some crappie. Nice to have the whole area to myself, except for one other hut some 100 yards away. Fished my usual spots, working the nine to ten-foot depths. The maiden voyage for the new HT Polar Express! The vex starting marking fish immediately, many within one to two-feet off bottom. First fish of the season.. The larger fish (10+ inches) would suddenly appear suspended at around five-feet down. A quick spin of the reel, and another fish on the ice. Largest for the day was 11.5 inches. Numerous 10 and 11-inchers were also caught. The two top lure choices were a silver Forage Minnow (smallest size) tipped with a Berkley Power Honey Worm, as well as the HT Marmooska tipped with half a honey worm. Kept 7 fish out of the approximately 35 landed. Also caught a couple decent 'gills. Ready for the fillet knife! All in all a decent start to the season - can't believe this was my first outing!! Great to have a spot like this only 15 minutes from the house... Good Fishing, Justin
ccmtcanada Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 Nice job out there! The hut looks comfy too! Thanks for the great report and pics.
Joey Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm, gonna be a good supper over at your house tonight. Great pics and I like the new portable. Joey
jordan Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 Nice crappies. W2G, I bet they taste good never had crappie mind but hear there good. jordan
Smokey Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 Nice fish Justin. Hope you enjoy the tasty meal. Keep the reports coming. Mike
fishindevil Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 well done...yummmy crappies....oh man are they gonna taste great or what???? cheers
PatB Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 Good looking slabs, heading out next Friday, hopefully find them.
motv8tr Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 Those are some nice fish Justin, thanks for ahring...now, ya wanna share that meal??? Maureen
crappiesteve Posted February 2, 2007 Report Posted February 2, 2007 Justin,awesome day out,nice to get out and catch afew of them Crappie. I can taste them now,Thanks for the report. Is that the same spot as last years firt go? Steve
JustinHoffman Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Posted February 2, 2007 And for those wondering how they tasted, I'll let this picture do the talking... Steve - yep, same spot. I do 80% of my ice fishing there. Good Fishing, Justin
Moosebunk Posted February 2, 2007 Report Posted February 2, 2007 Sure was a crappie report Justin. Fish looks good, but no matter how hard mom tried I still could never finish the peas. Yuck.
Crazyhook Posted February 2, 2007 Report Posted February 2, 2007 Justin, are you heading out on Saturday?
misfish Posted February 2, 2007 Report Posted February 2, 2007 (edited) Nice report Justin,and nice slabs. You cant,IMHO, beat those HT,s. Good heavy cover and black. When can I expect the old one to arrive. Thanks for sharing. Edited February 2, 2007 by misfish
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