danc Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 That clear ice is freaky. Kind of like the glass floor at the top of the CN Tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Yah that's a classic! How do you get a nose bleed from just sheer exitement?? I want one too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Holy crap!! Glad to see the guy let it go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck666 Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 i cant move em! i cant move him! you see that? i cant move em! haha, classic vid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Holy buckets? Dooood (That was a super cool video, thanks for posting). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Awesome video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Just an amazing clip Dan. Thanks for posting it. That one's got to be everyone's ice fishing fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Infreakingcredible thank 4 the vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 (edited) HOLY BUCKETS!!! That was perhaps the vid that inspired me to try ice fishing for lakers with my friends this year. Been watching that vid 2-3 times a week the last month and a half to keep me pumped after weeks of blanking. Gotta love this vid of his too. Edited February 17, 2010 by MJL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Wow, unbelievable video Dan, thanks! Head Rush Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Some interesting info unearthed in the replies. He was asked why not use a rod and reel? He said they do when fishing shallower. They were fishing in 200 FEET OF WATER. (WOW) He said steel handlines and heavy 3-4oz jigs allow them to get a better feel for the hits. That's just unbelievable and absolutely fascinating imo. Adds more to an already incredible thing. Boy oh boy there must be a lot of monsters lurking in the extreme depths of Superior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuskyGreenHorn Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 I love when he says, "this thing needs to go on weight watchers." That was a fatty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooseMerch Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 nice laker bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 My video would have been rated PG13 for language if I hooked that behemoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 My video would have been rated PG13 for language if I hooked that behemoth. Yeah I highly doubt "holy buckets!! would be part of your vocabulary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterwolf Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 insane battle on a hand line .just a great story on video . thanks for sharin' that wild ride . congrats on a true trophy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutnMuskieHunter Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Holy Crap Dan.......thanks for the link to that video!!....amazing Laker through the ice!!....Now that just got the blood pumping and now I'm as stoked as ever for my 5 day Temagami journey next week!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adempsey Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 That guy deserved that fish. You know he really enjoyed catching (and releasing) it. Laker of a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkygetr Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Wow un-freaking WOW!!!!! It will come out of Superior, that being the largest laker ever. May the gods of Gitchagumi (probably spelled wrong) give a man who hand lines a laker like that credit...he deserves it! oh yeah and the ice with the hand augered hole is surreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitter Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 holy buckets thats a big laker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted February 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Glad you all liked the video. It was sent to me from a friend. I guess that I'm getting to be one of those "old" guys on the board that keep saying, "when I was younger", but this is a classic example. What is the purpose of an 18" or 24" long ice fishing rod? What's wrong with hand lining a fish through the ice? I've caught my share of decent fish through the ice including 20 lb. Pike and Lake Trout. All have been hand lined. Man, that's the fun of it. Just like the guy in the video. I'd much rather have hand lined that fish than reeled it in with a foot and a half fishing rod. We'd bring a couple of spools of mono, some hooks and some bait. We'd gather some nice slender willow branches form shore to set our lines on. You can't beat a willow branch for sensitivity. Sometimes the minnow alone would keep you running to your line all day. Bottom line here? Don't be afraid to start with, or go back to the basics. Learning the habits of your fish of choice will pay much bigger dividends than having a 13" float rod or using fluorocarbon leaders ever will. I've never taken a cast with braid in my life. Probably never will. Why? Because mono works just fine for me. By the way, mono has come a long long way in the past 20 years. If you want to catch a behemoth Lake Trout through the ice, try hand lining. That's what I would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Glad you all liked the video. It was sent to me from a friend. I guess that I'm getting to be one of those "old" guys on the board that keep saying, "when I was younger", but this is a classic example. What is the purpose of an 18" or 24" long ice fishing rod? What's wrong with hand lining a fish through the ice? I've caught my share of decent fish through the ice including 20 lb. Pike and Lake Trout. All have been hand lined. Man, that's the fun of it. Just like the guy in the video. I'd much rather have hand lined that fish than reeled it in with a foot and a half fishing rod. We'd bring a couple of spools of mono, some hooks and some bait. We'd gather some nice slender willow branches form shore to set our lines on. You can't beat a willow branch for sensitivity. Sometimes the minnow alone would keep you running to your line all day. Bottom line here? Don't be afraid to start with, or go back to the basics. Learning the habits of your fish of choice will pay much bigger dividends than having a 13" float rod or using fluorocarbon leaders ever will. I've never taken a cast with braid in my life. Probably never will. Why? Because mono works just fine for me. By the way, mono has come a long long way in the past 20 years. If you want to catch a behemoth Lake Trout through the ice, try hand lining. That's what I would do. That's the way I grew up doing it as well Dan. The difference here is the guy said they normally use rods and reels. They were using steel handlines because they were fishing in 200' of water. That's just amazing to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 (edited) DUUUUDE! But where was your >>>>> www.OFNCOMMUNITY.COM 2010 SIGN ? Edited February 19, 2010 by splashhopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanebros Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 They catch giants like that up on lake athabasca in northern sask, and other lakes up there. But that is a GIANT for the Great Lakes. There are some big sask lakers on this lure website. www.bondybait.com 40+lb lakers!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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