mike rousseau Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 well a friend (Jigs) and i headed out in search of some "new to us" walleye holes yesterday.... after driving around for a while without seeing much safe ice in the areas we had hoped to fish we started searching some more....we found an area we thought might hold some walters... we were right... started punching holes and right away we started marking fish in every hole... but no takers... i tried all my top 5 lures... nada... so i decided to put on my number 1 lure for walleye through the ice and grind it out. i just kept changing my cadence and eventualy... bang... fish on... first walleye of 2012... not long after that i see another come in on the vexilar... bang... walleye number 2... and the same happened again about 10 minutes later... now im on a roll... on the third fish while i was reeling it up.... i could see on the vexilar that there was another one on bottom... dropped back down... bang... again there was another ready and waiting before i could get the hooks out... this went on for about 45 minutes... at times i could see three walleye waiting on bottom for my lure... it was amazing... in the end i had iced 15 walleye on a spot i never fished during hardwater... felt great... and as a bonus.... my fishing partner for the day got his first walleye through the ice as well as his second...third... and fourth so together we iced 19 walleye in about 1.5-2 hours... they were small fish(under 18 inches) but it was fun getting those numbers as well as seeing someone get their first walleye through the ice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Great report Mike !! As soon as the ice is thick enought to support my bulk, i cant wait to get out with ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Helping your friend and also finding success yourself at a new spot is a great feeling! I'll be seeking some new spots on my next outing as well. Not likely I'll get 19 walleye though haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 cant wait paul... i have several areas with good ice... and its only gunna get thicker... good luck RC... you never know... i wasnt expecting 19 either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 wow that's awesome. Just love finding new spots that produce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigs Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Hey Mike, that was fun indeed even though you outfished me 3 to 1 Always fun to discover new spots real close to home and it was great to get my first ice eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob v Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 thanks for sharing ! so... what's your #1 walleye lure thru the ice ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 thanks for sharing ! so... what's your #1 walleye lure thru the ice ? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dontcryformejanhrdina Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Lol Looking pretty good there, Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Do you lay it on bottom ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob v Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Do you lay it on bottom ? And jiggle it a bit !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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