steverowbotham Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 I started the day off on the north side of Kempenfelt and found only 2.5 - 3 inches of ice. I set up and hooked a small laker which I lost at the hole, but I got SWARMED by people, drilling 20-30 feet away all around me. By the way, you dont need a gas auger on 2.5 inches of ice, you could probably just stomp through it. Anyways after I had 10 people surrounding me and water coming up my holes I said to hell with it, and left for a different area. Met up with a group of friends and headed out, set up by 9:30 ish. Very slow day, but I did manage a tank of a laker. I have lost some big fish on Simcoe ove the years, they just always manage to get the best of me. This time, I finally got the big one. I lost one last week that was bigger, so it still doesnt feel like a PB but I'm sure she is. She's close to one I got a couple yeas back, but I dont have an official weight on either. I need to start bringing a digital scale to confirm. Caught in 112ft. The best part was watching her swim away!!
mike rousseau Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 Sweet fish... Congratulations...
Jds63 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 Awesome Steve !!!!!! that is a beauty !!!! I'd say close to 15 lbs ?
beginner Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 holy cow!.. I say that thing is a beast lolz nice fish man!... cant wait to go out....
Live2fish85 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 That things a beast and congrats on the PB. Got to love how people have no brains and all run over when you catch one fish. It a wonder why people lose there lives out on the ice.
steverowbotham Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Posted January 30, 2012 Awesome Steve !!!!!! that is a beauty !!!! I'd say close to 15 lbs ? I would have to agree, we estimated 15-16 lbs.
BillM Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 That's a tank Steve!!! A buddy of mine got spooled the other day. Would have been nice to see that fish.
4x4bassin Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 That is a beauty , well done Steve . That fish is a good 15 lbs and glad to hear it swam away
kickingfrog Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 That is a real beauty. Six or eight inch hole?
misfish Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 Great fish. Congrats Lots of herring for them to eat thats forsure.
gbaysteel Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 Nice fish buddy, The lake has a really good population of those 12lbs fish this year... Any other pics of that fish by chance?
adempsey Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 Nice fish! Too bad I don't have the cojones to hit the deep water yet....not sure how you can feel comfortable standing on 3" of ice above 100+ feet of freezing water, lol!
kickingfrog Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 Ya, I feel the same way standing on the glass floor at the CN tower. Although in this case 10 feet or 100 feet makes very little difference.
Rizzo Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 man what a fish. Makes me think one of these days I'll have to try the lake trout thing
denisk Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 awesome fish but you won't catch me on that skinny ice
Homer Is King Posted January 31, 2012 Report Posted January 31, 2012 B-E-A-U-T-Y !!!! Congrats on your PB!
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