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Offline dylan8351

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12/18/11 Finally!
« on: Dec 18, 2011, 04:38 PM »
Went fishing today!

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #1 on: Dec 18, 2011, 04:44 PM »
Sooooooo......Catch any?

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #2 on: Dec 18, 2011, 04:50 PM »
Nope didn't stay long. Spent most of the day in kayaks in open water. Headed out Tuesday to different pond for gills though
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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #3 on: Dec 18, 2011, 04:57 PM »
A good shake down anyways. I always seem to remember a couple of things I left home first day out.
Dylan you give us hope.
By the way who guessed the 18th?

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #4 on: Dec 18, 2011, 04:59 PM »
Wasn't me but I was out the same exact day last year!
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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #5 on: Dec 18, 2011, 05:18 PM »
how many inches? and which body of water? PLEASE
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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #6 on: Dec 18, 2011, 05:28 PM »
how many inches? and which body of water? PLEASE

3". On groton. Not much for fish to keep in there. Dink perch and pickerel. Bass if you can find them. Good luck getting on though. It's private all around!
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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #7 on: Dec 18, 2011, 10:13 PM »
that is awesome yes its about time i am going to have go check out all of my local water

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #8 on: Dec 19, 2011, 07:49 AM »
Keep the mojo coming.....wont be long now!
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Offline clamyukon

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #9 on: Dec 19, 2011, 07:48 PM »
How much ice

Offline catchn_a_shiv

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #10 on: Dec 19, 2011, 07:52 PM »
small ponds in Rutland County are skimmed over

Offline vtshantyman

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #11 on: Dec 19, 2011, 08:47 PM »
rite on and welcome

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #12 on: Dec 19, 2011, 09:18 PM »
i am gonna try colchester pond on tuesday.  i went there in Sunday and it was all skimed over. i went out out on December 17th last year.

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #13 on: Dec 20, 2011, 06:58 AM »
It's good to hear people are fishing already be safe out there!
Fish on!
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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #14 on: Dec 20, 2011, 09:36 AM »
very nice, joes and marsfield dam are starting to look solid today

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #15 on: Dec 20, 2011, 05:46 PM »
Did some more fishing today. Got some results this time.






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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #16 on: Dec 20, 2011, 08:21 PM »
dang thats whats up i may need to take a road trip next week

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #17 on: Dec 20, 2011, 08:35 PM »
yeah got 6 different species today. I call it good!
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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #18 on: Dec 22, 2011, 09:20 PM »

Offline ckashner

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #19 on: Dec 22, 2011, 09:42 PM »
i see: Golden Pond Shiner, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed and a small Largemouth Bass

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #20 on: Dec 23, 2011, 02:58 AM »
Where was this and how much ice?? :o

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #21 on: Dec 23, 2011, 03:48 PM »
I've not caught a golden pond shiner. Are they plentiful and are they a junk fish???

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #22 on: Dec 23, 2011, 04:35 PM »
goldens are great pike bait...we caught one that was 14" once out of Bomo

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #23 on: Dec 24, 2011, 09:57 AM »
ok you guys. whats the best way to go about jigging for goldens.  Ive had very minimal luck targeting these lil guys.  Any good tips or suggestions and hooking into them?????

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #24 on: Dec 24, 2011, 10:13 AM »
in the summer a little pc o crawler on a small jig, in the winter spikes on a small jig when fishing for bluegills....always caught them by accident

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #25 on: Dec 24, 2011, 10:22 AM »
in the summer a little pc o crawler on a small jig, in the winter spikes on a small jig when fishing for bluegills....always caught them by accident
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shallow water?

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Re: 12/18/11 Finally!
« Reply #26 on: Dec 24, 2011, 03:40 PM »
6 to 14 feet

 



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