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And for anyone who hasn't heard. The Bayview market closed down. So grab your snacks and drinks, bait, and anything else beforehand!
Tried for smelt tonight..... no smelt, however we did manage 2 LM bass (released), 5 gills & 6 nice specs. Everything was well after dark, in 31' of water. 3- 3 1/2 inches of hard, clear ice. Will be back out Sat. night, but I don't think I will be targeting smelt.
Also Need to get a TRASH CAN. People are leaving trash on the ice again. WE also saw some Knucklehead's driving around in a boat breaking up new ice in the 2ND bay apparently they were looking for smelt.
Were you guys in the shanty with the green Light. If so i saw you guys. I was fishing with ReadytoFish. Did real good on crappie filled half a five gallon bucket. Will post pictures after i get them cleaned. Also Need to get a TRASH CAN. People are leaving trash on the ice again. WE also saw some Knucklehead's driving around in a boat breaking up new ice in the 2ND bay apparently they were looking for smelt.
Hey guys finally posting after years of crawling here. Finally picked up a flasher and have the itch really bad to get out there. Ive only ever fished north gull and was wondering where to park on south gull. Heard along the road by bayview market, this still true? Hopefully getting out tonight or tomorrow night.
Hey Stabin, were you fishing w/ the group that had that pull-over "Strike zone" shanty? PM SENT.
good, i almost went and checked on him before I left. That ice was starting to get pretty sketchy
last guy just got off the ice that was in the flip shanty. looked like fx100.kept an eye on him in case he went thru being he went alone...
That was me in the one man. Thanks for keeping an eye on me it is greatly appreciated.
no problem, was too rainy to be out fixing the wifes car and one year we sat here watching the cam and saw 2 people fall in just about where you were sitting but a little more towards the lake where the docks near the cam points at. they got out on their own, but you never know if 911 is needed.that dark rotten looking ice is not some thing i would want to be on. always a big relief when they get themselves out and quickly!!i have fallen in and know what its like. instinct kicks in and you can get out fast. i use my elbows and back and get them on top of the ice and then swing my knees as fast and high as i can to grab the ice with one and then just roll away a few times. if the knee trick doesn't work, then i would swim kick as hard as i could to get higher out of the water so i could roll or walk backwards with my elbows. the float suit helps keep you higher in the water and makes it easy to get out or at least for me it did and i was only wearing the float coat that day. i forgot the bibs that one time and fished anyway.cost me about 500$ that day in water damaged gear and a snapped wicked rod. rolled away from the rotted ice and looked in my hand and saw the reel and rod handle still in my hand. lost the mad rat jig too.just saying, you probably will get out alive, but it still might cost you lots, so i don't push my luck as hard as i used to.i heard 3 little ticks/click sounds. went like this, tick pause tick tick and i was underwater so fast there is nothing you can do. if that was a shappell fx100 flip, did it leak a lot from the roofs and windows?