Author Topic: End of Season Slabinators! (Read 1950 times)

Fishslayer81 · « **on:** Mar 30, 2014, 08:49 PM »

Made it out today for some late ice action...got a late start, did not hit the ice until 10:00. Ice was 12" of solid clear and holding well. Took a hour or so to get in the grove but started catching some NICE gillz!! Several were pushin 10" and had 40-50 over 9"... Managed a few bonus crappie too. Plain lead with a white tail was my go to. Great day to be out in a t-shirt poundin slabz with a few shanty members!

Stinkybaits · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 30, 2014, 09:31 PM »

The Red Baron fallout!!!

bramabull · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 30, 2014, 09:57 PM »

Nice job. Those are some decent fish for sure.

waltman · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 30, 2014, 10:15 PM »

wow nice fish nice pic good job

kesdadddy7597 · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 30, 2014, 10:17 PM »

Nice mess, guess I shouldn't have put the short rods away yet.

tater140 · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 06:30 AM »

Those are some dandy gills. Congrats on a good catch

Gills-only · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 07:47 AM »

12" of solid clear ? Really, clear ice this time of year is a rarity, at any rate those are dandy gills!!

TeacherPreacher · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 08:04 AM »

Holy s--- Batman!!! That's as many as I caught all season. Well, maybe? Way to go!!! Looks like it was fast and furious. Nothing like that last ice to turn them on! Nice fish!
I took a drive yesterday in Lake, Porter and Jasper counties and didn't see any ice that I wanted to jump on!
Teach

Jigmup · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 08:10 AM »

Heck of a haul

12 inches of clear?......I'd probably hit it again

Gills-only · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 08:12 AM »

12" believable, Clear no bubbles in ??

wax_worm · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 08:54 AM »

Quote from: Gills-only on Mar 31, 2014, 08:12 AM

12" believable, Clear no bubbles in ??

I can vouge for FS81 that there was 16" of ice once you got away from the shore. 4" of white junk on top of 12" of clear ice. No bubbles, no needling, etc. Keep in mind this lake had 28 inches at the peak of this winter and that was measured with a tape measure. So it has lost 12" in the last couple weeks. Today - tomorrows temps and wind will take care of that top 4" pretty quick and create some water that the wind will move around on top and eat away even more. Shoreline will take a beating today too.

hounds · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 09:43 AM »

Nice day

princecraft · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 11:53 AM »

Nice job getting out this late and catching a nice mess.

chicagill34 · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 12:51 PM »

WTG Bro!! Had my Auger Hanging Ceremony today!!..lol

Fishslayer81 · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 08:15 PM »

Made it out this afternoon and meet up with Stinkybaits and Bricker. They had some nice piles already going. It was warm and WINDY which made it quite challenging to say the least. The Ice was going fast! Down to about 8-9" of solid clear with 2-3" of crap. There were spots down to 4-5" and pooling water. Edges were getting nasty. Needless to say it was officially my last day. Managed a nice mess of solid gillz again. Biggest were 9.5" with several in the 9" range. Time to break out the long rods!!

Stinkybaits · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 09:12 PM »

TOAD of the day!!

Stinkybaits · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 31, 2014, 09:37 PM »

Quick pic of the bucket. I'm done as well at least I think I'm over it.....

princecraft · « **Reply #17 on:** Apr 01, 2014, 11:28 AM »

A couple more great buckets of fish.

chicagill34 · « **Reply #18 on:** Apr 01, 2014, 07:12 PM »

WTG Stanky!!!

and the rest of the Gang!!

anglure · « **Reply #19 on:** Apr 01, 2014, 07:22 PM »

Reel Nice Load !! Good Pics !!

DanO2013 · « **Reply #20 on:** Apr 01, 2014, 08:54 PM »

NICE end of ice fellas!! way to find some fishable ice

Da_Roc · « **Reply #21 on:** Jun 30, 2014, 10:24 AM »

HI Gang!
Can you imagine how long those take to clean. Whew thats alot of work. Nice Job. Hope your filet knife is sharp.
Congrats!
Da-Roc

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