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Title: My season so far so good I think
Post by: Jayice on Feb 19, 2018, 10:44 PM

Is 12 fish good for your first season  I know it not over yet but i was just wondering I did start pretty late

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Title: Re: My season so far so good I think
Post by: onestring on Feb 19, 2018, 10:47 PM

How many times u been out most of the time 12 woiluld b good for one trip

Title: Re: My season so far so good I think
Post by: Jayice on Feb 20, 2018, 01:48 AM

5 times I'm a noob who still needs to improve my ice fishing but my first year I feel like I've learned a lot

Title: Re: My season so far so good I think
Post by: TheCrappieFisherman on Feb 20, 2018, 11:53 AM

Oops, had a response all typed up and realized you said 12 fish, not a 12" crappie.

Depends where you are and the specific lake you are fishing, but that's not bad.. This is a tough time of the winter for ice fishing on a lot of lakes, ice is the thickest, oxygen levels are low making fish sluggish.  I was out this past week and only caught 4 fish one evening. If you get on a hot panfish bite, it can be one fish after another for hour or two. Practice ice safety, but March/late ice can be some of the best panfishing of the season.

Title: Re: My season so far so good I think
Post by: Jayice on Feb 20, 2018, 06:55 PM

Yeah I try to be as safe as possible  ice fishing is fun