Author Topic: 11-25 jigging up the biggen's (Read 5483 times)

Barleydog · « **on:** Nov 26, 2005, 02:39 PM »

Headed out to the shanty for a little fun, (can you believe we're fishing in a shanty eh?) Stoked up the wood stove, and rigged the rods. 5 minutes later the biggens moved in and fish were everywhere! My youngens scored around 25 or so smallish rainbows, and salmon. 6 nice char between 18" - 22 1/2", and a couple stray pike, (only a kid could horse in a pike on 4 lb. test and never break it off.) All species were fun with those little HT buggy whips and 4 lb. test! Learning how to fight the big one up with light line is new to them. Can't tell you how many they missed next to the hole, (and how many of dad's jigging rapala's went with them

) Nice having the shanty up when it's -5 outside.

Didn't get any fishing in with all the chaos. The traditional lines crossed, hooks in the suits, "I'm hungry", "Dad it's too hot", "Fish on!", but what the hey! Fun had by all...

The "Shanty"

Boys jiggin' up the beasts!

Showing off a nice eating char, caught solo while pops was b.s. ing outside.

Dinner, tossed the rest back for another day.

{RPF}Rapala Pike Fisherman · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 26, 2005, 02:51 PM »

Wow, ice fishing all ready, and catching nice fish to go along, Looks like you guys had fun, nice to see you were using rapalas to catch those beauties.

archbishop · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 26, 2005, 03:00 PM »

man barley those are great pics, and dont worry about the fishing the sooner they get over the hooks in the suite type stuff the sooner you dont have to worry about them anymore, i know just how you feel. i have 3 myself

camo_fish · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 26, 2005, 06:27 PM »

AWESOME man, great pictures.

wtg kids.

bigredonice · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 26, 2005, 07:12 PM »

Dude, that is awesome. Way to go.

billybono · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 26, 2005, 08:55 PM »

boy oh boy......your killin me here

billybono

mikeyc0203 · « **Reply #6 on:** Nov 26, 2005, 09:59 PM »

nice to see that u got out there and caught some nice fish....looks like all of you had fun so good luck to u this season and lets bring in some big ones

big big rdg · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 26, 2005, 11:00 PM »

Nice lookin fish......we are gonna be gettin our ice soon!

Redneck5 · « **Reply #8 on:** Nov 26, 2005, 11:03 PM »

Barley, I knew I was on the wrong lake. Maybe if I was in the right place I would have not dropped so much stuff thru the ice. Way to go bud.

billditrite · « **Reply #9 on:** Nov 27, 2005, 05:32 AM »

way to go jim!!! nice fish, great kids , cool shack too!! you are a lucky man! enjoy it we are right behibd you here in the noertheast

Caroga Kid · « **Reply #10 on:** Nov 27, 2005, 12:29 PM »

Awesome Pics.. Look at the smiles on the kids faces...

Hookset · « **Reply #11 on:** Nov 28, 2005, 12:05 PM »

Good stuff, Barleydog! Love to see the kids hooking up, it definitely holds their attention longer. Continued succes to you and the kids.

jacksmelt71 · « **Reply #12 on:** Nov 28, 2005, 08:52 PM »

nice fish! brings back memories with my 2 last season. awesome to watch the kids pull em' im. my daughter goes nuts!! anyway , keep up the good work and tightlines!

coldbum · « **Reply #13 on:** Nov 28, 2005, 08:58 PM »

wow what great memories you will share with those boys
its great to see the next great fishing generation being brought up right!

great pics, worth more than a few rapala jigs anyday I bet!

Barleydog · « **Reply #14 on:** Nov 28, 2005, 10:37 PM »

Right on folks! Thanks for the compliments..... You know this age is really great to take fishing. You guys are right about the loss of lures, it's all in the experience! The learning continues for the future of the sport, now if they had a better coach eh!

Water Wolf · « **Reply #15 on:** Nov 29, 2005, 12:58 PM »

Great fishing Barleydog. What a mix bag of fish you found. It's great when you can have fishing like that, and the smiles on the boys faces says it all.

A few lost Rapalas means you have the chance to test some of the new colors now.
Keep up the good fishing. 8)

WW

ol crawdad · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 01, 2005, 08:52 AM »

great pics and love the smiles on the kids!! glad you guys caught a bunch of fish.

Carp1 · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 01, 2005, 09:34 AM »

I am turning Green with envy here in Indiana.... Very cool pics and awsome to see the kids on the ice... keep'em coming.

Swampbucks1 · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 01, 2005, 10:02 AM »

Sweet pics! Looks like a lot of fun.

Can't wait to get on the ice!

Adrock · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 01, 2005, 11:51 AM »

Nice pics! I am dying to get out. Finally supposed to get some cold weather over the weekend and into next week. Come on winter!!!

fishermanjake · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 01, 2005, 02:42 PM »

hey BD what lake did you pic those up on anyhow?

Slop · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 01, 2005, 06:33 PM »

Wow! Char and Pike(insert drool here) Nice fish Barleydog, the young lads look nice and comfy in the shanty WTG!

perchfisher · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 01, 2005, 07:29 PM »

nice fat pike!

Barleydog · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 02, 2005, 08:03 PM »

WW, You are soooo right! To the store and keep those jigs a comming!!

Jake, one of the permit lakes through the AF.

grumpymoe · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 02, 2005, 08:20 PM »

Great Job Jim.....and boys!!!!....I can't believe I missed this post until now.....thats one terrific looking shanty let me say.....gotta love it when they start complaining about it being too hot......keep em coming boys.....show dad how its done.....BD.....like a few said.....losing a few raps is just part of the learning curve.....bring more fish and pics....Grump

Barleydog · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 02, 2005, 08:37 PM »

Thanks Grump!

It's just one of those patience "things" we all learn as fathers. Funny how I look at my youngens, and think back how patient my pops was with me, it's humbling!

They love to fish! I thought that would be half the battle eh!

Now, do you guys have any suggestions for "new" Raps?

David_the_fisher · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 02, 2005, 09:00 PM »

lol i ddont think my dads patient with me at all
haha
like last year out at wabamun
"hurry up get the fish in" haha
or "put the tip up in already" lol soo many memorise already haa

Thriller · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 03, 2005, 02:45 PM »

Quote from: Barleydog on Nov 28, 2005, 10:37 PM

The learning continues for the future of the sport, now if they had a better coach eh!

I'm sure my kids would agree on wanting a better coach

I don't think the youngest has caught anything through the ice yet, but the elder 2 have...the little guy is usually too busy playing in the snow to fish. I guess I can't be all that bad...they seem to enjoy it as does the boss...all of them have caught Manitoba Master Angler fish on open water and all have battled 30" channel catfish.

Barleydog · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 03, 2005, 08:10 PM »

Right on Thriller! My youngens did the same for the first several years.... Played on the ice, buried the fish, played with Barley, and ventured into the woods. Suddenly, they have become competitive and challenge one another for the title of "The Days Best Fisherman." Kinda neat until I caught them trash talking, scaring hearing a 7 year old telling his brother "I'm kickin' your butt, don't even think of catching me!" Dang 7 year old Terrell Owens!

mike upton · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 03, 2005, 09:30 PM »

Great pics. Nice Fish. my boys are 1 & 2, can't wait to get them out there too. Hook'd for life.

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