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New Hampshire => Ice Fishing New Hampshire => Topic started by: JIGGIN- on Jan 01, 2017, 09:16 PM
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Happy New Years Everyone!
If you don't know or aren't familiar with the Newfound Circus, we are a bunch of ice fishing folks that believe in a certain way of life on the ice. We believe in having a good time while helping each other out as Mother Nature can be a real....well, you know. Solo it can be a very bad experience however banded together, we can have fun and accomplish just about anything. We communicate via Motorola radio's on Channel 5.5 across the lake. This keeps us in touch, entertained and should there be any problems, you always have help or guidance. It's nice knowing your not alone but can be alone too.
For those of you that bring a radio, Don't be afraid to holler out on the radio and ask for updates etc...we'll let you know whats working for lures, bait, depth etc...however come the AVFD Derby (that's our Super Bowl) we tend to be a bit more secret. Reminder, Channel 5.5 is NOT child friendly so please be aware of that.
So during the season there are several events we look forward to such as 1st ice at Cummings Beach, 1st bounce outta Cummings Beach, Hitting our own spots around the lake, Controlling the board (having the most lakers), Who ever is in control of the board gets to Welcome those to the board, AVFD Derby, End of the season gathering and as of the last few years the Ice Shanty Gathering to name a few. Others and I keep this thread updated as to the shenanigans on the lake and with videos. We appreciate all comments, pictures and stories especially from those that fish the lake. It's nice to know whats happening around the lake. Post up how you did, what you caught and what was fun about fishing Newfound. Im sure there are some good stories to share.
I've been asked "how do i join the Newfound Circus?". It's easy, all you need is a handle, a radio and fish Newfound. That's it. Your in. Everyone that fishes Newfound is a part of the Circus. We all bring something to the table. Its about getting out and enjoying the New England winter, its about having fun, its about camaraderie and its about now....living in the moment.
There are some things we stride and take pride in. For example, lending a helping hand when you can, never taking anything personally, always come with a sense of humor, always be ready to react to whatever the day may bring and always pay it forward.
So let's kick this season off.
01/01/2017
Well, this season so far is starting out to be much better than last. In terms of ice conditions and catching lakers. 1st day of the season Baby!! Brisk dark morning, no wind and i was like a kid early X-Mas morning.
At Cummings Beach we have about 7" of ice and it is wet and slushy. Seemed like the shore line popped or the water is moving down the lake from West Shore Marina's bubblers. At the foot of the beach area at Cummings it is very wet and slushy. I got to the lake early this morning and was asked if i could help move a bob house that was stuck at the foot of the beach with the Argo. To my surprise it's a good sized house and brand new. We tied on and move it a bit however their runner was split and their rope broke. I told them after they repaired the runner i'll move it out to where they wanted to go (i wanted to get a line wet!). I managed to get my holes drilled and got one Motivator (spring line) down with a smelt. Again to my surprise, these guys got their runner repaired in timely fashion, they were excited and determined to get out. We got it moved to their spot and it was nice of them to ask what they owed me or what they can do to repay. I told them to just pay it forward. When you see someone else needing help, lend a hand and then tag that person to pay it forward. I think they got it as later in the day i saw them offer some help to another house that came onto the lake.
Afterwards got my second line down, a jig stick with a perch colored Bucktail and a smelt until i could get my sucker cut up. Got the heat going and started in on the filleting the sucker when I got one on the Motivator around 19". 1st laker of the season! Im in control of the board baby!!
I finished filleting the sucker and set up the rest of the gear (fish finder, camera etc etc) then CH came out. Her first ride in the Argo and on the ice. She came in the house, put her stuff away, picked out a jig (CH special), added some cut sucker meat, dropped it down and within 15 minutes jigged up her first laker. I welcomed her to the board. A short time after that, she jigged up her second laker. She now controlled the board. Dang that was short lived for me.
She then made me breakfast. Eggs and Bacon. I think she felt bad.
Beerhog got one and then Troutfreak which CH welcomed them to the board. I could sense Laker Taker was probably thinking of bumping his house but then he picked one up. CH welcomed him to the board. Then he got another which CH welcomed him to the board again then later in the day another. It is expected, Laker Taker was in control of the board. Tippin and Bucktail were skunked. Sorry guys.
We had a group of folks come on the ice and visited. They were amazed at the technology and comfort of ice fishing. I think they were thinking of taking up the "sport".
Tin man stopped by with his son haven't seen him in a few years so it was a good catch up.
We fished till dark then packed it up to go home and watch the game on DVR. Thanks guys for not ruining it for us. I asked them not to announce anything on the radio which i have to admit they didn't but i was asked many many times if i wanted to know the score.
Videos and pictures forth coming.
Welcome to the Newfound Circus Season 2017.
Enjoy and be safe.
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Yay!!! Back in Circus mode. Glad to get out there today. Looking forward to all the shenanigans 2017 has in store.
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Well put Jiggin. I love how you and the Circus put forth that idea of paying it forward and always lending a hand on the ice. Thats New Hampshire ice fishing right there. Thats what we do....
Its a New Year. Good luck this season. I hope to make a trip up soon.
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I'm looking forward to my am coffee and the "circus report" before work on Monday mornings. :)
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great group of people
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Great to hear these stories! Wish I lived closer!
Thanks Jiggin
Jason
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Going out tomorrow to try our luck...if I may ask, what is the proper "ethical" distance to stay away from bob houses already in place? I'm talking "unoccupied" or vacant shacks.
Don't want to violate anyone's "sphere" lol.
I know enough to stay away from occupied shacks with fishermen actively, fishing but was wondering what the regulars on the lake think an acceptable distance is from their houses?
As most guys, I'm looking for 40' of water.
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Glad to see you guys out the first of the year. Just wondering any Guinea sightings?
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Going out tomorrow to try our luck...if I may ask, what is the proper "ethical" distance to stay away from bob houses already in place? I'm talking "unoccupied" or vacant shacks.
Don't want to violate anyone's "sphere" lol.
I know enough to stay away from occupied shacks with fishermen actively, fishing but was wondering what the regulars on the lake think an acceptable distance is from their houses?
As most guys, I'm looking for 40' of water.
There's plenty of space to fish in 40' of water where you don't need to fish around anyones houses vacant or not. Plenty of space, shouldn't be an issue. Farther the better.
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1/02/2017
Another early morning. First on the lake and cold. All water from yesterday is now frozen.
Got set up and saw a couple of lakers on the fish finder but couldn't get them interested. CH joined me and we started in on breakfast. Fishog came out today for a bit.
Later in the morning had a chance to fly the new drone as the weather was really nice. I think i got some good footage, need to check later.
Went the rest of the day without seeing a laker.
Back at it tomorrow but gonna bounce the house to another spot.
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Glad to see you guys out the first of the year. Just wondering any Guinea sightings?
Nope, unfortunately no sightings of Guinea. Soon I'm sure.
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Good to hear the circus is in town, looking forward to reports and a couple adventures there myself.
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Can't wait until the north freezes so I can get the house out !
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Spent some hours on Newfound today...we got out before sunrise...said hi to jiggin after he bounced his house.
No action whatsoever...had 4 traps out (wifey was holed up in the pop up) then had one trap that was malfunctioning (wouldn't trip the flag ) so I jigged for a couple hours.
Weather was fairly miserable throughout and by one o'clock we'd had it...everything was soaking wet and is now all hanging in the basement drying out.
Better days ahead I hope!
Thinking more about a hard side but they come with their own set of issues except having to pack it up each time...maybe next year...
ol' Jiggin has the hot setup now with the Argo and house! Nice to see the inside for the first time.
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1/3/3017
Just got in from the lake. Got there later than i wanted as i needed to go to the bait box this morning and get another sucker.
Yesterday before we left, i set the house up so i could grab it this morning and pull it to another spot. Moved it to 50 fow. Saw lakers all day however could not get them to commit. They would swim aggressively to my jigs and then stop and turn away. Tried Perch Colored bucktail with sucker meat and then smelt. Tried kastmaster with both smelt and cut bait. Tried a piece of chum on a spring line still nothing. Even resorted to using CH's jig and jig stick....don't tell her. They would act interested and then change their mind. All day......
Only had time to eat some Jimmy Dean Sausage today cause of those damn lakers kept messing with me. Ribeye will have to wait till tomorrow.
Mowbizz stopped over today, good to see you again sorry we didn't get a good chance to chat, i was in the middle of setting up but you and the wife are more than welcome over anytime. I should of showed you around the place. Again my apologizes.
Some chatting on the radio between Laker Taker, Tippin and I today.
Pulled my house back to shore tonight and will take it out again tomorrow, house is all set up inside to bounce in the am. Most likely will beach it at the end of tomorrow too and let the lake harden up some till the weekend. No pics or videos today, a dreary day and raw out. Didn't expect to use the heater today but ended up turning it on.
See what tomorrow will bring.
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Congrats to you all on the start of your season
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1/3/3017
Just got in from the lake. Got there later than i wanted as i needed to go to the bait box this morning and get another sucker.
Yesterday before we left, i set the house up so i could grab it this morning and pull it to another spot. Moved it to 50 fow. Saw lakers all day however could not get them to commit. They would swim aggressively to my jigs and then stop and turn away. Tried Perch Colored bucktail with sucker meat and then smelt. Tried kastmaster with both smelt and cut bait. Tried a piece of chum on a spring line still nothing. Even resorted to using CH's jig and jig stick....don't tell her. They would act interested and then change their mind. All day......
Only had time to eat some Jimmy Dean Sausage today cause of those damn lakers kept messing with me. Ribeye will have to wait till tomorrow.
Mowbizz stopped over today, good to see you again sorry we didn't get a good chance to chat, i was in the middle of setting up but you and the wife are more than welcome over anytime. I should of showed you around the place. Again my apologizes.
Some chatting on the radio between Laker Taker, Tippin and I today.
Pulled my house back to shore tonight and will take it out again tomorrow, house is all set up inside to bounce in the am. Most likely will beach it at the end of tomorrow too and let the lake harden up some till the weekend. No pics or videos today, a dreary day and raw out. Didn't expect to use the heater today but ended up turning it on.
See what tomorrow will bring.
Jiggin good story! I have a Quick question, what is your method of securing your house to the ice? Reason I ask I have a house for the first time this season and I notice you are moving around a lot... My thought was to use a 2x4 with rope under the ice and ratchet to the rope.... Wondering if others have creative useful tips... Thanks!
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Jiggin good story! I have a Quick question, what is your method of securing your house to the ice? Reason I ask I have a house for the first time this season and I notice you are moving around a lot... My thought was to use a 2x4 with rope under the ice and ratchet to the rope.... Wondering if others have creative useful tips... Thanks!
Hi BuKhUnT
I cut 2x4's in half x 12" - 16" long
I use a Nil's 4.5" auger to cut my tie down holes and cut my tie down sticks at least 12" or longer.
I use 1/2" - 5/8" thick rope (the winds can be fierce on Newfound) from Homedepot or JR's discount and a ratchet. Tie the rope around your tie down stick and send it down. Then tie a loop and cut the rope. Rachel from the house down to the loop.
Another idea is if you want to bounce around for the day with your hard side, undo your tie down ratchet straps, leave your tie downs / rope there and take off for the day. At the end of the day, come back to your original spot and re-connect your ratchets to your tie downs / rope.
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Hi BuKhUnT
I cut 2x4's in half x 12" - 16" long
I use a Nil's 4.5" auger to cut my tie down holes and cut my tie down sticks at least 12" or longer.
I use 1/2" - 5/8" thick rope (the winds can be fierce on Newfound) from Homedepot or JR's discount and a ratchet. Tie the rope around your tie down stick and send it down. Then tie a loop and cut the rope. Rachel from the house down to the loop.
Another idea is if you want to bounce around for the day with your hard side, undo your tie down ratchet straps, leave your tie downs / rope there and take off for the day. At the end of the day, come back to your original spot and re-connect your ratchets to your tie downs / rope.
Great, good to know I am on the right path LOL first year with a hard side pretty excited! Good luck and be safe! See you on the ice! :tipup:
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Hey Jiggin is there any ice at all north of Mayhew Island? I have a few spots in mind that are north of Mayhew but I'm willing to bet that they are wide open.
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Hey Jiggin is there any ice at all north of Mayhew Island? I have a few spots in mind that are north of Mayhew but I'm willing to bet that they are wide open.
I flew the drone over that area last weekend and there was tissue ice there. Very thin at best as far as I could tell. Maybe in a week or so it might be safe if we get some serious cold. After yesterday and today's weather it might have disappear.
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1/04/2017
Back out again today. Hooked onto the bob house and followed Navionics to 45 fow. Fished there for half the day then bumped over to the 60 foot hole. Unfortunately the underwater camera i brought wouldn't reach that deep but according to the fish finder there were constant arches in deeper water than shallow so it seemed.
Nice day, temps reached 40f but cloudy with slight breeze. Saved propane today.
Was going to beach the house at the end of the day but with the cold weather coming tonight i bumped it over to high ice, jacked it up and tied it down.
Sausage for breakfast and Ribeye on the grill for dinner. Only caught 1 laker today but that ties me up with CH for the season ;D
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Sausage for breakfast and Ribeye on the grill for dinner. Only caught 1 laker today but that ties me up with CH for the season ;D
Well, that's what really counts, isn't Jiggin? ;)
I'd say you're a little spoiled with that Argo but you deserve it!
Enjoy. :)
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You guys are awesome and I love the comradery and the "pay it forward" morals that you guys follow. That is huge. I always fish with a group of people up behind Mayhew and have met a couple of you. I am hoping to do more fishing this year than usual so I will start to carry a radio and give you a shout when I do. Good luck this year and rip those lips!
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Far away but what kind of luck do you have with cusk? Going in February, staying with friends in a house next to the bakery (basic ingredients I think) if you know where that is and we just have a pop up shanty and our feet to shelter and move from that area when we go to target lakers, cusk, trout and maybe smallies? Heard the rainbow fishing is good in that rock/sandy bottom cove just off the bakery. Anywhere within easy walkin distance of around there good for lakers or cusk? Thanks for your tips/predictions as it is far away!
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First video of the 2017 season.
Enjoy...best played in HD.
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Happen to know of ice conditions on Hebron side of lake by any chance?
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Great video Jiggin keep them coming.
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The Argo is awesome..must make it so much easier to pull your bob house around as it packs down a nice trail..
Congrats !!
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Well done on the vid. Episode 1 of many more hopefully!
Keep em comin
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Happen to know of ice conditions on Hebron side of lake by any chance?
Loon Island at the north end of the lake. This was on the Newfound Lake Association facebook page. Nice video Jiggin, let the games begin.
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Loon Island at the north end of the lake. This was on the Newfound Lake Association facebook page. Nice video Jiggin, let the games begin.
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Thanks for the pic! Can't tell how the ice is there, trying to find someone who can get a report on that. No worries if not, but would be great. Haven't fished my spot in 2 years because of last year's weather not locking up this part well.
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Awesome stuff... Thanks for posting Jiggin. Love watching the videos. That Argo and aluminum shack go together well. looks easy!
Jason
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Thank is a killer setup Jiggin!
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Great video! :clap:
Pro set up, right there, Jiggin.
Newfound's uncut angling... ;)
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Loon Island at the north end of the lake. This was on the Newfound Lake Association facebook page. Nice video Jiggin, let the games begin.
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Aye Captain. The Dark Side calls. Keep me posted I'll bring my mate Bamb308. I'll try to keep her hair up.
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Coming up to hit the ice this weekend. Not sure if we're going to hit Newfound or not though. Never seem to have any luck by the beach and as far as I know the boat ramp is still open water.
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Aye Captain. The Dark Side calls. Keep me posted I'll bring my mate Bamb308. I'll try to keep her hair up.
Still open water, but I will keep you posted Denny.
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First video of the 2017 season.
Enjoy...best played in HD.
J, You need to go to Hollywood and direct the next Academy award winner! Great video.
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Very cool video. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the thread. I have really started to look forward to reading about all happenings at the "circus".
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1/06/2017
After work today headed to the bob house. On the 60 ft hole. Had a couple of visitors, Dragon and Dustin (needs a handle) came out for a bit. While visiting Dustin notice the motivator line kept coming undone. I thought it was a over stressed smelt but later i checked it and it was a very small yellow perch. I got a picture of him. Couldn't even get the smelt down it's throat, was lodged and couldn't spit it out. Hard to believe he was that deep down at 60 fow.
My C-Fish camera only has 50 ft of cable and the Marcum i found out tonight has a spider web fracture on the inside of the plastic lens cover. The camera and monitor work great except the camera only sees the spider web fracture. Hoping i can send back to Marcum to replace the lens cover......we shall see.
Was going to have dinner out in the house but decided to go home and be with CH instead. Back at it tomorrow with no camera just the fish finder.
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Nice video jiggin,
Moved the house to a new spot tonight because it's been pretty slow for me this year...so far...(one laker)
Turned the outside L.E.D. Lights on and jiggin had his going, looked pretty cool, wind was calm and wanted to stay out cuz it was el' primo conditions....can't wait for this weekend to start...!!
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Hey Jiggin. The new aqua-view I got has 100ft of cable. I used it for the first time last weekend and I love it. I don't plan on ever fishing with a flasher again.
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Hey Jiggin. The new aqua-view I got has 100ft of cable. I used it for the first time last weekend and I love it. I don't plan on ever fishing with a flasher again.
Which aqau vu do you have? I was looking at a 715c just not sure how good of quality it is for that short of money it's only 299$.
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the new 700i
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Which aqau vu do you have? I was looking at a 715c just not sure how good of quality it is for that short of money it's only 299$.
I have this camera , and so far I have not changed the original battery and it lasts sunrise to sundown...I have had it for3 seasons so far and like it......like the 100 foot cable, and the video output in case I want a bigger monitor, and I use the marcum "cable turner" to rotate camera....this setup has worked for me
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I have this camera , and so far I have not changed the original battery and it lasts sunrise to sundown...I have had it for3 seasons so far and like it......like the 100 foot cable, and the video output in case I want a bigger monitor, and I use the marcum "cable turner" to rotate camera....this setup has worked for me
I like having 100ft or cable I love fishing feeling holes for lakers, can't decide what I want to upgrade to but it's time for a new camera my old black and white sportscam isn't cutting it anymore, and I'll be buying a aqau vu camera rotator this season to rotate my camera electronically
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1/07/2017
Made it back out today around 7:30 am as i needed to get bait outta my bait box, should of gotten it last night. Fished all day with nothing to show for it. They were constant on the fish finder but couldn't get them to hit anything. Tried cut bait on bottom with a spring line, motivator, jigs kastmaster with both smelt and cut bait, pimples with both, #9 pimple with both, and several different bucktails. I think they were just eating chum but wouldn't even take that with a hook in it either.
Laker Taker controlled the board today.
Got 2 new next generation Newfound Circus members today: Sasquatch and Polar Bear. Both local.
Left the lake around 8 pm calling it a day. Will need to bounce the house to another location tomorrow morning. Waiting for the north end of Mayhew to freeze up so we can get outta Cummings.
More tomorrow....
On a separate note: Today MarCum wrote back to me about my camera cover. They said they couldn't repair it however could replace it. They needed to see pictures which i sent tonight. Update on this later too.
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Had some trouble logging on as lakertaker so it is what it is
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Let the games begin
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Jiggin love the videos just watched the sucker trapping video to. awesome colors in the fall.. hadn't seen that one
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Good day today can't wait to see what tomorrow brings
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Too funny the clock is wrong here 2am at my house
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Guinea where are you? :(
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1/08/2017
Cold morning with the wind blowing. 8F and with wind chill was -10F.
Last night i made sure everything was ready to travel before i left, hooked on this morning and off i went. Over to Grants cove in 31 fow. Right off the bat had one on the spring line but that was it for the rest of the day.
Fern (Momma Laker Taker) brought us out some cookies today....although i had to share mine with Beerhog they were delicious. Beerhog controlled the board all day long today...with 1 laker so that was his prize. Cookies were damn good!
Had bacon and eggs for breakfast (thanks CH for cooking) and then for dinner a ribeye on the grill.
Just as i was winding down getting ready to pick up, i started seeing them on the fish finder....not sure if lakers or cusk. They still wouldn't bite. :(
Nice day otherwise.
Psycho and Scruffy got their houses on the lake, as well as Dragin. More houses getting launched today. Starting to get full off of Cummings.
Good to see.
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Guinea where are you? :(
Been wondering the same.
My guess is Stephanie is nesting in her new crib?
Good luck on the Marcum replacement, JIGGIN.
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Does everybody eventually make the move to the area in front of Whittemore brook? I noticed a huge colony of houses there a few years ago and figured it was the "circus".
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Set the house out yesterday off of Cummings. Didn't fish much, trying to get set up and playing with the new Marcum. I have 43 feet of water under me and a soft bottom. Marked a couple, but no takers. Just felt good to be on the ice again
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Does everybody eventually make the move to the area in front of Whittemore brook? I noticed a huge colony of houses there a few years ago and figured it was the "circus".
Hi BrookieSlayer99,, No not everyone....we all move to our different fav locations throughout the season as the ice thickens. We don't travel in packs but start out that way at Cummings Beach. That's why we use the Motorola's on Channel 5.5 so we can communicate during the day / night etc..
Where you mention is a good spot to fish so it's no surprise theres a colony of houses there.
The Newfound Circus is for everyone that fishes Newfound, not just a certain few. I have several GoPro's that i like to pass out and then collect back at the end of the day so folks can film from their perspective / experience on Newfound. Then i roll them all into our videos. The more footage the better the videos.
Hope you make it out this season.
Cheers.
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See you friday jiggin if you will be there. Me and the old man are bringing the shacks back up ahaha!
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See you friday jiggin if you will be there. Me and the old man are bringing the shacks back up ahaha!
Thats great! We were just talking about you two this weekend. Looking forward to seeing you guys but i won't be out on Friday till very late.
Your spot should be all set for ice.
Best to check first though.
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Went to lake too check on bobhouse walked buy a few houses to get to mine and everyone seemed fine, got to mine, and had about 2" of water around house...must have been in a low spot...punched a 4" hole about 25 feet away, and seemed to help a lot.....stuck my hand in hole to see how thick it was, and amazingly there was around 10 "..(measured with skimmer)......more rain tonight.. ::)
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1/11/2017
Checked my house on foot tonight. Wasn't able to check any other houses other than Beerhog's as we are on the other side of the lake from everyone else. Beerhog's house is high and dry.
Mine not so much, had about ankle deep water around the house so drilled a couple of small holes to get the "toilet flush" going, Draining the water around the house.
Warm night and calm. Really nice out actually.
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A drone video.....
Sorry about the jerky footage...new drone, 1st flight.
Enjoy in HD.
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A drone video.....
Sorry about the jerky footage...new drone, 1st flight.
Enjoy in HD.
:thumbsup: Awesome Job Jiggin! Great Views of Newfound!
Not bad at all for the first flight. If I were flying it... I'd be worried I'd end up crashing it into the lake! Never to be seen again. Lol
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Awesome video as usual. How do you find time to fish with all the recording lol.
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Great footage Jiggin! Awesome views of the beautiful Newfound.
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Jiggin there is still no ice north of mayhew? Sorry to keep asking lol
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Jiggin there is still no ice north of mayhew? Sorry to keep asking lol
No, as of right now no. We've had warm weather and rain this week. Well over 40f w a lot of water on the lake. In fact I and a few others had to drill drain holes near our houses to get rid of some of the water this week.
With warm weather coming next week it's not looking so good.
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No, as of right now no. We've had warm weather and rain this week. Well over 40f w a lot of water on the lake. In fact I and a few others had to drill drain holes near our houses to get rid of some of the water this week.
With warm weather coming next week it's not looking so good.
I don't know how this is happening. Mother Nature I repent all My Sins.
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I don't know how this is happening. Mother Nature I repent all My Sins.
Don't take it personal, Wayne. ;D
Now, as far as the fish God's.... :whistle:
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Awesome video as usual. How do you find time to fish with all the recording lol.
Lol, That's why CH out fishes me....she's more serious about catching them than I. I like to capture the moments and she likes to capture the lakers. ;)
The good news is I've caught a ton of lakers in my life time and i really enjoy seeing her get em and having fun with them. I don't let her get too far ahead of me though, even if i have to take additional days off to catch up. Im ok with that too. Makes it more of a challenge for me.
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Awesome footage Jiggin... thanks for taking the time to do the vids.
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J, Another awesome vid, great views of Newfound !
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Boy was it windy out there tonight !!.....some gusts up to 40 m.p.h.!!
Was going to bump house, but ma nature said "nope not today sir"...
Got to my house, and noticed a relatives house who was close to mine was there no more...
Me and laker taker took a ride around lake and found it about a mile south of where it was anchored...
Re-anchored it down and made sure it would make it through the night...
Must teach him a few "newfound techniques"
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Boy was it windy out there tonight !!.....some gusts up to 40 m.p.h.!!
Was going to bump house, but ma nature said "nope not today sir"...
Got to my house, and noticed a relatives house who was close to mine was there no more...
Me and laker taker took a ride around lake and found it about a mile south of where it was anchored...
Re-anchored it down and made sure it would make it through the night...
Must teach him a few "newfound techniques"
Holy crap...a mile away??
I'm bringing out my first hard side tomorrow... may have to check in with you for some of those techniques myself! (If you don't mind) 😜
I think I've got it covered with some 2 by's, rope and ratchet straps for anchors...
If you see an "orange crush" colored aluminum shack coming out, that'll be the wife and I.
Can't wait to get out there!
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1/13/2017
Today conditions were warm, top of the ice was some what hard but was softening up and there were patches of spots that had crusty ice on top. Later towards evening it started getting colder. Beerhog's house had some issues with coming off the blocks so i made sure it was tied tight to the ice. No water around his house so it won't freeze in. Super High Winds today, had to lean into it to walk. With every chisel punch, you got a face of ice shavings sand blasted into you. Pretty cool watching it blow down the lake. Around Cummings Beach and South towards the foot of the lake, there is plenty of ice...around 10".
Tomorrow will be cold but low winds from what I'm seeing. Then next week it warms back up with some rain etc and nights aren't that cold either. Hoping we at least maintain ice conditions.
Heard ZZ and Outdoorlife made it up to the lake with their houses today.
Circus getting bigger.....
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The drone footy is awesome. I'm dying to get one this year. My two buddies and I will be heading out to Newfound tomorrow morning. First time fishing out there, and my buddies first time using his underwater camera. It should be fun. Like you mentioned Jiggin, COLD but at least the wind won't be ridiculous.
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Great footage JIGGIN-
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Hey guys I'm from laconia I was wondering if anyone could tell me where to get on newfound never fished it.
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Best place at the moment is either Cummings beach or at the foot of the lake (south end).
Good luck!
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I forgot the my radios.... crappp but ill stopping by later to see you guys later once i fish in the house. Hahah
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Great footage Jiggin!
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1/14/2017
Laker Taker and i had an awesome day. Got to the lake at dark thirty. Had to go slow up the lake as the lake it glare ice and the sled kept wanting to come around. Parked the wheelers on Mayhew and walked to the North end from there. Fished till dark thirty. Cold all day but no winds. Perfect ice fishing weather.
Laker Taker ended the day with 5 lakers and i with only 1. We saw plenty of lakers no the camera, a rainbow right under us and a sucker checking out our jigs.
Flew the drone and got a lot of video of today's adventure. Was able to fly it to Cummings beach (those that were there might have seen the drone) and to Whittemore point. There is a big open hole in between the boat launch at Wellington and the Condos at Whittemore. Also it looks like there is open water or tissue ice around the north end of Whittemore point.
More later! GO PATS!
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Ill be out there for first time at that part of the lake. Ill be in a black tundra and a red flip over shanty. How big is Cummins area and how far out is there safe ice? Ill be moving every hour or so, so i wanted to cover as much as i could
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Ill be out there for first time at that part of the lake. Ill be in a black tundra and a red flip over shanty. How big is Cummins area and how far out is there safe ice? Ill be moving every hour or so, so i wanted to cover as much as i could
If you move South, towards the town beach you have lots of ice but if you move North you may be able to get close to Mayhew Is. but ice may be sketchy as you move toward "the broads" north of Mayhew.
I believe jiggin and company walked on land to access new ice at the north end of Mayhew island.
Good luck!
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Slow start today off Cummings but managed a 17 and 20 incher. first time out and felt good to be there.
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Got my first fish ever on Cummings seems to be a good day
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Slow start today off Cummings but managed a 17 and 20 incher. first time out and felt good to be there.
Congrats Toadie...nice looking laker too.
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Got my first fish ever on Cummings seems to be a good day
Congrats KTibb12! That's awesome!
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Didn't get out til noon today...first outing in the new bob house and using the new Marcum 825 SD and the new ION auger!
After 67 years of humping hand chisels and augers, fishing blind and braving the cold with no shelter (besides the otter pop up we got last year)I have now become up to date!
The learning curve on the Marcum was pretty easy except that I put the camera down the same hole as my jig and was staring eyeball to eyeball with it all afternoon...gotta make a 2nd hole for the camera so I can set it a few feet away. It came with a remote panner that was slicker than snot...just hit the button and turn the camera! I saw a few fish and one was a laker! I thought I'd seen a couple of rainbows too but not sure...no bites today but I'm psyched to get out early tomorrow to fish the sunrise bite!
I was so amused watching the bottom of the lake I never set out a tip up... ;)
Tomorrow's the day I get my first laker in 2 years...I feel it! (caught many in my youth over in Wolfeboro at Barndoor and a couple near the 3 Islands on Winnisquam but Newfound has me skunked so far...
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30.21 barometric pressure plus Cummings beach equals fish no bite. Still awesome to be out there. Happy birthday Big brother.
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Tomorrow's the day I get my first laker in 2 years...I feel it! (caught many in my youth over in Wolfeboro at Barndoor and a couple near the 3 Islands on Winnisquam but Newfound has me skunked so far...
Go Go Get Em! Mowbizz!
Good luck out there and enjoy the camera. Visibility on Newfound is fantastic with a camera.
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1/15/2017
Different day today. Windy, cold and not many lakers seen nor caught. Tippin joined us today and set up his portable. We ended up tearing it down and having him fish in mine with me and Laker Taker.
Green Goblin made it out and visited for a bit.
Stalker came out and visited today. He was staking on the ice with a picnic table umbrella parasailing around the lake. Pretty funny. Great to see him again.
Caught up to Outdoorlife (ZZ's son) from Manchester. ZZ had gone home.
Good day but long walk pulling our gear to and from. Cant wait till it freezes up so we can travel via snowmobile, atvs etc....
Got some great footage this weekend to start making more videos. Stay Tuned....
Tomorrow i believe we are putting out Ladybug and Jonesy house before the snow / rain storm hits. Should be easy peasy.
Now to deal with leg cramps from all the walking in heavy clothes.....
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30.21 barometric pressure plus Cummings beach equals fish no bite. Still awesome to be out there. Happy birthday Big brother.
Ha! I knew there was a reason I didn't catch one!
So...what is the BP reading for tomorrow?
I'm gonna go look it up...
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30.21 barometric pressure plus Cummings beach equals fish no bite. Still awesome to be out there. Happy birthday Big brother.
Explains my 10 hours of fishing and only a dink perch. Regardless, probably the last time I'll fish Cummins lol
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Been playing with lakers all day at Cummings...had an aggressive one tearing up the bottom eating my chum and he went for my jig but I pulled it out of his (or her) mouth.
Looked like a fat one too.
Still at it til dark...just had one cruise by a few minutes ago.
Love this camera!
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So after we got back from fishing at the North end of Mayhew, Laker Taker noticed someone had cut a hold behind his house (door side) about 6 feet from his house. The hole was fairly fresh as it hadn't frozen over and there was half a shiner in the hole.
It's one thing to use someones house as a wind break (which i would have a problem with personally) with a hole someone could step in while in the dark and not expecting a hole to be there but the other problem / question is what was put down the hole? Did they chum with a can of corn?, did they lose something down the hole?, did they drop a bunch of chum in the hole, a jig, a fork or spoon? etc etc...so many unanswered questions. They could of ruined someones fishing spot.
All i can say is good thing we fished late and that person was gone when we got there otherwise someone would of been stuffed in that hole.
For those that don't have a wind break and wanna fish out of the wind, go get a portable or wind break and don't use some's house without permission. That's just plain dumb.
Please show some ice fishing etiquette while your out there.
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Been playing with lakers all day at Cummings...had an aggressive one tearing up the bottom eating my chum and he went for my jig but I pulled it out of his (or her) mouth.
Looked like a fat one too.
Still at it til dark...just had one cruise by a few minutes ago.
Love this camera!
Awesome Mowbizz....Go Go Get Em!
Camera's are fun on Newfound.
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Anybody fishing newfound Lake on Sunday off Cummings Beach see a light blue bucket on the ice about 100 yards off shore or on shore please let me know thank you
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Anybody fishing newfound Lake on Sunday off Cummings Beach see a light blue bucket on the ice about 100 yards off shore or on shore please let me know thank you
I was there but didn't happen to notice it...sorry!
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Thanks it had all my lead heads in it
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Thanks it had all my lead heads in it
Hopefully one of the Circus members saw it? If they did I'm sure You'll get it back. Great Folks out there.
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I'll ask around next weekend. I was out tonight with Laker Taker putting out Ladybugs and Jonesy house and didn't see anything...of course it was dark out and didn't know about it.
Again, i'll ask around next weekend.
Btw, Duck Doctor posted it up on the Newfound Circus Face Book page. It will get circulated around and again will keep you posted if anyone has seen it.
Sorry to hear....sux losing your stuff.
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Anybody fishing newfound Lake on Sunday off Cummings Beach see a light blue bucket on the ice about 100 yards off shore or on shore please let me know thank you
I was there from 7am to 5pm, didn't notice a light blue bucket either, :/
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Thanks guys you've been a big help I think someone Stoll it out of my truck at my local bait store
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Thanks guys you've been a big help I think someone Stoll it out of my truck at my local bait store
And your local bait shop is where? (Just so we can watch out for the thieves)
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Thanks guys you've been a big help I think someone Stoll it out of my truck at my local bait store
Un real
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S-L-O-W day here so far at Cummings...the few people that came after me already packed it in...
A couple of Bald Eagles stopped by earlier...ice is cracking and booming...I'll keep at it for a while more.
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In laconia
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3:17 pm 1st laker on the camera today...ate some chum...seemed picky.
Was hoping he'd go after my jig...didn't, but so cool to see!
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Are the Maloney's part of your crew?
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Are the Maloney's part of your crew?
If you're asking me, no. No crew here...I fish alone no Maloney no baloney...If you're not asking me, same answer ;)
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Anybody been further up lake this week?
Is there any ice along the ledges area bay near Belle Isle or is it all open North of Mayhew?
Can't complain about the warm weather since I make my living outdoors...
But GOTTA complain about the warm weather if I can't fish!!
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I flew the drone last weekend to check out the ice conditions north of Mayhew island. It looked like there might be some ice around the canoe access at Wellington state launch that horse shoes down towards Mayhew island and over to the condos at whittemore. There is open water from there north.
There is also a very big open hole between Mayhew island and open water heading north.
Mayhew island has only 4" of ice last weekend and I'm sure after this week it will be less. :'(
To answer your question, there is open water around belle island.
Hope this helps.
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We got another 10-12 days of this warm crap and then it looks like a much more favorable pattern of cold. Sucks but what can we do.
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I called the trading post today they said an older gentleman found a bucket on top of the snow bank but he didn't leave them his number lol
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I called the trading post today they said an older gentleman found a bucket on top of the snow bank but he didn't leave them his number lol
Yup and you can probably buy your stuff back from the Trading Post....kidding. (Sorta).
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I called the trading post today they said an older gentleman found a bucket on top of the snow bank but he didn't leave them his number lol
Well at least it's found...kinda. Just gotta hook up with the old man.
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Thanks Jiggin...
Bummer!
Ive got next week off so I'll be making the best of it ;)
Hopefully mother nature gets cold again soon.
Thanks again
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Hi circus people. Nice thread and videos. I live a 100 miles south in Massachusetts and need to try jigging up a laker. Has been a few years since I managed some on Sebago. Is The Trading Post in Bristol the best place to get some suckers this upcoming Saturday morning I can fillet to tip my jigs with, or should I drive out of the way to AJs? Thanks and Good luck out there.
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I'm not sure if they have suckers but guessing so. I personally would go to AJ's myself. Best to call ahead both locations.
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Hi circus people. Nice thread and videos. I live a 100 miles south in Massachusetts and need to try jigging up a laker. Has been a few years since I managed some on Sebago. Is The Trading Post in Bristol the best place to get some suckers this upcoming Saturday morning I can fillet to tip my jigs with, or should I drive out of the way to AJs? Thanks and Good luck out there.
Thank you I respect your advice as you do catch fish and do a lot for your friends there. I will see if I can borrow a phone to say hello pn 5.5 on Saturday. Hope its not too slushy so I can drag my plastic sled around. I plan on moving every 15 minutes per hole until I get lucky.
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Thank you I respect your advice as you do catch fish and do a lot for your friends there. I will see if I can borrow a phone to say hello pn 5.5 on Saturday. Hope its not too slushy so I can drag my plastic sled around. I plan on moving every 15 minutes per hole until I get lucky.
Going for lakers? If so, I would move every 30 if no bite, 45 if bite.
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I will see if I can borrow a phone to say hello pn 5.5 on Saturday.
FYI, It's not a phone but a radio Motorola walkie talking.
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FYI, It's not a phone but a radio Motorola walkie talking.
Sorry I meant two-way radio. I can use one from work that's a cheap Uniden but only channels 1-22 in whole numbers. Guess that wouldn't work.
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Sorry I meant two-way radio. I can use one from work that's a cheap Uniden but only channels 1-22 in whole numbers. Guess that wouldn't work.
Unfortunately that won't work....it will receive communication however you will not be able to talk. Must have whole numbers and a smaller number too.
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Got my first newfound Laker today at noon time 😀
On the tip up outside with a large shiner in 50 FOW off the bottom.
Saw 4 on the camera throughout the morning but they were just cruising.
Now to jig one up!
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I'm not sure if they have suckers but guessing so. I personally would go to AJ's myself. Best to call ahead both locations.
Trading Post does have suckers...all sizes.
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Got my first newfound Laker today at noon time 😀
On the tip up outside with a large shiner in 50 FOW off the bottom.
Saw 4 on the camera throughout the morning but they were just cruising.
Now to jig one up!
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Great to hear mowbizz! Been waiting to see this post from you! Was going to stop by today to see if you were having any luck but I had to much stuff to do, tight lines now jig one up🎣
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Got my first newfound Laker today at noon time 😀
On the tip up outside with a large shiner in 50 FOW off the bottom.
Saw 4 on the camera throughout the morning but they were just cruising.
Now to jig one up!
Good for you Mowbizz, well deserved as your putting in the time. Congrats to you!
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Got my first newfound Laker today at noon time 😀
On the tip up outside with a large shiner in 50 FOW off the bottom.
Saw 4 on the camera throughout the morning but they were just cruising.
Now to jig one up!
Great job!!!
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Great to hear mowbizz! Been waiting to see this post from you! Was going to stop by today to see if you were having any luck but I had to much stuff to do, tight lines now jig one up🎣
Thanks Brad !
It was bound to happen sooner or later!
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Good for you Mowbizz, well deserved as your putting in the time. Congrats to you!
Thank you jiggin!
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So Tippin is out checking the ice today and low and behold some DUMBARSE(s) had chucked a bunch of rocks out off the boat launch to check the ice.
We'll have to clean this up later.
Just in case you don't know or understand, The problem is that these rocks will heat up and create holes possibly making access difficult or dangerous. Especially near the launch. The launch area due to the concrete slabs tend to warm up and create havoc getting on and off the lake in March. We try to persevere this for as long into the season as possible so that we can use this area for launching and removing houses at the end of the season. We dont need any help with additional rocks being thrown on the ice. Also suxs hitting them with your sled or ATV when they are frozen in.
We are extremely fortunate to have access here and even more fortunate that there are no bubblers or pillars to deal with either this season. Only Dumbarse folks that wanna check the ice with rocks.
Should anyone see someone chucking rocks out onto the ice, you should stop them.
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Too bad...Looks like it's just starting to set up there...
Is this something that happens every year?
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Hi guys.
How is the ice looking at the beach side of the state park? Have been on newfound for a few years but have never hard water fished it. Looking forward to first time out this weekend. Wanted to try to get away from the pack of ice shacks out there. any safe ice info would be helpfull.
I have been reading your posts for years and have finally joined. Thanks for the years of reading. Good luck to all!
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Hi guys.
How is the ice looking at the beach side of the state park? Have been on newfound for a few years but have never hard water fished it. Looking forward to first time out this weekend. Wanted to try to get away from the pack of ice shacks out there. any safe ice info would be helpfull.
I have been reading your posts for years and have finally joined. Thanks for the years of reading. Good luck to all!
I saw a car parked at the beach side access a week or more ago but I couldn't see through the trees to tell if anyone was on the ice...sorry!
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The good part of this snow is that it shows where the questionable ice is, and there is a lot of it on the big part of the lake...I only did a drive by , and did not check thickness, but the beach area had a few wet spots......PLEASE BRING YOUR CHISEL and check as you go...
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Thanks Guys.
I will check as I go. Not my first rodeo on the ice, but it is on this lake. Grew up ice fishing some big lakes in Maine. Was hoping the beach would produce a cusk or two and maybe a laker in the deeper water... If i can get there.
If thats no good i will be joining the rest of you guys on the safe ice. Where is the access spot at the south end of the lake? Both camps i have access to are around walumat beach..... dont think i want to venture on there judging by the picture above...
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Thanks Guys.
I will check as I go. Not my first rodeo on the ice, but it is on this lake. Grew up ice fishing some big lakes in Maine. Was hoping the beach would produce a cusk or two and maybe a laker in the deeper water... If i can get there.
If thats no good i will be joining the rest of you guys on the safe ice. Where is the access spot at the south end of the lake? Both camps i have access to are around walumat beach..... dont think i want to venture on there judging by the picture above...
Cummings beach on West shore Rd or anywhere along Shore Drive where the BIG CATCH restaurant is...all good ice.
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Boy oh boy the wind is really whipping up the last hour or so!
Glad I'm inside!
Flurry of 3 lakers came in tearing up the chum at 2:30 - 3:00
My jig hit one on the back and he left quick!
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Stopped at the park on Mon and happened to speak to a gentleman about just that. Showed him how and what a chisel was for, he was not impressed and said rock showed him as much and didn't cost anything. What can I say... Can't fix stupid.
I wouldn't trust the ice I saw 1 hit and threw. Stretch of open water out where ridge has been past couple years. This was Mon, don't think it's changed much but....
Good luck, stay safe
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Do you need a permit to park in the lot at Cummings Beach and do you think there will be spaces this Saturday around 9am? It is a 120 mile drive for me. Thanks guys, hopr to meet some of you. Unlike a lot of fishermen, I love lake trout.
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Did the rest of the lake finally skim over?!?! Hows the bay doing with the snow? Did it stick or blow away? Debating of bring the sled for a rip
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Stopped at the park on Mon and happened to speak to a gentleman about just that. Showed him how and what a chisel was for, he was not impressed and said rock showed him as much and didn't cost anything. What can I say... Can't fix stupid.
I wouldn't trust the ice I saw 1 hit and threw. Stretch of open water out where ridge has been past couple years. This was Mon, don't think it's changed much but....
Good luck, stay safe
JRA good to see you back.
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Do you need a permit to park in the lot at Cummings Beach and do you think there will be spaces this Saturday around 9am? It is a 120 mile drive for me. Thanks guys, hopr to meet some of you. Unlike a lot of fishermen, I love lake trout.
I don't have a permit and as far as I know you don't need one...weekends are a challenge in early season so, as they say, YMMV (your mileage may vary)
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Jiggin... You mentioned a Newfound Circus Facebook page... What is the name of it? I searched and can't find it. Keeps bringing me to some acting group called the Newfound Circus.
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Jiggin... You mentioned a Newfound Circus Facebook page... What is the name of it? I searched and can't find it. Keeps bringing me to some acting group called the Newfound Circus.
That might be us! :) Kidding.
I believe it is a Private page...I don't even have my own Face Book as CH says I'm way too immature. She's probably right. I use her FB but only allowed to go into the Newfound Circus page otherwise i tend to muck stuff up by hitting the wrong buttons etc....
Troutfreak is our admin. He has all the rules etc...they just let me play there.
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Do you need a permit to park in the lot at Cummings Beach and do you think there will be spaces this Saturday around 9am? It is a 120 mile drive for me. Thanks guys, hopr to meet some of you. Unlike a lot of fishermen, I love lake trout.
No permit required. There are 2 parking lots there. The main one and a upper one. Should be plenty of parking for you at 9 am.
Safe drive man, that's a long haul. Hope you get into them!
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1/19/2017
Got out of work a little early today to get a tooth extracted. Turns out that wasn't much fun actually.
Tippin, Laker Taker and I took a ride tonight when i got home on our sleds around the lake to check on houses. All are high and dry, good work people!
Saw Ladybug out there getting her house (Laker Taker's old house) all set up after we pulled it out there the other night. She's all excited, good for her.
Beerhog came out for a bit too to check on things.
Saw Dragin out there getting ready to come in. Scruffy was in the parking lot when we got there getting ready to go home. Busy night on the lake...good night for it too. Cool but not cold, snow on the lake. no wind. Fun ride.
Now to nurse this hole in my jaw.
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Newfound Laker number two 😄 on the ice!
Same hole as yesterday on the tip up with a big smelt from AJ's
Just after 10 AM
Wish I could hook up on the jig but I'll take it!
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Hit my favorite spot today and found about 5" of ice in 40 fow. Caught an average 18" rainbow and 21" laker in 3 fow but I didn't find the pile of lakers I found 2 years ago ??? Still don't understand why 2 years ago I killed them every time I went and then last year and so far this year they are gone.
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Hit my favorite spot today and found about 5" of ice in 40 fow. Caught an average 18" rainbow and 21" laker in 3 fow but I didn't find the pile of lakers I found 2 years ago ??? Still don't understand why 2 years ago I killed them every time I went and then last year and so far this year they are gone.
I'm running into the same situation with one of my favorite spots (albeit a different lake) but this is interesting.
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I'm running into the same situation with one of my favorite spots (albeit a different lake) but this is interesting.
It honestly makes no sense. 2 years ago I caught a minimum of 8 fish each time I went (5 or 6 trips) then last year I caught 5 once, then it was usually 1 or 2 each trip. For about one year I thought I had the best spot on the lake ::)
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It honestly makes no sense. 2 years ago I caught a minimum of 8 fish each time I went (5 or 6 trips) then last year I caught 5 once, then it was usually 1 or 2 each trip. For about one year I thought I had the best spot on the lake ::)
Find the Forage and Find the Fish.
Newfound isn't what it used to be for Rainbows. Back in 2008-2011 You would see alot of 3.5 to 5lb fish
Now the average is 16-20" and 2-3.5lbs with anything bigger being rare.
I know You've worked with the Biologists Ive volunteered with at F&G. Talk to them about the lake and they can explain a little more in detail about some things that have changed as far as the Rainbows there. Otherwise lakes will cycle out every few years and areas that would produce slow down while others get better. Also Remember what I mentioned about Rainbows once they are 3-4yo.
Main thing is to find different areas with good potential and try them out. A Big part of my success out there has been fishing multiple locations around the lake and Always having options. The conditions are always different. Eventually You figure it what works and when/why. Ive done this on dozens of lakes/ponds.
You know I target bigger Holdover trout (4+lbers) they are alot fewer and farther between these days. Alot of that I honestly feel has to do with the internet. Alot more places recieve alot more pressure than they used to and simply dont recover as quickly. So I am constantly trying new places in search of new hot spots.
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Find the Forage and Find the Fish.
Newfound isn't what it used to be for Rainbows. Back in 2008-2011 You would see alot of 3.5 to 5lb fish
Now the average is 16-20" and 2-3.5lbs with anything bigger being rare.
I know You've worked with the Biologists Ive volunteered with at F&G. Talk to them about the lake and they can explain a little more in detail about some things that have changed as far as the Rainbows there. Otherwise lakes will cycle out every few years and areas that would produce slow down while others get better. Also Remember what I mentioned about Rainbows once they are 3-4yo.
Main thing is to find different areas with good potential and try them out. A Big part of my success out there has been fishing multiple locations around the lake and Always having options. The conditions are always different. Eventually You figure it what works and when/why. Ive done this on dozens of lakes/ponds.
You know I target bigger Holdover trout (4+lbers) they are alot fewer and farther between these days. Alot of that I honestly feel has to do with the internet. Alot more places recieve alot more pressure than they used to and simply dont recover as quickly. So I am constantly trying new places in search of new hot spots.
I was referring to lake trout. They did tell me to find the bait but I still am having a hard time figuring that out lol. Once I can get my ranger out there hopefully the tide will change
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I was referring to lake trout. They did tell me to find the bait but I still am having a hard time figuring that out lol. Once I can get my ranger out there hopefully the tide will change
Although I primarily fish Rainbows/Browns... That applies to both. Spots dry up after a few years. It's always good to have several options/spots.
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I drove 115 miles to AJs for suckers and smelt this morning and then around 18 to Cummings Beach. Fished from 9am to 1:30 pm and got the skunk. Moved around jigging with the flasher with one rod out in an Indian Hill thing. Moved around fished a lot of the 40 foot depths the big line of shacks were at. Also tried 30 feet and ended the day at the 60 foot hole out there. Saw one guy get a 19" laker next to the parking lot in 10 FOW on a shiner on a tip-up. Maybe I should have fished the shoreline. Definitely not a fishy place to fish. When I was leaving I saw a Toyota Tundra with a covered trailer for snow machines with the license plate "JIGGIN". Was wondering if that was the Jiggin on this thread.
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I drove 115 miles to AJs for suckers and smelt this morning and then around 18 to Cummings Beach. Fished from 9am to 1:30 pm and got the skunk. Moved around jigging with the flasher with one rod out in an Indian Hill thing. Moved around fished a lot of the 40 foot depths the big line of shacks were at. Also tried 30 feet and ended the day at the 60 foot hole out there. Saw one guy get a 19" laker next to the parking lot in 10 FOW on a shiner on a tip-up. Maybe I should have fished the shoreline. Definitely not a fishy place to fish. When I was leaving I saw a Toyota Tundra with a covered trailer for snow machines with the license plate "JIGGIN". Was wondering if that was the Jiggin on this thread.
Ima tell you right now, I hate cummings beach. I never have any luck there besides for some obese yellow perch. The few lakers that are there are likely heavily pressured due to the 20+ houses out there. That's just me though ;)
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1/20/17
With my jaw still pounding from the tooth extraction, instead of staying home nursing it decided to launch my other (old one...Girls Girls Girls) bob house. Not sure where this idea came from but it made sense at the time and I have some relatives that are looking forward to doing some ice fishing this season. Went well and appreciated the hand Dragin at Cummings Beach.
After getting the old bob house set up decided to take the new one (Log Cabin) to another location. Left my jack up blocks and tie downs and will come back on Sunday when done fishing to tie back down to the thicker ice. Got set up around Dusk and started cusk fishing. Ended the evening with 5 cusk.
Night was unbelievable weather wise. Perfect for sleeping out in. Warm but the ice was staying crusty. Zero wind. Hated to go home. Laker Taker ended staying out quite late.
1/21/2017
Got to the lake early and started setting up. Lush stopped by before heading out to find himself a spot. Right away spring line (motivator goes off) but nobody home, This happened 3 more times until i finally got a laker. Jigged up a nice small mouth bass shortly after on a perch bucktail with cut bait. Then CH came out and basically shut me down. She ended up with 5 lakers and losing 2 at the hole. This pretty much puts her ahead of me for the season....guess I'm gonna need to take a couple of days off to get caught up.
Flew the drone today. The ice off the boat launch is junk. The main part of the lake looks horrible. Holes everywhere and dark gray ice. We need some cold weather.
Tomorrow another day but bringing the bob house back to where it was before the storm comes in. Moving back to thicker ice.......
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When I was leaving I saw a Toyota Tundra with a covered trailer for snow machines with the license plate "JIGGIN". Was wondering if that was the Jiggin on this thread.
Yes it is me.
Sorry to hear it didn't go good for you. Sounds like you hit all the right spots. Maybe should of gone for rainbow too along the shoreline?
Cummings Beach is usually pretty good first ice then dies out due to the pressure I'm sure. Unfortunately the weather hasn't been cooperating too good so far this season keeping everyone locked in that area. There were a couple of very productive spots today though with folks getting several lakers today. I wasn't one of them but i witnessed quite a few.
I think the day ended with:
Toadie with 1 (25"....kidding)
Troutfreak w/ 6
Maggot w/ 4
CH w/ 5
Laker Taker w/ 3
Beerhog w/ 1 or 2
Me w/ 1 and a small mouth bass (they don't count though)
Lush with 4
Ladybug w/ 1...her first this season and jigged it up in her new house breaking it's H
Jones w/ 1
Psycho w/ 1 nice rainbow...(they don't count either but sorta but not really)
Thats all i can remember at the moment.
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Ima tell you right now, I hate cummings beach. I never have any luck there besides for some obese yellow perch. The few lakers that are there are likely heavily pressured due to the 20+ houses out there. That's just me though ;)
The reason for all the houses there is because it's a convenient place for them to launch early ice. Most of the lake doesn't catch/freeze until later in the season so they all start down there at the south end of Mayhew. As the lake freezes they continue to move North and disperse to their own locations.
I've actually caught and seen other people catch some decent Rainbows and Lakers on that end of the lake. Some days are just slower than others
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Is the north end still wide open?
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Is the north end still wide open?
For all practical purposes, wide open...really the only safe ice is the southern end. Most of the northern part has some skim/slush snow covered ice but definitely not accessible yet.
This was observed only by driving by the lake on 3A where you get views of larger northern parts. There are a couple of houses near the shore in the "coves"
See the posts by "jiggin" as he has his finger on the pulse of the lake and reports on conditions pretty much daily.
With the upcoming warmer weather conditions/rain will only slide back i'm afraid. We need some C-O-L-D!
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Is the north end still wide open?
Yes it is. Fished with a friend who usually fishes in Hebron and he said it was still wide open with some slushy areas. :%$#!:
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Wonderful >:(
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Had an awesome long weekend on the ice. My son came up Wed. night and we fished Thursday and Friday. Nothing on Thursday, two lakers for me Friday and two perch for him. Uncle Toadie joined in on Sat. One laker for him and Sonny. I finally iced a descent perch. Hand fish in the camera most of the time out there. Heading back out today.
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Yes it is. Fished with a friend who usually fishes in Hebron and he said it was still wide open with some slushy areas. :%$#!:
Captain is the ship still in dry dock?
Has anyone seen Guinea?
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1/22/2017
Got to the house early and managed to pull up a laker before CH came out.
Quiet day, overcast. Saw lakers all day but not interested really. Kept going back and forth between CH and I.
At the end of the day, pulled the bob house back to where it was in Grants cove and retied it back down to the ice.
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Here's a short video....
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Jiggin do you ever get any bigger cusk out of newfound? My friend fishes it and only gets smaller ones, but I have heard that some pretty big ones occasionally come out of there.
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Captain is the ship still in dry dock?
Has anyone seen Guinea?
Hope to have favorable winds to fill the sails next weekend. @) As for Guinea, I think she's in the witness protection program. ;)
Jiggin do you ever get any bigger cusk out of newfound? My friend fishes it and only gets smaller ones, but I have heard that some pretty big ones occasionally come out of there.
I'm not Jiggin (who is?) but yes there are bigger cusk in Newfound. We've caught an occasional 22-24 incher in the past but usually on overnight cusk lines. There have been a few good ones caught this year(not by us).
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I'm not Jiggin (who is?) but yes there are bigger cusk in Newfound. We've caught an occasional 22-24 incher in the past but usually on overnight cusk lines. There have been a few good ones caught this year(not by us).
I was just asking Jiggin because he seems to know a lot and usually gives a quick informative answer. Not that you can't do that either Capt. Black ;)
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Jiggin do you ever get any bigger cusk out of newfound? My friend fishes it and only gets smaller ones, but I have heard that some pretty big ones occasionally come out of there.
Yes there are some really nice cusk in Newfound. I have some pictures from the past few years. Last Friday night I jigged up 5 but they were all under 18" (still fun though), they hit much differently than Lakers.
With that said, there are a ton of little ones too. I put those ones back for the future. You gotta pick through the little ones to get to the bigger ones.
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Jiggin, I am new to cusk fishing. Is there anywhere right now that is frozen that anyone recommends to catch some decent cusk I have 6 lines out now at Pikes Point at the south end but the spot went dead I caught 2 out of there in 2 days now the fish are gone. I cooked the first one I caught. Now I just want to keep catching more. By far the best tasting freshwater fish I have ever eaten.
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1/23/17
Made it out for half a day with the wife today...set out 3 tip ups with smelt and jigging inside...no flags and had a couple of lakers being a bit aggressive on a spoon I had on but didn't hook up.
Spent some time setting up the house with a shelf and finding the best layout for 2 people and a Springer Spaniel.
Wife thought the camera was awesome...just nice being out there!
Have to see what this Nor'easter brings overnight...
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Jiggin,
this very well may be a stupid question, but.... what does CH's handle stand for or is it simply CH? I've been following the circus for two years now, and I cannot find it anywhere?
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I was just asking Jiggin because he seems to know a lot and usually gives a quick informative answer. Not that you can't do that either Capt. Black ;)
Awe shucks, not a problem. Your welcome. :woot:
Jiggin,
this very well may be a stupid question, but.... what does CH's handle stand for or is it simply CH? I've been following the circus for two years now, and I cannot find it anywhere?
Can't wait to read this answer. >:D
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Jiggin,
this very well may be a stupid question, but.... what does CH's handle stand for or is it simply CH? I've been following the circus for two years now, and I cannot find it anywhere?
Ya Jiggin what does it stand for? ;D
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Jiggin,
this very well may be a stupid question, but.... what does CH's handle stand for or is it simply CH? I've been following the circus for two years now, and I cannot find it anywhere?
He Can't say it Here...
But I'm sure You Guys can use Your imagination.
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Roger roger. Thanks.
i was honestly not trying to stir the pot..... I think.
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Jiggin, I am new to cusk fishing. Is there anywhere right now that is frozen that anyone recommends to catch some decent cusk I have 6 lines out now at Pikes Point at the south end but the spot went dead I caught 2 out of there in 2 days now the fish are gone. I cooked the first one I caught. Now I just want to keep catching more. By far the best tasting freshwater fish I have ever eaten.
Hello Live2Fishnh, cusk are fun to jig up and they hit differently than lakers do. You can try to fish around Mayhew from Cummings beach side. It's rocky near the shore line that will hold cusk. Pikes cove is good too, again around Mayhew is where i would go where it starts to get sandy. I don't like to fish in the rocks but where the rocks start to taper off near a sandy bottom. Typically around 25+ fow. Another go to spot (if there is safe ice) is Sleepy Hollow near Loon Island (North end of the lake).
Yes too, very tasty. Try it deep fried....then again every thing deep fried taste great.
I've had very good luck with a 1+0z glow in the dark bucktail (See AJ's) tipped with a redfin shiner or smelt. Even cut bait works but my favorite is a redfin for cusk. I hook them sideways onto the jig starting about 1/3 down from their head, putting the point of the hook hidden in the brain of the shiner. Leaving their tail so it flaps when jigged.
Hope this helps.
Good luck to you.
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Slow day on the lake, got on for about 3 hours to test out my new aqau vu mopod3 to rotate my camera , short story short is that thing works slick! Managed to see 7 lakers in 45fow didn't want to bite anything just eat chum. Hope tomorrow will be better
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Lol....CH picked her handle waaaay back when we only had 4 people in the Circus. We never thought it would get any bigger. She and Taint were going back and forth trying to come up with handles (she named Taint actually). She wanted something that would make any man cringe and even fearful of saying something like that to a woman's face. 99.9% of any man can't bring themselves to say it as we have been genetically trained through life that is the worst of the worst.
It all started one crowded Christmas shopping night. For every action there is a reaction. At the time, i was always curious about reactions to different actions so i decided to see what would happen. I grabbed something off the shelf and from a distance i merrily hollered out "Hey CH can it get this?".
I think there were 2 guys that laughed out loud. The rest of the store went silent night on me with Eyes from every female throwing daggers directly at my face. Most guys looked terrified. Some guys even walked away from their spouses not wanting to see me get dismembered.
CH thought that was the funniest thing. She ran up to the other isle and begged me to do it again....there was no way i was gonna do that. Turns out i didn't really care for the reaction i got.
CH has always had a interesting humor bone. She has too, she puts up with me. The day that i asked her mother permission to marry her daughter, I promised her mother that i would make her laugh every day in return. I've kept my promise for over 30 years.
CH says words don't hurt, call her whatever, say whatever it doesn't matter however punch her in the face, now that hurts. She's not sensitive to words. So the meaning of CH can be anything you want it to be. She's ok with that. 99.9% of everyone calls her CH for short.
In the Newfound Circus, We've always said from the beginning that you can't change your handle once its written on the board. You can't be several different people, it would be too hard to tell who is who. It's the only time you can name yourself in this life (or Circus), your parents did if for you originally. Now you get a crack at it. CH didn't do so good and Because of the rough nature of the handle, Years ago we gave her the option of changing it. I was thinking something like Pookie, Dragon Fly, Butter Cup or even Cooter, etc...something nice. I can't tell you what her next choice was but we decided better to leave it at CH. Turns out we aren't really mature enough to give handles so don't ask for our suggestions if you don't have one and wanna join the Circus. Best to come up with something yourself. It's for life.
All i can say is i say it to her with Love and Kindness from my heart. Never in a condensing or mean way. Never angry. Not only is she a dream come true for a wife and life partner, best mother i could ask for to my kids, fantastic grandmother, really good person and pretty good at catching lakers plus fun to watch, She's my best friend.
So how many of you out there can:
1). Punch a woman and get away with it (we play a miss a trout, you get punched in the arm game in the Circus)
2). Call your wife CH to her face
3). Live to tell about it
Life's good.
I hope this helps?
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Awesome story Jiggin!
You got a good one there...on another note, I was thinking about what "CH" might have meant and of course "THAT ONE" crossed my mind but I also know of something else we used to call a "CH" back in the days when I was a biker...
The earlier Harley Davidson Sportster's kick start model designation was the XLCH and it was fondly known throughout the biker world as a"CH"
I was thinking maybe YOUR CH possibly was a biker chick and her nickname was after that kick start Sportster...
Now I know different but that thought crossed my mind...
Thanks for the explanation!
And thanks for the cusk tips too...like to try my hand at them some time...do you jig for them at night?
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Yes, thank you jiggin. Again, great thread, and great story.
Never, in a million years, would I have guessed that. Probably something to do with genetics.
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Here's a short video....
I really enjoyed that Jiggin. Hope to meet you someday out there if I make it back. Seems like real slow ice fishing compared to winters past up on Lake Sebago I've experienced.
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Yep.. great vid, Jiggin. Kudos on the sound track also.
Still very happy with the argo?
I knew what your lovely wife's handle meant. The story behind it made me feel all warm and fuzzy. @)
The best thing IMO, is that you're best friends!
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Chachi?
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Fished yesterday, figuring with the incoming weather the bite would be on. Not so much. Had fish in the camera all day, but no bites. They just kept cruising by not interested in any offerings. Stayed in today rather than chance the roads. Going to reseason the griddle and maybe get some flies tied up for the spring.
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Chachi?
LOL. I'm still cracking up. Too funny!
I see 2 "CH's" in that.
It was funny when she told our kids what her handle is. Of course they are all grown up (more so than Us). Grand kids don't know yet. We'll have that discussion later.
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now thats funny jiggin and even earned a few brownie points there.checked houses tonight lt,tippin,scruffy,psycos,jiggintwice as there are two houses,ladybug and jonsey all high and dry will check again towards end of week
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Thanks Beerhog.
I forgot to mention i was out last night and ripped out my old stove and put in a single burner in the Girls Girls Girls house. Couldn't get a decent flame out of the old stove, time to retire it.
Checked on houses too and all seem high and dry. Tippin was out checking too. Bumped into Dragin on his way out after a day on the ice.
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Thinking of making the trip up for Saturday morning. Where would be a good place to find parking. I have never been to this lake before. Wellington park? I will be walking with my portable and gas auger, I am young so don't mind a hike. Looking forward to getting out on this lake.
Thanks all!
-Jon
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Thinking of making the trip up for Saturday morning. Where would be a good place to find parking. I have never been to this lake before. Wellington park? I will be walking with my portable and gas auger, I am young so don't mind a hike. Looking forward to getting out on this lake.
Thanks all!
-Jon
Hi PortaJohnBobHouse, Wellington boat launch has no safe ice at the moment. I dont know what it looks like off the beach but there is plenty of parking at Wellington (due to lack of ice). Again, not sure about the beach area. The boat launch is unsafe.
You can park at and walk out from:
Cummings Beach, fish along the shore line for rainbows or deeper water for lakers.
Foot of the lake (south end, first right at the bottom of the hill after the chapel) for both Rainbows and Lakers in shallow water.
Pike's Cove, across from Hemlock Brook road (go straight past the chapel about 2 miles or so on the left hand side. If you go to Newfound Grocery store, you've gone way too far).
Other than that, not sure where else.
The ice has been less than stellar so far this season.
Hope this helps.
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Hi PortaJohnBobHouse, Wellington boat launch has no safe ice at the moment. I dont know what it looks like off the beach but there is plenty of parking at Wellington (due to lack of ice). Again, not sure about the beach area. The boat launch is unsafe.
You can park at and walk out from:
Cummings Beach, fish along the shore line for rainbows or deeper water for lakers.
Foot of the lake (south end, first right at the bottom of the hill after the chapel) for both Rainbows and Lakers in shallow water.
Pike's Cove, across from Hemlock Brook road (go straight past the chapel about 2 miles or so on the left hand side. If you go to Newfound Grocery store, you've gone way too far).
Other than that, not sure where else.
The ice has been less than stellar so far this season.
Hope this helps.
Thanks. This helps a lot. I really appreciate it.
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1/25/17
The wife (no handle yet) and I gave the post-storm bite a go today.
We got out just after sunrise and did some inside work on the new hard side (shelves)
The day was very windy and raw and my hands got so cold putting out traps that I quit after 2.
Set up the Marcum on its new eye-level shelf and commenced to jigging.
Saw a few cruising lakers and one lazy chum picker throughout the morning then had one hanging around for a pretty good amount of time in early afternoon with no hookups.
Tried all of my jigs with and without cut bait...nothing doing.
Can't wait to bump the house north when the ice allows if just to see a different bottom landscape.
Still fun and beats the workaday life by leaps and bounds!
Probably be back at it tomorrow...
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Out yesterday morning before first light
No dice
Fished from 6:30 - 10:30 with real flags- couple of false alarms due to the gusting wind..
Tried shiners on one tip up and eggs on another.
In close, out farther/deeper. No fish
Tried jigging a bit with no hits (no flasher or camera so not sure if I was getting looks or not)
Put out some cusk lines to soak overnight- checked em this morning and two had missing bait but no ling cod burbot cusk!
Was hoping to have fried fish for breakfast but had Dunkin instead lol
Gonna try it this afternoon or tomorrow morn with smelt and see what happens
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1/26/17
Good day today!
Lakers on the camera basically all day from 8am to 2:30 pm (off and on)
Landed a 19" laker on a tipup at 11:30 am and then later on I thought I'd try the shoreline for a rainbow...drilled one hole and dropped 5 eggs down in 2-3 FOW went back and checked about 10 minutes later and 4 eggs were gone. Moved a tipup with shiner over to that hole and not 15 minutes later had a flag...sure enough, something was running toward the deeper water...I picked up the line and felt a nice heavy fish on the line...started pulling it in slowly and turns out it was a chew and screw...maybe I should have let it run longer?
Anyway, the shiner was mauled so I got some eggs on the hook and reset.
within a half hour a flag...ran over and saw the line heading out to deeper water again...this time I let it run more but after a bit I picked up the line and felt the fish again.
Played it slowly to the hole (where it didn't want to go) and finally got it's head to come through.
I know it's not a big deal to some of you out there but this was my first try at rainbows through the ice...I got a nice fat 17 incher!
I think from now on I'll have a shallow trap set!
(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag383/mowbizz/FIRST%20ICERAINBOW%201-26-17_zps9uym7hhm.jpg) (http://s1373.photobucket.com/user/mowbizz/media/FIRST%20ICERAINBOW%201-26-17_zps9uym7hhm.jpg.html)
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Nice work Mowbizz!
I got the big ole skunk today.
At one point I put a $20 bill on a Gamagatsu hook and sent it down the hole but still couldn't buy a bite : (
My schedule today got fumbled so I didn't get out until 11:30 and fished until 3 with no flags.
Had smelt on close to shore and also one deep in 35' FOW- no love from either species
Moved around working different depths and shorelines every 45 min or so.
Gonna give it a try early tomorrow and switch to a new spot and see what happens.
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Nice work Mowbizz!
I got the big ole skunk today.
At one point I put a $20 bill on a Gamagatsu hook and sent it down the hole but still couldn't buy a bite : (
My schedule today got fumbled so I didn't get out until 11:30 and fished until 3 with no flags.
Had smelt on close to shore and also one deep in 35' FOW- no love from either species
Moved around working different depths and shorelines every 45 min or so.
Gonna give it a try early tomorrow and switch to a new spot and see what happens.
Thanks! Probably never happen again! :o
Gotta keep tryin' !
I still can't seem to get one on the jigs...
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Nice job mowbizz. That rainbow sounds like a nice fish! Here is a link for instructions on posting pictures. Everyone hates Photobucket now (although it works fine for me), and seem to have switched to IMGUR.com or something like that.
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=31022.0
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Nice job mowbizz. That rainbow sounds like a nice fish! Here is a link for instructions on posting pictures. Everyone hates Photobucket now (although it works fine for me), and seem to have switched to IMGUR.com or something like that.
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=31022.0
Thanks! I did a search and figured it out, amazingly. ???
I forgot I had a photobucket account but it seems VERY slow.
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1/26/17
I know it's not a big deal to some of you out there but this was my first try at rainbows through the ice...I got a nice fat 17 incher!
I think from now on I'll have a shallow trap set!
That's a great looking fish, welcome to rainbow fishing. I always try to have a shallow trap in.
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Nice rainbow....congrats on your first
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That's a great looking fish, welcome to rainbow fishing. I always try to have a shallow trap in.
Thanks! It was fun to catch and I will be trying for more!
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Nice rainbow....congrats on your first
Thanks!
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Nice work Mobizz, definitely deserve it as you put in the time. Thanks for the story and pic.
Newfound has some nice rainbows for sure. FnG has done a nice job over the years. Stick with it and you'll be yanking up Lakers too in no time.
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Nice work Mobizz, definitely deserve it as you put in the time. Thanks for the story and pic.
Newfound has some nice rainbows for sure. FnG has done a nice job over the years. Stick with it and you'll be yanking up Lakers too in no time.
Thanks Jiggin!
I'm getting there!
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Good looking rainbow,Mow. Think I saw you working the ice yesterday. Nothing for me. Couple in the camera and two bumps at the end of day. Trying again today. Hoping visabilty is better, a lot of silt drifting making viewing real cloudy.
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Nice bow Mowbizz, good to see the time your putting in pay you back.
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Good looking rainbow,Mow. Think I saw you working the ice yesterday. Nothing for me. Couple in the camera and two bumps at the end of day. Trying again today. Hoping visabilty is better, a lot of silt drifting making viewing real cloudy.
Thanks Dragin
You must be in the red house out further? I have seen someone there every time I'm there...
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Nice bow Mowbizz, good to see the time your putting in pay you back.
Thanks! Nothing but time unless there's snow or wood to move!
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1/27/17
Slow day today...
A few on cam (some seemed to be off bottom, swimming higher) but a couple were on the bottom.
No interest in chum or jigs...no egg eaters close to shore either.
Called it around 1 o'clock as I having wind flags on my laker set.
Heritage Laker traps seem to be loosening up some and not holding the flag in place...working on them now.
Saw Jiggin hauling his houses out to greener pastures...with the colder weather, might do the same next week.
Time to expand horizons if there's good ice.
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Be there derby weekend you'll find out
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Can't wait for am. Coffee will be on at 3. If I don't get called out. Hopefully another 25. Oops 19
::)
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Be there derby weekend you'll find out
Was this remark supposed to be aimed at me? If so I don't get it...
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Hopefully another 25. Oops 19
::)
Thats too funny! I kept thinking you borrowed CH's tape measure......
Go Go Get Em!
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1/27/2017
Bounced both houses out to greener pastures :) Having some family members fishing with us this weekend.
It was Windy! Had some gust up to 36mph. Temps were warm 36f but with the windy chill it was cold 23f. Wind kept holes from freezing, creating waves pushing water onto the ice. Needed creepers today, imaging tomorrow too.
Fished for a bit, got nothing but did see 3 lakers with no interest swim by. For me, typically when it is windy, the fish don't seem to bite as well. The windier the worse the fishing is so it seems.
Tomorrow is suppose to be up to 20+ mph winds according to the forecast. You can usually add a few more mph to that on the lake. Good day to fish inside.
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Toadie, this is the answering service we have a call for you :whistle:
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Any updates on Wellington access.
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Any updates on Wellington access.
Stopped by there yesterday to have a look-see after fishing the morning at Cummings...ice is "building" slowly but no one has gotten on from there as far as I can tell.
I think, after some cold this week things should start to set up there but I'm afraid it's still not safe as there is water at the shoreline and really, sketchy looking ice a little farther out with open water beyond. A week of colder weather would do wonders.
Idiot, rock chuckers, last week helped to damage the early ice there...not sure if that was cleaned up or the rocks just melted through...Given time it should be okay.
Don't take this as an official report and always check with a chisel as you go out onto any ice!
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Mowbizz
Thank you for the response and great advice to all
I will go find something closer to Weare for another week
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1/28/2017
Got to the lake early to get things set up for CH and her Brother Rocky to fish today.
As soon as i got lines down and the fish finder & camera set up there were lakers waiting for me. I lost 2 trying to hurry up and get them before CH came out. I need to get caught up to her.
It was fun watching Rocky get into it. First time fishing on Newfound where we did and constant lakers on the camera all day in groups of 3. CH yanked up 4 today and now has double digits, she lost a few and received punches for her effort...I got 2 lakers and punched once and still behind. Rocky missed 2 and received punches accordingly. ;D
I think Rocky was amazed at how many Lakers were seen today. Laker Taker had 8 under his house at one time today he said until Scoffie showed up.
I think Laker Taker ended the day with 5 lakers, Butterfly got a beauty @ 23", Psycho got a nice one, Scruffy and Meme both got on the board, Troutfreak got 3 and Scoffie got 1. Troutfreak called it right this morning and said it was going to be a 6 fish day which i guess means a productive day.
Had plenty of visitors today. Great to see "not so BIG JIM", Altonbayfishingfool and others.
See what tomorrow brings.....
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"... I lost 2 trying to hurry up and get them before CH came out. I need to get caught up to her...."
Were you hurrying up to catch up or to avoid getting punched by loosing them before she got there... ;D
Sounds like a great day on the lake just the same... congrats on a six fish day!
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Episode 4...Windy day checking the ice.
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You guys up there seem to have alot of fun and some fine fishing...
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J, Another great vid,I like the ice chunks skimming across the lake. :)
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Episode 4...Windy day checking the ice.
Very interesting! You rock and the vids too!
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Great Video Jiggin & LT :thumbsup:
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1/29/2017
1/2 day for CH and I today. Got up early and got to the lake so we could get a park near the entrance as we had to leave early today. Didn't want to get blocked in.
Normally CH comes out around 8 am so that gives me plenty of time to get the house set up, have some coffee, get a line in and relax a bit before going to get her (really just gives me an advantage to get caught up). This morning she helped out never realizing how much stuff i do to get it ready as i don't leave anything in the house of value, it all goes home at the end of the day.
Nice morning, low winds and not too cold out 28F. As soon as we got set up we starting marking fish on the Lawrence. Everyone seemed to be getting em except me. CH managed to yank up 2 and lost 1 and is exceeding her double digits. Scruffy was the first on the board until Laker Taker got there. Last I knew Tippin and Laker Taker were having a fish off at 4 each and I'm still trying to get caught up to CH. Looks like i'll be taking a few days off to even the score.
Today they came in again in 3's and were very aggressive. Wish we could of stayed longer today.
Great weekend!
Would love to post some pictures but photobucket is not working very well.
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some of CH's lakers from this weekend. Note that all were caught on lures purchased at AJ's Bait and Tackle. CH was trying to show them off in the pictures giving up her secret weapons. :)
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Looks like a good day. :tipup:
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How do you think ice will be for derby? Weather forecast looks good. Cousin invited me up to his place, fishing derby for 1st time, pretty excited! Just wondering if it should be good to go for ATV. Thanks
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some of CH's lakers from this weekend. Note that all were caught on lures purchased at AJ's Bait and Tackle. CH was trying to show them off in the pictures giving up her secret weapons. :)
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Hmmmm...thanks to CH for her generosity with showing her "HOT" colors!
A trip to AJ's is in my near future... ;)
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Thanks! It was fun to catch and I will be trying for more!
Its like a drug. I'm always on the rainbow search :)
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Saturday one jigged cusk one jigged Lt . Hope to move out of the mud hole this week. Dragon is going to scope out a new spot this week. Hope
fully cold weather will build some ice.
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Anybody have any updates on the Sanborn Bay area? Hoping there'll be at least 3-4" Sunday. Haven't fished my spot in over 2 years now!
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How do you think ice will be for derby? Weather forecast looks good. Cousin invited me up to his place, fishing derby for 1st time, pretty excited! Just wondering if it should be good to go for ATV. Thanks
We should be good to go this season for the derby which is slated to take place Feb 25 & 26. It is starting to finally get cold around here with nights getting down to the single digits and days only up to 30f for this week. About time!!!!
Always best to check the ice yourself but the southern part of the lake is good for ATV's.
Good luck!
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Hmmmm...thanks to CH for her generosity with showing her "HOT" colors!
A trip to AJ's is in my near future... ;)
Yea, her method is Lakers like "pretty jigs".
Go to AJ's and ask for the CH Special Alan or Brandi will know what your talking about. i must admit it is out producing the Kastmaster for me this season.
She is ahead of me so for this season in terms of numbers (and quality of lakers actually) but I'm going out Thursday night and taking Friday off this week to get caught up. Then coming home Sunday before the super bowl. Staying the weekend on the ice. Gotta do what i gotta do :)
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Its like a drug. I'm always on the rainbow search :)
Yes the drug with a tug. Gotta love that.
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Anybody have any updates on the Sanborn Bay area? Hoping there'll be at least 3-4" Sunday. Haven't fished my spot in over 2 years now!
Hi Dennisg34, no i havent been by that area nor have i heard anything. I would imagine with the weather we are getting this week, there should be 3 - 4" but again i am not positive.
Take a ride and let us know please!
Good luck.
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Yea, her method is Lakers like "pretty jigs".
Go to AJ's and ask for the CH Special Alan or Brandi will know what your talking about. i must admit it is out producing the Kastmaster for me this season.
She is ahead of me so for this season in terms of numbers (and quality of lakers actually) but I'm going out Thursday night and taking Friday off this week to get caught up. Then coming home Sunday before the super bowl. Staying the weekend on the ice. Gotta do what i gotta do :)
1/31/17
Bumped my house (FIRST TIME EVER!) today...went out where the pros went...Jiggin, you got a new neighbor :o
Found 39 ft of water and looked at the bottom and it looked nice...very sandy and clear!
Tried jigging for 5 minutes but had to close up and go tend to the pooches ( left them in the truck while bumping)
Took them over to Wellington to run a bit and checked the launch there...LOTS of open water north of the ramp and out a couple hundred yards...the right ramp seems to be locking up and the left one has ice that pushed in and is rising up a couple feet. NOT ready for general use yet although I believe one could walk on there and stay south BUT ONLY AFTER A COUPLE OF FREEZING NIGHTS! No idea how thick the ice is there so go slow and check with your chisel if you go there.
Went to AJ's afterwards and found some of CH's pretty colored bucktails but neither AJ nor BRANDI were there.
May try tomorrow if the snow isn't too bad...
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Hi Dennisg34, no i havent been by that area nor have i heard anything. I would imagine with the weather we are getting this week, there should be 3 - 4" but again i am not positive.
Take a ride and let us know please!
Good luck.
No Problem! I will have to do a check then! Are you going to be out Sunday? I'll have to get a radio, channel 5.5 right?
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No Problem! I will have to do a check then! Are you going to be out Sunday? I'll have to get a radio, channel 5.5 right?
Yup will be out Sunday for most of the day and yes channel 5.5
Good luck and be safe.
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Yup will be out Sunday for most of the day and yes channel 5.5
Good luck and be safe.
Jiggin, what is the model number of the correct radio for channel 5.5?
I need to get on the "lake buzz"
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Jiggin, what is the model number of the correct radio for channel 5.5?
I need to get on the "lake buzz"
I use a:
Motorola 35-mile Talkabout Water Proof Rechargeable Two-Way Radio - Yellow/Black (MS350R)
Floats and water proof.
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I use a:
Motorola 35-mile Talkabout Water Proof Rechargeable Two-Way Radio - Yellow/Black (MS350R)
Floats and water proof.
Awesome! Thank you!
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Like the long range forecast, so will try and bump the house off the mud flats today. Hoping to find a harder bottom and better vis. Have a pet sucker under the hose now who keeps stirring up the silt. Want to go northeast of Mayhew.
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2/1/2017
Took my youngest grandson Logan (4yrs old) out for a ride to check on the bob houses.
Frog and Daju stopped over. Apparently they fished most of the day with nothing to show for it. Laker Taker was out having diner and checked on houses after.
Nice night for a ride. Logan loved it calling it "Boyz Night Out" which is a bit different from what i remembered when i was younger...
Plans are to Go out either Thursday night or Friday Morning to stay for the weekend. Return home before the Super Bowl.
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I use a:
Motorola 35-mile Talkabout Water Proof Rechargeable Two-Way Radio - Yellow/Black (MS350R)
Floats and water proof.
Bought a set on amazon last night, $49 they are refurbished units.
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Another video just before the weekend.
Enjoy!
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Another nice vid.. hope you get lots of good footage over the weekend...
Quick question, and I know it may vary by lake and Newfound is really clear, but how far do you typically place your camera hole from your jigging hole... and do you typically have the LED's on?
Have an aqua view I am still experimenting with, but often times I have poor visibility... though I have some some "huge" shiners (right up against the lens).
Thanks
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We should be good to go this season for the derby which is slated to take place Feb 25 & 26. It is starting to finally get cold around here with nights getting down to the single digits and days only up to 30f for this week. About time!!!!
Always best to check the ice yourself but the southern part of the lake is good for ATV's.
Good luck!
you mean Feb 11 & 12 right? last I knew nothing had been postponed. Unless you guys aren't talking about the Meredith Rotary Derby
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you mean Feb 11 & 12 right? last I knew nothing had been postponed. Unless you guys aren't talking about the Meredith Rotary Derby
https://www.facebook.com/AVFDicefishingderby/?fref=nf
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you mean Feb 11 & 12 right? last I knew nothing had been postponed. Unless you guys aren't talking about the Meredith Rotary Derby
No, Feb 25 & 26 for AVFD. I don't care about the Meredith Rotary Derby.
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Quick question, and I know it may vary by lake and Newfound is really clear, but how far do you typically place your camera hole from your jigging hole... and do you typically have the LED's on?
Have an aqua view I am still experimenting with, but often times I have poor visibility... though I have some some "huge" shiners (right up against the lens).
Thanks
I put my camera any where from 2.5' to 5' away from our holes. No problem with Visibility on Newfound unless a lot of snow and cloudy out. No LED lights on either.
I typically fish in 35 fow or so.
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Spent the day out there today...got a late start as I had turn around for a forgotten piece of clothing. :P
Got two short lakers on the tip up and had them on the camera all day, pretty much. No interest in any presentation...maybe because the wind was HOWLING...yeah that's it!
Think I saw you Jiggin as I was going home on W. Shore Rd (flashed my high beams at you coming towards Cummings)
Dragin stopped by to introduce himself today...nice meeting you, brother! Stop by any time!
C-O-L-D day...the holes were freezing up frequently in the howling wind.
Ended up the day trying a live smelt down the bob house hole...was fun to see how the bait reacts down there on the cam...had lots of interest in it but no takers.
Here's one of the many teasers I had on cam today.
Picture on the camera actually looks better in person...came out grainy here...
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Yup that was me. Went out to see what was going on.
Tippin bounced his house out and Laker Taker came out later and did the same. During the day light, I had a chance to check out a crack on the ice to see if it was crossable.
Hung out with Dragin for a bit then headed home. His fish finder / camera is pretty cool. I see one in Tippin's "near" future.....also got to watch him yank up a couple of cusk.
My plans are to stay put this weekend and get some "practice" sleeping out to see what issues arise before the AVFD derby. Having 2 houses out is nice as i can use one for a storage shed etc....
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Yup that was me. Went out to see what was going on.
Tippin bounced his house out and Laker Taker came out later and did the same. During the day light, I had a chance to check out a crack on the ice to see if it was crossable.
Hung out with Dragin for a bit then headed home. His fish finder / camera is pretty cool. I see one in Tippin's "near" future.....
My plans are to stay put this weekend and get some "practice" sleeping out to see what issues arise before the AVFD derby. Having 2 houses out is nice as i can use one for a storage shed etc....
That's gotta be a first! Having a house and a shed on the ice!
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I put my camera any where from 2.5' to 5' away from our holes. No problem with Visibility on Newfound unless a lot of snow and cloudy out. No LED lights on either.
I typically fish in 35 fow or so.
Thanks Jiggin - hope to try it in a clear deep lake this weekend.... in the warm water ponds I typically fish it typically isn't worth using.
Enjoy your campout...
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Yesterday was moving day. Bumped the house and found better bottom. Got the house set up, then went for a short visit with Mowbiz. That's a sweet setup Mow. Put my first laker on the ice about 3:30, then a second around 4:20. Jiggin came out and helped Tippin relocate. When they were done they stop in to visit. I caught two cusk while shootin the bull. We had a blast watching Laker Taker buzz around after dark looking for his sweet spot. Laker stopped in for a visit. I left the ice around 7:30. Had a great day on the ice.
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Spent sunrise til about 3:30 out on Newfound...still can't get a laker to go after my jigs no matter what I put down there. I tried all colors, all baits, all lures, Jiggin even, generously offered up a "froggie special" chunk o'sucker and even baited my bucktail for me!
I saw lakers sporadically all day and even had one lazy laker slowly picking off all my chum for the better part of an hour...hell he even sniffed my sucker meated jig and never touched it...maybe I put too much down there?
Anyhow, it's all great fun and a great learning experience and soon i'm sure I'll be flippin' lakers up on the ice just like Jiggin and the others... ;D
I had a tip up sucker out on my trap all day too with no bites...
Today Jiggin introduced me to Laker Taker and gave me a radio to use to listen in on the Newfound buzz...fun stuff and you won't find a more affable, generous guy than Jiggin.
Thanks bud! Good stuff!
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2/3/2017
Had today off, packed the truck and headed out.
Got 4 lakers today on kastmaster and smelt. Lost 4. 2 at the hole on the spring line. 2 while jigging. Lost a kastmaster on one. Lost one on the spring line, as the laker got near the hole it decided to swim down so I let it take some line but didn't realize I was stepping on my line and it broke off. Looked like a nice one of course.
Laker Taker and I drove over and checked the ice at Wellington boat launch from the ice side. The left side of the launch is passable on foot. There is about 4 1/2 inches of ice there. To the left of the launch is open water. There is also a pressure crack at the Canoe access. The right side of the lunch is not passable. We need another week of cold weather
Mobizz, Dragin, Toadie were out today
Now onto some cusk fishing and get out of these hot clothes and get comfortable.
Great day.
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2/3/2017
Had today off, packed the truck and headed out.
Got 4 lakers today on kastmaster and smelt. Lost 4. 2 at the hole on the spring line. 2 while jigging. Lost a kastmaster on one. Lost one on the spring line, as the laker got near the hole it decided to swim down so I let it take some line but didn't realize I was stepping on my line and it broke off. Looked like a nice one of course.
Laker Taker and I drove over and checked the ice at Wellington boat launch from the ice side. The left side of the launch is passable on foot. There is about 4 1/2 inches of ice there. To the left of the launch is open water. There is also a pressure crack at the Canoe access. The right side of the lunch is not passable. We need another week of cold weather
Mobizz, Dragin, Toadie were out today
Now onto some cusk fishing and get out of these hot clothes and get comfortable.
Great day.
Jiggin, when you say kastmaster and a smelt is that a live kicking smelt or otherwise? How do you hook up the smelt to the kastmaster? Thanks!
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Jiggin, when you say kastmaster and a smelt is that a live kicking smelt or otherwise? How do you hook up the smelt to the kastmaster? Thanks!
I use live bait but after I Hook them onto my kastmaster they aren't so alive.
I'll show you next time I see you.
Last night ended up w 7 cusk (all small) and 1 Laker at 1 am on my rattle reel that got tied up w my jig line. Thought I had doubles and a good one on until I stripped a bunch of line off my rattle reel setting the hook on my jig stick. Spent the next hour fixing my lines. Went to bed after that.
This morning had 4 under the house but chum eaters. Put a spring line down w a piece of cut bait and finally after a few hours one made the mistake of eating the one with the hook in it.
Caught up to CH :) took me a couple of extra days :) I'm ok w that.
Butterfly currently controlling the board today. She's making lemon blueberry cookies and having Psycho running around the lake passing them out. I think that is her plan. It's working. Not telling Psycho cause we're getting cookies. :)
More later. Staying the night again tonight.
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I use live bait but after I Hook them onto my kastmaster they aren't so alive.
I'll show you next time I see you.
Last night ended up w 7 cusk (all small) and 1 Laker at 1 am on my rattle reel that got tied up w my jig line. Thought I had doubles and a good one on until I stripped a bunch of line off my rattle reel setting the hook on my jig stick. Spent the next hour fixing my lines. Went to bed after that.
This morning had 4 under the house but chum eaters. Put a spring line down w a piece of cut bait and finally after a few hours one made the mistake of eating the one with the hook in it.
Caught up to CH :) took me a couple of extra days :) I'm ok w that.
Butterfly currently controlling the board today. She's making lemon blueberry cookies and having Psycho running around the lake passing them out. I think that is her plan. It's working. Not telling Psycho cause we're getting cookies. :)
More later. Staying the night again tonight.
Thanks Jiggin!
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So had a pretty good day. It came down between Psycho and Laker Taker. Ended w 7 lakers for Laker Taker and 5 for Psycho. Butterfly got 3, CH and I both w one each. That's puts her 1 up on me. Means more time off for me!
Switching to cusk fishing now.
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Take off all the time you want. My money is on CH!
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Any safe ice off the Wellington boat launch yet?
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Hi Circus Folk!
I'm hoping to bring my sideshow act back before too long. I still have trout to cross off the "honey-do list".
M&M and Coffin Dodger, thanks for thinking of me! I was just talking about you guys today! I've been holing up on a local pond until I get my vehicle situation under control, but on the bright side, I caught my first bass through the ice there, and I jigged it up! Today was picks and perch on flags, but I was out there. I'd love to get together with you guys again this season. I should have a valid inspection sticker Wednesday and will be willing to travel. :) :tipup:
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Well, welcome back Stephanie! :clap:
Congrats on your ba$$.
Don't be a stranger.
Hate to speak for anyone else, but I doubt you'll have to twist Denny's arm.
Looking forward to getting out with you both.
Good luck with your ride.
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We're leaving the light on for you Guinea. Quiet on the lake without you.
So far I have 3 cusk for tonight.
ZZ and his daughter came and visited for a bit earlier. They moved their house up to where we are.
Hopefully get some more cold weather this week.
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Any safe ice off the Wellington boat launch yet?
Going on to the lake at the boat launch, the right side is not safe. The left side is accessible. Hornets cove
Which is to the left of the boat launch is open water. There is about 4 1/2 to 5 inches off the boat launch south or going to the right side once on to the lake. I saw a portable out there earlier today
Boat launch is plowed out.
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Thanks for the ice report Jiggin. Maybe by next weekend I can get on there ok. Hit Sunapee instead Sunday. About a foot of ice. Picked up
2 lakers, no trophys.
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Made it out there on Sunday morning. Checked my spot up north and still can't believe the amount of open water in the Sanborn Bay area. Ended up fishing in Pasquaney Bay until 2ish before the game. Landed 4, lost a couple good ones at 7:30 and just before 8 (felt good, easily in the 20's for inches). Biggest was probably about 18", nothing too special, but good to get some that day.
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Thanks for update! Sorry to hear your spot is still open water.
I went out yesterday and bounced my house to a new spot. I launched from Wellington boat launch and couldn't believe how much the open water has moved towards the launch from the wind. Although cold, the wind isn't helping.
Laker Taker and I moved the Jones house and helped set it up in pikes cove. Tippin came out later and bounced his house too. New spots to try this weekend. Hopefully won't get too much snow this week.
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Thanks for update! Sorry to hear your spot is still open water.
I went out yesterday and bounced my house to a new spot. I launched from Wellington boat launch and couldn't believe how much the open water has moved towards the launch from the wind. Although cold, the wind isn't helping.
Laker Taker and I moved the Jones house and helped set it up in pikes cove. Tippin came out later and bounced his house too. New spots to try this weekend. Hopefully won't get too much snow this week.
Thanks For the Info Jiggin, It is really taking a beating up there. Hopefully the ice will re freeze. Its been a slow process. Im shocked its open water on the north end.
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Hey Jiggin I am looking at getting into the fishinh guide business when I graduate high school. I was wondering if you could show me some pointers on how to catch lake trout and rainbows thru the ice. That's my only weakness fishing I cannot seem to catch any sort of trout thru the ice I can never find them I live right next to Newfound I go there alot and never catch anything except cusk.
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Made it out Friday and caught one laker. Toadie came out and spent the night and Sir Gabby also came out and stayed till about 12:30. Not sure who caught what, but the count was two lakers and a cusk. I went back Saturday and got skunked. Stayed home Sunday, but back out Monday. Caught one laker and rolled two. Laker Taker came by for a visit and left me some cut bait. A big thank you for the bait and as always entertaining. Watched Jiggin bump up the lake. No problem, even with the wind. Just wondering if he got his solar panels lined up to his liking. Waiting for the weather. Hopefully back out there Friday
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Just heard avfd derby canxed that seems premature as usual! Have some more suck pills .
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Just heard avfd derby canxed that seems premature as usual! Have some more suck pills .
Not so sure about that....we are looking into it but this is the first i heard of it being cancelled. Checking on their FB page, there is no mention of this.
Dont swallow the pill just yet....Were you looking at the wrong tape measure again??.... ;D
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Hey Jiggin I am looking at getting into the fishinh guide business when I graduate high school. I was wondering if you could show me some pointers on how to catch lake trout and rainbows thru the ice. That's my only weakness fishing I cannot seem to catch any sort of trout thru the ice I can never find them I live right next to Newfound I go there alot and never catch anything except cusk.
Hi Live2Fishnh,
That's too funny but appreciate you reaching out to me. I'm no guide by any means, in fact my wife is currently kicking my booty in terms of numbers, she is ahead of me at the moment however i still have plenty of vacation time on the books.
With that said, I believe there is no right or wrong, just try and see. Over time you will gain valuable experience from trial and error. You never know what they will hit or won't. I have seen some really "stupid stuff" work and some "for sure stuff" not. So you really don't know unless your out there trying. Underwater cameras will certainly help you in many ways for lakers.
I think you need to go enroll in Laker Taker Academy which Tuition is free i believe. He has several lakers under his belt this season and I'm sure in the lead on the lake in terms of numbers. I hope he doesn't read this as his head has a tendency to swell and will eclipse the sun.
For rainbows, your best bet is to hook up with NHTF (Keith) or AQUAASSASSIN or BarringtonBrad as these guys know what they are doing for sure. I hope i didn't put them on the spot.
I would be happy to show you how to cut up your suckers / hook them onto your jigs, hook on your smelt, what jigs are working, where you should target on Newfound for both Lakers and Rainbows etc...whatever i can do to help you out, no problems. I'm willing to share what i know. PM me sometime.
I think you have a great goal and wish i had done the same at your age. Good for you man. Cheers to that.
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Well maybe my ears are out of cal. I'll make a phone call
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My source won't answer his phone so I hope it's not true.
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Just checked avfd fb page and I think my source was looking at a post from last season... Yup same tape measure.
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Just checked avfd fb page and I think my source was looking at a post from last season... Yup same tape measure.
I would die if that derby was cancelled... It is the only cash derby that I actually have a chance in placing ;D
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Toadie.Toadie. Toadie; for spreading false ugly rumors you will have to sit in the corner and jig with no bait. :nono:
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Toadie.Toadie. Toadie; for spreading false ugly rumors you will have to sit in the corner and jig with no bait. :nono:
Geez...I jig with no bait all the time...this can't be good. ???
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I was pretty upset also. My source is now dead to me. Wasn't trying to spread rumors but wanted to see if it was true. Sorry!
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Oh yeah I heard it the mayor himself. Should have known better. Was going to cancel my vacation tomorrow morning.
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Episode 6....Early Ice on Newfound.
Drone Footage. Enjoy in HD.
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JIGGIN, that's the first of the circus videos I've ever seen. Very cool. Thanks for posting.
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Has anyone been over by the boat ramp lately? Last time I was there was 2 weeks ago and it seemed sketchy. Hoping to spend the weekend over there.
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Went out to try and beat the snow this morning, check the house and maybe get a couple hours of fishing...didn't work out! Just as we unloaded the wheeler the storm came in like a lion...decided to make a run out to do the check and everything looked okay. Forgot my warm riding gloves so started the buddy heater to thaw hands went and said hi to Chris (Outdoorslife) and Asha, who were setting traps and preparing to brave the storm.
Wished them luck and scooted back to the truck.
I think we're gonna get dumped on good with this snow as when we got home there was already 4" on the driveway in just a couple of hours...stay safe out there people!
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Has anyone been over by the boat ramp lately? Last time I was there was 2 weeks ago and it seemed sketchy. Hoping to spend the weekend over there.
The last report on the ramp at Wellington was from Jiggin.
You can launch from the LEFT RAMP AS OF EARLIER THIS WEEK.
RIGHT SIDE WAS NOT SAFE AT THAT TIME.
I don't know about right this minute but probably the same conditions.
There was OPEN WATER out from the ramp slightly NORTH AND OUT A LITTLE WAY WITH CHANGING CONDITIONS depending on WIND MOVEMENT.
Safest ice is SOUTH OF THE RAMPS.
Be safe and check as you go...wicked cold coming in for a couple of days but also more snow cover on the lake in general.
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JIGGIN, that's the first of the circus videos I've ever seen. Very cool. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Hottuna5150. Glad you liked it, there are plenty more on Youtube.
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Thanks Hottuna5150. Glad you liked it, there are plenty more on Youtube.
I noticed lol. Been marathoning them this morning.
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Just heard avfd derby canxed that seems premature as usual! Have some more suck pills .
Toadie, your contact was right. The AVFD derby has been CANCELLED.
Taken from the AVFD FB page:
Hi all, unfortunately mother nature has not been good to us with cold weather. With unseasonably warm weather thus far and the lack of enough safe Ice around Newfound Lake. After discussing conditions with NH Fish & Game the membership voted to cancel this year's 2017 Alexandria Volunteer Firefighters Association Newfound Lake Ice Fishing Derby. As always use caution when venturing out on the ice. Thank you all for your support and we will see you next year :)
Lt Moore
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Can't believe they have cancelled the AFD derby ! Winni has a lot more thin ice and they are still on. The AFD is two weeks away. Seems a bit premature! Anyone know of any other derbies that weekend?
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What you have to realize is that the Rotary Derby is state wide, were as AVFD is just Newfound. The north end of the lake is questionable at best :'(
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Well that sucks about the derby ....the north end is sketchy but it's been cold the past few days and the weeeknd
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How much ice is out there?
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Can't believe they have cancelled the AFD derby ! Winni has a lot more thin ice and they are still on. The AFD is two weeks away. Seems a bit premature! Anyone know of any other derbies that weekend?
I believe the Webster lake derby is February 18
https://m.facebook.com/websterlakefishingderby/
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Any word on the access at Cummings and snowdrifts on the lake. Want to hit the ice after snow clean up this morning
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Snow drifts arent to bad. My wheeler in 2 wheel drive is making it fine. Last night there was alot of snow on the parking lot but ill plow it alittle to make it down the hill.
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Can't believe they have cancelled the AFD derby ! Winni has a lot more thin ice and they are still on. The AFD is two weeks away. Seems a bit premature! Anyone know of any other derbies that weekend?
Two years in a row!
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Can't believe they have cancelled the AFD derby ! Winni has a lot more thin ice and they are still on. The AFD is two weeks away. Seems a bit premature! Anyone know of any other derbies that weekend?
There are at least 4 other derbies going on Feb. 25th:
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/fishing/tournaments-ice.html
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Went out by the boat ramp today. Lots of half frozen slush on top. Headed north towards the peninsula and had a decent amount of ice by shore. Went out a ways and only had a couple inches. Caught this guy on a tilt near shore.
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/Hyland33/66879187-1DEF-484D-AF43-EB7FA544A680.jpg)
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Pretty Fish - congrats!
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Good Looking Rainbow. Congrats
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Pretty bow! Nice going!
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Nice job, doesnt look like much snow. Did you get to the end of or near end of peninsula?
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All the snow must have blown away. The stuff that is there is slushy when you step on it. We only went like halfway to the peninsula but you could probably go further if you stayed by shore. We went out from shore probably 50-60ft and it was sketchy. Ended up packing up the pop up and sticking by shore. Some other people came out and stayed right to the left of the boat ramp but then took off, they must have thought it was too thin.
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My pops and i plowed out cummings beach parking and the the hill to get down.
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My pops and i plowed out cummings beach parking and the the hill to get down.
Thank you Chris and "pops"
We appreciate it!
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My pops and i plowed out cummings beach parking and the the hill to get down.
Were you the one plowing as a grey tacoma was trying to get unstuck? If so thank you very much.
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My pops and i plowed out cummings beach parking and the the hill to get down.
Nice work ZZ and ODL! Thank you.
Be safe out there.
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Went out by the boat ramp today. Lots of half frozen slush on top. Headed north towards the peninsula and had a decent amount of ice by shore. Went out a ways and only had a couple inches. Caught this guy on a tilt near shore.
Nice looking Newfound Bow! Congrats, thats a beauty.
Hopefully no one drilled any holes too close to the launch.
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Nice looking Newfound Bow! Congrats, thats a beauty.
Hopefully no one drilled any holes too close to the launch.
A couple people came out while we were out, one had a chipper and the other a shovel. It looked like they were just checking the ice and then they took off.
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Chris and Pops, thanks for plowing. Couldn't get to it today
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Well I pissed about the AVFD being cancelled , but now I know why. One drowning at Alton bay and one missing at Ctr Harbor. No need for this. People hear DERBY and assume ice is safe. Just trying to have fun. This sucks!
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Well I pissed about the AVFD being cancelled , but now I know why. One drowning at Alton bay and one missing at Ctr Harbor. No need for this. People hear DERBY and assume ice is safe. Just trying to have fun. This sucks!
Casts a dark cloud over things, that's for sure...too bad that in seconds a life is lost.
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2/11/2017
Was sick yesterday but mustard enough gumption to get my arse out there this morning. The season is only so long. Snowed most of the day today but very low winds. Very scenic today.
Was not looking forward to cutting holes under the house due to flooding but was ready to bump the house over if need be. Wasn't too bad and by the end of the day the water around the house was about 3" deep. Jacked it up and put additional blocks under the house, high and dry now. It was cold enough so the water that did come up would freeze, so there was a layer of ice and water underneath then ice beneath that. At the end of the day I went around the house and made sure to break it up and pack down the top layer of ice so that the water under that layer would come up and freeze over night.
Everyone seemed to have a pretty good day today.
Right off the bat i got my lines down and missed one. Totally caught me off guard. That one would of caught me up to CH.
CH and I got doubles today (that was a first), 3 came in and 2 came up. Third one was swimming around looking around for his buddies.
I ended up with 2 Lakers for today and CH ended the day with 5 lakers. This puts me 4 behind her. ???
Psycho struggled but got a few including one that pooped in his beer (he found out later why his beer tasted like sh!t) and another that wrecked his breakfast knocking it all on the floor, Tippin matched his PB best with 7 or 8 and Laker Taker finished the day with 12 or 13 lakers. Last i knew he was still out there chasing cusk. I believe Dragin, ZZ, Outdoor life, Asha and others got into em today as well.
Tomorrow brings more snow and lots of it. See what that brings.
Our doubles from today...
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Jiggin, what is it that makes the water come up?
Is it the weight of snow pushing the ice down?
Haven't been out since the day of the first storm this past week but only went out to check things out anyway.
Too much damned snow removal lately is keeping me away...hope to get out after this next blast of winter weather.
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Jiggin, what is it that makes the water come up?
Is it the weight of snow pushing the ice down?
Yes it is the weight of the snow, house, wheeler etc etc....but yes the snow. It pushes down the ice causing the water to come up. The snow "wicks" the water so the cold air can't get to it to freeze it up. Then you have slush. You need to get the water to the cold air so it freezes but usually what happens is the water gets a top layer of ice but the water underneath doesn't freeze so you break through.
With the amount of snow i hear we are getting tomorrow, i'll either bump my house off the holes at the end of the day or make sure it's jacked up and pack it down around the house. If i was smart, i wouldn't fish tomorrow and let it all freeze up tonight...but I'm not smart.
I can stop by and check your house tomorrow.
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Yes it is the weight of the snow, house, wheeler etc etc....but yes the snow. It pushes down the ice causing the water to come up. The snow "wicks" the water so the cold air can't get to it to freeze it up. Then you have slush. You need to get the water to the cold air so it freezes but usually what happens is the water gets a top layer of ice but the water underneath doesn't freeze so you break through.
With the amount of snow i hear we are getting tomorrow, i'll either bump my house off the holes at the end of the day or make sure it's jacked up and pack it down around the house. If i was smart, i wouldn't fish tomorrow and let it all freeze up tonight...but I'm not smart.
I can stop by and check your house tomorrow.
Thank you Jiggin...appreciate it!
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Made it out to the house yesterday. Snow drifts slowed me down a little. Hopefully we'll get some wind after the storm to help clear the way some. Spent the first 2 hours jacking up the house and getting set up. Fish were in the camera most of the day. Iced two and rolled several. Think I need to increase hook size. All fish hitting a chrome Kast Master with cut bait. Back out after the storm. Make sure you stay ahead of the settling ice and jack the house. No fun chiseling them out.
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2/12/2017
Wow another fun day. I got 2 lakers and CH tied me for the day. She also lost 4, got em started but didn't quite get a good hook set in. She was struggling a bit today. I had control of the board for a little bit until Laker Taker kicked in. i think he ended the day with 4 or 5? Saw lakers non stop but they were being finicky.
Ladybug got her second one for the season jigging again in her new house. They showed me her secret bait, While we were there we did see a really nice one on the camera, they are in a good spot.
Snowed was coming down starting around 11 am today. We made sure we were high and dry, strapped down good before leaving getting ready for the high winds tomorrow. Total white out coming back to the launch.
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Jiggin
Did you happen to take a peek at mine in front of Mayhew?
Sounds like a fun day...had to go to a b'day party for my daughter...would rather have gone fishin' >:(
On another note, I picked up a set of talkies down in the flatlands...all set on 5.5!
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Jiggin
Did you happen to take a peek at mine in front of Mayhew?
Sounds like a fun day...had to go to a b'day party for my daughter...would rather have gone fishin' >:(
On another note, I picked up a set of talkies down in the flatlands...all set on 5.5!
Yes sorry, we swung by and all looked good. Nice job.
Glad to hear you got the talkies. Holler our to us!
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You bet!
Thanks for checking!
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Won myself the aluminum shack at the rotary derby awaiting pickup either tomorrow or Tuesday , not sure as to where to put it but I would like to get it out onto newfound before end of season to do some laker jigging , look for the other aluminum orange bobhouse other than mowbizz's! Tight lines everybody
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Won myself the aluminum shack at the rotary derby awaiting pickup either tomorrow or Tuesday , not sure as to where to put it but I would like to get it out onto newfound before end of season to do some laker jigging , look for the other aluminum orange bobhouse other than mowbizz's! Tight lines everybody
Congrats on winning the shack... enjoy
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Won myself the aluminum shack at the rotary derby awaiting pickup either tomorrow or Tuesday , not sure as to where to put it but I would like to get it out onto newfound before end of season to do some laker jigging , look for the other aluminum orange bobhouse other than mowbizz's! Tight lines everybody
Congratulations Buddy! What a great prize you have won!!
With luck like that, we all might as well beach our own houses as you are undoubtedly, going to clean out the laker population at Newfound now!
Looking forward to seeing you and the new house soon!
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Won myself the aluminum shack at the rotary derby awaiting pickup either tomorrow or Tuesday , not sure as to where to put it but I would like to get it out onto newfound before end of season to do some laker jigging , look for the other aluminum orange bobhouse other than mowbizz's! Tight lines everybody
That is an awesome prize you have won,it will last a lifetime ! Congratz!
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Congratulations Buddy! What a great prize you have won!!
With luck like that, we all might as well beach our own houses as you are undoubtedly, going to clean out the laker population at Newfound now!
Looking forward to seeing you and the new house soon!
I wouldn't worry about me catching to many fish as I can only fish Sunday's and I haven't had to much luck this year up on Stinson, been catching some decent fish but no lakers yet.
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Congrats to you man!
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Congrats to you man!
Thanks! I'm sure you'll see it around it'll be at my house for a few days before I figure out where I want to put it, nice little setup to compliment my much bigger 7x13 . Never can have enough bobhouses
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Me and the family are going to be comming up to the lake for the week next week and its a bummer to hear the derby got cancled but i'm still planning on making it out to fish a coulpe days out of the week. Its been a while and I excited to get back out there.
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Bob! Good to see You posting. Funny to see You here instead of work. Lol
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Maybe i'll get to see you on the ice.
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Took a ride around Newfound today after plowing out. Punched out Cummings Beach, but with the wind it will need to be done again. North end of parking lot plugged tight from drifting snow. Wellington hadn't been touched. Unable to see much due to blowing snow. Hopefully the wind will help settle the snow and make it passable for the wheeler. Hate the thought of having to walk out, but if that's what it takes I'll bite the bullet. After all it is winter in New Hampshire. Plan on fishing Thursday.
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Took a ride around Newfound today after plowing out. Punched out Cummings Beach, but with the wind it will need to be done again. North end of parking lot plugged tight from drifting snow. Wellington hadn't been touched. Unable to see much due to blowing snow. Hopefully the wind will help settle the snow and make it passable for the wheeler. Hate the thought of having to walk out, but if that's what it takes I'll bite the bullet. After all it is winter in New Hampshire. Plan on fishing Thursday.
Dragon, thanks for plowing!
My wife and I did the same today (checked Cummings and Wellington) and they were pretty much a mess.
We are going to try to get out tomorrow and will most likely have the wheeler and a snowmobile if the wheeler fits on the same trailer...never tried it but I think it will.
If you show up and can't ride, if we are there you are welcome to a ride to your shack...I have the Walkie talkie now so if you holler out I'll come pick you up (if you also have a radio)
If you are there before us nothing we can do but wish you luck with the wheeler!
I may have to do some drift blowing at home before heading out but we will be there at some point.
If you don't have a radio, PM me your phone number and I'll do the same.
No reason to hoof it if we're on the lake.
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Episode # 7
Watch in HD....
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I love how you can see threw the ice and see the sandy rocky bottom! I wonder hoe much snow will be blown off by friday!
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Another sweet video!
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Episode # 7
Watch in HD....
Great videos, Jiggin! I recognize some of the footage from my trip there last month. I heard your drone fly over my pop up, but I couldn't get out in time to wave! Hoping to get back there again soon.
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Episode # 7
Watch in HD....
Jiggin. What day was this taken? Awesome
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J, Awesome footage and that camera must be top notch for that incredible resolution.
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Jiggin. What day was this taken? Awesome
End of January.
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Went out for early breakfast and a ride to check access at Cummings and Wellington.
I guess no one has plowed the "ice access" pathway and the lot is barely wide enough for a vehicle and a half...Wellington has not been plowed at all yet so we decided to cancel today's outing and wait for better access.
At 67 no way I'm walking anywhere pulling a sled in possible drifts and slush.
Hopefully, someone with a plow will open things up a bit...
I was wondering why the town doesn't keep the lot at Cummings plowed? It would be a 5 minute job for a town truck...
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Boy, the circus is quiet this week?
The weather has got me down, that's for sure but tomorrow, we jig!
Hope to see others out there with cabin fever too!
Can't wait!
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We're all that's left Mow. LOL Was planning on fishing tomorrow, but have to go back to doctor's plus clean-up. Maybe Friday. Good luck tomorrow and keep us posted.
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We're all that's left Mow. LOL Was planning on fishing tomorrow, but have to go back to doctor's plus clean-up. Maybe Friday. Good luck tomorrow and keep us posted.
Will do Dragin!
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2/15/2017
Laker Taker, Tippin and I took a ride out on the lake checking houses.
Mowbizz, your house is high and dry. You may want to get 4x4" blocks so you don't have to jack up often. Right now your all set.
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Dragin, your house will need to be chipped out a bit on the runners. Not bad but should be chipped out, probably about an 1" or so frozen up your runners. Be careful, the snow drift on your north side is big and the ice behind your door (south side) has a skim coat of ice but water underneath.
Suggest before cutting holes under the houses, block up first then cut holes otherwise you'll probably be doing it standing in water.
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ZZ and Outdoorlife, your houses are high and dry. Nice job.
(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq154/JIGGIN69/16711657_10212189805879981_3943794404057411974_n_zpscecntgr2.jpg) (http://s443.photobucket.com/user/JIGGIN69/media/16711657_10212189805879981_3943794404057411974_n_zpscecntgr2.jpg.html)
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Rest of the houses were posted up on our Newfound Circus FB page.
Don't know if you can view the below but its of the argo cutting through the deep snow.
https://www.facebook.com/jean.doucette.56/videos/599366340268655/
Im high and dry
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The boat launch is not plowed out. If it isn't plowed out by Friday, I'll make a pass through with my plow truck. The parking lot as you first come into Wellington on the right is plowed out but the left is not, just packed down.
At the boat launch, once on the lake stay right and don't go left or north, Thin ice.
Conditions on the lake is deep snow. There is water under some spots of the snow. Slush. I think we are all stuck for the moment where we are. Not much you can do to move the houses but maybe go south where your snow drift isn't. We packed a trail down to your house Mowbizz and Dragin but it might still be a tough ride out on Wheelers with more snow happening right now. Personally if i were you, i would park at Wellington rather than Cummings beach. Cummings beach is plowed out but only one end, we'll need either a state plow truck or a front end loader to get that snow banken out.
Now we just wait it out and keep blocking up. High and Dry.
Ps, best to have waterproof boots this weekend. Gonna be wet i think.
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Jiggin, looked up "helping your fellow anglers" in Wikipedia...Saw a huge portrait of you! :clap:
If you're not a class act, I don't know what is.
Kudos to you.
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2/15/2017
Laker Taker, Tippin and I took a ride out on the lake checking houses.
Mowbizz, your house is high and dry. You may want to get 4x4" blocks so you don't have to jack up often. Right now your all set.
(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq154/JIGGIN69/16807584_10212189776799254_2123683622707061591_n_zpsxteeegll.jpg) (http://s443.photobucket.com/user/JIGGIN69/media/16807584_10212189776799254_2123683622707061591_n_zpsxteeegll.jpg.html)
Dragin, your house will need to be chipped out a bit on the runners. Not bad but should be chipped out, probably about an 1" or so frozen up your runners. Be careful, the snow drift on your north side is big and the ice behind your door (south side) has a skim coat of ice but water underneath.
Suggest before cutting holes under the houses, block up first then cut holes otherwise you'll probably be doing it standing in water.
(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq154/JIGGIN69/16603118_599307926941163_1666030159014070430_n_zpszvj009nm.jpg) (http://s443.photobucket.com/user/JIGGIN69/media/16603118_599307926941163_1666030159014070430_n_zpszvj009nm.jpg.html)
ZZ and Outdoorlife, your houses are high and dry. Nice job.
(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq154/JIGGIN69/16711657_10212189805879981_3943794404057411974_n_zpscecntgr2.jpg) (http://s443.photobucket.com/user/JIGGIN69/media/16711657_10212189805879981_3943794404057411974_n_zpscecntgr2.jpg.html)
(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq154/JIGGIN69/16729206_10212189762278891_9211210584766077121_n_zpsswpwjzms.jpg) (http://s443.photobucket.com/user/JIGGIN69/media/16729206_10212189762278891_9211210584766077121_n_zpsswpwjzms.jpg.html)
Rest of the houses were posted up on our Newfound Circus FB page.
Don't know if you can view the below but its of the argo cutting through the deep snow.
https://www.facebook.com/jean.doucette.56/videos/599366340268655/
Im high and dry
(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq154/JIGGIN69/16730601_599368893601733_7097989321926036716_n_zps8eidofdn.jpg) (http://s443.photobucket.com/user/JIGGIN69/media/16730601_599368893601733_7097989321926036716_n_zps8eidofdn.jpg.html)
The boat launch is not plowed out. If it isn't plowed out by Friday, I'll make a pass through with my plow truck. The parking lot as you first come into Wellington on the right is plowed out but the left is not, just packed down.
At the boat launch, once on the lake stay right and don't go left or north, Thin ice.
Conditions on the lake is deep snow. There is water under some spots of the snow. Slush. I think we are all stuck for the moment where we are. Not much you can do to move the houses but maybe go south where your snow drift isn't. We packed a trail down to your house Mowbizz and Dragin but it might still be a tough ride out on Wheelers with more snow happening right now. Personally if i were you, i would park at Wellington rather than Cummings beach. Cummings beach is plowed out but only one end, we'll need either a state plow truck or a front end loader to get that snow banken out.
Now we just wait it out and keep blocking up. High and Dry.
Ps, best to have waterproof boots this weekend. Gonna be wet i think.
Jiggin, Thank you for this! I'll bring out some 4x4 blocks.
As Coffin Dodger said, You guys are the best!
I'll be out on Thursday after cleaning up this latest snow...
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Jiggin, looked up "helping your fellow anglers" in Wikipedia...Saw a huge portrait of you! :clap:
If you're not a class act, I don't know what is.
Kudos to you.
I've been reading this thread for awhile and I couldn't agree more. It is outstanding to see such comradery out on a little village on a frozen lake. It's super cool! I've never fished that lake but it's on the list for sure.
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Thanks to the Three Amigos for the house check, much appreciated. Wasn't much I could do with the Cummings Beach lot yesterday. Was able to clean up one lot at Wellington and the entry in before running out of time and gas. Will try again today if time.
Like Jiggin said now we stay put and wait. Stressful, worry about getting houses off the ice, but it always settles out and sets up. Part of the joy of a hardside ;D
Disappointed Jiggin, wanted to see the Argo handle the snow. Sure it went fine with no problems.
Mow, good luck if you make it out today.
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1/07/2017
On a separate note: Today MarCum wrote back to me about my camera cover. They said they couldn't repair it however could replace it. They needed to see pictures which i sent tonight. Update on this later too.
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UPDATE ON MARCUM:
Marcum requested some information from me such as serial number and photos of the issue. They noticed that i hadn't registered the camera so they did that for me. The requested i send it into them, the camera and monitor without the battery which i did so when they fix it, they could be sure to test it out. When they received it, they notified me via e mail. When they started work on it they notified me via e mail. When they came to a solution (replace the camera with new) they notified me via e mail. Unfortunately they ran out of stock of cameras which again they notified me via e mail and said it would be about another week before they got them back in. When they shipped the unit back to me they provided tracking info and again notified me via e mail.
Today i received it back with a new camera.
I must say, Marcum is top notch when it comes to customer service and i would not hesitate to buy another due to this. I liked the fact that they kept me in the loop during the entire process so i didn't have to wonder or follow up. The camera is probably 3 - 4 years old, the crack on the inside was weird and not sure what caused it. Either way i am looking forward to using it this weekend and trying it out.
Anyone owning a Marcum is in good hands.
Thanks Marcum. I'll be back.
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Always good when a company truly backs their own product. Doesn't happen enough anymore unfortunately.
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Awesome service! Glad I bought one and I really love it!
Time to move some snow and get out there...
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Time to move some snow and get out there...
Be cautious Mowbizz getting onto the lake, when leaving last night we noticed at the launch there was slush. Not sure how the wheelers would go out there i.e.: Deep snow / Slush and not sure how deep the slush is. Snowmobiles wouldn't have a problem though. Wheelers might get stuck. I was thinking about this, this morning and thought although we packed down a trail, we were on snowmobiles and argo so we floated more than sank in. Wheelers will dig in or sink in more even when riding on our trails unless they froze up which i doubt they did.
If you get into trouble, you have my cell number i think, if not PM me. After work i can come out and lend you a hand if need be.
Stay dry and Good luck out there! It's gonna be a messy one.
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Stressful, worry about getting houses off the ice, but it always settles out and sets up.
True. Really nothing we can do. I dont worry too much about removing the houses yet as we still have March fishing ahead of us. Usually during March the temps warm up and the snow melts. Ice turns to granules and moving the houses is easy. Your wheeler or sleds will hook up nice to the ice and pulling houses is a breeze.
Although the AVFD derby has been cancelled (tough decision but it was the right one) we still have a few events awaiting us this season.
Hopefully we still have the following events:
Ice Shanty Gathering
End of the Season Newfound Circus Get Together "Non Derby Derby". (We all start out more or less together at Cummings, then throughout the season get separated and then end the season back together again).
Removing of the houses (everyone gets out alive, no one left behind and everyone pitches in loading bob houses onto trailers). This makes it super easy to load up houses onto trailers when you have a bunch of folks around instead of doing it yourself. We usually have 20+ folks pitching in.
The end of the season ride. Where we ride around the lake probably for the last time cleaning up blocks, trash or whatever else needs to be picked up from those that left their "mess" behind.
We're no wheres near done yet. We try to get the most out of our short season.
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Jiggin
We made it out late sometime after noon and got out on the snowmobile just fine but we did not come out from Wellington we came out from Cummings.
My wife and I appreciate the concern as is your usual procedure.
The water did not come rushing up out of the holes but it is wicking up into the snow so we're kind of standing In slush when we step outside of the Bobhouse.
We've had quite a bit of action so far some aggressive Lakers that we just could not hook up on but we're hoping!
It feels good to be out here again.
Again, thank you so much for the heads up and the concern will keep you posted as to what's going on out here.
By the way we got a call from Dragin just as we were setting up and I appreciate his concern as well.
My wife and I are trying to think up a handle for her as she does not have one yet but as soon as we do will let you know and announce it.
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Handle announcement!
My wife and I came up with her newfound circus handle.
Since she is a musician and plays piano and organ at a local church every Sunday and is involved in the choir and also gets involved in summer stock theater in the Lakes region there for her handle shall be, from this day forward...
"SHOBIZZ"
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Handle announcement!
My wife and I came up with her newfound circus handle.
Since she is a musician and plays piano and organ at a local church every Sunday and is involved in the choir and also gets involved in summer stock theater in the Lakes region there for her handle shall be, from this day forward...
"SHOBIZZ"
Love it!! Makes much more sense than what i came up with.....MowOrgan..... never mind.
Welcome to the Newfound Circus SHOBIZZ!
Go Go Get Em!
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Love it!! Makes much more sense than what i came up with.....MowOrgan..... never mind.
Welcome to the Newfound Circus SHOBIZZ!
Go Go Get Em!
LOL
It's official then...and she's jigging as we speak with a hot pink bucktail!
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Welcome to the circus Shobizz, it's a great crew and a lot of fun. Hope you showed Mow how to get them with the pink works
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Welcome to the circus Shobizz, it's a great crew and a lot of fun. Hope you showed Mow how to get them with the pink works
Thanks Dragin! This is Mowbizz...Shobizz is getting ready for Thurs night choir rehearsal...
Damn lakers were messin' with us today.
Lots of bumps and rolls but no hookups.
We got off the lake before the sun set and travel by sno-go was perfect...still not sure if the wheelers will make it through.
Got a visit from a pair of COs...forgot to ask who was Green Goblin and who was Green Ghost...next time!
Thanks to all for staying in touch...makes us feel like we're part of something bigger! Great folks for sure!
See you tomorrow out there!
By the way Jiggin, I brought out some 4x4 blocks and took care of that business...was a slush fest under and around the house.
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2/17
Shobizz and I finally got set up out here at 9 AM and the wind is wicked today.
Will keep everyone posted as to what's going on and if anyone needs a hand getting out here I'm available.
This morning we came in from Wellington because Cummings was so drifted over I couldn't position the snowmobile trailer correctly as I was blocking the whole area...got into Wellington fine and we are in one of the unplowed lots down near the launch. Follow the snowmobile tracks from yesterday ( Game wardens )that led us right to our house.
Come on Lakers!
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Question: The boat launch is NOT plowed out yet? I was planning to take a ride after work to check it out but if you can tell me, that would save me a trip. I'll go tonight to plow if need be.
Let me know please.
Thanks!
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Question: The boat launch is NOT plowed out yet? I was planning to take a ride after work to check it out but if you can tell me, that would save me a trip. I'll go tonight to plow if need be.
Let me know please.
Thanks!
Already spoke with Jiggin and relayed the condition of the Wellington launch area.
Upper parking lot near the gate house is plowed but lower parking lots near the launch itself are not plowed.
Again this is general information because Jiggin's question has been answered.
Mowbizz
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Called it quits early today as we need to meet some folks for dinner tonight...totally, dead day lake trout wise only one chum picker (just nudged the chum) and a couple of uninterested cruise by's.
VERY windy today!
Chipped ice off of the flat roof of our house...nice and bare now.
Was watching a group of youngsters getting their house out of a hole nearby...they did fine and looks like they were blocking up more this time.
May have to add some blocks to mine too as the slush is already almost burying a couple of my 4x4 blocks...gonna be messy this weekend with warmer temps.
THE WELLINGTON LOWER LOT IS NOW PLOWED. Don't know who did it but they must have chuckled as they plowed me in somewhat...no problem...put it in low range and powered through.
There is a snow bank (thanks plow guy) in front of the ramp access that almost broke my rigid hitch as I eased over it with the Skidoo...ya think they would push the snow to the side a bit knowing folks travel onto the lake right there...oh well.
Spoke with Jiggin about the conditions there and he was going to swing by and do some cleanup with his plow too...
Tomorrow's another day!
Dragin, we were expecting you to be out today...
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Just got back in from knocking down the banken at the boat launch. Also plowed out all the snow where they plowed you in Mowbizz......they must of been laughing. There was 3 feet of snow around where your truck and trailer were.
Wellington Boat launch is all set for parking. Again, be careful entering the lake. Go right or South once your on.
Cheers.
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Thank you Jiggin! ;D
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Bluebird day today!
Caught lots!
Of sun, that is...had one chew n' screw on a tip up and maybe 5 or 6 uninterested lakers on the camera. Beautiful day to be on Newfound...got the house re-blocked on the 4x4s that sank into the slush...high and dry now, as Jiggin says.
Tomorrow is another day and the lakers must be hungry by now...
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2/18/17
Got up at 4 am.
Today Was a day of just getting things taken care of. Beautiful day weather wise. Little wind, blue sky's, warm.
Last weds we checked houses and my "Girls Girls Girls" house was high and dry. Not so this morning. I decided to stop in and check it out before going to the log cabin house. Glad i did. The runners were under by 3+ inches. Odd, one of my tie down holes opened up and flooded the area. Good news was it had a thin layer of ice that you could break through just by standing on it. So chopping was easy however there was about 12+" of water under that thin layer.
Tied on and pulled it outta there. Bumped it back about 30 yards. Blocked it up and then moved Psycho's house for him. Then moved Scruffys house out of his slush pit.
Made it to the log cabin around 9:30.
Drilled my holes and sure enough water came gushing out of CH's hole. Mine not so bad. I packed snow around her bucket trying to stop the bleeding but it continues to seep. All day.
Flew the drone a bit today.
Later i moved Frogs house and then moved Ladybugs.
When I got back decided I might as well bump mine too. Moved it about 30 yards out of the water hole.
Thanks god for rubber boots.
After dropping CH at the boat launch around 7pm, I decided to check on the "Girls, Girls, Girls" house and it looks like I'll need to bump that one again tomorrow. Already taking on some water. Too tired tonight.
Now I'm gonna sit down and do some cusk fishing before hitting the wrapper.
More tomorrow.
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Went to the house Friday. Had to walk it. Had the Sled loaded for the weekend. Auger, food bait, blocking, and new farm jack. Going was tough to say the least. Got about half way up Mayhew from Cummings and Ken came by with his sled. Guess he felt bad for me as rest breaks were coming quicker. Regardless it was much appreciated. Worked on getting the house back up on top. Blocking kept floating out of place, so got runners above water and let them freeze in. Finished jacking Saturday. Started fishing around 1:30. Slowbite but did get one Laker and one small cusk. Lost a nice cusk in the hole. Guessing 3 pounder.
Fish Hunter came out Saturday mid morning and we fished till about 4:30.Slow day. Only had 3 or 4 fish in the camera , only one biting, but unable to get him to hook up. Took advantage of a ride back to the parking lot from Fish Hunter.
Got home and hit Craig's list, time to get a sled. Not as young as I use to be and not ready to fish roadside.
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Went to the house Friday. Had to walk it. Had the Sled loaded for the weekend. Auger, food bait, blocking, and new farm jack. Going was tough to say the least. Got about half way up Mayhew from Cummings and Ken came by with his sled. Guess he felt bad for me as rest breaks were coming quicker. Regardless it was much appreciated. Worked on getting the house back up on top. Blocking kept floating out of place, so got runners above water and let them freeze in. Finished jacking Saturday. Started fishing around 1:30. Slowbite but did get one Laker and one small cusk. Lost a nice cusk in the hole. Guessing 3 pounder.
Fish Hunter came out Saturday mid morning and we fished till about 4:30.Slow day. Only had 3 or 4 fish in the camera , only one biting, but unable to get him to hook up. Took advantage of a ride back to the parking lot from Fish Hunter.
Got home and hit Craig's list, time to get a sled. Not as young as I use to be and not ready to fish roadside.
Dang Dragin..should have given a holler rather than walk!
Wife and I were out there and I was expecting to hear from you.
If I'm out there you have a ride brother!
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How's the ice holding up ...I can't get up there until Wednesday to get mine off the north end...praying it holds until then
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How's the ice holding up ...I can't get up there until Wednesday to get mine off the north end...praying it holds until then
We may have lost some ice but I don't think that much.
We're dealing with a slush fest just like everywhere else now...tough going pulling a heavy house through this crap unless you have an Argo! No guarantee with an Argo either.
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Mow thanks didn't realize you were out. I parked at Cummings and didn't see your ride. Guess you came on at Wellington. Sorry I missed you and Showbiz.
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Hope we didn't lose much we only had 6-8 to begin with where I was at ....hopefully it holds untit Wednesday
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Mowbizz, I love the name Shobizz! That's perfect!
I finally made it to good ol' Newfound yesterday, went off Wellington. I saw 2 guys just north of the boat launch, so I was going to mosey past them. When I got to where they were, I saw 2 more guys further up. I stopped to talk, and they told me that the further up guys only had 4", so I turned back around, since there was no reason to crowd anyone (or head for thinner ice!). They were only in the second cove, fyi on ice thickness there.
A guy from southern NH set up a little way from me later on, and ended up coming over and chatting while watching for flags. He ended up pulling up a decent bow around mid afternoon. Super nice guy, and we had good conversation about just about everything. Then he gave me some power eggs and teeny tiny hooks for bow fishing. You meet the nicest people on Newfound, really.
I ran into Beerhog at the launch. He unloaded his shack from the back of his truck alone as I was approaching. I was very impressed!
I stayed home today to scrape down my driveway and blah blah blah snow stuff, but I might sneak out of work a little early during the week for some more spring-like fishing. :)
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Thank you everyone for your help moving the bob houses to the shore.... with out you guys we most likely would have not made it due to the slush.
ZZ, Ashia and Chris
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Mow thanks didn't realize you were out. I parked at Cummings and didn't see your ride. Guess you came on at Wellington. Sorry I missed you and Showbiz.
We tried Cummings but the lane was so narrow my WIDE trailer would have blocked it.
Much better parking situation at Wellington.
If you plan to walk...please give a holler.....
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Mowbizz, I love the name Shobizz! That's perfect!
I finally made it to good ol' Newfound yesterday, went off Wellington. I saw 2 guys just north of the boat launch, so I was going to mosey past them. When I got to where they were, I saw 2 more guys further up. I stopped to talk, and they told me that the further up guys only had 4", so I turned back around, since there was no reason to crowd anyone (or head for thinner ice!). They were only in the second cove, fyi on ice thickness there.
A guy from southern NH set up a little way from me later on, and ended up coming over and chatting while watching for flags. He ended up pulling up a decent bow around mid afternoon. Super nice guy, and we had good conversation about just about everything. Then he gave me some power eggs and teeny tiny hooks for bow
fishing. You meet the nicest people on Newfound, really.
I ran into Beerhog at the launch. He unloaded his shack from the back of his truck alone as I was approaching. I was very impressed!
I stayed home today to scrape down my driveway and blah blah blah snow stuff, but I might sneak out of work a little early during the week for some more spring-like fishing. :)
Hey Guinea!
Haven't met you yet but I'm sure we will (if the ice holds out)
Thanks! My wife's handle worked out perfectly if I say so myself ;D
Stop in if you're on Newfound (orange crush colored aluminum house north of Mayhew)
Great people in the circus!
We're going to try to bump our house a bit closer to Mayhew...since we're striking out on lakers lately, going to try for some Newfound rainbows and at the same time leave the slush carnage behind from the spot we are at now.
Tomorrow's another day!
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2/19/2017
Woke up early this morning and decided to bounce the Girls, Girls, Girls house across the lake while the ice was still firm. Went without issues.
Later the Circus banded together and helped ZZ and OutdoorLlife move their houses. Had to tie tandom Sled to Argo to Bobhouse.
It was nice this morning that Garrett one of our younger members was in control of the board. Nice to be welcomed onto the board this morning by Garrett, one of our younger members of the Circus as he was in control of the board (until Laker Taker showed up). I caught one on the motorvator. Now only 3 behind CH for the season until she caught one while i was out tending to the other house blocking it up and tying it down, now back to 4 behind. Cant take my eyes off of her.
Tough day ice wise and as the day went on, it only got worse. The weather was nice except for the high winds during late morning to afternoon. Eventually it calmed down towards evening so i moved the Log Cabin house out of its wet hole. Bumped over to 55 fow.
This week's weather will help get rid of the snow but unfortunately it will create a lot of water until the ice can absorb it. Heard we're getting rain later in the week which again will help get rid of the snow but mostly likely will need to drill some drain holes to help get rid of the water on the ice. Hopefully the shore line won't be a mess. Guess we'll see.
Didn't get much fishing in this weekend unfortunately due to dealing with the conditions but still had fun and was memorable.
Checking houses tomorrow some time.
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North End Of Mayhew...early season. Episode 8
Enjoy in HD!
ps: Send Beer!
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2/19/2017
Woke up early this morning and decided to bounce the Girls, Girls, Girls house across the lake while the ice was still firm. Went without issues.
Later the Circus banded together and helped ZZ and OutdoorLlife move their houses. Had to tie tandom Sled to Argo to Bobhouse.
It was nice this morning that Garrett one of our younger members was in control of the board. Nice to be welcomed onto the board this morning by Garrett, one of our younger members of the Circus as he was in control of the board (until Laker Taker showed up). I caught one on the motorvator. Now only 3 behind CH for the season until she caught one while i was out tending to the other house blocking it up and tying it down, now back to 4 behind. Cant take my eyes off of her.
Tough day ice wise and as the day went on, it only got worse. The weather was nice except for the high winds during late morning to afternoon. Eventually it calmed down towards evening so i moved the Log Cabin house out of its wet hole. Bumped over to 55 fow.
This week's weather will help get rid of the snow but unfortunately it will create a lot of water until the ice can absorb it. Heard we're getting rain later in the week which again will help get rid of the snow but mostly likely will need to drill some drain holes to help get rid of the water on the ice. Hopefully the shore line won't be a mess. Guess we'll see.
Didn't get much fishing in this weekend unfortunately due to dealing with the conditions but still had fun and was memorable.
Checking houses tomorrow some time.
Thanks for the report I have yet to make it there due to various reasons. Sounds like the ice is holding up ok? How much snow is up there?
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Thanks for the report I have yet to make it there due to various reasons. Sounds like the ice is holding up ok? How much snow is up there?
Snow on Newfound has been reduced to glare ice fouled by sled traffic (bumpy with old sled trails frozen in)
What were drifts are now crusted mounds no deeper than 8" with slush beneath when you step in one.
The rest of the ice varies from fairly solid to a crust that breaks beneath your weight causing you to step in watery slush.
I found a nice solid area closer to the North of Mayhew in shallower water to try for some rainbows...(lakers not cooperating) and Shobizz and I bumped our house there this morning.
Now for a nice day to egg some holes...today was very chilly with a stiff wind.
Didn't feel like fighting the wind today...tomorrow is another day!
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So Mow is the ice passable again with a wheeler or does it need to tighten up more? May see you tomorrow.
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So Mow is the ice passable again with a wheeler or does it need to tighten up more? May see you tomorrow.
Dragin, I haven't personally, ridden a wheeler out there but there were a couple yesterday (ZZ and OutdoorsLife had them out there to try and haul their houses to shore) OL SAID HE STRUGGLED WITH THE WHEELER TO GET OUT THERE... turns out Jiggin had to haul the houses with the Argo.
I would think with morning temps around 10 degrees you might be able to get away with it.
Please don't use this report to decide...I would try the wheeler and see how it goes...if you think it will make it out okay then go for it but be prepared to struggle...a lot has changed since yesterday with the cooler temps today and a deep freeze tonight.
I'll most likely be out there tomorrow but I don't know what time yet...going to be frigid!
I might wait for temps to warm a bit before heading out.
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:thumbsup: on the vid, Jiggin.
Another quality production.
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X2 - Love the time elapsed opening... hope LT got his beer!
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Snow on Newfound has been reduced to glare ice fouled by sled traffic (bumpy with old sled trails frozen in)
What were drifts are now crusted mounds no deeper than 8" with slush beneath when you step in one.
The rest of the ice varies from fairly solid to a crust that breaks beneath your weight causing you to step in watery slush.
I found a nice solid area closer to the North of Mayhew in shallower water to try for some rainbows...(lakers not cooperating) and Shobizz and I bumped our house there this morning.
Now for a nice day to egg some holes...today was very chilly with a stiff wind.
Didn't feel like fighting the wind today...tomorrow is another day!
Thank you very much for this report I appreciate it. Good luck to you on the bows. :tipup:
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Thank you very much for this report I appreciate it. Good luck to you on the bows. :tipup:
You're welcome!
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I like the soundtrack to the latest video as well. Nice job
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I like the soundtrack to the latest video as well. Nice job
I was going to say the same thing!
That music is more "my speed"
Ya I'm old... >:(
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I like the soundtrack to the latest video as well. Nice job
Agree'd! Thanks for the feedback.
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Jiggin were you flying a drone on saturday night? It had crazy lights flashing around
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Jiggin were you flying a drone on saturday night? It had crazy lights flashing around
No not at Night. CH saw them too and wasn't sure what they were...i think she said 4 or 5 read lights. She was afraid that i was going to be abducted while sleeping out there Saturday night by Aliens.......as far as i know that didnt happen.
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Made it to the house today. Got there around 10:00. House is high and dry. Going was good with the wheeler. Everything was hard in the morning, but soften up in the afternoon but still passable if you pick your way.
Saw one laker at 10:30 then nothing until about 1:30. Did manage to get a hook in him. Measured 19" and back down the hole he went. Mow Biz came out and I got to visit with hi for a few. Packed it in around 3.
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Made it to the house today. Got there around 10:00. House is high and dry. Going was good with the wheeler. Everything was hard in the morning, but soften up in the afternoon but still passable if you pick your way.
Saw one laker at 10:30 then nothing until about 1:30. Did manage to get a hook in him. Measured 19" and back down the hole he went. Mow Biz came out and I got to visit with hi for a few. Packed it in around 3.
Nice seeing ya Dragin!
Glad you made it back without issues.
On another note I don't think there are any rainbow trout in the part of newfound where I am right now... at least I haven't seen any or had bites.
although I think I remember one of Jiggin's videos saying he had a rainbow trout right beneath him when he was north of Mayhew in early season...
I'm thinking about bumping back to Cummings to be closer to shore and I also had more action over there. ???
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No not at Night. CH saw them too and wasn't sure what they were...i think she said 4 or 5 read lights. She was afraid that i was going to be abducted while sleeping out there Saturday night by Aliens.......as far as i know that didnt happen.
Hah...Jiggin, you'll never get abducted! Aliens wouldn't be able to keep you out of their cockpit while you showed them how to fly around Newfound! They'd spit you out like a bad clam...
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I'm supposed to be heading up to Newfound this weekend to fish. Do you guys think the ice will survive these warm temps coming up?
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I'm supposed to be heading up to Newfound this weekend to fish. Do you guys think the ice will survive these warm temps coming up?
Depends where you plan to go fishing but Yes the ice will be fine where is has been safe. Although warm during the day it is still cold out on the lake with the wind chill. Nights too for now.
It is suppose to rain this week / weekend so drilling holes will help the water to go back into the lake. It might pop the shore line.
Good luck!
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Depends where you plan to go fishing but Yes the ice will be fine where is has been safe. Although warm during the day it is still cold out on the lake with the wind chill. Nights too for now.
It is suppose to rain this week / weekend so drilling holes will help the water to go back into the lake. It might pop the shore line.
Good luck!
Thanks Jiggin I appreciate the quick response. We'll be off of West Shore Road, but I wouldn't mind exploring some other new areas. Usually we bounce over to Sleepy Hollow to jig and set cusk traps. I've never ice fished down by Cummings before.
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Thanks Jiggin I appreciate the quick response. We'll be off of West Shore Road, but I wouldn't mind exploring some other new areas. Usually we bounce over to Sleepy Hollow to jig and set cusk traps. I've never ice fished down by Cummings before.
Not sure how much ice there is at Sleepy Hollow, havent been there this season so be careful. I believe there is some ice but again not sure how much.
West Shore would be good, i keep hearing that shallow water this season is producing the bigger trout. Another spot might be off the boat launch out in deeper water but its a good walk to find deep water. Find the drop off. Be careful if going off the boat launch taking a left or going north...ice is thin around Hornets cove but i did see some folks fishing off of there.
Just thinking too, I believe the Wellington beach area is locked up pretty good. I havent checked the ice there but it freezes fairly quickly, park at the beach access and walk to the beach area. Find the drop off.
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2/22/2017
Tippin and Laker Taker are out checking houses tonight. Unfortunately i have to work late today so i couldn't make it.
Just some updates from what i was told thus far:
Troutfreak your house is in deep water...up to your floor.
Dragin your fishing hole has opened up and close to your block. It sounded like you might want to bump your house before it gets swallowed.
Mowbizz your house is fine.
Scruffy's house should be bumped, in water.
Still waiting from the guys on other houses for updates.
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Thanks for the report Jiggin!
We're most likely going to bump back to Cummings area tomorrow...
If anyone is going out there to get out of holes, give us a holler on the radio.
We'll help if needed.
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Thanks for the report Jiggin!
We're most likely going to bump back to Cummings area tomorrow...
If anyone is going out there to get out of holes, give us a holler on the radio.
We'll help if needed.
Dont forget Mowbizz, we have the Ice Shanty Gathering on March 18th and will do our NonDerby Derby on March 25th, usually held off the boat launch.
Then we are all pitching in helping each other to remove houses hopefully off of Wellington State Boat Launch on March 26th Sunday. If we can't take them off of Wellington State Launch, we will revert back to plan B which is at the foot of the lake.
Then that last week of March we will ride around cleaning up the messes left behind (and fishing too).
Hope your season isn't done yet.....
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Dragin pic of your house. Not as terrible as i thought but something to deal with soon with the rain and warm weather coming..
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Dont forget Mowbizz, we have the Ice Shanty Gathering on March 18th and will do our NonDerby Derby on March 25th, usually held off the boat launch.
Then we are all pitching in helping each other to remove houses hopefully off of Wellington State Boat Launch on March 26th Sunday. If we can't take them off of Wellington State Launch, we will revert back to plan B which is at the foot of the lake.
Then that last week of March we will ride around cleaning up the messes left behind (and fishing too).
Hope your season isn't done yet.....
Oh no...nowhere near "done" yet. Had more luck when I was at Cummings so I'm going to try there for a bit.
We'll be around for the duration!
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Thanks for the up date. Will be checking it out tomorrow and decide whether to bump or just pull off. Hate to call it this early, so will probably move it.
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Thanks for the report Jiggin!
We're most likely going to bump back to Cummings area tomorrow...
If anyone is going out there to get out of holes, give us a holler on the radio.
We'll help if needed.
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Hi mowbizz lakertaker here. I highly recommend not heading south at this time. That's where all the snow went and looks very nasty. Head towards launch theirs a group of buoys on the way we call it the fingers very shallow next to a steep drop off. Try it there shallow rainbows. lakers on the drop off. Also there's a White House straight off the launch. Good friend of mine set up near him. As always introduce yourself. He's a great guy lots of lakers their to. Then your right their to pull it off if need be
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Hi dragin you should bump it. But do it early morning when it's tight. but no need to pull it off yet still have some time left. And a lot of fun to be had. We all help at the end whenever that may be. It's pretty sloppy in spots shin deep in some places. Stay north from where all the houses were at mayhew a bunch of sloppy spots where houses were. Follow mowbizz to the fingers and go go get em
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Hi mowbizz lakertaker here. I highly recommend not heading south at this time. That's where all the snow went and looks very nasty. Head towards launch theirs a group of buoys on the way we call it the fingers very shallow next to a steep drop off. Try it there shallow rainbows. lakers on the drop off. Also there's a White House straight off the launch. Good friend of mine set up near him. As always introduce yourself. He's a great guy lots of lakers their to. Then your right their to pull it off if need be
Thanks for the advice LT!
We'll try that instead of Cummings...going to do it this morning.
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The Fat Lady has left the building, as far as the bob house goes. Up most of the night trying to decide whether to bump or pull. After looking at the long range forecast and the current conditions, decided to pull her off.
Many thanks to Fishforfun, Salmonslayer, and Physco. Never would have made it without their help. Didn't have to ask for a hand they saw I needed help and jumped right in. This is what makes the Circus so special.
Again many thanks.
Ended up bending the axle on my trailer, so left the house at the lake. Brought the wheeler home, then went back and emptied out the house. Toadie is going to meet me Saturday with his trailer and we'll get everything home. Couldn't ask for a better partner or brother.
Meet Sho Biz in the parking lot, She and Mow are hanging tough with another bump.
If anyone needs a hand shoot me a PM and I'll do what I can.
Be safe and watch the ice.
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Sad to see you leave Dragin. Been a fun season with you, thanks man. Hope your not done and don't forget, you have a permeant invite to upcoming events. Your now a part.....sorta like Hotel California.
Cheers man.
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Thanks Jiggin, not done yet just done with the house. Looking forward to the upcoming events and with warmer weather will be fishing in the open. Stay safe.
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2/23/17
The good news...got a nice laker after we bumped to the area in 40 FOW off "the fingers"
The almost better news was the way the laker came...we were picking up to bump toward Wellington because the sun was making the area we were in look very sketchy with large areas that were once "open water" with many pieces of ice that froze in place...kinda like a scattered jigsaw puzzle. Where solid ice areas were white these areas were turning black quickly in the sun.
Scary to look at and walk across.
Anyway, when I picked up my last trap almost all the line was out and the flag hadn't gone up. ???
When I started pulling line in there was "something" on the line....something very heavy!
I called out to Shobizz and told her I had something BIG on and to bring my chair because this fish wasn't coming easily...I got to the point where the fish just plain stopped coming (like it threw out an anchor) I could feel my light leader stretching and didn't want to break off the fish by horsing it.
It was uncanny how strong this fish was! I sat with the line taut for 30 minutes and was thinking I might have hooked an underwater cable or something... :o
I tried giving it some slack a few times and it took no line out...finally while giving it slack for the third time, it started to move and I was actually making headway pulling it in...holy ****e!
I was fighting it and not horsing (as much as possible) and was gaining line but nowhere near the leader yet...After some heavy resistance by the fish the line popped! Oh no!
I said wait...there's still something there and up comes a nice 20" laker! I believe a large fish had partially swallowed the laker and was holding on for dear life.
I'll never know what was down there...same thing happened to me 30 years ago on Winni...except I broke my leader on that one.
I had visions of a 25 pound laker coming up the hole! ;D
Now for the bad news.
Upon starting to bump toward Wellington we encountered some heavy slush conditions and almost got the wheeler stuck several times on the way.
My v-bar chains were spinning and digging in 6" just trying to pull my lightweight house! We got a bit scared and like Dragin, decided to beach the house, especially with more warm weather and rain coming.
Hated to do it but had to make a decision based on how much the conditions deteriorated in just a few hours. The sun was hot and even the wind came up and was very warm...Our season is NOT over because we'll use the pop up and fish over at Cummings.
We managed to winch the house onto our trailer and I boogied home with it and got the skidoo trailer to go back and pick up Shobizz, the wheeler and all our stuff.
I hope everyone stays safe out there! I'm sure you'll be checking your houses a lot in the next few days...Good luck and Godspeed!
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Congrats on the laker that was and too bad about whatever wasn't.... thanks for the post and ice update.
I was considering making a run up that way tomorrow trying to get out before the rain and continued warm weather Saturday. I was thinking of getting on at Wellington but maybe I should hit Cummings instead. I'll be on-foot.. and checking as I go of course.
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Looks like I'll be heading up for the weekend after all. I'm really curious/anxious to see what it'll be like on Saturday but only one way to find out!
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Thanks for the updates everyone! I've been working by Paugus Bay on Winni and imagining the conditions on Newfound. 2 hours of my day is driving, so I don't find much time for ice checking.
Mowbizz, where did you beach? I just got off the phone with Lawnguy, and we're going to meet up possibly at Wellington or Wulamet on Saturday. (p.s. I love how the site thinks so many of my words are spelled wrong! lol) Maybe we'll catch up! If not then, maybe at the gathering. You can't miss me. I'll be wearing a silly hat of some sort. :)
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Looks like I'll be heading up for the weekend after all. I'm really curious/anxious to see what it'll be like on Saturday but only one way to find out!
Last Saturday there were some guys quite a way out in front of the boat launch, but closer to shore I had 10" to the right of the launch, and some guys to the left also had about 10" they said. Not that I've been there since, but bow fishing might be an option there tomorrow.
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Thanks for the updates everyone! I've been working by Paugus Bay on Winni and imagining the conditions on Newfound. 2 hours of my day is driving, so I don't find much time for ice checking.
Mowbizz, where did you beach? I just got off the phone with Lawnguy, and we're going to meet up possibly at Wellington or Wulamet on Saturday. (p.s. I love how the site thinks so many of my words are spelled wrong! lol) Maybe we'll catch up! If not then, maybe at the gathering. You can't miss me. I'll be wearing a silly hat of some sort. :)
We pulled the house off at the boat launch at Wellington. The shore is starting to deteriorate slightly with rocks showing and a little open water but not enough to stop access...yet. I do hope we get more cold weather before it ends...
Where's Wulamet? Lol
Hope to bump into you and your funny hat!
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Glad to hear you got a laker Mowbizz. Certainly have put in your time. The fingers could be your new spot.
Psycho & Butterfly should be out there now, spending the weekend. They've sent pics of houses from today's check.
Most likely will have to bump the houses Sunday after fishing, get it off the holes, jacked up and tied back down.
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Congrats on the laker that was and too bad about whatever wasn't.... thanks for the post and ice update.
I was considering making a run up that way tomorrow trying to get out before the rain and continued warm weather Saturday. I was thinking of getting on at Wellington but maybe I should hit Cummings instead. I'll be on-foot.. and checking as I go of course.
Thanks! Quite exciting feeling a fish so heavy you can't move it!
I'll be on foot from now on too...
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Mowbizz did the laker look as if it has been grabbed? Were there a lot of teeth marks and scrapes on it's head
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Was the 20" laker still alive?
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Mowbizz did the laker look as if it has been grabbed? Were there a lot of teeth marks and scrapes on it's head
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Not that I could see...but it did look funny like some of it's innards were coming out of the vent and it's sides seem to be caved in slightly. I couldn't detect any scrapes or teeth marks...The fish is on ice in the back of my truck...I'll look again today.
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Was the 20" laker still alive?
Yes, alive and kicking but the hook was buried in it's gut and I kept it to eat. Couldn't reach the hook with my pliers.
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2/24/2017
Got an SOS call from the Dark Side and went over this morning before work. Tippin showed up to help out too. Ended well, all is good. Glad to see Capt. Black caught a laker too.
Left work a little early to get my stuff all in order for this weekend, bait, gas etc etc...aftwards decided to head out onto the lake checking houses. I ended up moving Ladybug and Jonesy's house to the other side of the lake, off of Wulamut, thanks Psycho for the company and assistance.
Sun set was nice. A thick fog with the sun shining through it. Flew the drone to capture it. Looks like Wellington Beach is in pretty good shape from the air to fish in.
Condition of the lake:
It's all soft ice on top. Some areas are deep slush and you will break through with wheelers. Slow going with wheelers much better sled conditions. Even with sleds though, you will break through and bog down.
Straight off the boat launch and to the left the ice looks gray to black. Not good looking at all. To the right of the boat launch, the shore is starting to open up off the launch where the rock are (Open holes). Still fine but looks to be going. There is still a lot of ice i.e.: 10 - 14" but the top 3+" layer is soft and rotten.
I think CH and I going to not fish in our house(s) tomorrow and fish out side bouncing around instead. Use the house as a food shack. Really don't want to cut holes underneath. Sunday i'll fish in it as i think we have a cold night that evening plus its suppose to be windy during the day. (Typical on Newfound)
Be safe out there. Gotta survive the warm / rain and then onto some cold nights i hope........
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Good luck and stay safe Jiggin!
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Nice report Jiggin thanks. Hope to be on Newfound all day on weds not sure who fishes during the week but I'll shout out on the radio. Drove by big and little squam today. Little squam looks good but inlet and outlet have lost ice. Big squam looked good too. Edges looked good. Is there any ice along rt 3 past pasquaney bay?
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Salmon,
I was on LS on Thursday, still 16 inches of good ice on the east side of the lake (obviously away from the inlet channel. A good bit of slush/watery mess though some spots climbed darn near my boot top. Pretty much soup at this point. That said, seen some nice bows lately.
Cheers,
Keith
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Last Saturday there were some guys quite a way out in front of the boat launch, but closer to shore I had 10" to the right of the launch, and some guys to the left also had about 10" they said. Not that I've been there since, but bow fishing might be an option there tomorrow.
Steph good to see you back we were starting to worry about you. Captain Black thought that you were in "The Witness Protection Program".
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episode 9
Stalker came to visit via his mode of transportation
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episode 9
Stalker came to visit via his mode of transportation
Awesome stuff! Can't wait to get out there on foot to chase some lakers n' bows!
Fog and mist is wicked here at home...how are Saturday conditions right now?
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Thank you everyone for your help moving the bob houses to the shore.... with out you guys we most likely would have not made it due to the slush.
ZZ, Ashia and Chris
Ashia, you have a PM!
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2/25/17
Today is some foggy out. Need GPS it's that bad.
Condition of the ice is soft top still and getting softer, lots of slush making travel by a wheeler very slow
More later
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I love how you can see threw the ice and see the sandy rocky bottom! I wonder hoe much snow will be blown off by friday!
Hey OutdoorsLife, you have a PM!
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Continuing my post from earlier....
It was a warm day 57F but with the wind chill 51F constant. South west breeze hitting 16 mph. Water all over the ice and very slushy. Ice is rotting quickly. I took my brown girls girls girls house off the lake when leaving for the day. Parked it at Wellington Boat Launch.
The boat launch is quickly fading too. Open holes where the rocks are and getting quite soft.
I think tomorrow will be a work day, taking other houses off and helping out where i can. Will remove my log cabin house with hopes of pulling it back out next weekend. We shall see how cold it will get.
Hard side house season is quickly coming to a close but the season isn't over yet.
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Continuing my post from earlier....
It was a warm day 57F but with the wind chill 51F constant. South west breeze hitting 16 mph. Water all over the ice and very slushy. Ice is rotting quickly. I took my brown girls girls girls house off the lake when leaving for the day. Parked it at Wellington Boat Launch.
The boat launch is quickly fading too. Open holes where the rocks are and getting quite soft.
I think tomorrow will be a work day, taking other houses off and helping out where i can. Will remove my log cabin house with hopes of pulling it back out next weekend. We shall see how cold it will get.
Hard side house season is quickly coming to a close but the season isn't over yet.
Wow! Our decision to take our house off wasn't that far off base after all!
I think we did good Dragin!
Sorry to see this happening, cutting the fun of a house short during our 1st season with one!
Mother Nature is a cruel biatch! >:(
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Lots of slush and open water on top of the lake I fished today. Huge drain holes spiraling water down into the lake. Hopefully a good cold snap will help out with foot traffic. It was very messy today.
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Salmon,
I was on LS on Thursday, still 16 inches of good ice on the east side of the lake (obviously away from the inlet channel. A good bit of slush/watery mess though some spots climbed darn near my boot top. Pretty much soup at this point. That said, seen some nice bows lately.
Cheers,
Keith
Thanks for the ice report.
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Toadie and I got the house out of the parking lot and home yesterday. The house towed good and the bent axle trailer made it home too. Worse part was trying to flag people around who felt the urge to tell me I had a bent axle. Know they were just trying to be helpful, but thought it was apparent in knew since the trailer was empty and going slow.
While I was waiting for Toadie I met Guinea. Had a nice chat, very nice lady. Hope she got into the fish. Waiting for her report.
Hoping to get out this week for some perch and crappie.
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Toadie and I got the house out of the parking lot and home yesterday. The house towed good and the bent axle trailer made it home too. Worse part was trying to flag people around who felt the urge to tell me I had a bent axle. Know they were just trying to be helpful, but thought it was apparent in knew since the trailer was empty and going slow.
While I was waiting for Toadie I met Guinea. Had a nice chat, very nice lady. Hope she got into the fish. Waiting for her report.
Hoping to get out this week for some perch and crappie.
Hey Dragin glad to hear you got everything home okay.
Weird season for sure...
Are there perch and crappie in Newfound?
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Perch, but don't believe there are any crappie.
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Steph good to see you back we were starting to worry about you. Captain Black thought that you were in "The Witness Protection Program".
The things you see on the dark side......but instead I signed a contract not to speak of what I've witnessed there. I can, however, tell you that there are NO cookies. They lied.
Here I am, Dragin! I got lost in the fog and just made it home today. Actually, Frog came to pick me up and bring me to fish over with them. I could hear his sled going all around me, but we couldn't see each other! By the time we got where he was set up, the fog had lifted and it stayed sunny for the most part. Frog pulled up a decent laker, but that's the only fish. Then he had another flag on the same line, but this time he pulled up a can. I always wanted to pull that one on someone. ;D
At the end of the day I went for a flag (just as I was getting ready to pull it out), and I think what I missed must have been a cusk and the hook was too small for him. It had pulled a lot of line, though! Troutfreak saw the whole thing and didn't think to punch me (too late now! ha ha!)
Thanks to Troutfreak for getting me back to the boat launch safely. Frog and his crew had launched elsewhere, so they pawned me off. ;)
As we were getting ready to leave, TF's phone told him it would rain in 13 minutes. 5 minutes later it was pouring! West Shore road was flooded within minutes. I guess we all got off the ice just in time.
Glad to hear that you got everything safely home, Dragin. It was very nice to meet you!
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2/26/17
This morning i got up around 2 am and couldn't go back to sleep. Decided to go out and pull the houses back to the boat launch.
36F out but the ice had stiffen up, great time to pull em off. Took Ladybugs house first to the launch without a hitch. Then back for mine but had to use the GPS as it was dark out and couldn't see. Notice along the way, several holes opening up here and there, some big as 14".
My log house was high and dry but there was a good puddle underneath with 1 of my tie down holes opened up to around 8" (started out at 4.5"). Ice looked terrible, dark gray and black. Wind was whipping too.
Yanked the house to the boat launch but just as i was getting there a huge gust blew the bob house around and spun the Argo around. Did a quick 360 in the dark and ended up facing the same direction. Continued on....
Had both bob houses in the launch by 4:30 am.
Psycho and Tippin showed up around 6:30 am and they started in on retrieving theirs. Ice was tight so pulling with wheelers was easy but getting across the launch was starting to get tricky with the ice breaking up. Managed to get Tippin's, Psycho, Scruffy and Laker Taker's house off the ice today without a hitch.
Troutfreak and I think Frog decided to keep their houses out there this week and fish.
The boat launch is pretty much junk now.
Rest of the day was spent loading houses onto trailers and taking em home.
So Bobhouse fishing is done for this season however the season isn't over yet. Back to the portables.
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J, Another great video, I love the ice skating with the umbrella ! ;D
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Well if nothing else , everybody's safe. Hard to believe 10 years ago me and fishhunter were freezing in my overnight Bob house because we ran out of propane.That was the AVFD derby. What a trend.
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2/26/17
This morning i got up around 2 am and couldn't go back to sleep. Decided to go out and pull the houses back to the boat launch.
36F out but the ice had stiffen up, great time to pull em off. Took Ladybugs house first to the launch without a hitch. Then back for mine but had to use the GPS as it was dark out and couldn't see. Notice along the way, several holes opening up here and there, some big as 14".
My log house was high and dry but there was a good puddle underneath with 1 of my tie down holes opened up to around 8" (started out at 4.5"). Ice looked terrible, dark gray and black. Wind was whipping too.
Yanked the house to the boat launch but just as i was getting there a huge gust blew the bob house around and spun the Argo around. Did a quick 360 in the dark and ended up facing the same direction. Continued on....
Had both bob houses in the launch by 4:30 am.
Psycho and Tippin showed up around 6:30 am and they started in on retrieving theirs. Ice was tight so pulling with wheelers was easy but getting across the launch was starting to get tricky with the ice breaking up. Managed to get Tippin's, Psycho, Scruffy and Laker Taker's house off the ice today without a hitch.
Troutfreak and I think Frog decided to keep their houses out there this week and fish.
The boat launch is pretty much junk now.
Rest of the day was spent loading houses onto trailers and taking em home.
So Bobhouse fishing is done for this season however the season isn't over yet. Back to the portables.
Thank god all are safe with no incidents! This happened fast!
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Glad you guys are all back with no damage or casualties. The ice turns quick this year. Hope to see you all at the get together.
Jason
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Conditions were pretty sloppy down off of West Shore Road. Thin crust on top that you would break through into a couple inches of water. Underneath that there was 12" then got thinner heading out towards the middle.
Not many fish in our group either day. One of the guys jigged up two gorgeous rainbows, a 2.53 and a 2.79.
I had a bunch of marks on the flasher today but couldn't get many to commit. Lost a monster perch right in the hole, then caught a dink perch on the next drop. I kept changing out jigs when they wouldn't commit, but couldn't get any customers.
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Shobizz and I spent the day off Cummings trying for bows and lakers...got zilch.
Wind was wicked as it gets trying to blow the popup down to the BIG CATCH.
Figured out where the 4 "extra" ice anchors go after fighting the wind picking up and shifting the popup around.
Ahhh that's what those 4 grommetted straps are for!
Fixed that situation! Duh.
Saw one smallmouth that came in and thumbed its nose at my jig and Shobizz saw 2 lakers just cruising in the shadows...very silty in this particular spot. Visibility was not ideal down there.
Had a radio on but vewy vewy quiet (as Elmer Fudd would say) ;D
Tomorrow's another day!
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Shobizz and I spent the day off Cummings trying for bows and lakers...got zilch.
Wind was wicked as it gets trying to blow the popup down to the BIG CATCH.
Figured out where the 4 "extra" ice anchors go after fighting the wind picking up and shifting the popup around.
Ahhh that's what those 4 grommetted straps are for!
Fixed that situation! Duh.
Saw one smallmouth that came in and thumbed its nose at my jig and Shobizz saw 2 lakers just cruising in the shadows...very silty in this particular spot. Visibility was not ideal down there.
Had a radio on but vewy vewy quiet (as Elmer Fudd wild say) ;D
Tomorrow's another day!
Funny you mention the extra ice anchors. We had a kid in our group leave his pop up out overnight. We woke up the next day and it was gone. The tie down straps broke and just the anchors were left behind.
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80 hour week completed.... now time to trailer up my stabbin cabin on Saturday haha. Is there still a chance to fish for rainbows on the sourhern end of the lake?
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80 hour week completed.... now time to trailer up my stabbin cabin on Saturday haha. Is there still a chance to fish for rainbows on the sourhern end of the lake?
Hey Outdoorlife, yes you can fish the south end. Your houses are alright too in the parking lot. no problems that i am aware of.
Hopefully see you and ZZ this weekend.
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Hey Outdoorlife, yes you can fish the south end. Your houses are alright too in the parking lot. no problems that i am aware of.
Hopefully see you and ZZ this weekend.
Hey Chris!
Shobizz and I fished off the Cummings beach parking lot yesterday...Morning was fine but as the temps climbed so did the puddles...still plenty of ice but it seems the "access area" from the main lot was taking a beating and at the end of the day you were breaking through about 6-8 inches. Don't know how much more ice was beneath that though...didn't want to make any unnecessary holes at that spot.
We tried for lakers and had a couple of traps set for bows but no luck that day. Some other guys were hitting it pretty hard and there are tons of holes everywhere (off the parking lot.)
Next time I'm going to go further toward the foot of the lake...bottom was very silty there too.
I wouldn't bring a house out there just yet though...
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Funny you mention the extra ice anchors. We had a kid in our group leave his pop up out overnight. We woke up the next day and it was gone. The tie down straps broke and just the anchors were left behind.
Ha! I can certainly understand that!
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Ha! I can certainly understand that!
The best part was it was his dad's pop up!
He did take pictures of how the straps broke and is trying to get a refund. I have the same one as him (Bass Pro Extreme Arctic Angler). I'm keeping my eye on that for sure.
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The best part was it was his dad's pop up!
He did take pictures of how the straps broke and is trying to get a refund. I have the same one as him (Bass Pro Extreme Arctic Angler). I'm keeping my eye on that for sure.
Yup...something like that (tie down straps) should not be your weakest link in holding your pop up in place. If you get no satisfaction from the manufacturer perhaps take it to a local boat canvas shop and get them sewn right. Probably do it while you wait too. I can recommend Village Canvas in Meredith off 104...Bev is a great guy who does superior work!
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The best part was it was his dad's pop up!
He did take pictures of how the straps broke and is trying to get a refund. I have the same one as him (Bass Pro Extreme Arctic Angler). I'm keeping my eye on that for sure.
I'm on my 3rd season with the same pop-up, really for 199 you get what you pay for. I think as far as hub style shelters go clam,eskimo,frabil, etc I wouldn't recommend leaving them set up on the ice overnight. Regardless of who makes it if you get 40 or 50mph gusts which aren't uncommon on our big lakes at night it's going to cause the hub to collapse and eventually get pretty beat up.
there's a trade-off between portability and durability. I don't think I'd leave anything out unattended for an extended period of time unless it was a hardside anchored with 2X4's and ratchet straps or something similar....and we've all seen even some of them break free and go for a ride. a 1" section of nylon strap is only going to go so far.
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I'm on my 3rd season with the same pop-up, really for 199 you get what you pay for. I think as far as hub style shelters go clam,eskimo,frabil, etc I wouldn't recommend leaving them set up on the ice overnight. Regardless of who makes it if you get 40 or 50mph gusts which aren't uncommon on our big lakes at night it's going to cause the hub to collapse and eventually get pretty beat up.
there's a trade-off between portability and durability. I don't think I'd leave anything out unattended for an extended period of time unless it was a hardside anchored with 2X4's and ratchet straps or something similar....and we've all seen even some of them break free and go for a ride. a 1" section of nylon strap is only going to go so far.
I guess the bottom line is that I would not leave any popup out unattended...blow away problem solved.
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Episode 10
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Nice!
Seems like such a short time ago...
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I almost cried. That was probably my favorite filming of what the lake looked like, and it was sad and beautiful at the same time.
I also almost cried when I remembered that the drone was watching when I messed up taking down my portable lol. I hadn't used it in so long that I forgot a couple of steps. ::) There's Ladybug trying to help, and when she told me what I had done wrong I couldn't help but laugh at myself. She knows that tent as well as I do; she test drove it with me when I first bought it (and incidentally, we're still alive to tell the tales lol).
Seriously, Jiggin, that was beautiful footage. Well done!
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Good times and Great Memories is what its all about.
Glad you liked the video and we were able to capture a snap shot of time.
Its fun to watch you and Ladybug cause i know it will be special.
Thanks Guinea.
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Cool video. Thanks for sharing.
Are some of the portions with the drone shown at 2x speed?
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Just wondering what Guinea is using for a portable. Got a 2 man but it's getting too much to pull around. Looking for a single that's light and of decent quality. Any suggestions?
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Episode 10
What approximate time frame was this vid taken...early or late season?
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Cool video. Thanks for sharing.
Are some of the portions with the drone shown at 2x speed?
yes some of it was sped up 2x otherwise the video would be too long. I try to keep them within 10 mins but sometimes its hard to cut the footage.
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The drone footage is awesome..great job as usual Jiggin :tipup:
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What approximate time frame was this vid taken...early or late season?
Around Jan 20th....
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Just wondering what Guinea is using for a portable. Got a 2 man but it's getting too much to pull around. Looking for a single that's light and of decent quality. Any suggestions?
Eskimo quick flips run about 50 pounds and are of decent quality .Otter makes the best flip overs,not sure of the weight but I know they cost some !
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Nice!
Seems like such a short time ago...
Amazing Jiggin
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Just wondering what Guinea is using for a portable. Got a 2 man but it's getting too much to pull around. Looking for a single that's light and of decent quality. Any suggestions?
It's a Shappell Rover 1.5 (I think it's meant to fit 1.5 people, but Ladybug and I have crammed ourselves in it lol). It weighs about 70 pounds empty, so I use my windbreak instead whenever possible.
I have nothing bad to say about the Shappell, but they do have a smaller model than mine. They are now the "FX series", and looking at the site, the FX100 weighs 37 pounds. Is yours a flip? My favorite thing about having a flip is that is is so easy to set up/ tear down in the wind when you're alone. Someday I'd like to buy a small hub for when I have company since they are super light.
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It's a Shappell Rover 1.5 (I think it's meant to fit 1.5 people, but Ladybug and I have crammed ourselves in it lol). It weighs about 70 pounds empty, so I use my windbreak instead whenever possible.
I have nothing bad to say about the Shappell, but they do have a smaller model than mine. They are now the "FX series", and looking at the site, the FX100 weighs 37 pounds. Is yours a flip? My favorite thing about having a flip is that is is so easy to set up/ tear down in the wind when you're alone. Someday I'd like to buy a small hub for when I have company since they are super light.
Thanks for the insight on the Shappell Flip Guinea. Good to know, 70 lbs empty, wow. Didnt realize they were that heavy, but i imagine it being pretty easy to just flip up whenever and wherever. How do they pull in the snow?
I had always thought I wanted to try one. But then i got an Eskimo Quickfish 3 hub and never turned back! So much room , 34 lbs and so easy to transport. I would recommend one all day long. I dont find it to be too tough in the wind to setup either(unless youre talkin 50 mph or something). Definitely was nice to have a shelter this past weekend.
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I was looking forward to the get together again, having attended and met a few of the great, Newfound Circus folks last year but this year I cannot attend.
I say this regretfully, as I have met more of you this year and to miss out on the event this year will I miss my chance to say one more hello to the wonderful people I have met already and also to meet people I haven't met yet.
Jiggin, CH, Laker Taker, Dragin, ZZ, Ashia, OutdoorsLife, Lawnguyjack, are folks I enjoyed taking part in the Circus with and I was in close proximity to others out there north of Mayhew but didn't get the opportunity to say hi in person.
I was looking forward to meeting many more but it won't be in the cards this year...I have a painful condition with my foot and I decided to get it surgically, fixed on the 16th of this month...I have to stay off the foot for the first week then there's a 6-8 week healing period. I chose to do it soon to get it over with before the spring fishing/boating season starts. Hopefully, things will work out and I'll be good as new by then!
I will, however, be buying tickets for the great prizes being drawn as well as the beautiful shack donated by NFS so I'll be there in spirit!
Thanks for a fun, learning, season out there! I truly look forward to next year (with a bigger bob house) and more good times.
I have to acknowledge one person and thank him for his selfless generousity, and for all he does to keep THE CIRCUS humming like clock work...Jiggin...you are one in a million! Thank you!
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I have to acknowledge one person and thank him for his selfless generousity, and for all he does to keep THE CIRCUS humming like clock work...Jiggin...you are one in a million! Thank you!
Thank you very much Mowbizz however i can't take the credit. It is truely a Circus effort that keeps this rolling along each year like it should. There are so many folks (you included) that are a part of the overall Newfound Circus and each one of us brings something special to our table. Everyone contributes in their own way from being friendly to being helpful to looking out for one another etc. This is something that i am very proud to be a small part of.
Each year we continue to grow in numbers so i feel strongly we are doing the right thing on Newfound.
United we stand, divided we fall. I believe in that.
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Nice forum Mike, just found this site nice Drone aerial views
Lee
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Thank you very much Mowbizz however i can't take the credit. It is truely a Circus effort that keeps this rolling along each year like it should. There are so many folks (you included) that are a part of the overall Newfound Circus and each one of us brings something special to our table. Everyone contributes in their own way from being friendly to being helpful to looking out for one another etc. This is something that i am very proud to be a small part of.
Each year we continue to grow in numbers so i feel strongly we are doing the right thing on Newfound.
United we stand, divided we fall. I believe in that.
Amen!
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Thanks for the reply Guinea. I've got a Frabill Guardian 2 man. Nice to fish out of but I've got all I can do to get it in the back of my truck by myself. I looked at that shappell. At 37 lbs I think thats the route I'll take next year. Looks like its over for this year.
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Is the Circus still Open for business... I was thinking of taking a ride up tomorrow and I am trying to decide between Newfound and Winni...
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It's a Shappell Rover 1.5 (I think it's meant to fit 1.5 people, but Ladybug and I have crammed ourselves in it lol).
1.5 people? The State told me I'm not allowed to cut them in half anymore so how is that gonna work?
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1.5 people? The State told me I'm not allowed to cut them in half anymore so how is that gonna work?
Just stuff half down the hole - top half or bottom half, your choice!!! ;)
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Episode 11
Enjoy in HD
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Episode 11
Enjoy in HD
Awesome stuff!
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Episode 11
Enjoy in HD
I remember that day. We had advance notice (5.5) that the drone was flying. When we heard that we expected an imminent fly by and went to full shields. Good to know they still work. Never underestimate the power of The Dark Side.
Great footage as always.
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Good tunes in that one, Jiggin!
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1.5 people? The State told me I'm not allowed to cut them in half anymore so how is that gonna work?
:roflmao: I guess if they're watching you, you'd better get the 2.0 or 1.0. I'm not on their radar. ;)
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Another good video! :) I didn't realize you could cull lakers in NH. ;D
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Good tunes in that one, Jiggin!
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J.Geils.. Wow that brings back memories
How far will the signal on your drone carry??
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How far will the signal on your drone carry??
Says 4.5 miles out.
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Dragin, if you see this please check your PM's
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Says 4.5 miles out.
Unless headed to The Dark Side.
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Unless headed to The Dark Side.
True dat. I tried twice and it was sent back....weird. :unsure:
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True dat. I tried twice and it was sent back....weird. :unsure:
This might explain the Dark Side and your drone problems. "Once your gone, you can't come back. When your out of the blue and into the black."
Johnny Rotten >:D
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This might explain the Dark Side and your drone problems. "Once your gone, you can't come back. When your out of the blue and into the black."
Johnny Rotten >:D
Thanks Capt. :clap:
Did a little reminiscing over that classic!
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Thanks Capt. :clap:
Did a little reminiscing over that classic!
Your more than welcome CD and no extra charge for the flashback. ;)
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Episode 12 watch in HD
CH kicking me and her brothers butt in a fish off. Wont do that again. :(
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I've Ben fish' @ newfound qwite often I haven't seen a sole houses r all on the side
Of the lake no 1's seems 2 B fish' it has Ben very cold the past 2 weekends
Haven't seen many since the rotory derby. 25/ 30 inchs of ice no fisherman or fisherlady's
🐟🎣❄️.
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Episode 12 watch in HD
CH kicking me and her brothers butt in a fish off. Wont do that again. :(
Wow! No Lakers are safe from her!
Thanks for the video lesson.
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Episode 12 watch in HD
CH kicking me and her brothers butt in a fish off. Wont do that again. :(
The Lady is a jiggin' machine! She ate u up an spit u out!
Awesome! Me and Shobizz were doing the same all (the short) season and couldn't jig even one up... :'(
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Great video... thanks for the details and shots of the underwater camera and sonar... very interesting.
Congrats to CH on a double digit laker season... or was that just for the day :)
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Nice
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Another sweet short. That bobhouse is top notch... as is CH's Tip n' Rip on that jig stick.
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Congrats to CH on a double digit laker season... or was that just for the day :)
Most were caught that day....she's up to 21 for the season so far. All jigged up.
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I've Ben fish' @ newfound qwite often I haven't seen a sole houses r all on the side
Of the lake no 1's seems 2 B fish' it has Ben very cold the past 2 weekends
Haven't seen many since the rotory derby. 25/ 30 inchs of ice no fisherman or fisherlady's
🐟🎣❄️.
Mother Nature pulled a fast one on us....warm weather with rain and no let up in the forecast so we all pulled off when the going was good and then 2 weeks of cold. Started thinking of bringing my house back out last week, Then 20+" of snow which would make a mess out there right now i.e.: Slush Fest. Glad i didn't bite.....
Almost Mother Nature.....almost. :nono:
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Headed up to the get together Saturday and was hoping to get in a couple lines off Wellington beach before lunch like last year. I know NHTF said good ice south of Mayhew, but am I still ok off Wellington in 3-8 FOW? Hope to see some of the circus folk I met out there last year.
Thanks guys and gals..
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Headed up to the get together Saturday and was hoping to get in a couple lines off Wellington beach before lunch like last year. I know NHTF said good ice south of Mayhew, but am I still ok off Wellington in 3-8 FOW? Hope to see some of the circus folk I met out there last year.
Thanks guys and gals..
So i checked the ice off the beach before the storm. Ice was fine and getting on and off was no problems however since the snow (which i haven't checked the ice after the storm). i would imagine it would be deep snow drifts and perhaps slushy too (certainly after you drill a hole). We got 20+" of snow this past week. The wind will blow all the snow right into the beach area.
Just something to think about.
Looking forward to seeing you at the get together! Should be a hoot!
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So i checked the ice off the beach before the storm. Ice was fine and getting on and off was no problems however since the snow (which i haven't checked the ice after the storm). i would imagine it would be deep snow drifts and perhaps slushy too (certainly after you drill a hole). We got 20+" of snow this past week. The wind will blow all the snow right into the beach area.
Just something to think about.
Looking forward to seeing you at the get together! Should be a hoot!
Gotcha. Thanks Jiggin, I thought the drifts may be an issue. I'll find a spot somewhere, even if it's right off the launch in a couple feet of water, unless that's junk too.
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Gotcha. Thanks Jiggin, I thought the drifts may be an issue. I'll find a spot somewhere, even if it's right off the launch in a couple feet of water, unless that's junk too.
I plan on doing the same...no matter what it'll be my last trip of the season... time to spark up the green house and figure out what Im going to do with the space that came from having to remove 6 trees after this storm..
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I'll find a spot somewhere, even if it's right off the launch in a couple feet of water, unless that's junk too.
So....i checked the launch too before the storm. It looked like it caught again and was passable. I did not check it with a chisel but just looked at it from my truck. There was a slight pressure ridge in front of the launch but it would only be a few inches deep water. Going out from the launch and heading to the right, you should be all set....I think. Going Left from the launch was not very good all season but it might be ok now after the couple of weeks of cold however i really don't know so please use caution / chisel.
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J, Maybe you can pay CH to give you two lessons on jigging up some lakers ! :)
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Most were caught that day....she's up to 21 for the season so far. All jigged up.
Not sure how that ranks at the Circus, but 21 seems like a heck of as season. Way to put the house where the fish are, and congrats to her for jigging them up.
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J, Maybe you can pay CH to give you two lessons on jigging up some lakers ! :)
I need jigging lessons :-\
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Anyone know if there is any fishable ice left on Newfound?
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Yes we had around 12" off wellington bost ramp and ice lookrd good from there to the foot of the lake
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It is certainly fishable... but proceed with caution.... Where I was dropped from 12 down to about 7 as I headed out just north of the launch.
Still good ice, but check as you go... as always.
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HI Guys - Attended the outing Saturday for the fourth year in a row. Great time. Nice talkin' to Jiggin' and seeing familiar faces, and putting faces to names we hear on the radio. Keith did a great job on the event as always. FYI, my son Andrew is taking over Hyland33 and I will be Rockbottom. Time to get the flyrod ready since I wont be there next weekend. Jiggin keep the videos coming - great job! Rocky
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3/19/17
What a beautiful day to fish today. CH and i both got skunked but did see lakers all day. We made it out to the North End of Mayhew. Took the wheeler out, got set up and then decided to go back and bring out the sled due to deep snow. It was a little slow going out on the wheeler. Sled was much better.
After some thought while the lakers weren't biting, Decided to bring back out the Log Cabin bobhouse. Went home, shoveled off the trailer, pulled it out and loaded up the bob house. Out in 35fow off the boat launch now. Hoping to get some cusk fishing in during the week.
Thanks Psycho, Laker Taker and Beerhog for pulling it out for me from the launch.
I think Laker Taker ended up with 5 lakers, Psycho 1 and Butterfly 1. Beerhog spent part of his morning cleaning the bottom of the lake of tree branches until he finally decided to bump.
Laker Taker and Beerhog both have their houses out too. We're back.....
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Great to hear the Circus is back in town for a second showing... weather looks like you'll make it until your scheduled closing date too...
Good luck with the cusk and end of season event.
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3/19/17
What a beautiful day to fish today. CH and i both got skunked but did see lakers all day. We made it out to the North End of Mayhew. Took the wheeler out, got set up and then decided to go back and bring out the sled due to deep snow. It was a little slow going out on the wheeler. Sled was much better.
After some thought while the lakers weren't biting, Decided to bring back out the Log Cabin bobhouse. Went home, shoveled off the trailer, pulled it out and loaded up the bob house. Out in 35fow off the boat launch now. Hoping to get some cusk fishing in during the week.
Thanks Psycho, Laker Taker and Beerhog for pulling it out for me from the launch.
I think Laker Taker ended up with 5 lakers, Psycho 1 and Butterfly 1. Beerhog spent part of his morning cleaning the bottom of the lake of tree branches until he finally decided to bump.
Laker Taker and Beerhog both have their houses out too. We're back.....
I've Ben fish' @ newfound qwite often I haven't seen a sole houses r all on the side
Of the lake no 1's seems 2 B fish' it has Ben very cold the past 2 weekends
Haven't seen many since the rotory derby. 25/ 30 inchs of ice no fisherman or fisherlady's
🐟🎣❄️.
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I've Ben fish' @ newfound qwite often I haven't seen a sole houses r all on the side
Of the lake no 1's seems 2 B fish' it has Ben very cold the past 2 weekends
Haven't seen many since the rotory derby. 25/ 30 inchs of ice no fisherman or fisherlady's
🐟🎣❄️.
Thanks for the update.
25 /30" of ice.....that's gotta be at the foot of the lake but doubtful that much. No where else on the lake has that much ice from what i can tell. It would be interesting to know if that was taken with a tape measure or by eye balling?
Cummings beach this time of year or after Jan, tends to die down in terms of producing a lot of fish. Maybe rainbows but Lakers seem to slow down in this area. We migrate to different parts of the lake after Jan or as soon as we can.
Everyone pulled their houses off the lake as Mother Nature pulled a fast one on us. Warming up for a few weeks with rain and then hitting us with 2 weeks of cold and super high winds. Its a pain to bring houses back after bringing them home but some of us ended up bringing them back. Round 2 so to speak.
I know of 3 houses on the lake, possibly more by this weekend. Still have a couple weeks left but the last week weather is looking iffy again.
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Thanks for the update.
25 /30" of ice.....that's gotta be at the foot of the lake but doubtful that much. No where else on the lake has that much ice from what i can tell. It would be interesting to know if that was taken with a tape measure or by eye balling?
They made the same post on the previous page.
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Yeah, I know but was ignoring it actually.
Personally I think he borrowed CH's tape measure......
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Hello, I enjoy reading the many post on your site. It seems to be a great group of folks on Newfound and that is why I have decided to put my house out there next year and enjoy the fun. With that being said I am looking for opinions on what the best underwater camera to buy is (I am looking to get an off season deal). I will hopefully learn a lot more from you all over the off season. Thanks for your reccommendations.
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Hello, I enjoy reading the many post on your site. It seems to be a great group of folks on Newfound and that is why I have decided to put my house out there next year and enjoy the fun. With that being said I am looking for opinions on what the best underwater camera to buy is (I am looking to get an off season deal). I will hopefully learn a lot more from you all over the off season. Thanks for your reccommendations.
Welcome and thanks for reading the posts. Appreciate it and any comments / updates.
The best camera unfortunately is not in business any longer and can't get them. It was C-Fish which rotated within the camera housing. For $214.00 included shipping you couldn't go wrong I wish i knew they were going out of business cause i would of bought another.
There are so many great cameras out there. Some things to consider are:
How deep do you plan to fish = how long of a cable you should be looking at
Camera Clarity = The deeper you go, the harder it is to see.
Panning or Not = Panning is nice
Monitor size = bigger the better
Color or no color = Color really doesn't matter but its cool.
Lights = Adjustable lights are nice but i really never use them. At night, i put the camera away however that said i haven't seen lights effect cusk at all.
DVR or no DVR = to record onto SD cards.
Budget = no explanation.
Hardside mount = Where can you comfortably mount or place the monitor / camera and also run cable out of the house easily.
Think about some way to mount the cable in the middle of the hole so when it freezes you can easily chop it out without cutting the cable. I made a PVC pipe similar to a tip up to mount my cable inside so i don't chop it in half.
Some cameras to think about are Marcum. They have very good customer service. They have an cable panner which rotates your camera but it basically twists your cable. Another is Aqua View but personally i don't like the fish shaped camera. It doesn't seem to bother the lakers though nor excite them either. Vexlar makes one too.
During the off season you have plenty of time to wade through them all. Best to start now though while the iron is hot for research.
Good luck. Hope this helps.
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Great information Jiggin, thank you
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Hey guys,
I've been trolling this site for a couple years and finally I am joining. Lol thinking of fishing newfound tommorow wondering where the hell I can get some shiners in this state right now?!?! Everyone seems to be all out. I'm in the Concord area but will be traveling north tommorow. Any help is appreciated!!!
Matty
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Loudon country store usually has bait.
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Hey guys,
I've been trolling this site for a couple years and finally I am joining. Lol thinking of fishing newfound tommorow wondering where the hell I can get some shiners in this state right now?!?! Everyone seems to be all out. I'm in the Concord area but will be traveling north tommorow. Any help is appreciated!!!
Matty
Matty
I just called Newfound Trading Post ( Newfound Sales) near the lake on 3A in Bristol...he has "small shiners" and is expecting more bait on Thursday.
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Just called them, all out. It's a crap shoot so far! Lol
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Awesome thanks guys. How's the ice holding up around wellington?!? Still doing ok?!?
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Stop in at AJ's in Meredith....That's where i go when i need bait.
I also trap my own bait due to times like these.
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Jigging,
Aj's is usually my go to guy but he is out of bait until late Friday!
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Thanks MattyD. Good to know but surprised too.
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Have you tried WH sports in Concord off clinton st?
Wayne Hall 225-5355
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Yeah he is right up the street from me, he was all done with bait last weekend
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Just a heads up, the Barnstore in Salisbury is all done as well.
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Wow what a windy day today on newfound, never have I had my 37 pound ice auger blow across a lake. Lol
Wellington is locked up pretty good now but it sure does get thinner the farther north u go. I'll be back Friday to try my luck again!
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Wow what a windy day today on newfound, never have I had my 37 pound ice auger blow across a lake. Lol
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Episode 13
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Hey any of you guys have any luck out off the wellington beach area on the other side of the point from the launch?? Just wondering, I've never fished through the ice over there and usually don't see people over there. I know that it drops off pretty quickly
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Hey any of you guys have any luck out off the wellington beach area on the other side of the point from the launch?? Just wondering, I've never fished through the ice over there and usually don't see people over there. I know that it drops off pretty quickly
When i was younger I used to fish there with my godsons. We used to fish in 17 fow before underwater cameras. Can see crystal clear if you darken your house. Caught lakers and cusk out there.
Some pretty good stories growing up on that side ice fishing....but thats for another time. Funny memories.
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Episode 13
Love the double down on the Alice In Chains. Thanks for all the shots this year Jiggin
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3/25/17
Today we held our Newfound Circus Get Together. All week we kept watching the weather and last count today was suppose to be the best day of the weekend. Turned out it was and not related to the weather. We had a lot of laughs today. A ton of food cooked on our new grill starting off with Breakfast through Lunch / Dinner.
Lush caught 2 lakers right off the bat this morning and CH soon followed owning the board with the longest laker. Lush then caught one bigger than her ruling the board until Scruffy caught one longer. Scruffy ended the day with the longest laker of the day. Lush ended the day with the most, 5 lakers for the day.
Mimi, Jake, DaJu, Frog, Psycho and Polar Bear all hooked up as well. Seemed just about everyone did except Laker Taker and I, we were shut down today :)
Great day and a season closer for most of us. I still have my house out there with Laker Taker and Beerhog. CH and I have next week off so we'll close out the season next week bouncing around the lake using the house as a portable. More to come.....and plenty of video footage from today.
Thanks to all the Circus members, Today was one of the best days i had on Newfound this season and i hardly fished. I ate way too much and Laughed even more.
Cheers.
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Sounds like fun! Nothing better than beer, fish,and friends :tipup:
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3/26/17
Took me a while to hook up with Gumption this morning. Got to the lake a bit late today for some reason :) and Gumption and I decided to bounce the house. Moved south to 28 fow. Caught a cusk around 11:30 am 21". Saw it on the camera but visability wasn't too good. Beautiful morning out weather wise. Thinking this mornings weather would of been great yesterday but in the afternoon it clouded over and started to get cold. Cooked up some bratwurst for lunch on the grill. Had a laker coming around all day but didn't want anything offered. Got tired of watching that same laker so decided time to move. Bounced to the other side of the lake, over to the Condos on Whittemore. Dropped off the house and hitting that tomorrow morning.
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Way to keep on keepin' on Jiggin!
Sounds like you'll have a great last week of your 2017 season and it also sounds like conditions really came together for it to happen!
Typing this as I am on my back with my 10 day old foot surgery looking forward to better days.
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3/27/17
CH and i went back out today. Raining but not cold around 34f out. Boat launch side doesn't have too much slush however over by the condos has about 5" of slush by the end of the day. Still 14" of ice measured with a tape measure.
CH caught 3 losing one that got hung up under the ice. I got one when she wasn't paying attention probably texting Butterfly. A laker came flying in, right up to her jig (she never saw it). I high jerked my jig, it came right over and up it came. I was ok with that. :)
No one on the lake as far as we could tell. It was nice and quiet. CH cooked eggs and bacon for Breakfast. I cooked Chicken and Cusk on the grill for lunch / diner. Afternoon the rain stopped.
Left the house there, gonna fish that area again tomorrow and then bounce to another spot on the lake for fishing on Weds. Trying to load some pics but photobucket SUXS!!!
More later.....
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I'll be out there somewhere tommorow as well with the wife. Just look for the big blue clam shack 👌 ;D
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3/28/17
Tough going this morning with all the slush. Slow day of fishing, saw 4 on the camera at one time, they seemed aggressive but turned out they were just messing with us.
Around 1:30 pm decided to bounce the house back across the lake. Was going to go into Pikes cove but decided not to due to slush. It generally gets packed in there when it snows and the wind is blowing.
Decided to hit the fingers in 50fow. 14" of ice. After moving the house i brought CH back to shore so she could get some chores done at home. Not thinking, i loaded the fish finder and underwater camera in her car. Got back to the house and drilled 2 holes and started fishing "blind". Nothing with the Kastmaster and cut bait so decided to put down a #9 Pimple with cut bait. Bounce that all over the bottom. Put a piece of chum on the Motorvator.
After 20 mins of jigging, i got a hit but missed it. Then hit again, this time brought it up. Soon after the Motorvator went off and screamed lined. Unfortunately i dubbed that one and lost it.
Left the lake around 5 pm. On the way back checked where my house was off the boat launch prior to moving to the condos. Checked out my holes and only 8" of ice there. Will stay at the fingers until Friday i think then pull off.
But....back at it tomorrow.
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Glad to see you still at it Jiggin...I'm surprised the boat launch has held up so well this late.
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Yes holding up so far. No traffic. Got 2 so far today and lost 3 on the motorvator due to pre-jerk-ulation watching them take the chum instead of letting them run w it. :( Got too excited I guess. I'm still 3 less than CH for the season, trying to catch up.
Breezy today. Might pull back to the launch at the end of today. Snow storm coming Friday. Heard heavy wet.
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Yes holding up so far. No traffic. Got 2 so far today and lost 3 on the motorvator due to pre-jerk-ulation watching them take the chum instead of letting them run w it. :( Got too excited I guess. I'm still 3 less than CH for the season, trying to catch up.
Breezy today. Might pull back to the launch at the end of today. Snow storm coming Friday. Heard heavy wet.
Way to hang in there Jiggin. Thank CH again for the jawjacker fished with it 3 times no jacketing yet but I will be giving it a try tomorrow. Good idea moving the house to the launch sucks with that storm coming.
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Yes holding up so far. No traffic. Got 2 so far today and lost 3 on the motorvator due to pre-jerk-ulation watching them take the chum instead of letting them run w it. :( Got too excited I guess. I'm still 3 less than CH for the season, trying to catch up.
Breezy today. Might pull back to the launch at the end of today. Snow storm coming Friday. Heard heavy wet.
How heavy you figure your log cabin is Jiggin?
I was wondering how you get it on a trailer from bare ground...some kind of winch?
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I love still seeing reports of people fishing. Way to keep after it.
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3/29/17
Decided after much thinking....to bring the bob house home. Was gonna push it for another day but with the snow storm coming, decided best to get out, put the bob house away for the season and get ready for the storm.
Laker Taker and Beerhog took theirs off too.
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A couple from Yesterday...finally got photo bucket to work....
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This one put me 3 behind CH for the season....
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Panorama shot from one end of the house to the other
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That last shot looks like a lonely...lonely place...
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Episode 14
Watching Lakers all Day.....could think of worse things to do.
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That's a pic of a good season
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Great pics and videos Jiggin. Ive enjoyed them all season. Another Newfound Circus season in the books. Good luck in the offseason.
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J, Yes, another great year of your posts and videos. Keep em coming next year ! :)
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3/31/2017
Well, it's finally officially here. End of the season 2017. (for Lake Trout)
Always seems like a short season but i'm amazed at how much fun, great times and awesome memories we can pack into a season so short.
Great seeing everyone, like a big family reunion. With any big family reunion there is always something going on to keep us entertained. Some good, some bad, some happy and some sad but always some thing. I come back every weekend just to see what that some thing brings.
We increased the size of the Circus this season (as we do each year) and welcomed / made some new friends that have the right attitude. Keeps getting bigger and better and no one got hurt. All came on and all came off, no one left behind.
CH beat me this season by 3 lakers. She ended up with 24 and 21 for me. I tried to catch up but Couldn't produce. Fell short, Peter'd out, "It's never happened to me before", etc etc.. whatever my excuse....All season she held the lead where i even had to take a few extra days off trying to take the lead. The student has become the master....or something like that. :bow:
Thanks everyone who read through this thread and watched the videos as a peek inside what some of the shenanigans and camaraderie happens on one of the Cleanest if not the cleanest lake in New Hampshire. Thank you to those that posted up and commented, gave reports, updates and asked questions. I hope you found this thread helpful in some way if not just simply entertaining like i do. I am very fortunate to live so close to Newfound and be surrounded by a quality of life and good folks that some have to drive miles to enjoy.
Lastly, I especially want to thank all the Newfound Circus Members. You absolutely prove that we can live in peace. Imagine.
Cheers.
Jiggin.
ps: I'll continue to post up Newfound Circus Season 2017 videos on here as i make them.
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3/31/2017
Well, it's finally officially here. End of the season 2017. (for Lake Trout)
Always seems like a short season but i'm amazed at how much fun, great times and awesome memories we can pack into a season so short.
Great seeing everyone, like a big family reunion. With any big family reunion there is always something going on to keep us entertained. Some good, some bad, some happy and some sad but always some thing. I come back every weekend just to see what that some thing brings.
We increased the size of the Circus this season (as we do each year) and welcomed / made some new friends that have the right attitude. Keeps getting bigger and better and no one got hurt. All came on and all came off, no one left behind.
CH beat me this season by 3 lakers. She ended up with 24 and 21 for me. I tried to catch up but Couldn't produce. Fell short, Peter'd out, "It's never happened to me before", etc etc.. whatever my excuse....All season she held the lead where i even had to take a few extra days off trying to take the lead. The student has become the master....or something like that. :bow:
Thanks everyone who read through this thread and watched the videos as a peek inside what some of the shenanigans and camaraderie happens on one of the Cleanest if not the cleanest lake in New Hampshire. Thank you to those that posted up and commented, gave reports, updates and asked questions. I hope you found this thread helpful in some way if not just simply entertaining like i do. I am very fortunate to live so close to Newfound and be surrounded by a quality of life and good folks that some have to drive miles to enjoy.
Lastly, I especially want to thank all the Newfound Circus Members. You absolutely prove that we can live in peace. Imagine.
Cheers.
Jiggin.
ps: I'll continue to post up Newfound Circus Season 2017 videos on here as i make them.
Thank YOU, Jiggin!!
And thank you for the hospitality and generosity that you continuously, display each minute you are out there!
A wonderful, funny, caring, role model who sets an example of leadership for the microcosm of life called The Newfound Circus!
So happy to be a part of it and so, looking forward to being able to future seasons, good or not so good.
See you next year!
Mowbizz and Shobizz
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Episode 15
Laker Taker's mom made us some cookies.
Enjoy in HD
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Outstanding Jiggin!
Watching your vid makes us feel like we were just there!
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thanks to all that participate in this thread...every year I tell myself I'm going to fish there "a few times" it never seems to happen... only during the get together...what this thread does do...is get me through many a day at work when the only thing that keeps me from choking the XXXX out of someone at work is the adventures and video's shared here.. thanks again.. hope everyone has a great summer... now it's time for me to turn my attention to the brine...
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Same here... every year I say "next year" I am going to the circus and only make it the day of the event (Thanks Keith)... heck I even keep a Motorola in the truck so I can tune in to 5.5 when I make it....
This is a great thread and you guys have a great thing going on at Newfound, it really is something special. Coming off the ice after the outing this year I was fortunate enough to get to talk so some of the circus mainstays... a great group of people that couldn't be more helpful (started helping me load my gear in my truck without hesitation and without even being asked).
So NEXT YEAR - I hope to visit more.... until then have a great "off season" and be safe... and keep the videos coming!
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Episode 16....
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Good tune!
Looking lonelier and lonelier out there!
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Checking the bob houses after a snow storm...
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So after having it for a full ice fishing season, how did the new ride stack up?
Looks like it was ripping through the snow without issue...
Thanks for the video..
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So after having it for a full ice fishing season, how did the new ride stack up?
Looks like it was ripping through the snow without issue...
Thanks for the video..
Good and Bad actually.
Good:
I used it in all conditions this season and it did not let me down. In deep slush, it didn't go fast (around 7 mph) but it didn't stop either. Normally it will go around 15 - 25 mph depending on conditions but honestly that's too fast with no suspension. It's better to just take your time and go.
It pulled my house without any issues but of course i make sure conditions were right for pulling the house.
Plenty of room inside for all my gear and wife. Didn't need to use a tow sled but only a couple of times which was nice, not filling up a sled with slush or snow as added weight.
It was very warm inside, some advise that Adrien gave me a couple of years ago was to not get the heater. He was absolutely right. The engine generates enough heat that for most of the winter i didn't put on a coat while inside. It was nice to not have to dress all up in full winter gear to go to and from the bob house.
CH felt a lot more comfortable and safe in it as well.
The Bad:
I didn't really use my wheeler nor snowmobile but only a few times this season even though i registered both. Not sure what i'll do next season in terms of registration. For sure the Argo but the other 2.....not sure. Maybe as needed i will.
You don't go fast like a mentioned above but as we are getting older, it's probably better to go slow and steady anyways.
When i got it, Green Ghost asked me why did i buy that?!?! A little confused by his question at the time. He mentioned that everybody will be asking for help to move their bob houses now that they know this is on the lake. He was dead on. I don't mind helping others however when i was asked it was usually in not ideal moving conditions by others. I need to learn to say NO or wait until things get better. I ended up smoking a belt and turns out they aren't cheap.
It's big to trailer and requires more room for parking. I have a parking spot at Wellington so it wasn't an issue.
No suspension like a wheeler or snowmobile but with balloon tires, it wasn't too bad.
No door, you have to climb in and out. After a few times, you develop a system for climbing in and out plus it gives me an opportunity to check out CH's back side.... :) so i guess this should be under the "Good".
Modification:
I have some modifications to make to it this season. The auger rack i put on the front was too much weight bouncing around and ended up braking the bracket that holds the front brush guard on the Argo. Im glad I did in a weird way because it was an after market front brush guard. The winch on the front is interchangeable so it can be hooked up to the rear of the Argo however with the front brush guard, i wasn't able to remove the winch. The brush guard supports were in the way of removing the winch. Glad i was never in a situation where i had to use the winch on the back. I like the brush guard for a couple of reasons, for the super bright LED lights and for easy access to my chisel. I am planning to modify the brush guard and put it back on this summer. Right now i have it off.
I'll need to come up with another way or place perhaps to mount my auger. Luckily i have a couple of friends that are very good welders. Thats another project for this summer.
I would love to put a hard top / sides on this Argo but being warned about being tipsy should it go into the water i.e.: top heavy. The canopy works very well and no issues but eventually it will tear or get worn. Something to think about in the future.
I plan to take it to Vermont soon for service work and see what that brings. I at the least need a new belt.
So all in all, i would say it was a great investment for CH and I. We are both glad we had the opportunity to get it and plan to take care of it so it will last hopefully our life time.
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Good and Bad actually.
Good:
I used it in all conditions this season and it did not let me down. In deep slush, it didn't go fast (around 7 mph) but it didn't stop either. Normally it will go around 15 - 25 mph depending on conditions but honestly that's too fast with no suspension. It's better to just take your time and go.
It pulled my house without any issues but of course i make sure conditions were right for pulling the house.
Plenty of room inside for all my gear and wife. Didn't need to use a tow sled but only a couple of times which was nice, not filling up a sled with slush or snow as added weight.
It was very warm inside, some advise that Adrien gave me a couple of years ago was to not get the heater. He was absolutely right. The engine generates enough heat that for most of the winter i didn't put on a coat while inside. It was nice to not have to dress all up in full winter gear to go to and from the bob house.
CH felt a lot more comfortable and safe in it as well.
The Bad:
I didn't really use my wheeler nor snowmobile but only a few times this season even though i registered both. Not sure what i'll do next season in terms of registration. For sure the Argo but the other 2.....not sure. Maybe as needed i will.
You don't go fast like a mentioned above but as we are getting older, it's probably better to go slow and steady anyways.
When i got it, Green Ghost asked me why did i buy that?!?! A little confused by his question at the time. He mentioned that everybody will be asking for help to move their bob houses now that they know this is on the lake. He was dead on. I don't mind helping others however when i was asked it was usually in not ideal moving conditions by others. I need to learn to say NO or wait until things get better. I ended up smoking a belt and turns out they aren't cheap.
It's big to trailer and requires more room for parking. I have a parking spot at Wellington so it wasn't an issue.
No suspension like a wheeler or snowmobile but with balloon tires, it wasn't too bad.
No door, you have to climb in and out. After a few times, you develop a system for climbing in and out plus it gives me an opportunity to check out CH's back side.... :) so i guess this should be under the "Good".
Modification:
I have some modifications to make to it this season. The auger rack i put on the front was too much weight bouncing around and ended up braking the bracket that holds the front brush guard on the Argo. Im glad I did in a weird way because it was an after market front brush guard. The winch on the front is interchangeable so it can be hooked up to the rear of the Argo however with the front brush guard, i wasn't able to remove the winch. The brush guard supports were in the way of removing the winch. Glad i was never in a situation where i had to use the winch on the back. I like the brush guard for a couple of reasons, for the super bright LED lights and for easy access to my chisel. I am planning to modify the brush guard and put it back on this summer. Right now i have it off.
I'll need to come up with another way or place perhaps to mount my auger. Luckily i have a couple of friends that are very good welders. Thats another project for this summer.
I would love to put a hard top / sides on this Argo but being warned about being tipsy should it go into the water i.e.: top heavy. The canopy works very well and no issues but eventually it will tear or get worn. Something to think about in the future.
I plan to take it to Vermont soon for service work and see what that brings. I at the least need a new belt.
So all in all, i would say it was a great investment for CH and I. We are both glad we had the opportunity to get it and plan to take care of it so it will last hopefully our life time.
Wow! Great review, Jiggin!
Shobizz and I are hoping to get into one for next season.
Seems like a few times when we hauled one machine to the lake the conditions were better suited for the other.
With an Argo you're pretty much covered no matter what the conditions...
Also I could plow and give rides to the grand kids during the off seasons.
We have to see some in person before we make a decision on a 6x6 or an 8x8.
The 6x6 may be too small for this widebody but would be easier to trailer.
Where is the dealer in Vermont? Do they have Argos in stock?
Thanks!
Mowbizz (and yes! You will need to learn to say no rather than risk breaking your investment!)
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Thanks for the write up - makes perfect sense and not surprised you were everyone's go to guy... as the leader of the circus.
It's hard to say no to friends, but when it is just a matter of convenience and them not being in a jam, its is something that you should be able to say and they should respect without question.
Glad it worked out for you and you were happy.... and we had ice for you to use it on this season.
Mowbizz good luck with your purchase... if you make it.
Dennis
P.S. I was at Sam's today and they had a 3 pack of Motorola Two way radios (https://www.samsclub.com/sams/motorola-3pk-2-way-t261tp/prod20601566.ip?xid=plp1120123-elec:product:1:2) for $50.00.... Just figured I'd mention it in case it was a good deal and there were any circus members looking to add to their collection.
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Thanks for the write up - makes perfect sense and not surprised you were everyone's go to guy... as the leader of the circus.
It's hard to say no to friends, but when it is just a matter of convenience and them not being in a jam, its is something that you should be able to say and they should respect without question.
Glad it worked out for you and you were happy.... and we had ice for you to use it on this season.
Mowbizz good luck with your purchase... if you make it.
Dennis
P.S. I was at Sam's today and they had a 3 pack of Motorola Two way radios (https://www.samsclub.com/sams/motorola-3pk-2-way-t261tp/prod20601566.ip?xid=plp1120123-elec:product:1:2) for $50.00.... Just figured I'd mention it in case it was a good deal and there were any circus members looking to add to their collection.
Thanks Dennis! I'll post here if or when we make our decision.
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episode 18
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Thanks for sharing Jiggin.
Missin the Hardwater already!!
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Second that ^
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Episode 19
Get on up pah!
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;D
Love me some James brown baby!
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Get up off of that thing and jig till you feel better
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That's great! How much more footage do you have to process from this winter? I love seeing the videos keep them coming
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That's great! How much more footage do you have to process from this winter? I love seeing the videos keep them coming
I still have a bunch more. I would guess there will be about 30 episodes when I'm done.
My goal is to release them every Tuesday if possible.
Stay tuned and thanks for the comments.
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Any pictures and or video from the gathering?
Thanks
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Jiggin thank you for posting all the video episodes. You have become very skilled at flying your drone.
Steve
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Any pictures and or video from the gathering?
Thanks
Yes but haven't even viewed them yet.
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Jiggin thank you for posting all the video episodes. You have become very skilled at flying your drone.
Steve
Thanks Steve. So far no crashes.... yet! They are making these things just about idiot proof...hence getting "skilled".
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You are welcome Jiggin . There still is always the possibility of a sudden failure /interruption in radio signal to the drone causing a crash. I'm also looking forward to any seeing the footage you took at NH. members gathering.
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I still have a bunch more. I would guess there will be about 30 episodes when I'm done.
My goal is to release them every Tuesday if possible.
Stay tuned and thanks for the comments.
Wow - 30 episodes - that's awesome and appreciated... and I agree with the others, the drone footage is amazing.
Thanks for all the effort you put into these - they are fun to watch... and now give Tuesdays (if you can actually find the time to do all this work) more meaning :)
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Episode 20
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Sloppy, good times!
Love the opening tune...quite appropriate!
Couldn't read the label on the bottle of "glug"
What was that stuff?
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Couldn't read the label on the bottle of "glug"
What was that stuff?
A wobbly pop.....kidding sorta.
The bottle is what Daju puts the Glug in. Whatever bottle he can find i would guess so the label really has no meaning.
Glögg, (I spelled it incorrectly) pronounced more or less like glooog, and means roughly "glow", is a Swedish recipe, sweet, high-octane, mulled wine, which is to say it is made with a potpourri of spices and all three Claret (red wine), port, and brandy.
Because it is served warm it is especially popular around Christmas or on the ice. It is the perfect cold-weather drink, warming the body and soul from the inside out.
Im not a big drinker but i when the Glogg or Apple Pie comes out i tend to have a nip or swallow.
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A wobbly pop.....kidding sorta.
The bottle is what Daju puts the Glug in. Whatever bottle he can find i would guess so the label really has no meaning.
Glögg, (I spelled it incorrectly) pronounced more or less like glooog, and means roughly "glow", is a Swedish recipe, sweet, high-octane, mulled wine, which is to say it is made with a potpourri of spices and all three Claret (red wine), port, and brandy.
Because it is served warm it is especially popular around Christmas or on the ice. It is the perfect cold-weather drink, warming the body and soul from the inside out.
Im not a big drinker but i when the Glogg or Apple Pie comes out i tend to have a nip or swallow.
Kinda warms the cockles of yer heart huh? Who could resist such a brew? ;D
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Im not a big drinker but i when the Glogg or Apple Pie comes out i tend to have a nip or swallow.
Who are you and what did you do to Jiggin???
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Who are you and what did you do to Jiggin???
Lol!
Cant fool everyone i guess. Good catch Capt. Black.
Actually CH wants me to grow up. I thought she said throw up so i had more of that Glog. Turns out my hearing isn't so good either.
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Episode 21
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Tuesday's are becoming a day to look forward too. Well done Jiggin!
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Just a general Newfound question...
Is anyone doing anything about the small sizes of lakers besides the 15" size limit?
I know lots of folks catch and release but shouldn't more be killed to get the general size of them to increase over time?
What are everyone's thoughts?
I personally keep anything legal...
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Just a general Newfound question...
Is anyone doing anything about the small sizes of lakers besides the 15" size limit?
I know lots of folks catch and release but shouldn't more be killed to get the general size of them to increase over time?
What are everyone's thoughts?
I personally keep anything legal...
Probably.
I don't keep them cause i don't like eating them. I have had them cut into strips, breaded with Italian bread crumbs and then deep fried. They were good like that but then again, anything deep fried is good.
Had them in chowder too and it wasn't bad.
I'll keep one for someone should they ask me to but otherwise i chuck em back down the hole.
I know of a person who keeps them to fertilize his garden, tills them into his soil in the spring.
Another thought is to keep them and give them to the Science Center......
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Thanks for the ideas Jiggin!
I love fish anyway and will use them and give some to family who can't get enough.
By the way, what would the science center do with them?
You mean keep them alive for a fish tank exhibit?
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Thanks for the ideas Jiggin!
I love fish anyway and will use them and give some to family who can't get enough.
By the way, what would the science center do with them?
You mean keep them alive for a fish tank exhibit?
The science center feeds out fish from the Winni (and Newfy if it happens) ice derby's that aren't picked up at the boards. They also get some from local kids derby's. They are fed to mink, otters, osprey etc. I do know from experience that its best to call ahead if you want to bring a personal donation of your catch.
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and one more thing... Do not attempt to keep them alive. It is illegal to transport game fish alive without a permit.
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and one more thing... Do not attempt to keep them alive. It is illegal to transport game fish alive without a permit.
Thanks for the info...didn't know about them feeding fish to the critters...makes sense!
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No worries mowbizz, and who knows I might just see you there.
Jiggin, do you put out a Newfound Circus soundtrack? This is my first season watching all the videos and the shots are awesome but I'm loving the tunes! Anyhow I hope you keep em coming!
Cheers,
Keith
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Jiggin, do you put out a Newfound Circus soundtrack? This is my first season watching all the videos and the shots are awesome but I'm loving the tunes! Anyhow I hope you keep em coming!
Cheers,
Keith
Thanks Keith. Glad you like them. I appreciate your comments and feedback. Always open to constructive criticism as well, it can only make them better.
It's a ton of work and takes up much of my nights, but i enjoy making them and re-living the experiences. Lots of laughs and unfortunately i have to cut some things out. I wish i could turn up the volume on some of the video comments but most are inappropriate, thats part of the reason for the music.
All songs are from our iTunes library. I am always open to other suggestions for music as well.
Must apologize to the country music folks, I'm don't know any country tunes other than the classic stuff i.e.: Charlie Pride, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell etc etc... Nothing against country music, just not exposed to it. A rock (and roll) kinda guy.
Thanks again!
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Episode 22
Flying..... Enjoy in HD!
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Seems like soft water just started and already I miss the hard pack. Sweet sunrise fog shots!
Cheers
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Not sure if this effects you Jiggin but it made me think of your videos.
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/334233-appeals-court-strikes-down-federal-registration-rule-for-toy-drones
Seems like there is still some common sense in the world.
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Not sure if this effects you Jiggin but it made me think of your videos.
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/334233-appeals-court-strikes-down-federal-registration-rule-for-toy-drones
Seems like there is still some common sense in the world.
Thank you Zwiggles.
I registered my drones just to be on the safe side.
Cheers
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Episode 23
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Thank you Jiggin for keeping us entertained with your videos. I'm guessing you have a GPS unit on the Argo or know how to operate a compass so you can navigate in the fog or during a snow storm.
Steve
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Thank you Jiggin for keeping us entertained with your videos. I'm guessing you have a GPS unit on the Argo or know how to operate a compass so you can navigate in the fog or during a snow storm.
Steve
Thanks Steve. Appreciate your comments.
Yes i have a GPS. It's almost a must at times on Newfound due to either fog, snow storm or very dark nights. Quite easy to get turned around.
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Episode 23
Great videography Jiggin!
Love the time lapse of the fog clearing!
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Yea that time lapse is cool.
And it looked like driving into the abyss at the end there.
Pretty cool.
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I mean to imply zero obligations, but..... is it Tuesday yet?
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I mean to imply zero obligations, but..... is it Tuesday yet?
Must be Tuesday somewhere?! ;D
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Episode 24....sometimes things don't go according to plan but it always works out with the help of friends.
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Another excellent video - great work with the song selection...
The circus, plan or no plan, seems to be a great group and always manages to get it done...
Tough year for hard sides, mother nature starting slow and not being able to make up her mind - but looking back a pretty good fishing season.
Thanks for making Tuesdays something to look forward too...
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I wonder if the seasons of good ice from New Years until March 31st are gone forever...
If not for lots of peeps working together, these conditions would have been difficult!
Thanks for the look back on what went on as I was home recovering from foot surgery!
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I wonder if the seasons of good ice from New Years until March 31st are gone forever...
If not for lots of peeps working together, these conditions would have been difficult!
Thanks for the look back on what went on as I was home recovering from foot surgery!
Well I know the big lakes were a little tough and spotty this year Mow, but this was one of those GREAT years for all other bodies of water. My season this year started December 10 and last day on the ice was April 12. It was one to remember.
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Well I know the big lakes were a little tough and spotty this year Mow, but this was one of those GREAT years for all other bodies of water. My season this year started December 10 and last day on the ice was April 12. It was one to remember.
Good for you!
I pretty much stick to Newfound and don't branch out much but you're right about smaller lakes.
Also had foot surgery which is screwing up my ability to do anything this spring...except try and get healed.
Better days ahead!
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So....i've been working on episode 25 "The Ice Shanty Gathering".
I had my brother from Arizona in last week and haven't had time to work / finish this episode. This episode started out over 2 hours of footage and i've gotten it down to around 29 minutes so far. I think that is still too long.
Trying to cut it down even further but i might not be able to publish it for next Tuesday. I'm trying now though but it's still a ton more work to be done.
Stay tuned!
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Jiggin hope you had a great time with your brother. Once again thank you for all the time you put in making the Newfound Circus videos between shooting the footage and editing to a time frame most people would watch. Just a suggestion if possible break down the Ice Shanty gathering footage into two video episodes.
Steve
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J Just a suggestion if possible break down the Ice Shanty gathering footage into two video episodes.
Steve
Thank you Steve. Appreciate your feedback and comments. I'll definitely take that into consideration.
I think last night i got it down to 27 mins with music added or so, but i sorta feel that is still too long. I'm trying to get it done for Tuesday so I might just release it as it is (long form) with a few more edits.
Stay tuned!
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Jiggin hope you had a great time with your brother. Once again thank you for all the time you put in making the Newfound Circus videos between shooting the footage and editing to a time frame most people would watch. Just a suggestion if possible break down the Ice Shanty gathering footage into two video episodes.
Steve
Is this the same Mr. Clean that posts on LOU in Fairhaven? If so I have seen your videos and reports. I fish out of there a few times a year. I appreciate the videos and reports. They are great. I hope the water goes down soon. I'm skinnywater on LOU.
Tom
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Sorry Green Shack I reside in southeastern New York and not on LOU . My screen name comes from working majority of my life as a custodian.
Steve
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Thanks
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Episode 25
Ice Shanty Gathering.....a bit long. So much happened during the day, i didn't want to exclude.
Enjoy! And again thanks to NHTF and all the supporters for their hard work! Great event.
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And the Oscar goes to..... Jiggin... thanks for capturing a great event - and to NHTF for making this thing huge!
No worries about the video length - it zips right by...
See you next time...
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I second DConIce's statement another great video. Going to have to make the road trip from southeastern NY. one of these years to attend the gathering.
Steve
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Pretty bummed I had to work that day
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Great job with the footage once again Jiggin! And like you said, a big thank you to Keith, NFS, Troutfreak and ALL those who make this event possible. And its great to have the Newfound Circus host, what a beautiful place. Best ice fishing party in NH!!!
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Awesome Video Jiggin. Was great to meet everyone there. I like the fast track at the end we look like a bunch of ducks waddling around.
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Episode 26
We brought back out our bob house. Season is winding down.....really hard to leave.
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Jiggin thank you for giving me and others our Tuesday ice fishing video. I'm sure you have been asked this before but why do you and other Newfound Circus member prefer to use jig sticks over rod and reel for lake trout fishing.
Steve
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Another awesome ice video Jiggin! I love footage of lakers coming up to the hole.
Thanks for putting in the time to keep all of us entertained.
Cheers,
Keith
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I'm sure you have been asked this before but why do you and other Newfound Circus member prefer to use jig sticks over rod and reel for lake trout fishing.
Steve
I think it was the way most of us grew up ice fishing around Newfound. I've tried fishing with rod and reels, in fact my brown bob house "girls girls girls" was designed around a specific fishing rod. I swore that i was going to use it and not the jig stick any longer after seeing a friend of mine catch an 18lb laker on a rod and reel. He fought it for nearly 30 mins and finally landed it. It went by the hole several times, taking line with it.
I don't know if i could of done that with a jig stick at that time. Since then my wife and i have planned it out to help each other paying out line on our jig stick and keeping it under control when and if we do land a big one. I've caught 10lb'ers on a jig stick before with no problems. The weight of a heavy laker on a jig stick is awesome plus it's instant hook set.
The first time i had my new brown bob house set up on Newfound with my new fishing rod and reel and caught a laker, after setting the hook I immediately threw it to the side and hand lined the laker....cut my fingers up a bit, did this twice and then threw the rod and reel outside never to use it again in the house. Back to jig sticks however from time to time i do use a rod and reel when fishing outside bouncing around the lake.
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Jig stick jigging is an art form. The guy that taught me how to ice fish always used one and cut me my own. I grew up bass fishing and the lack of drag always freaked me out. That said, you watch somebody like that handling on a jig stick and it's just downright impressive. Sometimes like jiggin said, it almost requires a second man to act as a drag. I still break out my handmade jig stick as a tribute but I don't quite trust it the same.
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Jiggin, Hottuna5150 gentlemen thank you for your explanations on the jig stick usage I figured it might be a personal choice or regional preference. Jiggin I did notice in the episode 26 video you assisting your wife in landing some of the fish she caught on her jig stick.
Steve
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Jiggin I did notice in the episode 26 video you assisting your wife in landing some of the fish she caught on her jig stick.
Steve
Yes, I try to help out when i can, after all she's my wife. When the laker is thrashing around, the fluorocarbon line can cut into your hands. I use 40+ lb test fluorocarbon line as a leader for her so the line isn't too thin in diameter. The rest of the line is dacron or squibbing around the 100+lb test again for diameter purposes, something to grab onto.
I've caught many lakers in my time that its really about her experience that's important to me. It also gives me a personal challenge to try to get ahead of her in terms of numbers by the end of the season when I'm behind. This season she beat me again, 2nd season now. :(
In addition, its a great stress reliever setting the hook and yanking them up. Had a bad day, take it out on a lake trout's snout.
Beats kicking the dog..... :)
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In addition, its a great stress reliever setting the hook and yanking them up. Had a bad day, take it out on a lake trout's snout.
Beats kicking the dog..... :)
Amen
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Last episode....
Episode 27. Fishing by myself ending the season. Last video, enjoy.
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Yo jiggin, sweet videos , love seeing the lakers on camera, top shelf!
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Welp, there goes the allure of Tuesday's.
Cheers Jiggin. Nice work.
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Last video on the day before the 1st day of Summer!
Thanks for the hard work Jiggin!
See you next season (mowbizz n' shobizz have some new toys for next season) ;D
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Jiggin once again thank you for shooting and editing your Newfound Lake ice fishing video footage. Since Summer is officially here I know when the heat and humidity arrive I can come to this thread and watch your videos while dreaming of being on a frozen lake. A good Summer to you and your family.
Steve
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Thanks guys for your input and feedback. I really appreciate that. I start to run outta ideas and your input is extremely valuable to me. Your appreciation makes it a worthwhile effort. Cheers!
At the moment, I'm working (slowly i must admit) on wrapping up another video (slide show of pictures) which hopefully i can publish during the 4th holiday.
Stay tuned.....and thanks again.
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A slide show of random pics from Season 2017
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Thank you for the picture slide show. Nice to view ice fishing photos while trying to cool off from the heat here in south eastern NY.
Steve
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Time to get serious about working on Ice Fishing Stuff.....(writing myself a list so i can refer back to it.)
Right now the first priority is to get ready for trapping bait in the fall. It'll be here before i know it.
I have a new Bait Cage to wrap (thanks Laker Taker!! for making me a new frame)
Design & Build a New Sucker bait box with a separate section for smelt and red fins. Currently i mix them together in my box.
Tune up and PM Maintenance the Argo, Wheeler and Snowmobile
PM Maintenance trailers
Fire up the augers and see which ones need to go to DAG's Bait and Tackle (any excuse to go to DAG's)
Repairs to the bob houses
New add ons to the bob houses and trailers
Go through all my ice fishing gear (usually do this late fall, just prior to first ice)
Im sure there are other things that I'm forgetting at the moment but this list will keep me busy for a while.
Hope everyone is thinking ice....
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Hey Jigging
funny u mention getting ready
I'm taking ur advise on building my first shack early in the season
just called nfs Jason 2day to get a quote on building my frame
never 2 early 4 ice fishing prep...lol
nice chatting with u and all the folks at the gathering... great group, good laughs, and awesome time
good luck with ur list
Timmy
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Hey Jigging
funny u mention getting ready
I'm taking ur advise on building my first shack early in the season
just called nfs Jason 2day to get a quote on building my frame
never 2 early 4 ice fishing prep...lol
nice chatting with u and all the folks at the gathering... great group, good laughs, and awesome time
good luck with ur list
Timmy
Good idea! NFS / Jason is great to work with. The exterior is easy and quick. Once you start working on the inside / detail work, that's where all the time is spent.
If you have any questions, feel free to hit me up. Glad to help.
And yes, the gathering was awesome. Hope we can meet up again this coming season.
Cheers.
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10/08/2017
Trapping season has started. Tippin, Laker Taker and I dropped our traps and holding cages in today. Rained while setting them out. Stopped when we came in. Pretty muggy out. Water temp 64f.
Got a few looks and questions from the residents but happy to explain what we are up to and what we are after.
Hoping for a good trapping season w no hassles.
Stay tuned for updates.
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10/08/2017
Trapping season has started. Tippin, Laker Taker and I dropped our traps and holding cages in today. Rained while setting them out. Stopped when we came in. Pretty muggy out. Water temp 64f.
Got a few looks and questions from the residents but happy to explain what we are up to and what we are after.
Hoping for a good trapping season w no hassles.
Stay tuned for updates.
And it begins!! Funny how you were questioned!
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Sucker Trapping Trailer from 2016
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Funny and “finny” little movie there Jiggin!
Shobizz and I thought we were witnessing the 2nd coming of the movie “The Ten Commandments” and surely the next characters were going to be Charleston Heston and Elizabeth Taylor along with the three amigos!
Keep it up...we’re “suckers” for your sense of humor!
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Bamb308 & I are still cracking up. Can't wait for the featured film.
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Great job, Jiggin!
Hope this year's traps are full of suckah's.....
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10/10/2017
Checked traps tonight. Air temp was 68F and Water temp was 66F. Air and water seem to be balancing out in terms of temp. No wind really to speak of so smooth ride out in the boat. Got some suckers and not too many horn pout, thank god cause all they do is sting the suckers and they eventually die of the wounds. Kept the traps in the same spot for another soak. In roughly ~ 9 fow.
So far season is looking good but then again, this is only the first pull.
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Damn Jiggin. That trailer is awesome. Very cool. Video editing is wild. Thanks for sharing. Good luck.
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Great job, Jiggin!
Hope this year's traps are full of suckah's.....
X2
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10/12/2017
Checked traps tonight. Air temp 48F, Water temp 64F.
I did ok tonight for suckers, not as many as the other day. Tippin and Laker Taker fell short on suckers but a ton of horn pout in their traps. I had a few in mine too. Hate catching horn pout, we dump them all back obviously but to only catch them over again >:(
Water was flat with no wind. Leaves are changing, nice fall evening. Lake was almost mirror like.
Kept my traps in the same general location. Same depth ~ 7 - 9fow.
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10/15/2017
Warm morning 67F and water temp @ 64F. Lake had a mirror finish, was cloudy out with some fog hanging low on the mountains.
Didn't do so good today, only 1 sucker in my traps. Bounced the traps to another spot in 9 fow.
Had an Bald Eagle do a fly by on us checking for food. Pulled out 2 dead suckers in the cage from horn pout stings.
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10/17/2017
Air Temp 48F, Water Temp 62F. Wasn't as windy as we thought it was gonna be, that was good but not a good night overall for me. I got 4 suckers in my traps and pulled 12 dead ones out of my cage from horn pout stings. Hoping the water starts to cool off fast so the horn pout start digging themselves in the mud staying out of our traps......cool nights should help.
Kept one trap in the same spot and moved the other. Still in 8-9 FOW.
Sucker numbers are low but we have another full month of trapping ahead of us before ice starts to set in.
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Jiggin thanks for all your fine videos over the years, when I'm bored I just go to youtube and watch one of your videos, the new bobhouse is nice is that a rap to make it look like logs. Keep up the good work.
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Jiggin thanks for all your fine videos over the years, when I'm bored I just go to youtube and watch one of your videos, the new bobhouse is nice is that a rap to make it look like logs. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Iceman260 for the nice comments. I make these videos for the same reason, to watch them during the off season when I'm bored and to remind me. Sorta like a diary of all the fun times on Newfound that i don't have to read but can watch instead. I put music to the videos because most of what is said, can't or shouldn't be broadcasted. ;D (not appropriate). I'm always up for suggestions on music to add.
Yes that is a vinyl wrap of logs including the door. Like a big giant sticker. Same material you would use on a vehicle wrap. It's funny how many folks have come up and touched it to see if it was real. I manage an R&D team for a Printer and Ink manufacturer. We make the ink and test it. We're doing "real world" testing at the moment. ;)
I certainly can't take all the credit for the bob house, I had NFS manufacture the frame for me to my design and they helped supply me with the big dark windows and fiberglass siding. I put it all together and designed / built the inside around a stove / oven my daughter gave me ~ 8 years ago. I knew i would use it someday. Jason and his team @ NFS were excellent to work with and i was amazed at how they got it right the first time from only a "napkin design" and only communication through e mails and phone. Everything fit perfectly, windows, siding (siding wasn't standard width size), roofing material etc etc....spot on. i was able to put it together quite quickly and easily. Of course i had the design all laid out in my head (over the years) first so it was just a matter of execution.
I also had help from a friend (Psycho) who is an electrician for all the wiring and lights.
If your ever on Newfound, stop by and say hello!
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LOVE the video....damn horny pouts ruin everything... I've got one swamp I trap for shiners that is so infested with them it is no longer worth it...
I need to pry myself away from Lake Wentworth long enough to spend some time on Newfound....sometimes winter is just too short!
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10/19/2017
Warm evening 61F and water temp @ 62F. Only got 3 suckers in the traps and took out 4 dead ones out of the cage from Horn pout stings. Tough season so far in terms of numbers. Moved the traps in ~ 6 - 9 FOW.
Released a good size Bass from the trap.
Keeping at it till freeze in.
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hey Jiggin I'm getting the itch already. I just sold my Sport Shack. I've spent the last two years over on Lake Sunapee and although it was fun the fishing was too slow to continue. I decided to go back to the portable option. I just bought the new Clam Refuge hut and I'm waiting for my new Magnum Otter sled with all the options to be shipped. I can't wait to spend my ice fishing season on Newfound this winter with some other trips planned as well. I hope to spend some time over there to learn the lake a bit. I've only been over a few times but love that place. See you guys there soon.
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Hi NH piker
Sunapee is a great lake but when i fished it, i found it to be slow as well for Lakers. They got some nice ones in there for sure though. Always seemed windy too but then again so isn't Newfound.
Speaking of wind, you'll need to plan your days on Newfound using a portable around the wind conditions. There are a few places to hide to get out of the wind i.e.: around the islands and a few coves. Be sure to bring your radio and go to Channel 5.5, the lake is fairly easy to learn but having a Navionics map or GPS is a good idea.
Always a good time on Newfound. Here's to hopefully great ice conditions this season so we can all spread out.
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10/22/2017
Morning Temp was 50F and water temp was 59F.
Didn't do so good today. Seem to be going backwards.....
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10/22/2017
Morning Temp was 50F and water temp was 59F.
Didn't do so good today. Seem to be going backwards.....
Just like the weather!
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10/28/17
Yesterday was an exhausting day. We decided to pull out of where we were trapping and completely move to a different location. This meant taking our small amount of suckers, cages, traps, boat etc etc out of this body of water and relocating them to another body of water...We normally only do this once when we are done trapping in Nov just before ice in but looks like this season we will be doing it more.
Sucker Numbers are WAAAAY down. Not good. Water temp was 58F and Outside temp was 54F. Water is still too warm which keeps the horn pout active.
New location water temp was 50F.
Back at it again.......till ice in.
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10/28/17
Yesterday was an exhausting day. We decided to pull out of where we were trapping and completely move to a different location. This meant taking our small amount of suckers, cages, traps, boat etc etc out of this body of water and relocating them to another body of water...We normally only do this once when we are done trapping in Nov just before ice in but looks like this season we will be doing it more.
Sucker Numbers are WAAAAY down. Not good. Water temp was 58F and Outside temp was 54F. Water is still too warm which keeps the horn pout active.
New location water temp was 50F.
Back at it again.......till ice in.
How many suckers do you normally start a season with?
Question #2 how many do you use DURING a season?
No question you go through many....
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Mowbizz,
Predominately i fish with cut sucker meat.
I figure on ~ 3 suckers per weekend (Fri-Sun, sometimes Monday).
Not including:
Any for the derbies
Time off, i try for ~ 3 weeks during the season
Plus "sick days" or "snow days" ;)
Share cut bait w friends
So its a fair amount. That's how many i start with and use during the season.
ps: Right now I'm down to only 5 suckers.
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Wow you got some suckerin’ to do!
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When you see someone who accidentally left their fly down, ask them if they are trolling for suckers LOLOLOL
Sorry, just reminded me of that old joke my friends dad used!
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When you see someone who accidentally left their fly down, ask them if they are trolling for suckers LOLOLOL
Sorry, just reminded me of that old joke my friends dad used!
Doc you are in mid-season form.
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Very tough trapping season.
High waters due to rain didn't help at all. Our cages are ok from what i can tell but the traps are a different story. Most likely washed down the river so we will need to do a search operation once the water recedes. Water was pretty high and fast yesterday so best to stay off it.
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Very tough trapping season.
High waters due to rain didn't help at all. Our cages are ok from what i can tell but the traps are a different story. Most likely washed down the river so we will need to do a search operation once the water recedes. Water was pretty high and fast yesterday so best to stay off it.
could not believe the water level of the MM today in concord, all ponds / backwaters connected are flooded too
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11/01/2017
Air temp was 46F, it's getting chilly. We went out after work and was able to retrieve 1 of the 6 traps. One of mine is caught on bottom, we tried to free it up with no luck. Stuck on a tree or something. Need to wait till the water drops. It already dropped about 2' or so but its still dirty (can't see 1-2 feet below the surface) and trees / debris all up and down the river. Took a good ride tonight on the boat with no signs of the other traps. We'll wait for now.....
Almost time to go back out and do it again.......probably tomorrow.
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Wow! That storm has far reaching consequences...some no one would even think about. Damage is widespread...good luck finding your stuff!
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Sorry to hear that Jiggin.
You're in good company with a lot of lobstamen.
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11/07/2017
Some good news tonight.
We were able to recover one of my traps from the river. It was the one stuck on a tree below the surface. Finally the water is starting to clear up and we were able to see it was stuck on what looked like an old rope swing tree ladder. A 2x4 nailed to a tree that must of fallen. Nothing in it only a bunch of leaves and mud.
Rinsed if off, cleaned it up, reloaded it and put it back out in another spot. We are still down 4 traps but at least we're back in the game...somewhat.
Spitting snow, 37F air temp and 47 water temp. Dark out tonight.
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that's great you got one back... I loose eel traps every year. Problem is they get stolen...hopefully you find the others..
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Thanks to Laker Taker, i got a new trap frame. Wrapped it today and will send it out tomorrow morning. I think this may be the last week for trapping by the looks of the weather. A big push this week.
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11/13/2017
Laker Taker and I went out this morning (Tippin's in California). We had to break through some thin ice with the boat to get to our cages. River is freezing up. We moved the cages and re-set our traps. 28F out this morning but didn't have the fish finder so couldn't tell water temp.
Looking to pull our cages out this week and put them in the box.
Im ready to be done with trapping, time to move onto other projects.
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11/14/2017
Went out after work and removed our traps from the river. Trapping is all done for us. A very bad season.....i ended up with 5 suckers and Laker Taker & Tippin didn't end up with too many more unfortunately.
Next need to put in our bait boxes (after work tonight) and bring home our cages / suckers.
Try again next season......
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Oh man, gonna be paying for suckers like the rest of us suckers. That sucks.
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Yup. Unfortunately won't be sharing any this season either.
Sorry to those in advance.
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That said...where is the best (cheapest) place to buy them? I have gotten them from AJ’s the Newfound Trading Post and the place up 3A a ways with the gas pumps out front...(name escapes me)
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I don't know but they don't seem to be cheap anywhere I have found. I've been fishing Winnisquam the past few years so I usually buy them at the Winni market there at the Mosquito bridge and they were $6 ea last season for the small ones. Martels wasn't really any cheaper.
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I usually buy one then I cut a chunk like Jiggin showed me then fish with that (jigging) most of the day with that...if I change lures I cut a new chunk. Can the lakers be turned off by cut bait that is not fresh fresh?
I have yet to catch one by jigging but do get them on tipups with smelt or shiners.
I usually keep the dead sucker outside frozen and use that the next time...
Should I be using more fresh cut sucker during the day and get another live one next outing? I am new to jigging cut sucker bait...
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11/15/2017
Laker Taker, Tippin and I put out our bait boxes. Got them pretty much secured and now need to go get our suckers and put them in the box. Thats the plan for Thursday evening.
Then i can put away my motor and battery and later this weekend we can put away the boat / cover it etc....almost done.
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I usually buy one then I cut a chunk like Jiggin showed me then fish with that (jigging) most of the day with that...if I change lures I cut a new chunk. Can the lakers be turned off by cut bait that is not fresh fresh?
I have yet to catch one by jigging but do get them on tipups with smelt or shiners.
I usually keep the dead sucker outside frozen and use that the next time...
Should I be using more fresh cut sucker during the day and get another live one next outing? I am new to jigging cut sucker bait...
Mowbizz,
I like to use fresh sucker meat each day i fish for lakers. I fillet the whole sucker and not cut chunks off when needed. That way if i loose a piece or need a fresh piece or change lures, they are cut up and ready for my wife and I.
I try to use the entire sucker for either cut bait or chum, the eggs, grind up the carcass sometimes, any pieces of meat i dont cut out as part of the fillet. I dont use the guts. If I dont grind up the carcass i chuck it out onto the ice for the eagle, osprey or other birds to pick at. Keep the cut bait at cold temp but not freezing. Typically on the floor of a bob house on a cutting board works.
I DONT let it freeze (becomes mushy) and if fishing outside and cold, i will keep the pieces in a baggie and keep that inside my jacket to prevent freezing. Always cover the tip or point of your hook with the meat.
The next day i put on a piece from yesterdays sucker in order to get my line down quickly which buys me time to fillet another sucker for fresh meat, then switch over to a fresh piece. I use yesterdays sucker meat for chum or feeding the birds. Works for cusk fishing and cusk lines as well.
Try to get the biggest sucker you can (afford) as the meat will be thicker. The little ones have skinny meat on them and not much of it. I suppose if using a small jig the smaller suckers might work but i typically use a 1oz buck tail or kastmaster, something that gives a good thump on bottom and kicks up some dust. Also don't forget to descale the sucker before filleting it. You know how to cut up the pieces.
Im sure if you keep at it, you'll land a laker this season and once you do, it's all over for the lakers.
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Mowbizz,
I like to use fresh sucker meat each day i fish for lakers. I fillet the whole sucker and not cut chunks off when needed. That way if i loose a piece or need a fresh piece or change lures, they are cut up and ready for my wife and I.
I try to use the entire sucker for either cut bait or chum, the eggs, grind up the carcass sometimes, any pieces of meat i dont cut out as part of the fillet. I dont use the guts. If I dont grind up the carcass i chuck it out onto the ice for the eagle, osprey or other birds to pick at. Keep the cut bait at cold temp but not freezing. Typically on the floor of a bob house on a cutting board works.
I DONT let it freeze (becomes mushy) and if fishing outside and cold, i will keep the pieces in a baggie and keep that inside my jacket to prevent freezing. Always cover the tip or point of your hook with the meat.
The next day i put on a piece from yesterdays sucker in order to get my line down quickly which buys me time to fillet another sucker for fresh meat, then switch over to a fresh piece. I use yesterdays sucker meat for chum or feeding the birds. Works for cusk fishing and cusk lines as well.
Try to get the biggest sucker you can (afford) as the meat will be thicker. The little ones have skinny meat on them and not much of it. I suppose if using a small jig the smaller suckers might work but i typically use a 1oz buck tail or kastmaster, something that gives a good thump on bottom and kicks up some dust. Also don't forget to descale the sucker before filleting it. You know how to cut up the pieces.
Im sure if you keep at it, you'll land a laker this season and once you do, it's all over for the lakers.
Once again Jiggin, thank you for the detailed, process you have developed over years of laker fishing!
I and I’m sure everyone benefits from your experience!
My goal will be to jig up a Laker this year...so much fun watching them on the Marcum too! Hope it’s a good, old fashioned cold winter!
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Once again Jiggin, thank you for the detailed, process you have developed over years of laker fishing!
I and I’m sure everyone benefits from your experience!
My goal will be to jig up a Laker this year...so much fun watching them on the Marcum too! Hope it’s a good, old fashioned cold winter!
Like Jiggin said once you get the hang of it, it is really easy. I don't use bucktails but instead smaller panfish type jigs. They work great too. Can't go wrong with either though.
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Once again Jiggin, thank you for the detailed, process you have developed over years of laker fishing!
I and I’m sure everyone benefits from your experience!
My goal will be to jig up a Laker this year...so much fun watching them on the Marcum too! Hope it’s a good, old fashioned cold winter!
I've also had success with using anise oil to scent my jigs. Make sure to get the very very potent stuff and only use one or two drops at a time. Also, its freezing point is above that of water, so you'll want to keep it in your pocket.
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11/16/2017
We just got in and have transferred our suckers to our boxes. Cages brought home too. Removed Motor and Battery from boat and looking forward to wrapping the boat this weekend and being done with sucker trapping.
Time to move onto other projects.
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Like Jiggin said once you get the hang of it, it is really easy. I don't use bucktails but instead smaller panfish type jigs. They work great too. Can't go wrong with either though.
Thanks! I can use all the help I can get!
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I've also had success with using anise oil to scent my jigs. Make sure to get the very very potent stuff and only use one or two drops at a time. Also, its freezing point is above that of water, so you'll want to keep it in your pocket.
Hmmm...hafta try this! Thx!
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11/16/2017
We just got in and have transferred our suckers to our boxes. Cages brought home too. Removed Motor and Battery from boat and looking forward to wrapping the boat this weekend and being done with sucker trapping.
Another milestone toward the season Jiggin! Sorry your sucker trapping sucked...
Time to move onto other projects.
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12/27/2017
Well, the ice has been forming on the south end of Newfound. Been watching it for the last couple of weeks and today was the day to put out the house. Laker Taker and I got em out on the ice but not far from shore. Later in the week will bump them out further but for now just getting them set up and ready for the 1st.
Separately been hitting early ice every day for a while now. Up at 3 am and home by 7 pm to get my tip ups and gear dried out next to the wood stove for the next day's adventure. Got some decent browns, brookies and rainbows but Really enjoyed the views, scenery and peace n quiet. Snowed just about every day i've been out. Met some really interesting people along the way and some pretty cool conversations / learned some new things too.
It was great seeing Gretchen on one of the ponds during the winter solaces. Typical of Gretchen to just magically appear when you least expect it, Im glad she's a good witch and likes me. My early ice fishing wouldn't be the same if i didn't get to see certain folks during this time of year :)
i'll try to post up some videos and pictures later of my early ice adventures. I still need to go through them.
Almost time to start a new season!
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How much ice there at Cummings Jiggin?
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I need to get up to Newfound this year. You guys sound like you have a blast. Awesome detailed reports on this thread as well. My buddy told me its a great fishing lake. I'm new to NH as of 2017 but not new to Ice fishing. Born and raised a masshole but in the western part of the state. I'm used to targeting pike, warm water species, and stocked trout on smaller lakes. I've always wanted to try jigging lakers out of a big lake. I'm getting deployed in January but will be back early March. How long does Newfound keep it's ice? I know it varies year to year but just in general.
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Some videos from early ice
Male Brown
Having some hot food, had to block the wind with my sled
Winter Wonderland
Another Brown
Enjoy!
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Color changing mountain.....pretty cool to watch throughout the day. Final color of the day (that i didn't get a picture of) was brown.
Snow White
(https://s13.postimg.cc/5537s6hpf/IMG_5884.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/5537s6hpf/)
Blazing Orange
(https://s13.postimg.cc/kdt55z68z/IMG_5892.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/kdt55z68z/)
Pretty Pink
(https://s13.postimg.cc/n7wajjy6b/IMG_5895.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/n7wajjy6b/)
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J, thanks for the "circus fix" , I was getting antsy for some great posts from you and your gang !
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Jiggin, thank you for the video teasers looks like your having a good start to the season.
Steve
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A coupla pretty browns there Jiggin.
Congrats! :tipup:
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Cold outside tonight...... :)
(https://s13.postimg.cc/6qecpq6nn/93_F0_E462-_FDB8-4_AA4-_A4_C1-_BA8_A64_F4_D080.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/6qecpq6nn/)
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I need to get up to Newfound this year. You guys sound like you have a blast. Awesome detailed reports on this thread as well. My buddy told me its a great fishing lake. I'm new to NH as of 2017 but not new to Ice fishing. Born and raised a masshole but in the western part of the state. I'm used to targeting pike, warm water species, and stocked trout on smaller lakes. I've always wanted to try jigging lakers out of a big lake. I'm getting deployed in January but will be back early March. How long does Newfound keep it's ice? I know it varies year to year but just in general.
First off, Thank you for serving. To answer your question, you can usually fish until mid March, and on a really cold winter right up until April. Check out the thread when you get back and post if you want to get out on the ice.
Be safe.
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Just ordered a Marcum VS486c for this year. Can't wait to try using a camera out there
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Had diner in the bobhouse tonight, Ribeye with Sautéed Onions and a bit too much garlic. Got that bobhouse cooking smell going on. Tippin had dinner in his house, I believe Ribeye with Shrimp on the griddle.
Nice night, cold 3F but no windy.
Getting ready for the 1st.....
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Had diner in the bobhouse tonight, Ribeye with Sautéed Onions and a bit too much garlic. Got that bobhouse cooking smell going on. Tippin had dinner in his house, I believe Ribeye with Shrimp on the griddle.
Nice night, cold 3F but no windy.
Getting ready for the 1st.....
I can smell that from here!
What’s the ice thickness off Cummings Jiggin?
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What’s the ice thickness off Cummings Jiggin?
Where my house is around 6-8"'ish
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Where my house is around 6-8"'ish
Thanks!
Won’t be long now!
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Where my house is around 6-8"'ish
Thanks!
Won’t be long now!
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Just ordered a Marcum VS486c for this year. Can't wait to try using a camera out there
sounds like a great dinnah,but... wheres the fish ! :o
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sounds like a great dinnah,but... wheres the fish ! :o
Fishing season hasn't started yet. Starts Jan. 1st.
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that explains that ;D
good luck with the new season
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Maybe we will get an update at 12:07a.m from jiggin with a pic of his first fish!!! :) he can do it!
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12/31/2017
New Years Eve! As one season ends, another begins!
With over 40k views, 700+ posts and 25 pages, it's time to close out this Newfound Circus Season 2017 thread. It's been a ton of fun posting up pictures / videos, updating conditions and daily events, chatting, laughing and then re-living some of the adventures from this past season / year 2017.
I realized looking back, We seem to pack in a full seasons worth even though the season might not be full. To the Newfound Circus, I appreciate being able to take part in this very special life experience. When the world seems to be chaotic, confusing and a bit lost, The Newfound Circus for me is always a place to retreat, escape reality, laugh and breathe. In a way it's like re-charging my batteries.
I look forward to every opportunity to get out on the ice and participate and i look forward to the next experiences whatever they might be. One thing i do know for sure is that working together we can get through anything the season brings.
As always thank you all for contributing to this thread, keeping it interesting. I hope you've enjoyed it as much as i have and again thanks for putting up with us stringing you along for the ride.
Cheers!
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Good luck up there boys fish it quite a bit up there nice lake
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First off, Thank you for serving. To answer your question, you can usually fish until mid March, and on a really cold winter right up until April. Check out the thread when you get back and post if you want to get out on the ice.
Be safe.
Will do sir. Thanks!