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Title: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: The Butcher on Feb 17, 2019, 02:19 PM
Made the trip over to Champlain from NH with a buddy. Was a little nervous with the events I had heard about during the past week. My thoughts go out to those families..

Once we found a safe place to get on the lake there was a good amount of ice. We had no issues with the quads.

Fishing was great! We caught 8 lakers total. 5 were over 10lbs and the best was just over 12.
The jumbo perch bite kept us very busy. Almost too busy to eat... I have caught a few here and there in the past but normally the size of the bait deters bites and/or hook ups. Not today!

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Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: fishy1 on Feb 17, 2019, 02:31 PM
awsome glad you got into them that area produces well in february .  the ice is a little sketchy south of there
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: bootstrap on Feb 17, 2019, 02:34 PM
great day. what are the rods you are using?
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: PenguinIII on Feb 17, 2019, 03:12 PM
Congrats, nice lakers
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: fishingidjit on Feb 17, 2019, 03:22 PM
Looks like an awesome day on the ice !
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: Adam.love05 on Feb 17, 2019, 03:49 PM
That's a great looking day! Congratulations!
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: The Butcher on Feb 17, 2019, 04:49 PM
Quote from: bootstrap on Feb 17, 2019, 02:34 PM
great day. what are the rods you are using?

i use 2 different kinds for that lake.

1 is a wicked ice 31 Medium heavy
1 is a ice mojo by st croix 36 med heavy

Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: Jschumacher on Feb 17, 2019, 08:09 PM
Looks like a great Laker day to me. Congrats
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: Light liner on Feb 17, 2019, 08:25 PM
Nice.
Especially time driving up here. 
This is the time of year for lakers.
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: LakerTim on Feb 18, 2019, 06:06 AM
Looks like an awesome day. Never fished lakers on Champlain always on Sunset and Dunmore. Maybe this week go on a little trip and find some on Champlain. Congrats  :tipup:
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: NHHARDWATER on Feb 18, 2019, 09:04 AM
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Good day right there! Congrats!
What colors for jigs? and what depth were you finding them?
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: fishy1 on Feb 18, 2019, 03:21 PM
Quote from: NHHARDWATER on Feb 18, 2019, 09:04 AM
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Good day right there! Congrats!
What colors for jigs? and what depth were you finding them?
im pretty sure they were caught on tip ups with shiners.
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: thefishingweatherman on Feb 19, 2019, 06:26 AM
Nice lunkers! Good work!
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: NHHARDWATER on Feb 19, 2019, 12:16 PM
 :tipup:
Quote from: fishy1 on Feb 18, 2019, 03:21 PM
im pretty sure they were caught on tip ups with shiners.

 :tipup: ;D
Title: Re: Always worth the drive!.!.!
Post by: The Butcher on Feb 19, 2019, 05:42 PM
Quote from: NHHARDWATER on Feb 19, 2019, 12:16 PM
:tipup:
 :tipup: ;D

yea never got to the jigging rod...Lots of flags kept us pretty busy.

large shiners 1-3 ft off the bottom.