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Ice Fishing Media => Ice Fishing Pictures => Topic started by: ChenBassHead on Dec 06, 2005, 10:27 AM
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Well, I made it on the ice today...sort of. :P I went over to Church Pond this AM with a friend and decided to walk out with the spud bar, to check the ice. I punched through after a few tries from the dock, seeing that the ice was only a couple inches thick. Discouraged, but not detered, I walked out onto a big white pine and found it to be solidly in place. When I saw that the tree would hold just fine, I got my gear and started fishing! ;D The Vex read about 7 FOW...I had a couple fish look at the jig, but they were in a pretty negative mood. But the main thing is that I went icefishing today! They're calling for tomarrow night to be down to -1 F, so the ice will form quickly! ;D ;D
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/First_Ice.JPG)
Me on the Tree
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/First_Ice2.JPG)
A better view of the fishing area
-Zach
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It just goes to show ya that a true icefisherman will find anyway to catch fish through the hard water ;)2
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Sweet Pics Zach.. Looks like a beautifull little hideaway.... ;)
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That's a pretty fishin hole :)
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I might go back this afternoon and try it again! ;D I'm so stoked to be fishing...
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thats so great anything to get on the hardwater :)
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Do you Paul Smith kids ever do any school work???
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Oh sure, we do work from time to time... ;) We just know what main our priorities are! :D No, but seriously, there's plenty of time devoted to school work...night time on weeknights! ;) :P
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Oh sure, we do work from time to time... ;) We just know what main our priorities are! :D No, but seriously, there's plenty of time devoted to school work...night time on weeknights! ;) :P
I totally understand. I minored in electrical engineering in college and majored in deerhunting/ice fishing. I went to school in St Lawence county so I was in heaven. Unfortunately, I ended up finding a job in my minor rather than my major. ;)
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Nice pics Zach! You have me drooling for some ice! ;)
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Oh sure, we do work from time to time... ;) We just know what main our priorities are! :D No, but seriously, there's plenty of time devoted to school work...night time on weeknights! ;) :P
I got an Idea of what the weekend Nights are for..... ;)
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Do you Paul Smith kids ever do any school work???
sure we do school work..... when we aren't fishing ;D
who wants to do work when you can fish?
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Nice pic! Lots of good water to fish up there ;D.
Robb :tipup:
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thats just fun that u got out on the ice...even if i dont get nething on the ice the first time i will still be happy just to be there ;D
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Awesome pics Zach!! That actually looks like pretty good stucture your fishing on ;D
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Yeah, it's pretty good structure alright, and it just fell this year...just wait till next year, it'll be awesome! ;) This is a better view of the tree...
-Zach
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That's cool man!! Next time you will have some fish pics for sure!! 8)
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Great pics. Nice to see your a dedicated man ;D.
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That's funny Zach, I drove past there a late this afternoon and saw your tracks and wondered if it was you who made them :D It won't be long now!!!! ;D
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Hey Zack:
Is there any ice on Colby or Tupper/Simond? My in-laws live there(Tupper Lake) and somehow never know if there is ice or not. They are clearly not in the proper state of mind. Nice pics, tight lines.
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Colby was completely frozen this morning on the way in to McDonalds... ;D
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Wonder how Osgood will be for pike....
It is your duty as new squibs up there to keep the alumni informed! ;)
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Glad you got out on the ice, good idea to get the no fish days out of your system now. ;D
Nice photos of the lake.
Neat idea to use the old tree to your advantage, I would have though there would be lost of hits around it? What did you try for?
WW
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That's one way to get on early ice without going thru. Good job. :tipup:
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Nice good for you. I'd give anything to be out on the hardwater right now.
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GOOD THINKING!!!!!!!! There's always more than one way to skin a cat. Dan
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Got this beauty today! Personal best at 35 inches ;D
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/Big_Pike.jpg)
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/Big_Pike_2.JPG)
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/Big_Pike.JPG)
Also got a smaller pike, a bunch of perch and a bunch of smelt....dinner was great!! ;D
-Zach
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nice pike chen. your making me jeoulus ;)
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nice pike, wow was the ice up your way. Only wish that I had the time to get out, with all this holiday bull crap that goes on. ;D Hoping to get out toward the end of the week. :D WTG on your pike :)
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Way to go Zack, nice fish.
Jim
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Wow dude! Nice pike!
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nice one Zach. :o hope you saved a few bullets for the tournament ;)
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Nice fish Zack.
WTG :thumbsup:
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Nice fish man, hope you get a bunch more like him!!
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WTG Zach....thats one mean looking set of choppers on that pike.....Grump
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Zach nice pike bud! Did you catch it by your tree? COngrats again! ;) :tipup: :tipup:
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Nice Pike... :thumbsup:
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That's not anywhere close to PSC that I recognize, so I'd suspect he was home for the weekend.
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All I'm going to say for now, because fishing space was limited, it that it was somewhere on the Saranac Lake Chain...
-Zach
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SWEEET man!! Cant wait to get my gear and drill some holes....gonna fish franklin some time next week if your interested, try and get some early ice eyeballs :)
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Sweet pike. I too cant wait to get out and try my luck at catchin one of those.
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Nice fish, nice start. Also, that's a beautiful area you have to fish up there.
Bart
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Awesome fish!!! I'm WAY jealous!!! WTG
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That was a great day of fishing Zach....I hope to have many more like it this year. I'm actually glad it was your turn on the tipups. Great job fighing it too. Not many people can land a big pike like that only the second time fighing a fish on a tip up. I'll have my pictures of the day before up soon.
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WTG Zach!! 8) Congrats on the pb!! I can see the pride in your eyes!!!!!!! 8)
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now thats the way to start the season....wtg
billybono
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Well Mac, you're right about the lack of water in my area. After college, I want to get a job doing something in the fisheries field. Paul Smith's College has an amazing 99% job placement rate, so getting a job after graduation shouldn't be a problem. Personally, I don't really want to live in the area I live now after college, because of the lack of opportunities in the fisheries field. I'm hoping to live either up here in the Adirondacks, somewhere in the Champlain or St. Lawrence valleys, or out of state, in some place like Wisconsin, Minnesota or Michigan. I have 3.5 years until graduation, so I'm hoping that I'm pointed in the right direction by then. :)
-Zach
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Zach, check out the adirondack lakes survey corp...they've hired a number of my friends from SUNY Cobleskill to do some seasonal fisheries work...interesting work, decent pay, looks good on a resume.
I figured out after 4 years at school that fisheries work just isn't for me.
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Nice fish CBH!! Not many pike lakes like that near where we live!!
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Well Mac, you're right about the lack of water in my area. After college, I want to get a job doing something in the fisheries field. Paul Smith's College has an amazing 99% job placement rate, so getting a job after graduation shouldn't be a problem. Personally, I don't really want to live in the area I live now after college, because of the lack of opportunities in the fisheries field. I'm hoping to live either up here in the Adirondacks, somewhere in the Champlain or St. Lawrence valleys, or out of state, in some place like Wisconsin, Minnesota or Michigan. I have 3.5 years until graduation, so I'm hoping that I'm pointed in the right direction by then. :)
-Zach
Don't hesitate to give Wisconsin a shot! Great place to live and all the lakes you can handle. Great pike Zach, what was your PB before that one?
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wow nice fishing place and what a good idea to use the tree. your a thinker. ha awesome stuff tho nice pics.
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Don't hesitate to give Wisconsin a shot! Great place to live and all the lakes you can handle. Great pike Zach, what was your PB before that one?
Prior to this fish, I had caught 3 pike that were exactly 30"...at home, there aren't many places to fish for pike, only a couple rivers and a lake, which is private. Two of those had come from the St. Lawrence River, and one from Lower St. Regis Lake (the lake my school is on).
-Zach
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Nice pike you got there.
I was trying to look up information on this Paul Smith College place, at first I thought it was a novelty college more of a resort type college, but I see they have the basic accreditation by the Commission on Higher Education, but I was wondering if they have any other accreditations, any professional organizations by chance? It does look like a peaceful quiet atmosphere to take in nature and the wildnerness.
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Nice pike you got there.
I was trying to look up information on this Paul Smith College place, at first I thought it was a novelty college more of a resort type college, but I see they have the basic accreditation by the Commission on Higher Education, but I was wondering if they have any other accreditations, any professional organizations by chance? It does look like a peaceful quiet atmosphere to take in nature and the wildnerness.
c66,
It might help if you give us an idea of what you're looking for.... perhaps an intended major? ;)
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Nice looking toothy critter there CBH. :thumbsup:
WW
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Probably most of you have seen these already in Hood's post, but I'm going to post them anyway! ;D
I finally got the chance to fish with Hood yesterday, and we decided to fish for some trout. We met Matt (pikie) at around 6 AM, and headed out onto the ice. There was about 9 inches of snow, with a bunch of slush underneath it, which made for a less than wonderful drag out to the fishing spot. It took both Matt and I to pull his Jet-Sled, which was really heavy. Finally, we got out there and set up our spread.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/hood997/IMG_1705.jpg)
It didn't take long before I got this little brown on a tipup.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/hood997/IMG_1708.jpg)
Matt got a flag and we all started taking off towards it, but all of a sudden Harry's tipup went off. The result was this nice pair of big, hookjaw male browns.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/hood997/IMG_1709.jpg)
Matt got this nice rainbow, which was a surprise!
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/hood997/IMG_1722.jpg)
Harry and I each got another brown, and Harry got a nice perch on a tipup.
Matt lost a fish on the jig rod that was really taking some drag. I missed a fish that was running like hell when I got to the tipup (I think when I set the hook, the fish only had the minnow it's mouth, and not the hook... ::) oh well! ). As we were cleaning up, there was only one tipup left to be picked up, when the flag went off! The spool was turning a little bit and stopped, and all of a sudden the whole tipup shook. It was Matt's turn, so he ripped it out of the hole and set the hook. The fish was on for a second, but he broke the leader when the spool didn't want to turn as the fish ran. :'(
All in all, it was a great day of fishing. It was great to get out with Matt once again, and great to finally fish with Hood. I'm sure the three of us will have many more trips onto the ice together! ;D :thumbsup:
-Zach
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I would double post pics like that too chenbasshead
very respectable catch and some beautiful NY Adirondack scenery
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yes, very nice, those are some real hum dinger's, WTG ;D Hope that you get into more. :)
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What a great catch! :clap:
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Okay, well I got back from school on Tuesday evening...which of course meant that I was going to be on the ice on Wednesday morning! :clap: But, as luck would have it, it wasn't as easy as just going fishing. I decided to hit up "the bluegill pond" for some early ice bluegill action. Tim and George, you guys know where I'm talking about! ;) Well, I had to take my brothers car up. When I got there, I realized that I had forgotten my Vex! >:( :%$#!: ....so then, I decided to go and get it, and the car didn't start (turned out to be a bad alternator)... So, I said screw it and fished blind, which still resulted in about 30 gills, up to 10". My camera batteries only had enough juice to take this short video.
http://media.putfile.com/Picture-01359 (http://media.putfile.com/Picture-01359)
Yesterday, I went out to a local reservoir and caught 40-45 perch and 2 bass. BUt no camera = no pictures! :'(
-Zach
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Cool video!! Still not a bad day even after all the bad stuff. ;D
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ver y nice video gotta love the ole bluegill pond :)
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Cool vid Zach. Bet that's fun trying to film and catch fish all by yourself ;)
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cool video CBH!
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Gotta luv dem gills...oooooweeee!
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nice video thats pretty cool
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Hit Hunt's Pond early this morning, and fished until about 12:30. I got on the ice at about 6:45 and was fishing by 7:15, after setting my tipups.
I started with a dink gill, then was surprised with my first crappie of the season...doesn't look like it, but was actually exactly 9".
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/crappie_12-31.JPG)
I got a flag at about 8, but was bit off by a pickerel. >:(
I then got into a few nice fat gills, 3 of which I kept for a fish sandwich.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/gill_12-31.JPG)
I got another flag a short while later, and landed this small pickerel.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/pickerel_no_1.JPG)
I continued to catch tons of smaller gills and perch, when this little guy hit. Fought pretty well!
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/pickerel_no_2.JPG)
However, the real surprise was this: it was the same pickerel that had bitten my leader off! (Look closely at the mouth and you can see the line.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/pickerel_line.JPG)
The gills and perch kept me entertained until this chunk hit...fought really hard on the UL!
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/bass_12-31.JPG)
Finally got one last flag...
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/flag_.JPG)
..and landed this tiny little pickerel.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/dink_pick.JPG)
All in all, it was a pretty good day! I ended up with 30+ gills and seeds, a dozen or more perch, 1 crappie, 1 bass and 3 pickerel. I got on a little late, and missed the crappie bite... :-\ I ended up keeping only 4 fish...3 gills and the crappie. I caught a lot more keepers, but I only wanted enough for a sandwich for lunch anyway! :)
Until The Next Episode of Zach's Hardwater Season,
-Zach
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looks like a fun day! glad to see ya got out and had some action!!!
billybono
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Hey Zach,
I couldn't help but notice the jig you were using! I discovered last nite, thats the crappie jig to use at nite! It really holds a charge and the crappie like it! ;D
Preacherman
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nice catch
well how was the sammich?
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Deff a nice mixed bag :)
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nice fish CBH, and nice jobs with the pictures...
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looks like a nice day and a fun time
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Nice fish gotta love the action!
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Nice mix! Glad to hear you guys are letting some go for next year!
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Well, I was on my way to the lake today for a few hours of fishing this evening...Unfortunatel y, I didn't make it there...
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/truck_roll1.JPG)
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/truck_roll2.JPG)
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/truck_roll3.JPG)
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As you can see, I didn't get to fish... :-\ Good news: My rods aren't broke, my Vex still turns on, and the auger is still sharp! :P
-Zach
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Did you grab those two pop bottles that fell out of the bed? You might need the $ for repairs. Hope you're OK!
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Holy crap :o At least the vex still works ;D Glad to hear your okay Zach! What happened anyway??
-Andrew
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let me know if you need a ride to go fishing..be glad to help you out.. ;D
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Hope your ok.
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glad to here your ok zach, looks like the roads were pretty slick
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wow, not something that we want to see...Hope that your ok and if you had someone with ya, are ok too.
:o glad no one was hurt and your stuff made it. wow, just glad that your OK.
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Dang man, that sux! Sorry to see that. Have I mentioned that I'm in the car business? :) j/k, man! Glad to see you're ok, and that your stuff made it through!
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Oh man...that sux!! I did that exact same thing with an older ranger a few years ago...glad your OK.
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Ouch! Hope you're ok and back in the game soon.
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Roads do look bad :-\ Slick roads can be a killer in the winter.......hope all goes well
-Tip-uptwo
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o man...hope ur all right zach, but atleast u dont need to spend more money on gettin new equipment...hope alls well ;D
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Wow!!! Good to know ure OK. There are still plenty of fish with ure name on it!!!
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HOLY crap. Now that's a fishing trip gone bad. Hope your ok and glad to hear the eqipment is in working order.
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holy crap CBH, glad you are ok! Man that's a bummer. I'll let ya know when I go fishing, and I can pick ya up if ya want to go along. Hope you are feeling well.
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WOW! Glad your ok! That sucks.......
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Jebus man! That looks like a mess. Good thing no tackle was injured in the crash :P Glad you are ok, I did that only about 20 times worse and now I always have a sore back. Didn't bother me at the time...but now..ouch. Hope you had good insurance on that baby. Looked nice :'(
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Glad to hear you and the Vex are Ok.... :)
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dude, that crash looks rockstar! Good thing you or your gear weren't seriously injured. You can always replace a truck, but replacing a lucky jigging rod is a little more difficult.
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glad your ok.....hope you didn't injure your jigging arm? ;D
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:o ZACH!!!!!!!!!!
You are one lucky bugger! I am so happy that nothing happened to you... i mean not that i don't care about your fishing stuff but... well ACTUALLY I do!! :P Because if you weren't hurt and your fishing stuff got destroyed.... well then you would definitely be upset! And I definitely don't want that!!! I love you so much hunny! Don't go doing that again god d**n-it!
-Kaybe :-*
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Yeah, hunny you be careful now. :-* ;D Seriously though hunny I'm glad you're okay. :)
D**n slip, leave the poor boy alone!!
Zach, hope your OK!!
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Glad you are ok,how bout the truck though?Gotta have transportation back to school and fishin spots.
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I love you so much hunny!
-Kaybe :-*
:sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: hehhehehehehehhehehehe hehehe
u got a romantic fisher for a girl good job Zach!!!!!!!!!! hope ur jigging again soon and good luck with the car search now!!!
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Nice to see the plow in the first picture, where was he when you needed him.
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Thanks guys, I was just fine. My neck is still a little sore, but aside from that, I'm just fine! :wacko: As far as the truck goes...well, I'm afraid it's totaled... :pinch: The vehicle search comes once the claims adjuster gets back to us with the official verdict (although the guy who owns the body shop is an adjuster, and he said (as if I didn't know already!) that there's no way to repair a bent frame! :-\ ).
This is basically what happened: I was heading up the hill on my way to the lake, and moved over a little bit to the right. As I moved, my left rear tire hit a SUPER slick spot, and it through my towards that ditch...I overcorrected and headed back towards that drop off/field/swamp on the right side, so I cut the wheel again and hit ANOTHER slick spot which pitched me directly at that ditch/bank. I hit head-on, and as I hit (from what I'm guessing) the rear end lifted up as I rolled. I ended up facing the wrong way, on my side/lid. The hell of it is, the air bag didn't even go off! The guy at the body shop said it's because it has an inertia switch, which only deploys if the vehicle comes to a sudden stop (in my case, I bounced and rolled). Oh well, I was just glad to walk away unscratched! :flex:
As far as fishing goes, I don't know when I'll be able to get on the ice... :-\
Keep 'em on all fours ;),
-Zach
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wow, so you bounced and flipped, ouch. Yea, it's a miracle that you only got a sour neck out of it.
Supper glad that your ok, and made it out with minor injuries.
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:o ZACH!!!!!!!!!!
You are one lucky bugger! I am so happy that nothing happened to you... i mean not that i don't care about your fishing stuff but... well ACTUALLY I do!! :P Because if you weren't hurt and your fishing stuff got destroyed.... well then you would definitely be upset! And I definitely don't want that!!! I love you so much hunny! Don't go doing that again god d**n-it!
-Kaybe :-*
:o ;D ;D ;D :-* :-* :-*
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Man crappy deal. Look on the bright side, you're OK and now you can buy a CHEVY ;D No really good to know you're OK.
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Glad to see you are OK from that nasty crash. If you were driving a Chevy or a Dodge you would probally be seriously injured. I had a similar crash 10 years ago and actually made out in the end (insurance company screw up).
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Well, I've been out a few times since the accident, and have done alright...but nothing spectacular.
I've made a few trips up to the Bluegill Pond during the last week, but since I haven't scored on any true giants, I didn't want my picture taken. :P I brought my girlfriend out one day, and she caught a few gills.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/Picture_019.jpg)
This was her first of the season...She caught a few, and I caught maybe 15 or so in the hour that we had to fish before dark. I went back the next day, and caught a ton, but again no monsters...biggest was 9", so I didn't take any pics.
On Wednesday, I fished Hunts Pond, from 6:30 AM (when I actually began fishing)to 5 PM...The fishing was hot at times. I caught around 30 crappies, 2 bluegills and a pickerel before full light, all jigging. I didn't take any pictures, because the action was literally non-stop...Then throughout the day it was slow, with periodic spurts of action. I jigged up probably 30 gills and seeds (at least), another crappie, a handful of perch, and 2 bass.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/medium/Picture_018.jpg)
This might be the smallest bass I have EVER caught...
I also got a few flags, although like the jigging, the action was slow and spotty. I had 2 BIG fish run me into heavy cover and break me off...I believe one was a big bass, and the other was a big pickerel. I did manage to get a few pickerel and bass on tipups though, including this nice bass.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/medium/Picture_021.jpg)
If you look at my left leg, you can see that it's wet. That's because I had a can of Coke in my coat pocket that exploded, and ended of soaking my leg. That kind of stunk, but luckily it wasn't very cold.
In the evening, I managed a few more crappies and a TON of small gills, in an hour or so. Wasn't a bad day to be on the ice my any means.
-Zach
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I like the 2 Bass pics. Momma and baby ;) Looks like a good time. Bummer about the coke though :D
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Nice haul Zach ;)
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Zach, looks like the lil lady should of bought you an electric razor (instead of the new vex) for x-mas. Just kidding!! Nice BASS!!!
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Zach, looks like the lil lady should of bought you an electric razor (instead of the new vex) for x-mas. Just kidding!! Nice BASS!!!
Actually, she DID buy me a razor for Christmas... :P Although she likes the hair on my face now, and doesn't want me to shave it... I tell people I'm growing a mask because the winters at PSC are brutal. ;) Of course, I guess this isn't exactly a brutal winter, eh?
-Zach
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Actually, she DID buy me a razor for Christmas... :P Although she likes the hair on my face now, and doesn't want me to shave it... I tell people I'm growing a mask because the winters at PSC are brutal. ;) Of course, I guess this isn't exactly a brutal winter, eh?
-Zach
Yeah, this 500weather kinda kill your Siberia excuse...lol.
Nice bass!
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very nice outting, now maybe your tipups will be stringing into action more. :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
Fish On! ;D
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Nice fish and that is one small bass
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very nice outting, now maybe your tipups will be stringing into action more. :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
Fish On! ;D
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way to keep fishing zach! Nice fish!
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I had a can of Coke in my coat pocket that exploded, and ended of soaking my leg.
-Zach
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uure :roflmao: :roflmao:
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lol
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Nice fish CBH!!!
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Zach, looks like the lil lady should of bought you an electric razor (instead of the new vex) for x-mas. Just kidding!! Nice BASS!!!
"...you're like the only kid in school with a mustache..." ND :D
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**hunny bunches of my Zach-a-mo**
yes yes I said it! :D
I like the facial hair... let it be!... Well until your mom gets on your case again! I love you hunny! Hope to go out again within the week.. be fore you go back to college... :'(.. I'll live but I'll be missin' you!
-Kaybe
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Ahh how cute you have your girlie bustin your nutz ;D
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OKAY GUYS!
I just wanted to embarrass Zach a little... nothing meant by it... sorry Zach!
lets keep it to FISHING...
-Kaybe
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;D ;D
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Well....... ::)
HAHAHA**
-Kaybe
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Well, I guess you can call it trouser fishing 8)
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Aaaaawwwww ;D :-* :-* ;D
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OK, Zach and Kaybe are officially, COUPLE OF THE YEAR!
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Oh god, what did she start? :P Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze...
-Zach
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Sorry bud, but she's got you into it now. Kissie-wissie shmoozie-woozie :-* :-* lol.
We're just funnin ya Zach ;)
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Zach, looks like the lil lady should of bought you an electric razor (instead of the new vex) for x-mas. Just kidding!! Nice BASS!!!
Where I am from they call it the Amish beard, and the girls don't like it.
My opinion is if you can't grow it in fully then you shouldn't attempt.
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Well, I guess you can call it trouser fishing 8)
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Went out with Matt (Pikie) and a couple buddies from school, and we had a pretty good day. The pike were active, but we only landed a few...although we hooked and lost quite a few. ::) :'( The jigging was subpar, but there were also some real slob perch taken, along with smelt.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/Ice_Fishing_05-06_031.jpg)
Matt got things started with this real fat pike, which taped out at 29"...not a bad fish at all. :)
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/Ice_Fishing_05-06_032.jpg)
I had a good sized perch on a tipup all day (no bait to start, so we improvised)...Finally it went off, and I thought "HUGE PIKE!!!" as I ran to the flag...turned out to be a bit less than huge, only about 23-24". ::)
Matt's friend also caught a real nice pike, that was about 31". No pic on that though.
On a final note, this was the first time my friend Steve ever went ice fishing...he's hooked now. He caught a bunch of fish jigging, but missed 2 on tipups.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/Ice_Fishing_05-06_029.jpg)
Here he is sampling a really fresh perch. :P
-Zach
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very nice, great pictures and looks like a nice day on the ice. Glad that you got out again. :thumbsup:
how did the new rigs work out for ya. ;D
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:tipup: :tipup: Hey Zach, no offense intended :tipup: :tipup:
Just scrolled back to your accident pic's, looks like you did not have any serious weight in the rear of the ranger (i.e. sandbags, rock salt, etc.) That tire and your gear ain't gonna cut it. With what little I have learned in my years here in Michigan, having added weight in the vehicle allows for better traction on the roads, as well as keeping a light foot on the accelerator when road conditions are dicy. Glad you are OK though, yeah a little sore, but mostly a head full of experience to go along with the next TRUCK. EZ duz'n it :tipup:
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The truck was an F-150 4X4, with a Triton V-8...the thing was PLENTY heavy. ::)
-Zach
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So are ya gettin a new one? ;)
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(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/medium/Ice_Fishing_05-06_033.jpg)
Went out here on Lower St. Regis today, from 1 until about 5:30...ended up with 70 perch and this little pike. Not much, but better than nothing!
-Zach
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cool pics 8) keep em coming...zeke
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The truck was an F-150 4X4, with a Triton V-8...the thing was PLENTY heavy. ::)
-Zach
Front end heavy, back end not nearly as heavy.
I noticed you shaved, good job.
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(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/medium/Ice_Fishing_05-06_033.jpg)
Went out here on Lower St. Regis today, from 1 until about 5:30...ended up with 70 perch and this little pike. Not much, but better than nothing!
-Zach
Heh, I know right where that is. I remember seeing the perch spawn there in the wee hours of the morning during summer semester.
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Heh, I know right where that is. I remember seeing the perch spawn there in the wee hours of the morning during summer semester.
Yeha, but it's a lot different than when you were here! See that white building? That's a big @ss student center that they're building right now. It's complete with a pool hall, a new cafe, a NEW BUXTON :thumbsup: , and YES....even a bar! :woot: There's also a huge library that's only a few years old. I'll take some pictures and post them on here later on so you can see what I mean.
-Zach
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Okay, well since I'm really, extremely lazy, I just used some pictures from the PSC website...
(http://www.paulsmiths.edu/PAGE=1086/images/about/postcard/4a.jpg)
(http://www.paulsmiths.edu/alumni_friends/student_center_slide_show/1.jpg)
Recreation Room in the Student Center
(http://www.paulsmiths.edu/images/about/student_large_north.jpg)
(http://www.paulsmiths.edu/images/about/student_large_south.jpg)
-Zach
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that place is awsome so aren't those pike how much ice you got up there? here in Mass we are still looking around for safe ice or ice with hard edges to get out most places you have to bring a plank or a ladder well its nice to see someone catching fish WTG
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Your fish pictures are nice but the college I am biased against. jk ;)2
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Nice fish Zach! Wish I could have been there with you and caught some myself... but oh well... CAN NOT WAIT until September!! Paul Smith's here I come!!!
-Kaybe
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Nice Snot Rocket and bunch of pics :)
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Cool pics zach! ;D
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Uh oh, Zach you might as well go ahead and kiss your freedom goodbye in the fall. No more meeting random women and fishing whenever you want without the nagging.
:pinch: :pinch:
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Uh oh, Zach you might as well go ahead and kiss your freedom goodbye in the fall. No more meeting random women and fishing whenever you want without the nagging.
Oooof. :o
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C'mon guys, give me a friggin break...
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C'mon guys, give me a friggin break...
That was my point, and pikeguys too I believe...
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You're gonna be nailed to the floor!! Enjoy!! Hows that go.....
"A young man once asked a young woman to marry him...........The young woman said NO!..............The young man went fishing and hunting as much as he pleased for the rest of his life"
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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That was my point, and pikeguys too I believe...
Yep. Nothing wrong with a girl that likes you and likes to fish. To an extent of course ;)
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Yeha, but it's a lot different than when you were here! See that white building? That's a big @ss student center that they're building right now. It's complete with a pool hall, a new cafe, a NEW BUXTON :thumbsup: , and YES....even a bar! :woot: There's also a huge library that's only a few years old. I'll take some pictures and post them on here later on so you can see what I mean.
-Zach
Was last up about 2 years ago, and actually, I don't like it. Ya can't see the stinkin' lake anymore :cookoo:
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Well, this weekend was full of fun, as we held the IceShanty Adirondack Get-Together on Simon Pond (off Tupper Lake).
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/Ice_Fishing_05-06_036.jpg)
Here is Coldbum and I with our nice walleyes, 22" and 21" respectively.
Today, I headed out here on Lower St. Regis Lake for some pike action...while I didn't get any flags that resulted in landed fish, we managed a couple nice fish anyway.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/Ice_Fishing_05-06_038.jpg)
I caught this nice pike on my UL, while jigging for perch...24" on 3 lb. test...taken on a jig made by Cold Feet.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/Ice_Fishing_05-06_039.jpg)
My friend Ryan jigged up this nice bass, which was his first bass ever through the ice.
My flags are going to be left out all night, so hopefully I'll have a flag or 2 in the AM! ;) :D
-Zach
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good luck tonight hopefully you will have 5 flags in the morn...zeke
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NIce walleye Zac hope you get 5 flags in the AM :)
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Hey Zach my name is Ben and i will be attending my Freshman year at paul Smiths in Fall of 06! I am an avid outdoorsman and love to fish and hunt. I knew that the hunting was good in New York, but i didn't realize that the fishing was as good! Great Pics! Since i will be away from my normal fishing ranges in VT I was hoping that you could give me some suggestions on were to go fishing over there at Paul Smiths. I love to fish for Lake Trout, Salmon, Walley, Northerns and of course perch and smelt! Any suggestions on were to go would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Zach, and keep posting those awesome Pics! P.S. Any good deer hunting spots would be awesome too! just joking :)
Thanks- Ben
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Nice fish!! How was the winter camping?? ;)
Robb :tipup:
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Way to go on all the different fish. :D Great pics as always Zach
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Miserable for me! I didn't have a tent, or camping gear, so I had to sleep outside on the ground...it sucked so badly, because I was tired (for good reason :D :P ) and just wanted to get some sleep....I would fall asleep next to the fire, and wake up to it just smoldering...then I would build it back up and fall asleep, and wake up to it smoldering...I ended up sleeping in Harry's truck, although let me tell ya, that was still cold!
-Zach
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Miserable for me! I didn't have a tent, or camping gear, so I had to sleep outside on the ground...it sucked so badly, because I was tired (for good reason :D :P ) and just wanted to get some sleep....I would fall asleep next to the fire, and wake up to it just smoldering...then I would build it back up and fall asleep, and wake up to it smoldering...I ended up sleeping in Harry's truck, although let me tell ya, that was still cold!
-Zach
Man that's terrible! But kinda funny :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: Sorry bud!
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Yeah, it was terrible...but ironically, Harry woke me up in the AM, saying "Let's go catch some walleyes"...after I got out of the truck, we were walking over towards my sled and he said "Oh yes, napkins!", and ran into the woods... :D So I decided to check my tipups, since I really wasn't motivated enough to do it the night before. I got to the other side of the island and... :woot: :o FLAG!! :tipup: So I walk over and yank it out and that fish had taken out all my line, down to the knot on my spool!! I yanked it out of the hole, and pulled on what felt like slack line for a while when all of a sudden it just stopped....damn fish had me wrapped around a log or something! :%$#!: So I wrapped my hand around the line, and pulled hard, thinking that either my line was going to break or the fish was going to come up...low and behold, the line pops free and out comes a 21" walleye! :clap: :thumbsup:
-Zach
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Nice!! Did you guys finish ALL the Pizza?? Hope there was enough ;). I think in the next few weeks a few of us are goning to head up to Raquette lake if your interested......
Robb :tipup:
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When we were getting ready to leave, there were 2 pizzas...I brought one and Sal, J, and Bruce got the other...mine is gone! :D Would I be interested in Raquette Lake? You know I would be!!
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You bonehead...winter camping with no tent or gear...geeezzz??? :o ??? You must have froze your a** off!!
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Well, I had originally planned to just fish all night....but as you can see, plans change! ::)
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It probably didn't have anything to do with that keg of beer, did it? ;) I can't say i havn't done the same thing before.
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Zach, how did you make out last night?? anything??
Brent :tipup:
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My flags are going to be left out all night, so hopefully I'll have a flag or 2 in the AM! ;) :D
Is it legal to leave tip-ups out all night unattended while you are not monitoring them? (Or anytime?)
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Went out last night to check my tipups...had 2 flags, with one being a bait tripped falg and the other, which had on a dead shiner, was stripped off the hook. So I reset the one that still had bait, and left...
This AM, I went out and check my tipups again. On the way out, my friend Wes, who had brougth his jigging rod, dropped his hali down a hole and BAM!, caught this nice perch.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/medium/Ice_Fishing_05-06_040.jpg)
So we continue down to the flags and he drops his jig in another hole...BAM! His line goes slack, the result of a pike bite off... :'(
We finally get to the tipups, and I had a bait flag on the one from the night before...so I reset it and decided to check my tipups...I got to the last one and my bait had buried itself in the weeds...so I reset it about a foot higher, and we left...100 yards later, I turned around and the flag was up! So I ran over to it, and pulled out this small, eater size pike.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/medium/Ice_Fishing_05-06_041.jpg)
Wasn't a bad morning afterall...the walk is killer, but it's a good spot! :D
-Zach
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Nice fish guys!
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NIce fish guys
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Is it legal to leave tip-ups out all night unattended while you are not monitoring them? (Or anytime?)
From DEC site:
In New York State, general angling regulations limit anglers to two jigging lines (or hand lines) and five tip-ups in most waters. Each tip-up must be marked with the operator's name and address; the operator must be in immediate attendance when the lines are in the water.
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Ooops....guess I didn't realize that. I was told before by someone that there was no attendance law in NY...but you can't argue with cold, hard evidence like that. Thanks Lou!
-Zach
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CBH, PM box is full...
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Well, I haven't updated this in a while, because this past week I didn't fish too much. But I have a few pics from today and the weekend before last.
Went out today to do a little jigging because it's so nice out. The wind was a little heavy, but since it's coming out of the SW, it's actually sort of "warm." As soon as I dropped a jig down, the bottom came alive with fish.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/decent_perch_2-15.JPG)
I caught a ton of perch in short order. This was the best one, about 10"...nothing special, not even really sure why I took the picture...
All of a sudden the fish just disappeared...I knew there was a predator of some sort in the area. All of a sudden a mark showed up just below my jig, and hit rather hard...The fight was on!
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/Big_smallie1.JPG)
After about 5 minutes I landed this 18.5" smallmouth(estimated after laying it next to my rod), which is actually the first smallie I've ever caught through the ice.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/big_smallie2.JPG)
Another shot...man what a fight! :)
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/fat_sunny.JPG)
Last weekend, I jigged out here on Lower St. Regis and caught some nice pumpkinseeds.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/josh_pike.JPG)
Here's a 34" pike taken by a friend of mine...A real nice fish that weighed 10# even...
On Monday, I fished for a few hours with BCjenson, who was up doing work in Ray Brook.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/medium/Ice_Fishing_05-06_053.jpg)
Fishing was slow, but I did manage a nice 11" perch. Again, not sure why I took the photo...Just to have the pics I guess!
On Tuesday, I went out with Pikie to do some smelt fishing on Upper Saranac...no pics, but we did catch 70 or so in about an hour and 1/2...I was also broke off by a laker... :'(
Finally, some kitchen shots...
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/medium/Ice_Fishing_05-06_043.jpg)
My bowl full of pike...Notice the perch fillets on top. There are more perch and even a walleye in there somewhere.
(http://www.myfishfinder.com/pictures/data/500/medium/Ice_Fishing_05-06_044.jpg)
I'm not a culinary arts major, and I don't have a ton of fancy breading mixes and stuff...but don't these pan fried pike and perch look great? ;D
-Zach
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I just ate and now I'm hungry again? That's not fair Zach ;D
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Did not catch much but it sure did snow on us. caught a couple on colby on sat... Zach thanks again for going taking the time to go out with me.
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Nice fish, guys!
I LOVE smallies...
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Nice work Zach. That smallmouth has nice coloration and markings to it. Those filets definitely look tasty, too. 8)
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Gotta put the chefies to work for the swampies, Zach. Make them come up with something good!
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Great spread man. Sounds like the smallie was a heck of a battle. Wouldnt mind battling a few of them!!
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You just had to include the kitchen photos. :)
Nice Sally. That must have been a lot of fun on a jig pole.
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nice fish you got there :D
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nice fish Zach... :)
-Kaybe
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I bet that smallmouth was a fun fight.
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nice pics zach,bcjensen looks like some good times!