Author Topic: Pics of your catches (Read 118919 times)

iluvgillz · « **Reply #181 on:** Feb 05, 2013, 09:51 PM »

FINALLY!!!! 29". Been getting my butt kicked, but finally got this guy to
Come in today at 11:00. Killed the weeds in my lake, can't find the pike!!!!

swampbuckster · « **Reply #182 on:** Feb 06, 2013, 09:04 AM »

Good job on the fish!

monoped · « **Reply #183 on:** Feb 06, 2013, 11:41 AM »

All right! Way to go guys.

UPPower · « **Reply #184 on:** Feb 09, 2013, 10:53 PM »

Two low thirties testing out Blackhawks handy work. Wow, is all I can say.

jasonmichalski · « **Reply #185 on:** Feb 10, 2013, 07:15 AM »

Quote from: UPPower on Feb 09, 2013, 10:53 PM

Two low thirties testing out Blackhawks handy work. Wow, is all I can say.
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nice job great picture, i'll be starting your decoy monday.

monoped · « **Reply #186 on:** Feb 10, 2013, 08:23 AM »

Superb!

Bass Rat · « **Reply #187 on:** Feb 10, 2013, 07:49 PM »

Those are some nice fish, and a darn good looking spear to.

Whopper Stopper · « **Reply #188 on:** Feb 10, 2013, 07:52 PM »

WS

JCrean · « **Reply #189 on:** Feb 12, 2013, 07:36 PM »

Quote from: UPPower on Feb 09, 2013, 10:53 PM

Two low thirties testing out Blackhawks handy work. Wow, is all I can say.
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Great!

crittrgittr · « **Reply #190 on:** Feb 14, 2013, 04:13 PM »

Nice job! Congrats!

JCrean · « **Reply #191 on:** Feb 21, 2013, 11:48 AM »

18 lber from this am:

swampbuckster · « **Reply #192 on:** Feb 21, 2013, 12:09 PM »

Wow. That is one fat pike! How long?

jasonmichalski · « **Reply #193 on:** Feb 21, 2013, 09:01 PM »

the first pike to come in to my brothers first hand carved decoy.

P2150008 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

monoped · « **Reply #194 on:** Feb 22, 2013, 11:10 AM »

Way to go guys. Healthy fish too.

jasonmichalski · « **Reply #195 on:** Feb 22, 2013, 07:03 PM »

first fish with my new hammer forged spear.

2013-02-21_12-35-59_993 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

2013-02-21_12-32-36_677 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

monoped · « **Reply #196 on:** Feb 22, 2013, 07:41 PM »

All right Jason! Congrats and special with self built spear and decoy. Well done!.

JCrean · « **Reply #197 on:** Feb 25, 2013, 07:39 PM »

Took my Dad out today and he capitalized on a dandy!

swampbuckster · « **Reply #198 on:** Feb 25, 2013, 07:44 PM »

Awesome. Man, you consistently wack some NICE fish. All about location, location.....LAKEcatio n!

monoped · « **Reply #199 on:** Feb 25, 2013, 08:00 PM »

Yikes! Go dad. Congrats on a gator.

JCrean · « **Reply #200 on:** Feb 26, 2013, 07:32 AM »

Quote from: swampbuckster on Feb 25, 2013, 07:44 PM

Awesome. Man, you consistently wack some NICE fish. All about location, location.....LAKEcatio n!

Agreed. These fish are coming from different spots too. Just gotta know what to look for. My recipe for success is a deep lake (over 60 feet for a cool thermocline in the summer) with a high quality forage species, and a tributary with good spawing habitat.

Funny thing is, in most of these spots, I do not see huge numbers or short fish. These are big fish haunts.

I also go out and cut my holes and set up hours before I fish (if possible). I then sneak in and set up quietly. That way, I'm fishing prime time the minute I sit down, rather than having spooked every pike within 500 yards. I also only fish out of portables. Permanent shacks around here draw every fisherman and their cousin too them, and are VOID of big fish. Another thing, I won't set a tip up even if you paid me (unless I have no plan on spearing and am scouting).

Put those things together, add a little patience and a whole lot of confidence, and that equals a big fish on the ice!

jasonmichalski · « **Reply #201 on:** Feb 26, 2013, 08:15 AM »

Quote from: JCrean on Feb 26, 2013, 07:32 AM

Agreed. These fish are coming from different spots too. Just gotta know what to look for. My recipe for success is a deep lake (over 60 feet for a cool thermocline in the summer) with a high quality forage species, and a tributary with good spawing habitat.

Funny thing is, in most of these spots, I do not see huge numbers or short fish. These are big fish haunts.

I also go out and cut my holes and set up hours before I fish (if possible). I then sneak in and set up quietly. That way, I'm fishing prime time the minute I sit down, rather than having spooked every pike within 500 yards. I also only fish out of portables. Permanent shacks around here draw every fisherman and their cousin too them, and are VOID of big fish. Another thing, I won't set a tip up even if you paid me (unless I have no plan on spearing and am scouting).

Put those things together, add a little patience and a whole lot of confidence, and that equals a big fish on the ice!

I finding this is the best way too, you described my big fish lake, but water was clear only one week this year, normally clear to 20-30'. trout, suckers and carp, its 58' deep

JCrean · « **Reply #202 on:** Feb 26, 2013, 07:48 PM »

Quote from: Blackhawk on Feb 26, 2013, 05:18 PM

Possibly the best advise ever given on the darkhouse page... You the man JCrean

Yeah right. A man is only as good as the weapon he wields, and thus is only as good as the maker of said weapon...

monoped · « **Reply #203 on:** Mar 04, 2013, 10:07 AM »

Thump!

jasonmichalski · « **Reply #204 on:** Mar 05, 2013, 10:14 AM »

went out to test my new spear I just forged for 1 1/2 hours, the welds were still warm and weren't even cleaned up, but I love this spear.

P2270004 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

jasonmichalski · « **Reply #205 on:** Mar 05, 2013, 10:20 AM »

I also got a few fish last week too.

P2240035 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

P2230024 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

P2230018 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

P2230019 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr
this little guy wouldn't leave the new cisco worker I made and was testing for member UPPOWER alone

P2230031 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

iluvgillz · « **Reply #206 on:** Mar 05, 2013, 11:34 AM »

Got these guys today, 29" and 34".

jasonmichalski · « **Reply #207 on:** Mar 05, 2013, 12:45 PM »

great fish Gillz

Northern01 · « **Reply #208 on:** Mar 05, 2013, 08:54 PM »

My largest to date, northern 10.12lbs 2hrs later, walleye 3lbs.

My 1st northern.. Just under the ice on the right side of the hole..

The one that started the addiction , my very 1st speared northern.

iluvgillz · « **Reply #209 on:** Mar 06, 2013, 07:13 PM »

Man, I wish we could spear walleye!! I had a 10 lber taunt me yesterday!!

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