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I put away the fish house and my good gear last night and threw the walking bucket in the car. It just has a couple super cheapo rods, a cheap plastic scoop, and a box with a handful of jigs in it. I always just bring that out for the warm weather late ice... if it ends up at the bottom of a pond I'm only out 30-40 bucks.
We hit a pond for last hour of light last night. GF was kind terrified on the standing water on the ice..lol. I spudded out and still had 7 inches. Top bit was soft on spud but decided to pop a few holes. Got a few gills and fish were fired up. Of it wasn't raining hard I'd prob try again today but prob gonna call it. Maybe if I pack up all my gear we will get another cold front 🤣
Bite wasn't terrible today on the pond I fished today. The sheet had only thinned about an inch to 7" but the edges were just about toast. I punched through with one whack of the chisel around a pretty good chunk of shoreline before I found a solid spot to walk out.
No. If I was that scared of stepping into waist deep water on a 40° day I'd find a new hobby
I always poke along the whole way. I just had to find a good solid spot to get out from the bank without stepping through.I went on the same pond today after work. About 1/3 of the shoreline had a few feet of open water, but the ice was still 6" once I got away from the bank. On the upside, I didn't have to cut any holes, since the ones I punched yesterday were still open I really didn't figure I'd find a way on today... was kind of surprised. The fishing was slow, so I went home after about an hour and a few dink gills.
Unfortunately, it looks like another ice season had come and gone without my attendance. Maybe next year, I will be able to fish a bit. Anyway, in another month the crappie will be biting.