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Offline Thriller

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A few firsts
« on: Nov 27, 2004, 08:31 PM »
First of all, I am sorry to say that we lost Scuba...












(actually, not true, but it was his idea once he saw me with the camera).

Thriller got onto the ice for the first time this year and caught his first trout, a brookie...



A little while later, I tied into my first rainbow...



They are really pretty fish...



Scuba managed to get proof that he didn't get skunked....



The action wasn't fast and furious by any means, but it was a nice day with good company and it was great to get out again.  Many thanks to Scuba for introducing me to another locale and additional species of fish.  The biggest was about 13" and it came home with me - I didn't plan on it, but it had taken the jig deep so I figured I had better try trout at least once.


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Derek

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Offline Trophy Hunter

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Re: A few firsts
« Reply #1 on: Nov 27, 2004, 08:36 PM »
Hey way to go guys!! 8) Gotta love the first day on the ice eh ;D Nice touque Thriller :thumbsup:
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Re: A few firsts
« Reply #2 on: Nov 28, 2004, 08:59 AM »
Great pics guys....and a nice day on the first hardwater.....that third pic looks like scuba clean shaven doesnt it?? :woot:...100%  better than our first outing yesterday...Grump ;D
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Offline Mark Barlow

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Re: A few firsts
« Reply #3 on: Nov 28, 2004, 09:26 AM »
 Way to go guy's, I'm still waiting for hard water in Mass. You guy's are giving the rest of us hope. ;D
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Love those slab crappie, jumbo perch, and always love those bull sunfish. A.F.& A.M.

Offline Thriller

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Re: A few firsts
« Reply #4 on: Nov 28, 2004, 09:55 AM »
Grump - Scuba was lamenting the fact that he would have to shave today...you didn't see me last winter, but about every other year, I let my beard grow...sort of a Grizzly Adams look, but with a brush cut  :o

Getting out definitely scratched an itch....

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Derek

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the Courage not to fib about it,
and the Wisdom to know that no one would believe me anyway.

Offline Thriller

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Re: A few firsts
« Reply #5 on: Nov 28, 2004, 04:40 PM »
On a relatively small pond, it was about 3.5-4"...it was quite a bit thinner on the next pond over and since neither Scuba nor I can be described as lightweights, we stuck to the pond with thicker ice.

In the Manitoba forum, there are a couple threads where some bigger water is seeing people getting on, so we are rocking now....

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Derek

God grant me the Serenity to accept the size of the fish I catch,
the Courage not to fib about it,
and the Wisdom to know that no one would believe me anyway.

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Re: A few firsts
« Reply #6 on: Nov 28, 2004, 05:54 PM »
To you poor guys without ice. Up til this past week were in the same boat. Then bang we had instant winter and that was it. Everything is still in the 3-5 inch range here. However Grump, and big Walleye found 7 inches of ice.
I have the fever and mother nature provided the cure ;D
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Re: A few firsts
« Reply #7 on: Nov 28, 2004, 05:56 PM »
thanks for the encouraging words scuba! :D  something is gonna happen soon i can feel it!!
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Re: A few firsts
« Reply #8 on: Nov 28, 2004, 06:48 PM »
maybe after christmas i will have a cool new vex i can take a picture of!!im hoping mrs santa has caught on to the 5 hints a day she gets!! :-\
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Offline bigfish57

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Re: A few firsts
« Reply #9 on: Nov 28, 2004, 07:18 PM »
Thats awesome, I am green with envy!
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Re: A few firsts
« Reply #10 on: Nov 28, 2004, 07:47 PM »
Alright! Hope you guys had a good time! I myself am going icefishing next saturday for splake, rainbows, and brookies. Hope I can catch a few fish like you guys did!
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if anybody from michigan will help me out with the lakes and stuff up here I'd really appreciate it since I'm new to the area.

Offline Thriller

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Re: A few firsts
« Reply #11 on: Nov 28, 2004, 11:09 PM »
Yes, IFB, I would have to say it was a good time.  I have to be careful though as Scuba is starting to not like me so much this month....

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Derek

God grant me the Serenity to accept the size of the fish I catch,
the Courage not to fib about it,
and the Wisdom to know that no one would believe me anyway.
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