Didnt expect it

[rileyross]

Iwas in northern michigan the past few day getting in what could be the last ice fishing trip of the year seeing how where i live the ice is dissapearing.......fas t. One the first day out i was fishing perch off the bottom in about 50fow and i was catching small perch after small perch with a hali jig tipped with a minnow head. Suddenly i set the hook and i thought to myself well this is the type of perch ive been looking for! Anhd whet the fish got to the hole i realized that i ha d a splake on the other end of my line. The split second i took to look down the hole was just enough for him to get off the hook. This happened two more times and i will have to say it was a nice suprise.   Oh by the way i caught these splake on a very light weight gill rod with 3lb test!!!!

[pikemaster789]

well isnt that unfortunate

[Bearsfan]

Two weeks ago when I went out the same thing happened to me except I don"t know what was breaking my line. Through out the whole season you would only catch perch, at this place, but on that day I would see all kinds of bubbles and then BOOM, fight for a second or so so then snap, catch more perch then the same thing would happen, then again. If I had the shack out there that day I could have at least seen what was going on down below. The only other fish I can think of would be a smallmouth, rainbow (no), lake trout(prob not), sea monster (prob so). Well I guess I won't know until next year when I fish for perch with 50 lb test.

[jimmyclaude]

Riley,
 Did you ice the splake? I was not sure if you got any

[JCaughtem]

Iwas in northern michigan the past few day getting in what could be the last ice fishing trip of the year seeing how where i live the ice is dissapearing.......fas t. One the first day out i was fishing perch off the bottom in about 50fow and i was catching small perch after small perch with a hali jig tipped with a minnow head. Suddenly i set the hook and i thought to myself well this is the type of perch ive been looking for! Anhd whet the fish got to the hole i realized that i ha d a splake on the other end of my line. The split second i took to look down the hole was just enough for him to get off the hook. This happened two more times and i will have to say it was a nice suprise.   Oh by the way i caught these splake on a very light weight gill rod with 3lb test!!!!

Replace the single hook with a treble i have had the same thing happen.

[hauler]

Two weeks ago when I went out the same thing happened to me except I don"t know what was breaking my line. Through out the whole season you would only catch perch, at this place, but on that day I would see all kinds of bubbles and then BOOM, fight for a second or so so then snap, catch more perch then the same thing would happen, then again. If I had the shack out there that day I could have at least seen what was going on down below. The only other fish I can think of would be a smallmouth, rainbow (no), lake trout(prob not), sea monster (prob so). Well I guess I won't know until next year when I fish for perch with 50 lb test.

Sounds like a carp to me.....

[jimmyclaude]

Sounds like a carp to me.....

Another "Didn't expect it"

[hauler]

Another "Didn't expect it"

Tell me about it !!

[pooley]

there are asian grass carp in my favorite lake to control the weeds. these things get HUGE. i hope i catch one when i don't expect it. i saw some about 40-45 inches!

[RLWagner]

Hauler failed to mention that the heroic deed was carried out on 2# TEST LINE!!!!!!!!!


WTG Hauler!!!!!

[pooley]

WOW

[rileyross]

Riley,
 Did you ice the splake? I was not sure if you got any

Yeah i ended up actually catching one. I caught two others but the slippery sons a bi***es slipped right back into the hole.

[jimmyclaude]

Hauler failed to mention that the heroic deed was carried out on 2# TEST LINE!!!!!!!!!


WTG Hauler!!!!!

 What did that go, about 25 lbs?

I would have gotten all excitedand snapped it off.     I am in awe.
 You must have alot of patience

[hauler]

What did that go, about 25 lbs?

I would have gotten all excitedand snapped it off.     I am in awe.
 You must have alot of patience

Well I had some help keeping me calm , another buddy was there to talk me down.....Never weighed it but it was all of 20 # ...I actually caught another that same day but it was much smaller. One last confession .......the 2# line was fireline.

[pooley]

i'm with jimmy. i would have been a mess! that's a great suprise, fireline or not!

[hauler]

Thanks guys , no doubt I was pumped ! Definately the highlight of my season....

[Rumrunner]

What aboot your ginormous crappie?  Any luck wit that?

[hauler]

I didnt get the 16 in I was looking for so the quest continues....Its almost primetime now , Just waiting for the ice to clear.