It was completely unplanned and spur of the moment but it was one of those rare occassions when the sun, the moon and the stars were all aligned yesterday. phone calls were exchanged around 2 and at 4 Terry, Gary and I closed the shop up, grabbed the bait and headed out to meet Trevor and Mike who were already on the ice. We were able to get the entire crew (minus one) together for a night walleye trip.
What a night to be on the ice! It was a balmy 32" with no wind. The full moon was in and out of the clouds so visibilty was fantastic. We were all set up by 5 and the flags were flying right away. Aside from a lull in the action between 8 and 9 it was fast and furious all night. By the way.... I LOVE THE NEW FRABILL LIGHTS!!!!!!!! Trevor was up 3-0 on me in the blink of an eye but I made some adjustments and started making up ground.
Around 7 I made the comment that I was starving. Trevor pulled his cell phone out and ordered 2 large pizzas and had them delivered to the ramp :eek2: :biggrin: :party2:
I have to say that having hot food delivered on the ice was a first for me... But it won't be the last time! 2 large pizzas were gone in no time at all.
The fish cooperated while we were eating and stayed away from the flags but resumed eating right after we finished. They were pretty aggressive and took even the big baits we put down.
At one point I had 3 flags out of the water and Trevor asked if he could move a flag over to an empty hole between 2 of mine. He set it up and just about got slapped in the face when the flag popped back up instantly with yet another walleye on the line :biggrin:
It was just one of those nights. The weather was perfect, the fish were hungry and we shared a lot of laughs. I don't think any of us could have had a better time out there. Before we packed it in, we all got together for a Connecticut Outfitters group shot...
Gary and I picked up around 11 and left the youngsters still chasing flags. They may have some more stories and pics of the late action...
Thanks again guys... Have a great Christmas