Trash Fish Tourney

[nick858]

Im from Iowa actually.  The reason I said the trout were a joke is simple here.  The only trout we have in Iowa are raised in a cement pond and stocked into small streams and a few lakes.  Personally I think its a waste here in Iowa, apparently we have the put and take methods down.  There are people lined up when the stock truck hits the water, just not much fun in my opinion.  If they were wild fish, that would be different.

[dadstacklebox]

Congratulations on your son. I was thinking you moved to N. Alaska to make more Kids. Glad to hear everone is fine.
     

[USMC130FE]

Gent's,

My motto is "to each their own" when it comes to anything dealing with the Great outdoors.  What trips my trigger doesn't have to trip yours.  I'll sit on my bucket and jig for Panfish and you can set your tip ups/traps, chase Togue/pike, and have a great time.  We'll shoot the breeze in between fish over a cup of coffee.  I'll even bring and extra jiggin rod just in case your inclined to give jigging a try, heck you might even decide to do that while waiting for that next FLLAAAAAAAG. 

The whole purpose of our Panfish gathering is to share the camaraderie of people who love the ICE and all it has to offer.  The 1st outting we had everyone was doing their own type of fishing and it didn't matter the least to anyone.  We all shared venison, chili, smelt (darn good by the way) Coffee etc, etc.  I honestly believe everyone had a great time that day and I look so forward to the next meeting.  I met a great group of FISHERMAN that day and will meet up with them again, of course with my jigging pole in hand 

Good luck to all, God Bless and tight lines to ALL!!!!!
Steve

[jelliott]

i would fish for white perch any day of the summer and winter fry up a white perch and that is some good eatin

[Bluefinforme]

i would fish for white perch any day of the summer and winter fry up a white perch and that is some good eatin

so let me get this straight.....pike are no fun to catch....but white perch are?  lol   

[jelliott]

i don't know but it would take some convincing

[Bluefinforme]

i don't know but it would take some convincing

Oh....sorry...I could have sworn you said this 

pike are useless fish all they do is eat and eat some more they are know fun to catch because u need steel cables for leaders and they eat all the fish that are fun to catch if i get one its dead

[billditrite]

i gotta think that anything ya need a steel cable for would be fun   

[jelliott]

okay ur right ive never fished a pike before but ill give it a chance 

[USMC130FE]

Are we going to have Ice for the New Years?  Hope to get up there a few times before I retire and move to MI.  Please do the ICE DANCE!!!

[RLWagner]

Took a Steelhead rod to Georgia with me once. Strung on 4# with 2# leader and drift fished Goat Rock Dam on the Chattahootchie. Caught a limit of 10-12" Perch. The folks down there along the river called them "SAND ROLLERS". They allways throw them back cause they thought the sand ruined the meat? Yet they scarfed down carp and cats fishes daily!
I fixed them up with flour and fried em in butter. Now the in-laws in Georgia fish for Perch regularily. The water coming out of the dam is very cool so the Perch swarm the tailraces. This was actually on the Alabama side of the river. The people there classify Perch lower than carp and cats!
Good, more for me!

[Mainehazmt]

Count me in on the trash fish tourney  I know of one derby that actually gives a prize for the most perch eliminated from the lake


         LOL   FEED THE EAGLES   and Get ready for some Perch Hockey!

[ifishhi]

and you could use the pike for hockey sticks

[billditrite]

Are we going to have Ice for the New Years?  Hope to get up there a few times before I retire and move to MI.  Please do the ICE DANCE!!!

not looking good steve    looks like ill be traveling north on the first of the year