MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
Finally off the ice! Got our butt kicked by the wind the last hour! We looked like pigs on roller skates coming off the ice! Now, on the subject of crazy fish numbers, I take no offense to the raised eyebrows and to opinions expressed. As a reasonably experienced angler like so many of the great guys and friends here on IS what happened yesterday and today was WAY beyond the norm for most and especially for me! The fish were simply willing and the bite was on! Didn't matter what we threw at them. What's even kookier is that we didn't even have to move. They just kept coming and coming! Anyway, no magic here just plain luck! That being said, Ship of Fools, BC Shanty and myself iced a total of 78 fish and when added to yesterday's total of 74 fishing with Ship, WEC, Ice Wanderer and Combsey it's a mind boggling total all from the same approximate 100 x 100 foot piece of ice! The single two BEST days of ice fishing I've ever experienced! Here's wishing everyone the same good time! MikeA few noteworthy specimens from today!(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
Wow You guys really nailed them, congrats! How bigs that Salmon in your pic?? Nice one!!
LAKE TROUT 26 IN
hahah I know and it's a nice one too, but I was talking about the salmon in Jäger61's avatar your pics were in the quote I copied.
Chisel, that's a 10lb 11oz Brown I jigged up on one of our local reservoirs 3 years ago! My PB brown for the ice! Quite the surprise! Was jigging for lakers and didnt expect a brown off the bottom! Most of the browns we jig are suspended at around 20' down this time of year! BC Shanty was kind enough to land him for me! Here's the mount!(Image removed from quote.)
I'm so pumped right now, and proud as one can be. Took my 4 year old out for his first time ever. He will be 5 soon but don't say that cause he will correct you lol. After getting the frenzy started I droppedMy lure in the mud, grabbed my phone, handed the rod to my 4 year old and coached him into " hooking" his own lake trout. Most of the time, the dad sets the hook and let's the kid catch the fish. In this clip it's just the opposite. This confirms the aggressive bite these lakers have this year. So freakin pumped right now.(Image removed from quote.)
I hit a personal milestone today. I set a goal at the beginning of the season to jig up 100 lakers from George, if she froze. Actually I set the goal last season but with the lack of ice I wasn't able to even try. Today I was able to achieve the goal. I know a lot have already reached it this year in a lot less time but from where I started 6 years ago I've learned a ton. Thanks to everyone that helped me out including but not limited to mealworm, ice wanderer, combsey, jager, ship of fools, bigred. I'll likely finish out this week jigging more lakers, then switch to toothy fish with their season end approaching. Here's number 100:(Image removed from quote.)Now that that's all over with, I'll continue on. Ya'll suck!
A lot of what happened today can be directly linked to this forum. Until a few weeks ago I had no clue how to jig these fish. With the information many of you guys put out their and my own fishtuition I put it all together. The trip off the beach really got me searching for similar areas Jeff, and I definety found one so I thank you again for sharing that day. It built a confidence in me. And just showed that a little bit of extra walking goes a long ways.