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Great pic and congrats on her 1st King laker!
If you're an ice fisherman, most people already consider YOU a redneck... And anyone who would treat you like that isn't a redneck, they are a jerk.Also, just like in the rest of life, no need to be afraid to talk to people. the jerks really are few and far between. sorry you had to run into people like that.congrats on your first laker!
Why are people you don't like rednecks? Do you even know the term? Don't like farmers? Your going to meet rude people on the ice and people that don't like people around. But there are a lot of us around that will strike up a conversation and try to help. I have stopped fishing to help out people fishing and try to put them on the fish And I do ( along with some of my friends) concider myself part redneck.
Here's a question for the mods. Is there going to be an IS gathering this year I didn't see it as a topic this year? Last year was at mdb any thoughts or ideas for this year jw?
Out there now. Most unbelievable ice foshong I have ever experienced. 23 lakers. 14 in the last hour.
Funny thing about South Bay (Whitehall is my wife's hometown) and some of the people you meet out there. I had the same experience of drilling holes for jigging last year on a nice warm day. Two guys came out from their parked cars and started jigging in holes I had just drilled. I said "I just drilled those holes and the reply came back - You can't use all of them since you are just jigging!". I decided to move on the other side of Route 22 and when they saw me catching fish over there they came to join me. They asked "How come you aren't keeping what you catch?". I replied "I'm a C & R person to which one replied "I don't care what railroad you work for if you catch anymore fish throw them over to us because we eat everything we catch.". I continued to return what I caught back in the hole and they kept on complaining. Finally I decided enough was enough and left. Needless to say "Most of the people I meet fishing are very nice/helpful people and I have many on the IS website to thank for the success I have had fishing.Eagle Ed
Out all day off pk lots of chasers not a lot of takers had a few bite on the way up but not hard enough to get caught better luck next time..the jealousy is almost overwhelming... Someone get out with me and help me get these fish.. I swear if I tried any harder I would have to crawl off the ice from exhaustion... Are you guys really getting 25 a day ?? That's UNbeliveable... I had like 4 bites all day all in about 80 ft of water and all on the silver pimple.. Buddy came over and let me use his vex we were marking fish all day lots of chasers but I just don't know what's up.. I would have at least liked to hook on even if I lost it on the way in
Well I just typed for the last 15 minutes explaining how I caught my first two lakers jigging saturday, but it said someone replied when I was writing and it deleted my novel. Long story short, buddy's father taught me, i caught two 24" and about 29"
I wonder if a ten fish day is even possible without electronics? I had my best trout day ever with 7 iced yesterday at the spot. Before that I was very happy with a 2-4 fish day. I also believe there is some inflated numbers especially with sizes. I guy from work said he got a 8 lber. It was only 24". Maybe.. Same with bass fishing everybody has caught a five pounder LOL. Next guy that tells me he caught a five pounder my response will be ya right. I only trust serious fisherman now.There was a supposed 23.5 incher posted here with a pic and I don't buy it for a second.
I got a buddy that would love to meet you with that comment. And I eat fish out of South Bay. Ignorance is in the person not where they live.
its the same thing with the perch on the lake. "i got a limit of 13"ers", and his bucket isn't even full its kind of funny though...your talking about inflated numbers, and you don't even use a flasher? 7 without a flasher seems pretty inflated to me...
Ahem you taught me how to use my FL-18 Vex on Schroon. Now I need a lesson on getting 13" perch Won't say my name but I'm Jimmy's buddy...