Pike-apalooza (1/4/18)

[Bigassbassman]

Brought a bucket of shiners and met up with my buddy Todd at daybreak. We walked out on 4-4.5 inches of ice, and got set up as the sun rose. The action was steady until night! Dang that's fun. We caught them on tip-ups, we caught them on rods. Shiners, fatheads, suckers, smelt, jigging raps, blade baits --- everything worked. I guess they were hungry. Nothing huge today, the best went around 30", but we landed 30 pike. And one slab crappie. What a great day! Temps in the 40s, bright sunny day...good food, brews, and friends. That's what ice fishing is about!
If you're interested, fish porn below (pic heavy).   

[Catfishking]

Nice sounds like a fun day

[fishslap]

Looks like an awesome day on the ice.

[tbern]

Great pics, thanks for sharing!

[IPAinmyveins]

Looks awesome!

I have a newbie question about tip ups in Colorado... They count as a pole and have to be monitored right?  I'm about to start ice fishing and am wondering if I should get the extra pole license (tag ?) and put a tip up a little bit away from where I'm jigging? 

Thanks for any help.

[Bigassbassman]

Looks awesome!

I have a newbie question about tip ups in Colorado... They count as a pole and have to be monitored right?  I'm about to start ice fishing and am wondering if I should get the extra pole license (tag ?) and put a tip up a little bit away from where I'm jigging? 

Thanks for any help.

Yes!  They count as a pole or a rod, and you need the extra rod stamp if you want to use two lines. That way, you can jig in one hole and use a tip-up in another.  Or two tip-ups...or two rods, whatever you want.

[mattyt]

 

[ActiveTrapChecker]

that was definitely an Apalooza! Nice job and thanks for the pics

[grababrewski]

Nice, sounds like a great day!

[SLAYERFISH]

Nice!  Is this a public pond?

[Bigassbassman]

Nice!  Is this a public pond?

I'll never tell!    Just enjoy the pics, mister.   

[IFF]

That means its private Mikey

[MN Bassfisher]

Nice job Nate! I have been itching to get out with some buddies and have a "flag day" where we litter a weedline or piece of structure with flags and wait. This may have pushed me to get that on that outing on the books.

[cat26fish]

I figured with the background blurred it must have been public, that or you were playing with the portrait feature on your Iphone.

[JohnnyO19]

Way to go Nate, sounds like a great day! 

[Bigassbassman]

Nice job Nate! I have been itching to get out with some buddies and have a "flag day" where we litter a weedline or piece of structure with flags and wait. This may have pushed me to get that on that outing on the books.

Thanks, Mitch! Good to hear from you. Yeah, tip-up fishing is one of my favorites. I got into it when I lived back in MA. Let me know how you do out there in MN with them.

I figured with the background blurred it must have been public, that or you were playing with the portrait feature on your Iphone.

The background was blurred? My phone just sucks at taking photos.

[COlipripper]

Nice work, Nate! 

What a great day! Temps in the 40s, bright sunny day...good food, brews, and friends. That's what ice fishing is about!

These are the days to remember

[superp13]

Looks like a great time.   Hopefully I will get out tomorrow which will be my first time on the ice this season.   

[mtnhillbilly]

Looks like a great day thanks for sharing

[stinkyfingers]

You're killing me. I target those stupid fish and can't find them and you come along and bust thirty in a day. I know you despise pike as table fare but those sure look like eating size to me.
Good job.

[brown-time]

Great work on the pike, boil some of their fillets in saltwater for 3 minutes, they taste like walleye!

[SLAYERFISH]

Great work on the pike, boil some of their fillets in saltwater for 3 minutes, they taste like walleye!

No they don't-

[SLAYERFISH]

All about the secrets on here dude. Tough luck. And yes, the background is totally blurred.
Paranoia will destroy ya

Hey moron, I knew the answer b4 I asked the question-

[Bigassbassman]

All about the secrets on here dude. Tough luck. And yes, the background is totally blurred.
Paranoia will destroy ya

Bwahahaha!!   .  Welcome to the forum, jackweed!! Grow a sense of humor, it'll serve ya well.

[_colorado]

Wow!  Pike porn and a newbie taking on Slayer!  What a great post!

[SLAYERFISH]

You’ve seriously spent 10 years of your life jerking each other off. 

  Then I'm sure you'll fit right in-

[Bigassbassman]

Then why ask the question? Oh, I get it. To be a whitty millennial with your girlfriend.

Hahahaha!!  Slayer, I guess you're a millennial now... 

[mattyt]

wow this post really escalated.

[mattyt]

also
4th picture down. Is it me or is that pikes eye on portrait mode too?

[Bigassbassman]

also
4th picture down. Is it me or is that pikes eye on portrait mode too?

Yeah, looks like the troll's posts have been excised from this otherwise very family-friendly and wholesome thread.   

I know, Matt -- we saw that eye on that one.  It was cloudy, but his other one was fine.  He's obviously hunting just fine, since he ate a lively sucker.