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Offline Joe Wayne

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How was your first day?
« on: Dec 20, 2016, 06:42 PM »
I ended up with a few bass, the biggest being 15.5" and a hand full of nice bluegill. Put 8 of them on the table for dinner.
How is everyone else doing on their first outing?
Let's see some photos!

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Offline todalake

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Re: How was your first day?
« Reply #1 on: Dec 20, 2016, 09:27 PM »
How thick was the ice?
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Offline Joe Wayne

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Re: How was your first day?
« Reply #2 on: Dec 20, 2016, 09:28 PM »
5"-7" depending where on the pond we were. We fished 2 separate ponds.
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Offline todalake

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Re: How was your first day?
« Reply #3 on: Dec 21, 2016, 12:45 AM »
Thanks,  may take one of my grandchildren fishing there this year.   He fishes there a lot in the summer.   
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Offline hunt4fish

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Re: How was your first day?
« Reply #4 on: Dec 24, 2016, 08:40 PM »
Fished eastern iowa lost Grove lake Thursday night and my buddy caught 1 I got skunked
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Offline Joe Wayne

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Re: How was your first day?
« Reply #5 on: Dec 28, 2016, 04:07 PM »
Quote from: hunt4fish on Dec 24, 2016, 08:40 PM
Fished eastern iowa lost Grove lake Thursday night and my buddy caught 1 I got skunked
Bummer @hunt4fish, keep trying (if you still have safe ice) You'll be on the bite soon enough!
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Offline matzilla

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Re: How was your first day?
« Reply #6 on: Dec 28, 2016, 11:05 PM »
hit backwaters last weekend and was rewarded handsomely



Just a small selection of the nice fish I caught



It was by far the most aggressive crappie bite I had ever been on - they were flying through the flats! Nothing beats catching nice fish on your own custom rods :)
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Offline Kevin23

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Re: How was your first day?
« Reply #7 on: Dec 28, 2016, 11:38 PM »
Quote from: hunt4fish on Dec 24, 2016, 08:40 PM
Fished eastern iowa lost Grove lake Thursday night and my buddy caught 1 I got skunked

How is that possible? I swear you can catch fish there on popsicle sticks. Fished it once (the same day you were there evidently) and thats enough for me this season... probably 100 gills and 50 crappies, nothing over 8". That was on plastics, id hate to try bait there!
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Offline Kevin23

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Re: How was your first day?
« Reply #8 on: Dec 28, 2016, 11:42 PM »
Wasnt the first trip, but the first "serious trip". Some nice gills between 8-9", couple small 9" perch and a couple small 10" crappies. The big crappie was just under 14". Public water.









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Offline Joe Wayne

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Re: How was your first day?
« Reply #9 on: Dec 29, 2016, 08:38 AM »
Quote from: matzilla on Dec 28, 2016, 11:05 PM
hit backwaters last weekend and was rewarded handsomely

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Just a small selection of the nice fish I caught

(Image removed from quote.)

It was by far the most aggressive crappie bite I had ever been on - they were flying through the flats! Nothing beats catching nice fish on your own custom rods :)

Looks like a great day for you @Matzilla
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Offline Joe Wayne

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Re: How was your first day?
« Reply #10 on: Dec 29, 2016, 08:41 AM »
Quote from: Kevin23 on Dec 28, 2016, 11:42 PM
Wasnt the first trip, but the first "serious trip". Some nice gills between 8-9", couple small 9" perch and a couple small 10" crappies. The big crappie was just under 14". Public water.







Some nice slabs you've got there @Kevin23
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