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Offline BaitBucket

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Cove'alcious
« on: Jan 12, 2014, 01:36 PM »
After an 8 hour rain and wind fest yesterday.. I figured, what can I do today to top that??

I know!! Get up at 2am and head out to Bartons Cove with Stripernut and battle the 40mph gusts there!!

So thats what we did.

We hit the ice at 4am. We set up in the smaller inner cove. It was windy but not cold.. As for ice..I was shocked, had to be at least 10-12inches. Sure glad I brought the Ion lol

I set up my 4 tilts with large bait targeting pike, Allan started off with Medium bait targeting Walleye/Pike/Bass.

Allan quickly got a nice looking crappie, and then the jig fest was on. Each jigging up countless crappie and blue gills.

We had the ice to ourselves till about 7 or 8 and that inner cove filled up. After answering a few questions and a demo of my "new fangled auger" I was back to jigging.

My tilts remained silent for the day, and Allan managed a small bass on one of his.

The surprise of the day for me came from this HUGE blue gill on a Chubby Darter. Probably be biggest i have ever seen. Was bigger than my hand and in the pic below hes next to my size 11 boot.

After a slow 8hrs we were back in the cars by noon. No toothy beasties for me today.. But theres always next time.



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Offline pikeking

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #1 on: Jan 12, 2014, 01:40 PM »
Nice... That is a dinner alone...
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Offline BaitBucket

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #2 on: Jan 12, 2014, 01:45 PM »
Quote from: pikeking on Jan 12, 2014, 01:40 PM
Nice... That is a dinner alone...

Haha yah probably. Altho I dont keep much of anything i pull out of fresh water. Saltwater is where its at =)
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Offline MR WOZ

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #3 on: Jan 12, 2014, 04:02 PM »
Nice gill!!!   
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Offline capt.shay

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #4 on: Jan 12, 2014, 04:48 PM »
Way to be out there on back to back days!

I've hammered the Croppie every time I've fished over there this year.  Wish it wasn't the river or I would be eating a lot of croppie dinners.  You have to keep your jig above the blue gill so the croppie can get at it.
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Offline Stealth

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #5 on: Jan 12, 2014, 05:01 PM »
Will, gotta hand it to ya getting out there this weekend.  Chubby gill.
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Offline BaitBucket

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #6 on: Jan 12, 2014, 05:40 PM »
Hehe thanks guys. Woulda been nice to catch a toothy critter, but we all know how that can go lol
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Offline stripernut

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #7 on: Jan 12, 2014, 05:47 PM »
A good time even with out any "big ones"...
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Offline Fat Tony

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #8 on: Jan 12, 2014, 07:27 PM »
Nice grab! I bought a few chubby darters for my son( i dont jig much) and he can't seem catch squat on them. Does well with smaller jigs with waxies and such Any advice?
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Offline Jschumacher

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #9 on: Jan 12, 2014, 07:31 PM »
Will your a jiggin machine this year. Glad to here there was that much ice on the cove. Took the weekend off to kick the head cold and make the wifey happy. That was her 1 weekend game on here on out lol
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Offline Roncarr

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #10 on: Jan 12, 2014, 09:28 PM »
Pigilla sweet :tipup:
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Offline lavaman

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #11 on: Jan 13, 2014, 05:35 AM »
wow
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Offline mikeupton

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Re: Cove'alcious
« Reply #12 on: Jan 13, 2014, 07:11 PM »
Nice kiv.  That's the start of what could have been a delicious fish fry.  Nice work.
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