Author Topic: Indiana style, week of vacation (Read 3242 times)

crappie66 · « **on:** Dec 15, 2005, 10:16 PM »

Well I took a week of vacation this past week from work, and how nice it was to not have to go to work. When you wake in the morning your only worries are getting the Vex battery charged and hoping the bait shop still has spikes. I made it out everyday from Saturday up until today. Fished 2.5 to 3 hours each day, from 1:30 to 4:30 ish except one day I fished for about 5 hours. Always off the ice by 4:30, so I never got to experience the 5 o'clock bite, but thats ok, I did decent and had plenty of fun. Caught mostly bluegill with a good amount of redears mixed in, and a few pumpkinseeds as well, and more than enough of those damn annoying green carp, today is the only day I didn't catch at least half a dozen. I cleaned 153 fish this week, not including todays catch, I gave todays 30 to another shanty member, and I am now tired of cleaning fish. Also met up with a few fellow iceshanty.com members on a couple of the days.

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billybono · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 15, 2005, 10:22 PM »

wow!!!! thats a mess o gills

billybono

camo_fish · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 15, 2005, 10:23 PM »

wow, what a week.

WTG

crappie66 · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 15, 2005, 10:33 PM »

Quote from: billybono on Dec 15, 2005, 10:22 PM

wow!!!! thats a mess o gills

billybono

A mess o gills, makes my freezer messo full. Once I get back to work, I will have it empty, lots of guys at work love fish, but they don't have the balls to go ice fishing, so therefore they aren't real fisherman, because like I say, "real fisherman don't yield to the weather."

billybono · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 15, 2005, 10:36 PM »

ice is the only thing holding me back........the life of a union pipefitter.......i have enough steelhead and venny in the freezer to hold me over though

billybono

bigredonice · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 15, 2005, 10:42 PM »

Got a few gills patterned do ya? Nice catch, definitely on a roll there. MMM. Gills. 8)

Water Wolf · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 15, 2005, 10:45 PM »

Holly molly, that is a mess of panfish, way to go crappie66.
Man I would love to have that many days in a row to fish, and to find that many fish a day. Lucky dude.

What was the lucky lure for them?

WW

crappie66 · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 15, 2005, 10:56 PM »

Quote from: billybono on Dec 15, 2005, 10:36 PM

the life of a union pipefitter billybono

I too am a union man, its supposed to be a temporary job as I search for a "professional" job, but its lasted 2 years now.

Quote from: Water Wolf on Dec 15, 2005, 10:45 PM

Man I would love to have that many days in a row to fish, and to find that many fish a day. Lucky dude.
What was the lucky lure for them?
WW

HT Marmooska jig green/chart size 14, didn't like factory gap, so I bend it open just a big more, but definately a great jig.
I actually work 2nd shift hours and don't have to be at work until 4 pm, so even when not on vacation I can get up early and get several hours of fishing in, and the lake I fish a lot is only 35 miles away, just up the interstate.

Quote from: bigredonice on Dec 15, 2005, 10:42 PM

Got a few gills patterned do ya? Nice catch, definitely on a roll there. MMM. Gills. 8)

So I take it the allergic reaction to the fish is gone? If I recall correctly over the years I have read in the past you said you were allergic to fish.

But more importantly, where are those crappie?

? I haven't caught a single one yet, probably because I haven't been fishing during their most active hours, but I figured I would have at least got a few stray ones.

billybono · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 15, 2005, 11:01 PM »

Quote from: crappie66 on Dec 15, 2005, 10:56 PM

I too am a union man, its supposed to be a temporary job as I search for a "professional" job

well here at least, you absolutly cant beat the pension at 55......im sticking with it

billybono

crappie66 · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 15, 2005, 11:09 PM »

Quote from: billybono on Dec 15, 2005, 11:01 PM

well here at least, you absolutly cant beat the pension at 55......im sticking with it
billybono

Yeah, well where I work the pension is great, benefits are great, money is good, and the people are great, however, I would like to use my degree since I did put myself in enough debt to get it, and still paying my way out of it.

PERCH_INC. · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 15, 2005, 11:23 PM »

Looks like you had a "GREAT" week of catching and cleaning some might fine eaten gills !!!

northdease · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 07:33 AM »

you need a biggger freezer.

bigredonice · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 07:36 AM »

Quote from: crappie66 on Dec 15, 2005, 10:56 PM

So I take it the allergic reaction to the fish is gone? If I recall correctly over the years I have read in the past you said you were allergic to fish.

I figured out at the end of the last ice season that I was no longer allergic to fish...I've been eating them since.

PIKEGUY · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 07:57 AM »

Great week! How you gonna cook em up?

crappie66 · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 08:04 AM »

Quote from: bigredonice on Dec 16, 2005, 07:36 AM

I figured out at the end of the last ice season that I was no longer allergic to fish...I've been eating them since.

For as much as you fish, I bet it cuts down on the grocery bill quite a bit huh.

indybogger · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 08:06 AM »

Nice catch Crappie glad to see Jimmy isn't the only one killin em

Just kiddin Jimmy, hopefully see you guys this weekend..

BAZOOKAJOE · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 08:48 AM »

ooo weeee look at them sunnies!!

ol crawdad · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 08:52 AM »

Great pics!! Congrats...

roygpa · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 09:02 AM »

Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing. With a freezer filled like that, I wish I was your neighbor. Enjoy!
This picture forum makes the wait for good solid ice almost tolerable.

Thanks again.

Roy

Caroga Kid · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 10:44 AM »

Wow..That is alot of fillets...

Tecumseh · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 12:11 PM »

WOW what a batch!

majormaj · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 12:44 PM »

...just lets us know when to come over and help you eat all those.

Deposit · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 01:09 PM »

Thats a mess of gill...any good recipes?

crappie66 · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 01:37 PM »

I like to keep it simple when I do cook my fish, of course always deep fried. I use a couple cups of flour and mix in a packet of taco or fajita seasoning, coat the fillets, then fry. Pretty simple.

fishingking · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 16, 2005, 02:17 PM »

wow taht is one mess of bluegills

good job and good eats

fk

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