Author Topic: Hood's Hardwater.....2/4/06....Bass n' Pike... p.5 (Read 10754 times)

Hood · « **on:** Dec 17, 2005, 06:30 PM »

Met up with Chenbasshead and pikie for some first ice trout action this morn. After a nice long walk in the dark we got set up and Zach started things off with this delicious looking brown.

We got settled back in then Matt's flag went up...we began to run to it and I glanced back to check my spread and had a flag also...DOUBLE HEADER!

.... We each get our fish and realize we had iced two very nice browns...

Went a while with no action and then my buddy mike stopped by with refreshments and good luck....got a flag and Matt ran it down and landed this nice surprise catch Rainbow

There were some long breaks in the action so we took full advantage and enjoyed some fresh 8 point loins and burgers...here Zach is chillin by the stove.

We did get another 2 small browns, and missed a couple fish who dropped the baits....total tally was 5 browns, 1 rainbow, and a few perch. Heres a shot of the end results.

.....Could not have asked for e better first outing for the season, great company, good fishing, tasty food and cold beer

settlepa · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 17, 2005, 06:36 PM »

Where were these trout caught NY by any chance? If so where? Thanks.

camo_fish · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 17, 2005, 06:40 PM »

Quote from: settlepa on Dec 17, 2005, 06:36 PM

Where were these trout caught NY by any chance? If so where? Thanks.

hehe, yes NY, hehe and in the high elevation Adirondack little pond.

How much ice did you guys have?

Looks like a little camo love

went a long way

and how far of a walk was it?
with out much more details of this awesome little gem, **censored**G

AWESOME STUFF

billybono · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 17, 2005, 06:43 PM »

wow...loks like there is some serious snow on that pond......awesome fish wtg

billybono

fishingking · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 17, 2005, 06:47 PM »

wow those are some beautiful browns how long where the big ones?

that is one mess u guys got going on the ice up there i guess thats what 1 foot of snow does too a few inches of ice how much ice was there anyways?

big big rdg · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 17, 2005, 07:16 PM »

Sweet browns! How big was the biggest one?

Hood · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 17, 2005, 07:47 PM »

The big ones were 21" and a touch over 23"...4-5 lbs?

ice was sketchy...5-6" in some spots...2-3" in others...spring holes still welling up.

Water Wolf · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 17, 2005, 08:41 PM »

Way to go guys, those are nice looking trout and perch indeed. Look at the kype on those big browns,wow big males for sure, nice colors too. Great opener for you Hood. 8)
Man all that snow looks like my yard lol.
2-3 inches of ice, boy you guys had to tread lightly eh?

WW

Hood · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 07:39 AM »

Quote from: Water Wolf on Dec 17, 2005, 08:41 PM

2-3 inches of ice, boy you guys had to tread lightly eh?

WW

Yeah lightly for sure....there was one tipup where the ice would pop if we stood too close together and then alljump back....gets the heart goin

coldbum · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 08:03 AM »

wow way to go guys, great catch for sure
the biggest of the browns is a real fatty with both having beautiful hook jaws

hey guys, its winter and we are icefishing

I love it

P.S. ALL PHOTOS TAKEN IN NY

bigredonice · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 10:13 AM »

Holy Crap!!

Big browns!! Nice job

Barleydog · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 12:59 PM »

MAN! Those are some whopper fish guys!

I love the marks on those browns. Sounds like a heck of O' day. Nice job and well done!!!!!

mikeyc0203 · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 04:00 PM »

sweet browns..hoping i can get some this year

Jimmy The Jigger · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 05:37 PM »

Good fish, Cant beat a day like that on the ice. Keep it up.

UPSTATE ICEMASTER · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 06:13 PM »

:tipup:Awesome trout

wtg

ShuShu22 · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 06:28 PM »

Great fish and photos guys

ol crawdad · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 10:31 AM »

Great looking Browns!! Good job fellas!

Tecumseh · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 12:15 PM »

nice fish, looks like a good day!

PGKris · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 01:07 PM »

WTG guys!! Good lookin spread!!

BAZOOKAJOE · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 06:27 PM »

Big trout, chilln and grilln...gotta love it!!

Hood · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 07:13 PM »

Hit the ice again this morning with my buddy Mike in the Adirondacks. Parked at 6 and dug in for the long walk. Got set up by 730 or so. Drilled another hole for jiggin and just about to wet my spoon, FLAG!! Run over to find the line looped on the tipup and the leader snapped. Retie and back to jig, just wet it and another flag goes up, hook the fish and the fight is on.....10 mins of circling and runs, we ice it. SALMON! 26"

Retie again and back to the jiggin chair, not so fast....another flag pops halfway back and we are runnin again, Mikes turn. Get to the tipper and its screamin, one of those where the whole thing is shaking and you can hear the spool vibrating from underneath.....Hooks the fish and we are in for a long one....back and forth, circles runs, i think it tried to jump once, keeps buzzing past the hole, boy its big, BAM! on the ice we get it....26.5" SAMMY!.

Pic does it no justice, it was a slob!

Land the fish and look up to see another flag flying, lord knows how long its been like that..... My turn....set the hook and have a decent fight and land a nice brown 22-23" or so, quick release. Go back and retie more and once again head back to the chairs cuz we really wanna get one on the rod. FINALLY get in the chair, for about 30 seconds or so and WHAM I got one hooked on the ugly stick......

Little back and forth and out comes this nice Brown...quick unhook and release, didnt get a length.

After that we had a break in the action so we sat back and relaxed, ate some food and hydrated....(we really needed to). Sittin there jiggin and chillin a flag next to us pops. Go over set the hook and miss, minnow is ok and as Im puttin it back down a BIG brown passes right under the ice and takes the bait, set the hook a couple head shakes, gone!

Fresh bait and back to the chair, look back and the flags up again, set the hook and its on, good 10 mins and its at the hole, keep getting its head in but cant get a grasp, couldda easily gaffed it 5 times but I wanted to release it. Head in the hole again and Im gettin a grip when the line parts and away he goes. AWESOME!. Back to relaxing mode in the chairs and we get a flag. Mikes turn. Fish comes right to the hole and then goes berzerk! Took LOTS of line, very far away, didnt wanna come back....finally gain some then more and more and the fish is atthe hole, round and round it circles til it shows its head and on the ice it goes. !nother 26" SALMON!!

Also caught a 16-17" brown and a perch. Total was 3 Salmon and 4 Browns. Had many other flags where the baits were stripped or mangled. Also some flags with lots ofline taken out and nothin there. We had a big spread so lots could have happened while we were runnin to some of the far ones. I ran out of hooks and bait.....had dead and chewed up baits on some of the rigs at the end......hope we have that problem everytime.

NY

billybono · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 07:16 PM »

wow!!!! i got to get of these panfish/northern lakes......your really slamming em...and it aint even xmas yet

billybono

big big rdg · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 07:22 PM »

AWESOME SALMON!!! Those things are huge....also some nice browns mixed in there too. Nice job

Caroga Kid · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 07:40 PM »

Awesome fish, Wtg guys...

akdg · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 08:18 PM »

Gettem while it's hot!

ice boy19 · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 08:22 PM »

very nice salmon!!!

ChenBassHead · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 08:25 PM »

Way to go Harry!! Man, I wish that we could've gotten some salmon like that the other day...you were definitely in the right place today, eh?

-Zach

camo_fish · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 08:39 PM »

wow, looks like you can't get anough of that place, **censored**G

Heck of some fish there.

coldbum · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 09:00 PM »

wooo great day out fellas
beauty fish

fishingking · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 09:28 PM »

you guys are on fire Amazing Salmon

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