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Good luck Robert, i wish i lived closer too as i would come up and join in the fun.

Thats an excellent point Dan.

Welcome back Glenn. Best of luck with your shoulder, hopefully you can regain enough strength to tangle with ole Mr. King this fall. And good luck with all the fishing you do.

Dang, thats not good. Sorry to hear about that, that would definitely ruin your day. Youd think theyd fix that with all the problems it causes...Maybe the wrecker company owns it....lol

You better talked to JayD. He hated ice too, we're getting him converted to the dark side!...Just think "ice is nice".

Run and gun is my motto. I do most of my ice fishing on the big water so i do allot of running. Generally 15-30 minutes at a hole depending on what im seeing. Obviously if there are fish in an area then ill swiss cheese the area to keep after em. Otherwise, im on the move. I do the same with panfish. I drill allot of holes and only fish a few minutes at a hole and if theyre not there i move on. Thats why its so important to have your gear organized and a system thats effiscient...cause effisciency will ultimately equal succsess in my book...Obviously if theyre down there i sit until theyre gone and normally you can revisit that spot and get em again.

Nice!

Fished again today. Got a late start cause of the snow storm this morning. Made it out around 10 or so. Fish were pretty tight lipped today. Lotta lookers down there. The water came up a good 18" while i was there. Combine that with the storm and i think that explains their fickle demeanor. Still caught a bunch of fish, but allot of smaller ones today. Ended up with a dozen dandies though and three nice perch. Didnt take any pics cause i forgot the camera....The walk back was less than pleasant with the drifts and slush...UGH....Tomorrows gonna be an off day i think....LOL

Great minds think alike.

Exellent post Frank. You took the words outta my mouth!

Only about 5" where im fishing. The bay ice has blown out. Not sure about the ice out on the river, but im sure its not overly thick with all that rain.

Had another great day on the ice. It was a roller coaster bite with many peaks and valleyes. I drilled a ton of holes today. Only sat down on a couple good holes all day long. Other than that i picked off a couple here and there. Ended up with my 25 crappie and like 6-8 perch. Got a nice batch of crappie. I havent put the ruler to them, but im quite sure the smallest is over 11" and the biggest is over 13". Just awesome.

Damn nice buck. Pass on an ataboy for me hey Scotty!

That seems backwards to me.....Anyhow, I guess it depends what way your retrieving your bait into the current. Retrieve faster going with it and slower going into it. Same reasoning you gotta slow down going into a current or speed up going with it.

Im not a big fan of segmenting anything. More knots to possibly fail and then even more line to reel in. I keep mine at set lengths for each rod. Plus its less confusing when things are popping. No denying how much you had out.

Thanks fellas, it sure is allot of fun. Nothing like big slabs on light tackle....Hit the honey hole again this morning with my brother and his B.I.L. Bite was slow today. We still mustered 24 nice crappie and a half dozen perch. I think the fluctuating water level and the storm coming in had them in a funk. Water was down a good 18" today and dropped more while we were there. Good ole south winds for ya. Pics and a small video clip to come once i get em loaded.

I like packing my jigs with spikes, 2-3 most times for me, although i will go to a single if thats what it takes. I like lots of bait, dont have to rebait nearly as often. I do this for both gills and specs. Most times i use a horizontal type jig thats fairly heavy, but has a small hook. Im a big fan of marmish jigs(tungston, which are heavier for their size), but also use jigs like Marmooka, Diamond jigs, Fat boys, genz worms and my homemade shad darts. Ratfinkies are also a favorite of mine in shallower waters.

I have a heavily padded camera case and i put a couple of those chemical heat packs in there to keep it warm. Works very well for me on all my ice fishing adventures. And, anyone that knows me, knows i take allot of pics and vids out on the ice. Plus, i always keep a spare set of batteries just incase. I tried rechargables, but didnt have much luck with them. I like the lithium batteries. They last a LONG time. One of the few things that i think are of real value for the money. Good luck to you Mike.

Got a call on Tuesday from a good friend that he got into some real nice Crappie while perch fishing. So on Wednesday i met up with him to do some fishing. Wow, whatta blast. Lots of 9-13" Crappie and some 9"+ perch. Also caught several undersized walleye as well.

Heres the pics of my Limit, my 12 perch and the 9 Crappie that my buddy Moe caught while chasin them perch.

That afternoon i took some friend out from Oregon who are in town for Christmas. Theyd never been ice fishing before and had an absolute blast. I set em up with vexilars and all the equipment and did some coaching. Didnt take long and they were catching some nice fish. Melinda and Mike ended up with 21 slab Crappie, 6 perch and a couple gills. They also caught a few undersized walleye as well. They were stoked.

Melinda's catch. She was pumpin em pretty good!

Headed back out christmas eve morning for somemore fun. Spudded the hole out, set the vex in and the fish were down there waiting for me. It was a bit of an up and down bite all day, but i caught a ton of fish and some real nice quality fish as well. Didnt keep any Crappie unless it was 10" or better today. Ended up with my 25 Crappie and 8 9"-10 1/2" perch. Also had a fish ripping on my tip up, but it got off. Felt real nice too. Merry Christmas guys, enjoy!

Good luck Bob, tear em up...Love them whitefish!!!

Awesome pic Matt. Good luck with the yotes! Fun to hunt, but man do they stink...I dread skinning them!

We have an Evenrude 9.9 four stroke and it works great for us. Its a 2000. Had to put in a computer board and a diaphram in the fuel pump, but that motor has ALLOT of hours on it in the last 9 years. Been a good motor for us.

Merry Christmas to everyone at GLF. Your all good people, enjoy the holidays with your family and friends.

I got that in an email the other day...Amazing!

Welcome aboard Andrew. By the sounds of it youll fit in just fine here. If you need anything just ask....and have a Merry Christmas

It wont be long Jay. Ill call ya.