EdB Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Took my daughter out ice fishing this am. I was proud she made the wake up call in the dark to get ready. Had time for some bacon and pancakes and off we went onto the lake. Olivia caught a 13 inch bass to start our day on a tip up. Then another tip up went off and she caught an 18 inch bass. That gave her a good fight and we let them both go. Back inside our shanty, we're catching some small gills and having fun. I have a big shanty hole and it's like an aquarium. Olivia spots a big fish under the ice that I couldn't see till she pointed it out. I thought it was another bass coming in due to it's size. I told her to jig her waxworm and the fish came right in and hit it. She jerked and the fight was on. Ultra light pole and a spinning reel. The fish was taking drag and shot up under the ice. The pole went limp and I thought she had lost it. She was dejected as we both thought it was off. Then the fish almost pulled the rod out of her hand and the fight was back on. She got him to the surface spashing around as I tried to grab him and not blow it. I slowly palmed him onto the floor of the shanty and wow, it's the biggest spec or crappie I've ever seen! 16 inches and a tad under 2 -1/2 lbs. A master angler indeed! She didn't like the skimmer and wanted to hold her fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priority1 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 WTG Ed. The time with your daughter, and a master angler fish to boot. It doesn't get any better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLF Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Great job Olivia and Ed! You may want to check into the IGA for line size record also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tltorrice Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Very nice fish Ed & Olivia. It looks like you had a great time this morning with lots of action.Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Very nice indeed. Olivia will be a fisherperson for life now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NO MO BEGGEN Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 nice job guys thats quite a fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelsanders Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 That's The One That Ate Our Dog Last Summer!!! Lol! What A Great Fish Well Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harperman9706 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Nice catch:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerang Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 WOW..........that fish is big as Olivia is NICE JOB!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treblemaker Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Way to go Olivia! ...and dad too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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