Yesterday turned out to be a great day to get outside and have some fun. When I left my house in the morning it was 10 degrees, however, there was no wind and plenty of sunshine. As I walked to my Jeep I could already feel the sun's radiant heat and I knew we were in store for a good day. I picked up Jan D and we ran to the tackle shop to get some shiners and spikes. After a short drive we were on the lake drilling holes.
The day's fishing was not fast and furious, but slow and steady. The first flag of they day produced what I believe is my personal best Large Mouth Bass. He tripped the flag like a perch and just went to the bottom with it. When I set the hook he just about pulled my hand into the hole. I knew I did not have a perch now. The battle took about 5 minutes and several walks around the hole, but in the end I got him through the ice. The Bass measured 22.5 inches in length and had a mouth as wide as a paint can. After a quick photo and measurement we returned him to the depths before his gills froze up.
Jan D was also lucky enough to catch a whopper Yellow Perch. It was very large for a small pond. He was also released. We were also able to jig up a few smaller Yellow Perch and a bunch of Pumpkin Seeds. The tip-ups gave us two nice crappie which we kept. Over all it was an amazing day to be on the water.
This year I decided to bring the Yeti Roadie with me ice fishing. I was getting tired of having to wait for my catch to thaw out before I cleaned it. Taking a cooler ice fishing is also a good idea, because it will keep your food from freezing. I can remember one day when my ham sandwich froze and was as hard as a rock. The Roadie also made for a great seat. I ended up keeping 2 Crappie and 2 Yellow Perch. When I got
That bass is amazing! Great catch!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice day on the ice. This is something I have never done, but you make it look like fun!
ReplyDeleteall those fish are of super proportions, nice pond Savage
ReplyDeleteThat's one heck of a bass.
ReplyDeletePlump perch also.
Very nice, gents
Wonderful Winter so far.
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