01-07-2020, 03:01 AM
[fishon]Fishing with Joatmon was a real treat - he is a very knowledgeable and disciplined fisherman on the ice. He says that he is a much better fisherman than that BFT moderator Catchinon (His Brother). [shocked]
My Brother in Law Lip Rippin Rino and I are just a couple of hacks with our Fish kissin' kids. (see photo) I was impressed at how light Joatman packed. All he had was a sled, bucket and a couple of poles. When I pack for a day on the ice I bring everything but the kitchen sink. Goals 2020 pack lighter on the ice.
Back to the fishing report - weather was excellent upper 40's no cloud cover felt like 50's with a cool breeze. Every man, women, child, cabin owner and dog that was not at Mantua was at the Berry! Never in my life had I seen the parking lots so full! The tents dotted Chicken Creek bay like ants. And not even the Scouts where there hogging up the parking lots and the place was still packed. The Lake is plenty big enough for all of us to enjoy, but the access points are not. Why can't the DWR just make a few bigger parking lots and then charge us all $5.00 to park too pay for the plowing? The parking situation was dangerous. Unloading road side w/ oil tankers barreling down the highway at 75 mph always gives me awesome feeling of.. I could be the next piece of road kill laying road side. That's a good feeling everyone should experience on Saturday's at the Berry.
Arrival to the dam was much later than anticipated. Joatman quickly pulled up 2 nice size cuts that that gave him a bump in the Ice Fishing Challenge. About an hour later he politely pulled up his lines as the next go around of fish presented themselves on the finders so I could catch the Grand Daddy of the Day. (See pictures)
Later Lip Rippin Rino got it going with the Jaw Jackers and the Pan size Rainbows. That's when the kids starting kissing the fish. I guess we taught it to them to prove their manhood to us. Now it's just an awkward situation in front of other people.
Joatman gave us Tackle Tethers that he made with these little ropes with carbines you can hook them onto your pole and a bucket so you don't lose your pole all kinds of uses. Such has holding your buckets in place into your sled. Bucket Guy (me) didn't work so well with the buckets on the long bumpy drive. dumped my buckets until I used the Tackle Tethers.
All in all good day on the ice - wished & fished for more numbers, it was average, but still a good day.
Looking forward to doing it all again - hopefully sooner than later. [fishon]
Rob
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My Brother in Law Lip Rippin Rino and I are just a couple of hacks with our Fish kissin' kids. (see photo) I was impressed at how light Joatman packed. All he had was a sled, bucket and a couple of poles. When I pack for a day on the ice I bring everything but the kitchen sink. Goals 2020 pack lighter on the ice.
Back to the fishing report - weather was excellent upper 40's no cloud cover felt like 50's with a cool breeze. Every man, women, child, cabin owner and dog that was not at Mantua was at the Berry! Never in my life had I seen the parking lots so full! The tents dotted Chicken Creek bay like ants. And not even the Scouts where there hogging up the parking lots and the place was still packed. The Lake is plenty big enough for all of us to enjoy, but the access points are not. Why can't the DWR just make a few bigger parking lots and then charge us all $5.00 to park too pay for the plowing? The parking situation was dangerous. Unloading road side w/ oil tankers barreling down the highway at 75 mph always gives me awesome feeling of.. I could be the next piece of road kill laying road side. That's a good feeling everyone should experience on Saturday's at the Berry.
Arrival to the dam was much later than anticipated. Joatman quickly pulled up 2 nice size cuts that that gave him a bump in the Ice Fishing Challenge. About an hour later he politely pulled up his lines as the next go around of fish presented themselves on the finders so I could catch the Grand Daddy of the Day. (See pictures)
Later Lip Rippin Rino got it going with the Jaw Jackers and the Pan size Rainbows. That's when the kids starting kissing the fish. I guess we taught it to them to prove their manhood to us. Now it's just an awkward situation in front of other people.
Joatman gave us Tackle Tethers that he made with these little ropes with carbines you can hook them onto your pole and a bucket so you don't lose your pole all kinds of uses. Such has holding your buckets in place into your sled. Bucket Guy (me) didn't work so well with the buckets on the long bumpy drive. dumped my buckets until I used the Tackle Tethers.
All in all good day on the ice - wished & fished for more numbers, it was average, but still a good day.
Looking forward to doing it all again - hopefully sooner than later. [fishon]
Rob
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