02-02-2014, 09:36 PM
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Wiperslayer and I hit Willard for what could be my last time before ice off. The location where I have been getting on and off the ice for the past 5 trips had melted and was open water but I found one spot that looked ok and we were able to get on at that location, getting off wasn't as easy. We did not arrive until 10am because being there early had not been worth while on any previous trips. We headed out to the hotspot on my last three trips and started off with a 19" cat, then another cat, then a jumbo perch, followed by another jumbo perch and smaller sized pineview perch and finally another cat around 20". Catching shut off at that point, around 2:30pm we decided to call it a day. Where we had gotten on the ice, it had started to melt but it was only a few inches deep so not bad but I'm guessing it isn't good today. We did see a few folks walk on the ice from the pelican bay area but no telling how long that will hold up because of the open water in that area as well. Since my last trip on Mon the edges have really gone down hill but once on the ice it is still solid. Saw another BFT member out there, it was good to meet you. I'm guessing a few more of you that I talked to, have been reading the post about Willard but it would be nice to hear how you did. The other member I had talked to had one jumbo when I talked to last, justed to let him know that right after he left, two more guys came and fished the same hole he was fishing in and caught 3 more jumbos, so you left too early[
]. I should have taken a pic of the edge where I got off the ice but all I got was one looking back on it and one of the marina.
WH2
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Wiperslayer and I hit Willard for what could be my last time before ice off. The location where I have been getting on and off the ice for the past 5 trips had melted and was open water but I found one spot that looked ok and we were able to get on at that location, getting off wasn't as easy. We did not arrive until 10am because being there early had not been worth while on any previous trips. We headed out to the hotspot on my last three trips and started off with a 19" cat, then another cat, then a jumbo perch, followed by another jumbo perch and smaller sized pineview perch and finally another cat around 20". Catching shut off at that point, around 2:30pm we decided to call it a day. Where we had gotten on the ice, it had started to melt but it was only a few inches deep so not bad but I'm guessing it isn't good today. We did see a few folks walk on the ice from the pelican bay area but no telling how long that will hold up because of the open water in that area as well. Since my last trip on Mon the edges have really gone down hill but once on the ice it is still solid. Saw another BFT member out there, it was good to meet you. I'm guessing a few more of you that I talked to, have been reading the post about Willard but it would be nice to hear how you did. The other member I had talked to had one jumbo when I talked to last, justed to let him know that right after he left, two more guys came and fished the same hole he was fishing in and caught 3 more jumbos, so you left too early[
]. I should have taken a pic of the edge where I got off the ice but all I got was one looking back on it and one of the marina. WH2
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