01-25-2016, 04:07 AM
Fished yesterday (Saturday Jan 23) from sun-up until 2pm.
I typically drill 4 holes....one each for 2 rods and then holes next to them for the transducer....so I don't tangle with a fish on.
I drilled one hole all day. The fishing was so hot that I didn't have the time to use a second rod.
I have no idea how many fish I caught....lost count around 40.
I do know that I caught at least 25 fish in the first 45 min I was there. Pretty much every drop.
I figure if I averaged 25 per hour...and I was there 6ish hours.....well I am not going to make any outrageous assumptions but that is a lot of fish.
I also know that I arrived on the ice with 200 maggots. After I ran out I was catching them on a white tube jig with no bait.
They pretty much took anything I offered...did not matter the size, shape, or color.
99% of the fish were 19-20 inches. A few smaller.
Some were really fat. One snapped one of my ice rods.
There was one group maybe 300 yards away from me and another the same distance in the opposite direction. Other than that it was pretty lonely.
However - as someone mentioned yesterday - the marina area was packed and there were lots of people.
I spoke to several people in the parking lot (trying to help me get my truck started at the end of the day, thanks by the way!) and they were all reporting 1-4 fish caught.
I had a friend fishing the ladders area as well....6 fish between the two of them.
I was very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.
The
part is that I was fishing alone and trying to convince people of this incredible day has been a bit difficult.
However - I'll attach a link to video that I think will convince you that pulling fish out again and again over a short period of time is totally realistic.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ecj389kfcdwv4...Oreia?dl=0
That will take you to the videos.
I've never videoed myself fishing before....I sound a bit stupid.
If that link doesnt work I will work on getting all the video uploaded ans spliced together and will post that.
UPDATE - The files are big and taking a while to upload. I'll take them to work tomorrow and have our editor put them all in a quick clip that is small enough to upload and will re-post to this.
Stay tuned (you will see fish 3 inch below the ice attacking my transducer).......
FILE ATTACHED!!! Hope you all can see it. If not I have put this video in the link listed above. Its smaller and fully uploaded now. you should be able to view.
Thanks
RG
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I typically drill 4 holes....one each for 2 rods and then holes next to them for the transducer....so I don't tangle with a fish on.
I drilled one hole all day. The fishing was so hot that I didn't have the time to use a second rod.
I have no idea how many fish I caught....lost count around 40.
I do know that I caught at least 25 fish in the first 45 min I was there. Pretty much every drop.
I figure if I averaged 25 per hour...and I was there 6ish hours.....well I am not going to make any outrageous assumptions but that is a lot of fish.
I also know that I arrived on the ice with 200 maggots. After I ran out I was catching them on a white tube jig with no bait.
They pretty much took anything I offered...did not matter the size, shape, or color.
99% of the fish were 19-20 inches. A few smaller.
Some were really fat. One snapped one of my ice rods.
There was one group maybe 300 yards away from me and another the same distance in the opposite direction. Other than that it was pretty lonely.
However - as someone mentioned yesterday - the marina area was packed and there were lots of people.
I spoke to several people in the parking lot (trying to help me get my truck started at the end of the day, thanks by the way!) and they were all reporting 1-4 fish caught.
I had a friend fishing the ladders area as well....6 fish between the two of them.
I was very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.
The
part is that I was fishing alone and trying to convince people of this incredible day has been a bit difficult.However - I'll attach a link to video that I think will convince you that pulling fish out again and again over a short period of time is totally realistic.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ecj389kfcdwv4...Oreia?dl=0
That will take you to the videos.
I've never videoed myself fishing before....I sound a bit stupid.
If that link doesnt work I will work on getting all the video uploaded ans spliced together and will post that.
UPDATE - The files are big and taking a while to upload. I'll take them to work tomorrow and have our editor put them all in a quick clip that is small enough to upload and will re-post to this.
Stay tuned (you will see fish 3 inch below the ice attacking my transducer).......
FILE ATTACHED!!! Hope you all can see it. If not I have put this video in the link listed above. Its smaller and fully uploaded now. you should be able to view.
Thanks
RG
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