Mantua or Pineview?

[hukmandcukm]

Hi bigfish world was wondering where is the best place to take my grandsons they are 8 and 10.They been icefishing before they would like to catch some fish. The action doesn't have to be fast and furious but enough to keep interest. Please help out.
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[TheScout]

I haven't been to mantua but pineview is EN FUEGO! for perch right now.
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[GEEZER]

Take 'em to Pineview. Find 30' or deeper and fish just barely off the bottom. Ya gotta really pay attention 'cause they bite verrrry light. Use a strike indicator (the little fine wire thingy) or a very sensitive rod. Once the kids get the hang of it they'll have a blast.
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[k2muskie]

I just did a recon trip to check ice conditions at PV. Here's a few pics. One older fella went through on the South Shoreline of Cemetery Point and had some wet feet.

Recommend bringing a board or two or three at least 10' and be prepared to get wet and deal with the slush monster as the temps are on the rise. Maybe getting on in the early AM will be okay but coming off will be a whole different story. I got to PV a little before 9AM for this recon mission and you can see I hope by the pics the shoreline soft/wet conditions.

When I departed a little after 10AM 1 Feb temp was already at 32* in the truck.

So here ya go FWIW.

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South Side of Browning Point:

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[Fishsticker]

Took my son to mantua this afternoon. There are plenty of fish but the slush was brutal. Wear good waterproof boots or/and get wet.
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[SizeMatters]

K2 is right about pine view I am in her picture above we are the 3 people trying to get on the ice if you go I would suggest wearing some good water proof boots we were standing in about 5 inches of water and slush we did manage to catch 50 perch.
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[hukmandcukm]

[cool][]Thanks for the info I took my grandsons out and so did one of my work buddies.Between the 4 boys my friend and another friend we took home around 50 good perch no one got wet or cold a great time on the pond. All the info was good and we caught some fishies. Thanks again.
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[TheScout]

Good for you guys! I am happy you were able to catch fish, have a good time, and spark interest in young kids to go fishing. Just curious, did you end up at Pineview, and if so, how were the ice conditions? Congrats again!
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[hukmandcukm]

We went to pineview stayed until 12:30 the edges started to get soft then. And was fishing in 22' I guess the crappie are much deeper.
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