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Finally, after a long, cold winter, I was finally persuaded to do some
ice-fishing. We went to Green bay off Lake Michigan for a nice day on the ice. We used Automatic Fisherman for static lines and jigged using Jigging Rapalas tipped with wax worms. The Automatics did a great job, and of all the bites on the rigs, we only missed two fish, which was a far better average than our jigging! The majority of the fish were whitefish with one bonus walleye. To give you an idea of the scale of the fish, the base on the Automatic in the background is 23 inches long. I have a lot of fish to clean, some for fillets and some for smoking. -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote:
Finally, after a long, cold winter, I was finally persuaded to do some ice-fishing. We went to Green bay off Lake Michigan for a nice day on the ice. We used Automatic Fisherman for static lines and jigged using Jigging Rapalas tipped with wax worms. The Automatics did a great job, and of all the bites on the rigs, we only missed two fish, which was a far better average than our jigging! The majority of the fish were whitefish with one bonus walleye. To give you an idea of the scale of the fish, the base on the Automatic in the background is 23 inches long. I have a lot of fish to clean, some for fillets and some for smoking. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ i love fishing...and no doubt that's a fine catch, but i reckon i'd as soon have a colonoscopy as try to trick a fish in that environment and manner. y'all drink anti-freeze up your way, don't you? |
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On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:30:48 -0500, "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers"
wrote: Finally, after a long, cold winter, I was finally persuaded to do some ice-fishing. We went to Green bay off Lake Michigan for a nice day on the ice. We used Automatic Fisherman for static lines and jigged using Jigging Rapalas tipped with wax worms. The Automatics did a great job, and of all the bites on the rigs, we only missed two fish, which was a far better average than our jigging! The majority of the fish were whitefish with one bonus walleye. To give you an idea of the scale of the fish, the base on the Automatic in the background is 23 inches long. I have a lot of fish to clean, some for fillets and some for smoking. Steve Sounds like a great day on the ice. The automatics are no-no's over here. Liked the pic. thanks for update Jim |
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![]() "jeff miller" wrote in message . .. Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote: Finally, after a long, cold winter, I was finally persuaded to do some ice-fishing. We went to Green bay off Lake Michigan for a nice day on the ice. We used Automatic Fisherman for static lines and jigged using Jigging Rapalas tipped with wax worms. The Automatics did a great job, and of all the bites on the rigs, we only missed two fish, which was a far better average than our jigging! The majority of the fish were whitefish with one bonus walleye. To give you an idea of the scale of the fish, the base on the Automatic in the background is 23 inches long. I have a lot of fish to clean, some for fillets and some for smoking. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ i love fishing...and no doubt that's a fine catch, but i reckon i'd as soon have a colonoscopy as try to trick a fish in that environment and manner. y'all drink anti-freeze up your way, don't you? LOL, you'd think so, wouldn't you, but, I drink Bacardi & Coke or scotch. Actually, it was really nice out on the lake yesterday. It was in the upper 30's/low 40's and with only a layer of long underwear, jeans, decent boots, a sweatshirt and a Carhartt coat, I was quite comfortable. That's saying a lot, because after two heart attacks, I don't do well with cold weather like I used to. And I'd much rather fish in those temps than have something jammed up my butt! :-) -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
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![]() "Jim Laumann" wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:30:48 -0500, "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote: Finally, after a long, cold winter, I was finally persuaded to do some ice-fishing. We went to Green bay off Lake Michigan for a nice day on the ice. We used Automatic Fisherman for static lines and jigged using Jigging Rapalas tipped with wax worms. The Automatics did a great job, and of all the bites on the rigs, we only missed two fish, which was a far better average than our jigging! The majority of the fish were whitefish with one bonus walleye. To give you an idea of the scale of the fish, the base on the Automatic in the background is 23 inches long. I have a lot of fish to clean, some for fillets and some for smoking. Steve Sounds like a great day on the ice. The automatics are no-no's over here. Liked the pic. thanks for update It was a great day. I've only fished for whitefish once before and didn't get into the fish like we did yesterday. It was a ball! I've got them all cleaned up, with six slated for the smoker, several pounds were dropped off with a friend to be pickled and the rest are frozen fillets in the freezer. If you've never eaten fresh whitefish, you're in for a treat to try some! I heard that they were not allowed in Minnesota, which really sucks as they're not much different than a tipup, but you get the fun of playing a fish on a rod. -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
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