I'm just happy to be walking on water again.
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Ice fish'n
- Thread starter JASmith
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Damned good day indeed.
@Nosaj How much ice did you have. I'm in Southern Maine and we ain't got much. Maybe 4"
4-5 where I am today. Some small ponds have 8"
Ohio public, caught a bunch jigging with wax worms and tubes, kept a few threw a lot back. 4 of us each took a meal home. A great time about a mile hike in
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I absolutely love ice fishing. My favorite fishing next to chasing flatheads, blues and channel cats.
Tools of the trade.
Two rods on the Left are Fenwick for eyes and panfish and the 3 on the right are homemade catfish/big fish/ live bait rods
Homemade ice scoop from noodle bowl
Size 10 croc for reference
Tackle box fits in bucket as well
Tools of the trade.
Two rods on the Left are Fenwick for eyes and panfish and the 3 on the right are homemade catfish/big fish/ live bait rods
Homemade ice scoop from noodle bowl
Size 10 croc for reference
Tackle box fits in bucket as well
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I have fished ice a few times in ME. One time I went to the Sabattus pike derby ( what a $#/! Show) and for several years we would go Ross Lake and fish with Don and Andrea at Ross L lake Camps. Three hours north west of Millinocket on the logging roads then a 4 mile snowmobile ride.
Yeah, the derby at Sabattus is a cluster but every year they yank a 20 pounder out of there or at least they used too. Haven't kept up with it since my bil passed as he used to fish it.
BowhunterXC
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I used to have a full setup for ice fishing, but gave it up after a couple of close calls, that nearly put me in the water. 
Now, I look at it like, "those fish ain't going no where, until I pull them out of the water" and I just wait for open water. I miss it, but would only chance it on a small farm pond that I knew was frozen enough to be on it.
I always thought the colors on the fish were more brilliant and they tasted better, when coming out of cold waters.
Now, I look at it like, "those fish ain't going no where, until I pull them out of the water" and I just wait for open water. I miss it, but would only chance it on a small farm pond that I knew was frozen enough to be on it.I always thought the colors on the fish were more brilliant and they tasted better, when coming out of cold waters.
My son and I did an overnight on the ice where we got into some brown trout, pike and smelt. Dinner was venison burgers and breakfast was venison boudin and eggs.
Beautiful fishes. lol. Very nice!
That's what I'm talking about there. GREAT day!