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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:31:08 GMT -4
Date: February 19th, 2011
Time: 4am – 10am
Weather Conditions: Cold Windy cloudy
Ice thickness: 16”
Water Body: Caspian
Water Clarity: Clear
Water Temp:
Bottom Structure: Rocky
Target Species: Perch, lakers
Methods used: jigging, tip ups
Effective Methods: both
Lures / Bait used: smelt, jigging raps
Effective Lures / Baits: both
Effective Colors: Gold flo red
Effective Speed: fast
Effective Depth: right below ice for tip ups jigging on the bottom
Species Caught: ________Lakers______ Qty:___4____ Sizes:____18-20________
Notes / Pictures:
Lots of dropped baits. Jigged up 3 fish.
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:31:28 GMT -4
Date: February 20th, 2011
Time: 10am 2-pm
Weather Conditions: Warm sunny
Ice thickness: 18”
Water Body: Connecticut River
Water Clarity: Stained
Water Temp:
Bottom Structure: Weeds
Target Species: perch, crappie, gills
Methods used: jigging
Effective Methods: jigging
Lures / Bait used: gill pill, maki plastics, spikes
Effective Lures / Baits: All
Effective Colors: red and pink
Effective Speed: aggressive
Effective Depth: 0-7’
Species Caught: _______Perch________ Qty:___15___ Sizes:____8-13”________
Species Caught: _______Gills________ Qty:___2____ Sizes:____5-9”______
Notes / Pictures:
First real day using the vex. Spent more time but learned a bit. Thanks Bobby!
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:31:52 GMT -4
Date: February 24th, 2011
Time: 4pm- 10pm
Weather Conditions: Cold
Ice thickness: 18”
Water Body: Waterbury Reservoir
Water Clarity: Stained
Water Temp:
Bottom Structure: muddy
Target Species: Smelt
Methods used: Jigging
Effective Methods: jigging
Lures / Bait used: Hali’s bibbits, spikes, smelt fillets
Effective Lures / Baits: Hali’s, small white bibbits with glow spots
Effective Colors: red, orange
Effective Speed: still
Effective Depth: 0-35”
Species Caught: ________Smelt___________ Qty:____245___ Sizes:____________
Notes / Pictures:
Find the depth where they were biting and you’d get a few then have to find a new depth. Never changed holes though.
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:32:16 GMT -4
Date: February 26th, 2011
Time: 7am- 4pm
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy
Ice thickness: 22”
Water Body: Kettle Pond
Water Clarity: stained
Water Temp:
Bottom Structure: muddy/ weeds
Target Species: Perch
Methods used: Jigging
Effective Methods: jigging
Lures / Bait used: Jigging raps, halis, fatboys, spikes
Effective Lures / Baits: all
Effective Colors: rainbow, green, and blue
Effective Speed: slow
Effective Depth: 8-12”
Species Caught: ______Perch________ Qty:___a ton____ Sizes:____dinks- kept 10 over 9”________
Species Caught: ______Sucker_______ Qty:__1_____ Sizes:____18”________
Species Caught: ______Bullpout______ Qty:__1_____ Sizes:____12”______
Notes / Pictures:
First time at a new pond. The fish were hungry. Just couldn’t get out of the dinks! Fished the spring
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:32:35 GMT -4
Date: February 27th, 2011 Time: 7am- 3pm Weather Conditions: Cloudy, Cool Ice thickness: 22” Water Body: Curtis Pond Water Clarity: Stained Water Temp: Bottom Structure: Muddy,weeds Target Species: Perch, pickeral Methods used: jigging, tip-ups Effective Methods: both Lures / Bait used: halis, fatboys, jigging raps, fat heads Effective Lures / Baits: all Effective Colors: rainbow, blue, green Effective Speed: slow Effective Depth: 12-25’ Species Caught: ______Perch______ Qty:___15____ Sizes:_____8-12”_______ Species Caught: ______Pickeral____ Qty:___11____ Sizes:____12-17”______ Species Caught: ______Seeds______Qty:____9____ Sizes:_____7-8”_______ Species Caught: ______Bullpout___ Qty:_____1____ Sizes:_____14”_______ Species Caught: ______LM Bas____ Qty:___2____ Sizes:____9 and 14”________ Notes / Pictures: Fish went deep as the day went on  |
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:33:07 GMT -4
Date: March 5th, 2011
Time: 4am – 2pm
Weather Conditions: freezing rain. Warm, cloudy
Ice thickness: 20”
Water Body: Caspian
Water Clarity: Clear
Water Temp:
Bottom Structure: Rocky
Target Species: Perch, lakers
Methods used: Tip ups, jigging
Effective Methods: Tip ups
Lures / Bait used: smelt, jigging raps, spoons, pimples
Effective Lures / Baits: smelt
Effective Colors:
Effective Speed:
Effective Depth: Right below the ice
Species Caught: __________Lakers_________ Qty:___2____ Sizes:_____16 and 20.5”_______
Notes / Pictures:
Poor day of fishing. Could not catch smelt. They were there but wouldn’t bite. Had maybe 10 flags all day a few run and drops on dead smelt. Lake season drought! Tournament day too.
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:33:41 GMT -4
Date: March 6th, 2011
Time: 6am – 12 pm
Weather Conditions:
Ice thickness: 18”
Water Body: Connecticut River
Water Clarity: Stained
Water Temp:
Bottom Structure: Weeds
Target Species: Perch, crappie, gills
Methods used: Jigging
Effective Methods: Jigging
Lures / Bait used: Gill Pill, Rockers, fatboys
Effective Lures / Baits: Gill Pill
Effective Colors: Pink & Red
Effective Speed: Aggressive
Effective Depth: 0-7’
Species Caught: ______Perch________ Qty:___14____ Sizes:_____7 (9-12”) 7 dinks_______
Species Caught: ______Gills________ Qty:___5____ Sizes:____6-9______
Notes / Pictures:
Tough to find fish. They were there and gone fast. People were having good luck with tip-ups. We were the only other group out there.
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:34:33 GMT -4
Date: March 13th, 2011
Time: 7am- 2pm (Carmi)
Weather Conditions: warm rainy
Ice thickness: 14”
Water Body: Carmi
Water Clarity: Stained
Water Temp:
Bottom Structure: Sand
Target Species: Perch
Methods used: Tip-ups, Jigging
Effective Methods: Both
Lures / Bait used: Hali’s, jigging raps, bibbits
Effective Lures / Baits: Northland- forage minnow fry, gill pill
Effective Colors: red, white
Effective Speed: very slow with a constant raise
Effective Depth: 20-25’
Species Caught: _____Perch________ Qty:____13___ Sizes:______9-13”______
Species Caught: _____Pike_________ Qty:____6____ Sizes:____15-24”________
Notes / Pictures:
First trip up there. Fairly successful. The fish would show up tight to the bottom and follow it up but most of the time weren’t interested.
Date: March 13th, 2011
Time: 3pm- 5pm
Weather Conditions: Windy, cloudy
Ice thickness: 15”
Water Body: LC- gs
Water Clarity: clear
Water Temp:
Bottom Structure:
Target Species: Perch
Methods used: Jigging
Effective Methods: jigging
Lures / Bait used: hali’s bibbits
Effective Lures / Baits: Hali’s, fatboys, caty
Effective Colors: pink, yellow, blue
Effective Speed: slow
Effective Depth: 50’
Species Caught: _______Perch_______ Qty:___35____ Sizes:____7-9”________
Notes / Pictures:
Lots of little fish. Some decent keepers. Only caught smaller fish in shallower.
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:35:03 GMT -4
Date: March 19th, 2011
Time: 12pm – 7pm
Weather Conditions: sunny, cool
Ice thickness: 19”
Water Body: Morey
Water Clarity: stained
Water Temp:
Bottom Structure: Weeds
Target Species: Gills/seeds
Methods used: Jigging
Effective Methods: jigging
Lures / Bait used: gill pills, northland forage minnow fry, Maki plastics
Effective Lures / Baits: All
Effective Colors: red/pink
Effective Speed: aggressive
Effective Depth: 5-7’
Species Caught: ________Gills______ Qty:____13___ Sizes:_____7-10”_______
Species Caught: ________Seeds______ Qty:_____8__ Sizes:_____7-9”_______
Notes / Pictures:
First trip down for the year. Caught a Bunch of smaller ones. Quite a few gills were over 9”. Caught a bunch of bass and pike.
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:35:43 GMT -4
Date: March 20th, 2011
Time: 8am- 12pm
Weather Conditions: Sunny. warm
Ice thickness: 24”
Water Body: Floating Bridge
Water Clarity: Stained
Water Temp:
Bottom Structure: Muddy, weeds
Target Species: Perch
Methods used: Jigging
Effective Methods: Jigging
Lures / Bait used: Gill Pills, Hali’s, Gill getters
Effective Lures / Baits: All
Effective Colors: Red. Blue, white
Effective Speed: very slow
Effective Depth: 12-22’
Species Caught: _______Perch_________ Qty:___50____ Sizes:____7-11”________
Species Caught: _______Seeds_________ Qty:___11____ Sizes:_____7-9”_____
Species Caught: _______Pickeral_______ Qty:____3____ Sizes:_____14-19”_______
Notes / Pictures:
Good fishing right off. Had to work through a lot of smaller fish. Fish shut off right at 12!
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:36:37 GMT -4
Date: March 27th, 2011 Time:7am – 7-pm Weather Conditions: Sunny, warm Ice thickness: 16” Water Body: Water Clarity: Stained Water Temp: Bottom Structure: Weeds Muddy Target Species: perch, gills, seeds Methods used: Jigging Effective Methods: jigging Lures / Bait used: Gill pills. Deamons, gill getters, maki’s, spikes Effective Lures / Baits: all Effective Colors: red, pink, green Effective Speed: aggressive Effective Depth: perch- 24’ gills 5-7 Species Caught: ______Perch________ Qty:___4____ Sizes:______8-11”______ Species Caught: ______Gills/seeds___ Qty:____70___ Sizes:_____7-10”_______ Species Caught: ______Bass_________ Qty:___15___ Sizes:____8-15”________ Species Caught: ______Pickeral______ Qty:___10___ Sizes:_____12-17”_______ Notes / Pictures: Perch are still a mystery to me there. For gills if I went deeper than 7’ I only got bass and pickerel. 5-7’ was the zone. They wouldn’t touch it without spikes  |
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:36:57 GMT -4
Date: April 2nd Time: 7am- 3pm Weather Conditions: Sunny, windy, rain afternoon Ice thickness: 12” Water Body: LC Water Clarity: Stained Water Temp: Bottom Structure: Weeds Target Species: Crappie, gills/seeds Methods used: tip-ups jigging Effective Methods: both Lures / Bait used: gill pills. Caty jigs, shiners, maki, spikes Effective Lures / Baits: all Effective Colors: pink, red, green, yellow Effective Speed: slow Effective Depth: 5-8’ Species Caught: ______Crappie_______ Qty:__16_____ Sizes:____8-12”________ Species Caught: ______Gills__________ Qty:___10____ Sizes:___6-10”_________ Species Caught: ______Seeds_________ Qty:___6_____ Sizes:____6-10”________ Species Caught: ______Perch_________ Qty:____3____ Sizes:____7-9”_______ Species Caught: _______Pike_________ Qty:____1___ Sizes:_____22”_______ Species Caught: ______Bass__________ Qty:___4____ Sizes:____8-16”________ Notes / Pictures: Had to tip baits with spikes again. Most fish held tight to bottom. First time catching crappies. What a blast! Thanks Bobby and Scott  |
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:37:35 GMT -4
Date: April 3rd, 2011
Time: 8am- 10am
Weather Conditions: Warm (40’s), sunny, windy
Ice thickness: 22”
Water Body: Floating Bridge
Water Clarity: Stained
Water Temp:
Bottom Structure: Muddy, weeds
Target Species: Perch
Methods used: Jigging
Effective Methods: Jigging
Lures / Bait used: hali’s. jigging raps, bibbits, maki’s
Effective Lures / Baits: fatboys, gill pills, caty
Effective Colors: red, blue, green
Effective Speed: fast
Effective Depth: 8-14’
Species Caught: ______Perch____ Qty:____21___ Sizes:_____8-11”_______
Species Caught: ______Pickeral____ Qty:____5___ Sizes:______12-20”______
Species Caught: ______Sucker_______ Qty:___1____ Sizes:_____16”_______
Notes / Pictures:
Good bite at the beginning. Seemed like I always caught a keeper on first drop in a new hole but after that it was all dinks
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 14, 2011 9:38:11 GMT -4
Date: April 9th, 2011 Time: 7am- 3pm Weather Conditions: Sunny, warm, windy Ice thickness: 22” Water Body: Round Pond Water Clarity: Clear Water Temp: Bottom Structure: weeds Target Species: perch gills Methods used: jigging Effective Methods: jigging Lures / Bait used: gill pill, makis Effective Lures / Baits: both Effective Colors: red, pink, green Effective Speed: slow constant twitch Effective Depth: 6-9’ Species Caught: ______Gills_______ Qty:____26___ Sizes:____6-9”________ Species Caught: ______Perch______ Qty:____4____ Sizes:_____7-10”______ Species Caught: ______Pickeral____ Qty:____8___ Sizes:_____7-18”_______ Notes / Pictures: Sight fishing most of day. Fish were not in the weeds but right on top. Perch schools came through often but wouldn’t hit it.  Date:April 9th, 2011 Time: 4pm - 7pm Weather Conditions: Sunny, Windy Ice thickness: 15” Water Body: Water Clarity: Stained Water Temp: Bottom Structure: Weeds Target Species: Gills/seeds Methods used: Jigging Effective Methods: Jigging Lures / Bait used: gill pill, maki’s Effective Lures / Baits: Both Effective Colors: Pink, white, worm, red Effective Speed: constant twitch Effective Depth: 5-7’ Species Caught: _____Gills_______ Qty:____9___ Sizes:_____8-10”_______ Species Caught: _____Seeds______ Qty:____5___ Sizes:_____7-10”______ Species Caught: _____Bass_______ Qty:___16____ Sizes:____7-15”____ Species Caught: _____Pickeral____ Qty:____10___ Sizes:____13-17”_______ Species Caught: ___________________ Qty:_______ Sizes:____________ Notes / Pictures: |
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Post by barrebobber on Apr 14, 2011 12:37:13 GMT -4
nice man, I like it.
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