Smallies on ice! harmfull or harmless

Post by RJ » Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:11 pm

The only issue I'd see is overharvest....they stack up under the ice....and if limits were being taken it'd be a piece of cake to hurt a population....

I'd find it hard to beleive the "stress" of being pulled up on 3 pound test and a 24 inch rod "hurting" a Smallie....maybe his ego a bit...

RJ

Post by **Fishing 24/7** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:46 pm

HmmMMM im still confused here.

theres guys on this forums and other forums that can swear that ice fishing for bass harms them.

but they dont seem to reply.

cmon guys give me the facts.

as it is now. 100% of us say its harmless!

whats so funny about this is that 90 % of the time the people talking about ice fihsing for bass and how its harmfull... dont actualy fish them during the winter.

what realy bogles my mind is WHY o WHY!

here in quebec bass is open and in ontario its closed.

and here the trout is closed and open in ontario.

WHY .

Post by **Wallyboss** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:08 pm

Sure must be fun to target them smallies. They have nowhere to jump so I can just imagine the fight it gives.

Post by **Fishing 24/7** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:18 pm

not much of a fight my man not much!

a 4 + gives a small fight but the rest.

i might compare it to a BOQ waleye.

like brigging a wet sock or something like that.

lets compair it to this.

a 4 + smallie fights like a 2 lbs pike

Post by **bradford2** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:54 pm

Fishing 24/7 wrote: i might compare it to a BOQ waleye.

You might..... except for the fact that you've..... nev..... er....

Really just joking...... you're right, not much fight to them at all for the most part. On the lighter sticks they are more fun.

Post by **Carl** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:13 pm

bradford2 wrote:
Fishing 24/7 wrote: i might compare it to a BOQ waleye.
You might..... except for the fact that you've..... nev..... er....

Really just joking...... you're right, not much fight to them at all for the most part. On the lighter sticks they are more fun.

ouch

Post by **Wallyboss** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:08 pm

I guess they'll do 1 jump and then have too much of a headache to do anything else.

Post by **Fishing 24/7** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:56 pm

hahahah brad!

nope no eyes for me on the BOQ

but just rumours iv heard tho.

you might confirm this tho!

do BOQ walleye give a AWESOME fight when trolling on threw the ice?!??!?!?

Post by **Fishing 24/7** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:58 pm

Carl wrote:
bradford2 wrote:
Fishing 24/7 wrote: i might compare it to a BOQ waleye.
You might..... except for the fact that you've..... nev..... er....

Really just joking...... you're right, not much fight to them at all for the most part. On the lighter sticks they are more fun.
ouch

im not hurt form this i confirm that i am walleyeless of the BOQ.

fished 1 houre without nothing to prove!

am i ashamed .... not at alll.

will i hit it again.

yes on a better day and with a bunch of passionate guys.

Post by **Carl** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:30 pm

I wasn't expecting you to take it any other way.

At least you got out there this winter which is more than what I can say for me!

And considering your winter season, there's no need to add a BOQ eye. More fun to meet new guys anyways.

Post by **bradford2** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:51 pm

Lol I knew you hadn't spent much time down there....

Those fish are funny. Most time they don't fight too hard but the odd time when you hook a big one they put up a stink and bulldog a bit.

I'm sure you'll get one soon enough

The fish that I've got there trolling don't really fight.... but I've never got a big one either.....

Post by **Bass Addict** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:26 am

Fishing 24/7 wrote:.

will i hit it again.

yes on a better day and with a bunch of passionate guys.

Let me guess.....RJ and his gang....

Post by **Tip-up** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:49 am

Harmless - and that goes for largies as well. Brad took the words out of my mouth in his second comment.

Post by **Wallyboss** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:35 am

Fishing 24/7 wrote:
Carl wrote:
bradford2 wrote: You might..... except for the fact that you've..... nev..... er....

Really just joking...... you're right, not much fight to them at all for the most part. On the lighter sticks they are more fun.
ouch
im not hurt form this i confirm that i am walleyeless of the BOQ.

fished 1 houre without nothing to prove!

am i ashamed .... not at alll.

will i hit it again.

yes on a better day and with a bunch of passionate guys.

You might be walleyeless but you are not gloveless!!!!

Post by **Fishing 24/7** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:14 am

Bass Addict wrote:
Fishing 24/7 wrote:.

will i hit it again.

yes on a better day and with a bunch of passionate guys.
Let me guess.....RJ and his gang....

with or without RJ just me and you paul would be better than 1 houre of fishing in 60 km winds!

rj and who's gang?

since when RJ is a gnagster?