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Sunday morning myself and my two youngest headed out to Constance lake for a couple of hours of perch and pike action on the advice of Bowzog. Drove out and set up where he told us and were into fish immediatey. A small snot rocket and quite a few perch. The boys were having fun.
After a couple of hours I look over to see the tip of my icefishing pole doing a little dance, went over set the hook gave a couple of turns of the reel and pass it off to one of my boys thinking it was another little pike. I walk to the truck to get my pliers when I hear Ben yell out " Dad it's huge, it's head is bigger than the hole!!!"
I look over to see the pole doubled in half and Ben's holding on to it with both hands as the line was just screaming out of it. I skoot over to make sure we're not getting spooled ans Ben fights it for another few minutes before handing it back to me. I got her turnred in the hole and I grab hold and pull her out. This fish was easily 40" + long and had a very considerable girth to it. By far the largest fish I've ever seen caught through the ice (mind you I don't do a lot of icefishing) and Ben was one happy camper. Unfortunately I forgot the camera at home as is always the case because I would have loved to have got a picture before putting it back.
Thanks again Bowzog for the advice, that's definitely the place to go with kids.
Congradulations to the young lad Bender - even without pictures these moments to remember get burned into our minds and are never forgotten. I'm sure he'll be anxious to go again at the next opportunity. Well Done.
OUTSTANDING!!!!! .....I'm assuming the lunker was a pike? There's some real gators in there......but ya have to go through a lot of snot rockets to get one! Glad you and the young ones had a blast bud!!
oh yeah....and next time.......DONT FORGET THE CAMERA!!!!
Last edited by Gord on Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:34 am, edited 1 time in total.
I'm a goin' fishin', mama's goin' fishin' and my baby's goin fishin' too.
Love hearing about the youngns catchin' big fish(or any fish). I was fishing this summer and had some friend's kids fishing with me on the dock. The youngest (6 yrs) hooks into a 4lb smallie. With her on the reel and myself on the rod we were able to land it..... with a lot of laughs and a few close calls in between....priceless! Glad you guys got to share that.
Great post.
We've all been there, done that. You have my sympathy!
However, would you rather have had the camera and caught tons of snot rockets, or left it home and have that moment with your kid & a trophy fish? I think there's a snapshot or two in your memory forever.
.....I'm assuming the lunker was a pike? There's some real gators in there......but ya have to go through a lot of snot rockets to get one! Glad you and the young ones had a blast bud!! 
