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Well we all managed to meet at the designated pooling spot! So off goes the caravan to the spot to get onto the ice. A small but dedicated caravan I should mention. Spirits were high; enthusiasm was over flowing from the group! Let’s get fishing!
Well it didn’t take long for Iceman to start the auger, let me tell you people, this man’s a serious fisherman
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Anyway, wasn’t long before the action started, Nighttroller yells, that he has one
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Here’s a couple more shots of that beauty!
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Well of course we all get right back to it, thinking, this could be a great day
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For those of you who wondered about the house Big Jim had mention, it’s easy to find, here it is actually.
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Despite some great differences in the terrain on the bottom in this area, no fish were caught here but it’s understandable why Big Jim likes it so much
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Here’s Jazz working a hole and Duck Gunner working on his appetite
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And of course, after that beauty, Richard’s right back at it….
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Well since that first early Trout, unfortunately there wouldn’t be much other action despite moving to many holes. Here, Iceman and Duck Gunner are seen working more holes still.
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Iceman’s buddy Dave found the day a little tiring, Hey wait a minute, I’m the one who stayed up all night and day
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Finally about 5 and ¾ hours later, Duck Gunner says, “hey I got one†Iceman, Dave and I see he’s fighting something, but his rod wasn’t “about to break†or anything so I never even thought about videoing it
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He lands a nice small Laker, I believe on an airplane jig
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Well in the meantime, Big-O comes around from the other side of the Island to tell us the Perch are biting and they’ve got a couple doozies. After showing him DG’s Trout, he starts to laugh stating, “Our G**dang Perch are bigger ‘n that†followed with the trademark Big-O laugh “Ha Ha Ha Ha “.
Well we had to get a picture to prove that,
Beauties
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And of course, DG decides he’s going to try airplane jigging in the shallows. Well he hits paydirt again. Only problem, the jigs almost as big as the fish
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So much for Perching
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Well finally Iceman, Dave and Duck gunner decide they’re calling it quits. I figure I’ve still got a couple hours so, around the island I go to fish with Big-O, RJ and Jazzman.
Jazz saying goodbyes to Iceman, Dave and DG
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Here the boys were, RJ and Jazz working those holes for more of those killer Perch.
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And of course, Big-O doing the same,
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I fished about an hour with them there before we all pulled up stakes and left. All in all, what another great day. It was just a bunch of guys and gal, getting together for more comraderie and friendship out on the ice, Only way it could’ve been better, is if I’d a had some sleep somewhere in between all that
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Thanks again guys
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Now here’s another video of the catch. You’ll see a little spot towards the end where the fish is coming out of the hole and I just instinctively reach to give RJ a hand pulling the fish out of the hole, which causes me to swing the camera away from the action for a short period. I tell you, after 35-40 years of reaching for fish, it’s a hard habit to break
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