Ice Fishing
Looks like tomorrow I'll be trying out a few frozen bays here on the lake. I checked out my 6 year old floating suit made by Arctic Armour, and it was getting pretty worn. I went to Dick's Sporting Goods yesterday and bought a new 2 piece floating ice suit called Climate made by Striker. Looks to me like the next generation of ice fishing apparel. I picked up a new pair of Muck Arctic Pro boots too. Should be good to go tomorrow. I hope it is a long season. Ice fishing for pan fish is my favorite sport.
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Good luck and I hope you don't have to try your floating suit out.
Be safe. |
Originally Posted by Muskyhunter1
(Post 4322959)
Good luck and I hope you don't have to try your floating suit out.
Be safe. Update: It was a slow day for panfish and my fishing spots were limited by thin ice. I did have a non targeted catch ..a nice 8 to 10 pound Northern Pike. Let her go though. |
Nice Northern for sure.
I love ice fishing and I get a solid 4 months of it up here between varmint hunts Since most the seasons don't open till Jan 1st, I wait till then. Good luck my friend. |
What do you guys use for bait way up there ?:wave:
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The pan fish guys fish for perch using a bare lure called a bibit. It is a weighted and painted chunk of lead which resembles a grub or can be painted to resemble a minnow. We crush the barb so a simple dunk on the ice or in a bucket allows the fish to drop off without having to handle them. When you are on a school several per minute can be caught that way. The bluegills, sunnies and crappie are caught with small rocker type jigs tipped with a live maggot. The Northern guys fish tipups baited with live minnows or shiners. The trout guys fish either live minnows or jig for them using weighted jigs.
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CI. How many fish, or lbs of fish, is a "good" day for you during the winter?
-Jake |
Originally Posted by Bocajnala
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CI. How many fish, or lbs of fish, is a "good" day for you during the winter?
-Jake |
And then you take them to a buyer, what does the buyer do with them?
Are they shipped out somewhere specific? -Jake |
Normally shipped out a couple of times a week to either Mid West or Canadian fillet businesses. There is a great market for fresh water perch fillets world wide. I have no idea what happens to the flat fish we catch in March. At times depending on the market conditions the local buyer does cut the fish he buys rather than sending them out. I just catch them and know that someone is eating them.
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