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Messages - Hillbilly
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« on: January 30, 2016, 05:13:37 PM »
i saw ice melt and disappear this year unlike i ever seen before. Hard clear, glass ice go from 7" to 4" in 24 hours, no rain, and only mild temps and wind
Maybe Al Gore was right with global warming? Naw, but dont ever take ice for grantit.
If i had trusted my years of experience, i would have walked out onto some stuff that would have got me wet or worse. Spudding and drilling holes dont lie, do yourself the favor, and check it, alot. Late ice is always dicey, and this year, it seems to be extremely so.
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« on: January 20, 2016, 05:32:21 PM »
no wonder, they were gigging them. Whole new meaning to sight fishing...LOL
Brim is southern talk for panfish. Is it a green sunfish, is it a pumpkinseed, is it a bluegill, or is it a redear?...its a brim, and its the reason the good Lord made cookin grease.
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« on: January 15, 2016, 08:07:21 PM »
they also wont get as big as typical black crappie, normally 10" is above average to big for the black nose. seen a couple bigger, but they dont seem to get the size as a normal black crappie. and they taste exactly like bald eagles...i mean any other crappie 
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« on: January 15, 2016, 08:36:12 AM »
black nose crappie. They are not native around here, so if it were in a pond, somebody put them in there, most likely by accident with other crappie
Closest place i know that can be caught is the ohio river.
They are common down south
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« on: February 14, 2015, 08:56:08 AM »
frabill titanum.
For me, being able to remove the spring is a selling point.
Prior to the frabills, i used marmoska spring bobbers from HT. The HT(flat spring) is much more sensitive, but all around, i like the frabill better.
HB
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« on: November 25, 2014, 12:10:10 PM »
like i said on the other site, i doubt you'll go back to flashers.
the settings arent hard, and if you have questions, ive set-up enough units i can get you squared away. Once i get mine back out, i'll list the settings, which should get you well within range of where you need to be.
HB
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« on: March 20, 2014, 05:24:54 PM »
had the best season ive ever had, and ive been doing this for awhile. Only the 3rd time i have icefished into march, and this year was the longest into march.
Keep in mind, im south of the "icebelt" for indiana or ohio, even though i travel to icefish.
Also keep in mind, i experienced almost 3 full weeks of what i would call the toughest fishing i have ever experienced... knowing when i hiked out, that marking a fish would be tough, getting it to bite would take a miracle... i was skunked once, with 1-2 fish days filling in the gaps of those 3 weeks.
all that being said, id take this year's ice till im either dead or unable to fish...if im unable to hike out, i'll pay somebody to drag me out there...
Parting words...every year i hope/pray/wish for a good ice season, and the requirements for a good ice season dont include catching fish, it only requires that i get the alotted time to get on the ice, the catching fish is up to me.
HB
P.s aside for the sob story of the 3 weeks, i also managed to catch a METRIC TON of fish, and some monsters. My goal is to fill the freezer during ice season...i did that in less than a week, and i eat ALOT of fish.
I didnt get the walleyes i had hoped for, and for those of you that know me, realise that i spent ALOT of time and MILES targeting them...depsite the zero, i wouldnt trade it for the world.
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« on: January 17, 2014, 10:15:13 AM »
Hoping to come up that way next week sometime, just curious where fairfeild beach is. have fished the lake numerous times, but dont remember that location. is it the boat ramp directly off of 79, or the ramp directly across the lake from there?
is there any access to the deeper holes out in front of black-dog or heron bay canals? assuming its frozen
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« on: January 13, 2014, 04:47:49 PM »
you can thank the great "Save The Bass" movement from the middle 80's on for the slack you caught. That mentality, that bass arent fit to eat(a complete falsehood, dont care who you are) you shouldnt keep them(another falsehood), and you should feel bad if you do, is out-dated, and silly. Heck some bodies of water in Ohio are realising the lack of harvest is hurting the fishery, and have lowered or changed bag/size limits.
Im a tournament angler, and i love to see folks keep some bass. I do myself, normally once or twice a year.
And along the lines of big fish, i dont know many, if any folks who would turn an 8lb walleye/saugeye loose, its either eaten or mounted...i cant see for the life of me a reason why a bass should be any different.
ya know at one time in our world, using leeches to "purify" the blood was a medical option, but we dont do that anymore do we? lets get with the times. Bass are a sunfish(yep), and i believe only good things will come from folks keeping some. The limits are low, size limits in place for a reason.
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« on: December 23, 2013, 02:31:05 PM »
im a realist...i recognise there is a glass, and there is water in it, how much is in it is up to interpretation...
can you tell i live on the southern end of the ice belt?
That being said, i aint to worried, any ice before Jan 1st i consider a bonus, and other than this year, i recall it only twice.
It was an awsome bonus though, and im feening like the rest of you, ready for round 2
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« on: December 23, 2013, 02:22:21 PM »
jiggin junkie,
if its something you wanna pursure, invest in a floating light. Its just a basic brake light in a foam casing. Great for crappie fishing, all seasons.
Ive saw walleye, big and small swim under those lights at night, you went one step further than i ever have, in hooking 1 under lights.
I have done well in fishing NEAR a night light, but never under one for predator fish.
Keep in mind any light under the water(or ice) works in a cone. Your larger fish will always be at the "egde" of the light cone.
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« on: December 20, 2013, 05:39:36 PM »
dont be bummed, heck we are weeks ahead of schedule anyhow, this was a gift...
Most of the northern waters should recover quickly, according to the weather reports. The edges will be the tricky part.
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« on: December 17, 2013, 04:48:17 PM »
Slabslayer, i havent tried it myself, but my tech guru( he's forgot more about fishfinders than i'll ever know) told me that it wont work...well.
Says the side-scanning works best while moving. It will read, but will become "muddy" was the word he used, if stationary.
again, i have no first hand experience on the ice with one.
erierider, welcome to the darkside!
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« on: December 11, 2013, 02:55:20 PM »
the biggest hurdle to over-come with an open water sonar is getting the transducer to hang level. If you got the scratch, buy an ice-ducer,(common in the 'birds and lowrance units now that they market them for ice fishing).
If not, spend an hour working it out. A transducer is a transducer, they both do the same thing, its just one is designed to mount solidly to a boat, one is ment to hang in an ice hole.
Once you get past the transducer issue, its a simple. You will need to tweak your sensitivity settings, your chart/scroll speed and your interference settings.(on the newer units, there are other settings that can be adjusted for maximum benefit)
On the older units, especially black and white units, you need to run your sensitivity really high, on the newer color units, much less.
If you have any questions specifically, let me know, been doing this for quite some time.
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« on: December 11, 2013, 07:54:06 AM »
when using a balanced jig, i ALWAYS use a loop knot. Several to choose from, but regardless the style, it alows the jig to hang level, and transfers minor and even unnoticed action to your bait.
Also when using live bait(minnows), i'll use a loop knot, to alow more room for the bait to do its thing.
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