I'm heading up tomorrow with a few other friends of mine. Were meeting the Causeway Bait Shop at 7 am if anyone wants to meet up.

Fished east of congress lake rd. this morning. Caught nothing but dink gills and perch as I had expected to. I remember now why I dont like to fish that part of the lake. Its not that most of the fish you catch are small its that there are some really disrespectful fisherman that fish there. These guys leave piles of small fish all over the ice. If you dont want the fish throw them back. Its not up to us to decide whats best for the lake. That is up to the state to decide. Not only do they leave fish they also leave their trash. Coming off the ice I picked up 2 propane bottles and some other trash. We are all grown men and women and we should act that way. If you brought it on the ice take it back off the ice with you. Mogadore Reservoir is a beautiful place and we need to keep it that way. I dont mean to come off sounding like an A- hole but its getting ridiculous. This is the same reason that some other lakes and ponds are now closed to the public.

I fished most of the day. I was all around the 1st island and the ice was a minimum of 4 1/2 of good clear ice with 1 to 3 inches of white ice on top. The water was crystal clear. In my shanty I could see bottom at 12 ft. I caught 27 crappie the biggest being 13 inches with an over all average of 10 in. Also caught 10 slab gills averaging 9 in. I was surprised that I didn't catch a single dink gill or crappie. The bite was super light. You had to look down your hole and watch them suck in the bait and hook them or they would spit it back out. I was using a size 8 and 12 horizontal jig. The best color for me was black or orange and black. The crappie were only 1 foot of the bottom. Look for the pack of guys in between the islands. That's were there at. I'm headed back out in the morning. Ill be in my blue viking shanty. Stop by and say hi.

I stopped at they marina today and things still look a little sketchy. I didnt check anywhere else so it might be good somewhere else. It wont be long though.

I've been debating between the fl-22 and the lx-5. I've read that the 22 only goes to 60 ft. But how often do we really fish deeper then 60 ft. on ohio inland lakes. the lx-5 has more power and reads deeper. From what I read the target ID is 1/4 in. on the Vex but I cant find out what the target seperation is. Would it be the same? I like the idea of an HD screen on the Vex for a clearer picture. The downside from what I hear is the they are a lot louder then the Marcum. I like to enjoy the peace and quiet when I'm fishing. Is the FL-22 really worth 50 to 100$ more then the LX-5? I've been trying to decided for a month now on what to get and cant decided so I would like to hear from everyone what they think. Thanks

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Its going to be at the Summit county fairgrounds.on feb. 5-7. Fri 3pm to8pm sat.10am-7pm sun. 10 am-4pm. 6 $ a person 12 and under free. Ive never gone to this show but Im going to check it out.  The add also says free fishing rods to the first 100 kids on saturday.

In the last couple of days Ive caught a few perch that are really peppered. Does anyone know what it is and if you can still eat them?