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« on: February 16, 2021, 06:39:41 PM »
SOLD
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« on: February 15, 2021, 05:04:47 PM »
Co- worker is giving up ice fishing and has a few items for sale, Clam 360, $200 firm, never used on the ice, PM me if interested, I work 12hr shifts so it may be a day or 2 before I respond.
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« on: February 10, 2021, 05:56:31 PM »
Fished Indian on Monday, got there a little latter than I had planned, but still on the ice by 9am. Fishing in the area I was in was pretty slow in the beginning, I talked to a couple of guys who were there for the morning saugeye bite and one had 3 keepers, the other guy blanked out, biggest tip they gave me... ya gotta have minnows . I tried fishing in the 4-5' depths but it just wasn't happening for the pan fish, I moved in and on top of the pads in 2 1/2- 3' of water and the bite was steady with quite a few nice crappies with 4 going in the 13 1/2 - 14" class, allot of dink gills but still had several 9" gills , went to my ole reliable saugeye place and finally managed to land some keepers, bait of choice for me( I didn't have minnows) was the rippin rapala , perch color and bluegill colors, left with 3 nice keepers. Can't make it til Friday, stay safe all, I heard someone went through the ice on Sunday and had to be care flighted out, hopefully they recover quickly
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« on: February 07, 2021, 07:45:38 PM »
Wednesday was by far the best day for me on panfish, caught 100% of the gills and crappie in less than 4' most were 3.5' all on moon glow, bucket was 3/4 full, no gills kept under 7" with many in the 9" group, crappies, several over 11" mark, saugeyes for me... all were under 15" but I did see a few people walk off with some nice keepers, nothing spectacular on the eyes. Saturday, fished for eyes in the morning, caught 3, no keepers again, but some guys around me caught a few, eyes in the area I fished just didn't run through like I hoped, switched for panfish and moved back on top of the pads, the sky was bright blue all day and the temps were downright dangerous if not prepared, but the gills and crappie hit all day and I managed close to a half bucket of fish, with only a few crappies, the rest were gills, I made the mistake of moving off fish to find some eyes to catch.. again, all short eyes for me and again, I saw a few nice keepers hit the ice, nothing great from what I saw, (should've stayed on the panfish). I probably could've done better but fishing in the shallows requires a little more quietness to produce all day, as the ice was pretty crowded where I was fishing. Sunday, 3 short eyes again and the bite was quick and they were gone, I did see a few hit the ice but the big run has yet to happen in the area I was fishing, moved to the pads and it seemed like it was going to be a stellar day, the vex lit up for most of the morning but the bite was extremely lite, my plastic spring bobber barely moved and the fish I did get, spit it out at the hole as they waved goodbye, I only managed a few gills and 2 nice crappies, getting old and cold I decided to pack it up early, went home by 3 pm, grabbed a beer out of the frig as I got my gear ready for tomorrow. Just a friendly reminder, if you take it out on the ice..... take it back off with you......
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« on: February 05, 2021, 06:36:45 PM »
I can't post a thing on the Indian Lake page nor can I reply there, but I hope this helps you out. Indian Lake is very versatile lake when it comes to ice fishing , the most common place is Long Island for gills and crappie with some perch and saugeyes being caught there as well, another area is Blackhawk (aka) Lucy's is an early ice hot spots at times, Moundwood was an awesome saugeye place in the 90's but it has it moments, slide around the corner to Dunns Pond and you can pick up all species of fish in that area, North Fork can be another good area to fish but you are in the wide open area and if windy, it can be a little brisk if you're not prepared for the cold. Safe ice.... this lake is very unpredictable and every place has its bad spots, there are allot more people using aerators around the lake and the docks that can be dangerous if you don't know they are there, so if traveling alone I would venture to Blackhawk, hook up with someone on the way out and they can show you how to get to Lucy's or you can fish the bay. Parking can be a SOB on this lake and with it being the weekend... all the small sweet spots will be taken before sunrise is my guess. Be safe, and have fun!
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« on: February 02, 2021, 08:22:15 AM »
WOW, Thanks a bunch Toadfish, I will call today , can't thank you both enough!
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« on: January 31, 2021, 04:52:49 PM »
What area of the lake? I know someone who found a skimmer.
Toadfish, I'm not real familiar with the Lake names but I was down from the minster Channels and I used a pink marker on the handle and maybe even my name, but it's a black handle with a yellow scoop
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« on: January 31, 2021, 12:33:46 PM »
If you were there Friday, I walked off the ice without my Frabill Ice skimmer....
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« on: January 29, 2021, 07:37:11 PM »
You ever get out on the ice before sunrise, set up, turn on the Vex, and boom, you drilled on the mother lode of fish, and no one is anywhere to be found or so you thought, in the distance, you can hear the truck doors slam, shanties starting to be pulled your way and then you see them, you try to be discreet and hide your fish but the sound of a fish popping out of the hole is a very distinct noise and is like setting off a siren, "fish, he's on fish" and it starts.... mind you, I'm sittin in 4 FOW and the noise level was zero, until now, " Hey, ya doing any good? " Nah, not really, small dinks as you look out your porthole" they start drilling within 10' of you, dropping the spud bar( if they use one) tossing the auger blade cover on the ice, drill 5-10 holes all around you, toss the auger on the ice, bang the shanty around, finally set up on a hole and they ask, " Hey you still markin them," Nah... not anymore! ( the sound of a car crash is quieter) Then it happens, they catch a fish, turn the phone to auto-dial and all you hear is, " man I'm on em, Nah, no one is hear but 1 other guy, hurry up, I'll drill you a few holes, yea, tell Jim, I'll call Tom, Dick, and Harry... 30 minutes later you don't need to jig your rod anymore, the ice is bouncing up and down with everyone clanging around ya feel like you're in a boat... fish have left and so has your stellar day.... sound familiar....lol
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« on: January 28, 2021, 07:39:03 PM »
Today one of the guys I was walking out on the ice with took the polar plunge, luckily it wasn't deep and he was able to roll out on his own, even though we spudded all the way, the ice still gave way with what seemed to be " good ice" What amazed us the most, as careful as we were there were at least 6 guys who jumped on the ice, crossed at will without using a spud and eventually figured out.. the ice wasn't safe, scary part, they crossed 10' of water unknowingly. So this is a heads up to those making the trek to Indian, Blackhawk has an area across the entire bay that has less than 2" as of Thursday noon, Moundwood was unsafe with about an inch on the edges, North Fork from the bridge on Long Island was unsafe and 2 large areas of open water from aerators, Achesons was unsafe, Tilton Hilton was unsafe to get on and I'm sure there are more areas. We did find good ice from 4-7", but the fishing wasn't that great. Be safe all and spud your way out!
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« on: January 25, 2021, 07:07:07 PM »
I fished my local lake of GLSM, which used to be the hotbed for perch and crappie back in the 90's... 3-4 inches of ice, the bite was slow and I used a size 16" nymph fly I tied for all the fish I caught in 3hrs on the ice
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« on: January 25, 2021, 07:03:08 PM »
Made the short drive to GLSM, fished an easy access channel, there were 4 guys fishing when I got there at 2 pm, I marked fish right off the get-go and managed to catch about 15 bluegills and 1 crappie. Ice was a solid 3-4 inches, around 4-5 pm the Vex was lit up like a Christmas tree but they were difficult to catch as the bite was very lite, the main thing..... I got to ice fish, so it ain't all bad
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« on: January 24, 2021, 11:06:21 AM »
Is there any good ice in Ohio, I have Monday & Tuesday off, then Friday- Sunday off.... I really don't want to drive 3 hours and fish off a dock, I can do that local.. any info on any lake would be greatly appreciated. I went through all the lake reports but with the diminished ice seasons the past 2 years, no one is reporting anything.. Thanks in advance
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« on: January 22, 2021, 05:13:27 PM »
Yea Toad, I just went through all my ice gear, put new line on all my reels, oiled/greased them up, cleaned up my tackle, charged all my batteries and then loaded it up in my Jeep..... now looking at the weather forecast, I might have waisted my time, we may have ice for a day or so but the future isn't looking too bright
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« on: January 22, 2021, 05:04:32 PM »
2X2 hosting is aware of the issue and is working to resolve. I’ll ask for update today.
Thanks Slab
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