I will be at kiser thursday so if anyone wants to join up I will start on the east end of the lake out from the beach somewhere.

I think genes opens the earliest. His place is on 366 on the east side of russles point next to the rootbeer stand. I dont know exactly what time he opens but I think he is the earliest.

Ryan,

Scott asked me to let you know Kiser Lake is still locked up, but he doesnt know how thick the ice is... He was in a meeting when you called this morning.

Angie

Th elake is locked up. But I did see alot of fault lines, so it is building. I dont know how thick it is but at last it is covered

I am hoping to get out. I wont be able to make it to Toledo for the show so I hope to be on the ice...

Well I sat here all day going through rods, restringing them, eatching ice fishing videos on youtube, and going through tackle. From what I see on the extended forcast it may be possible to have 3 inches in sheltered areas at indian next weekend. The water leval should be up to normal which will help. Last year it was about 2 feet low at the beginning of season.

We really need counseling this hobby can't be healthy...LOL

What are your favorite tactics for finding and catching panfish?

Our best tactic is drilling alot of holes and using our fishfinder to locate fish. Then move from spot to spot to catch the active fish. Then we find the spot that we get the most followers and hunker down and down size to get them to bite.

Lets hear your tactics and we can all have diffrerant ideas to tryout

I tryied diamond jigs from custom jigs and spins last year and I caught more fish on them than any other jig I have used in the years I have been ice fishing. When the bite got tough these jigs got bites when I couldn't get bites on anything else. They fish heavy so they get down fast and there are alot of sizes to choose from. They have a 45 degree hook angle which I really like. The colors I had the best results with were the glow red and glow pink.

I also tried the jigs from grandpas jigs last year and found that the smaller sized jigs worked well when the bite is slow. When we are fishing first and last ice use the bigger jigs but most of the ice season is when the oxgyen levals are low so I am going to down size. But I start the season using 1 or 2 pound test line so I am downsized the whole season. That is just where we have gotten to in our tactics.

I am a panfish angler for the most part so if you hae any questions just ask. My son andrew and I are out there to try and fill the freezer with tasty gills and crappies. You guys are more than welcome to fish with any time and we will share everything we have learned over the years with anyone that we meet. So good fishing and always remember to be safe out there.