Decided not to let the rains keep stuck around the house all day. Did some wading at Local lake in NE Ohio. Caught around 60 crappie 7-11” kept 12 . Most of the fish came from 6 fow in & around the weeds. Caught them on a variety of baits. Several on a chartreuse maribou jig  lots of them came on a  1/64th jig with a 1”black Shad gulp picked up a few on a gold #6 thin wire hook and live minnow & some on itty bitty garlands. The action was pretty good despite the miserable conditions. They really wanted the jig moving today couldn’t be lazy with it due to the lack of wind it probably would have been some super hot action if there would have been some chop.

Looking for suggestions for a new panfish rod. I’m not looking to buy the most expensive or the cheapest something middle of the road. I’ve owned a few BnM rods and they were fantastic but expensive. I’ve owned a couple Wally marshal slabshakers they weren’t that expensive but didn’t seem very durable. The biggest problem for me is I’m rough on my gear to put it mildly if it can be broken I’ll break it! I’m the guy who steps on his rod getting out of the boat and breaks it. I’m the guy who shuts the rod in the fiberglass cover of my truck and busts the tip off. I’m the guy who trudges through the brambles and brush trips and breaks his rod! I’m the guy who forgets to secure his rod in the boat and drags it on the bottom of the handle from C1 at nimi to the main st ramp nearly grinding off the bottom of the rod! My stuff gets used and abused. I’m once again looking for another panfish rod I’d like something in lite or medium lite. Ultra lite doesn’t suit my needs as I tend to hook up with everything in the water that I’m not after lol. big bass ,catfish ,walleye ect. I’d like at least half a chance at landing them when I get the occasional run it with one while panfishing. I can’t stand to use a stiff rod especially when I’m working plastics or hair jigs. I’m done buying high end rods that I’ll just destroy eventually I’d rather spend more money on better reels as they tend to last much longer than the rods for me. But I break those often as well. Any suggestions for a rod that’s mid range in price and excellent for panfish but tough enough for multiple species would be greatly appreciated.

Fished Moggy out of lansinger with Bigeyurk25. I was shocked by the great condition of the ice shore ice was rough but had no problem dragging right off the dock. The rain was heavy at times but we stayed high and dry in the otter! The fishing wasn’t great but it felt great to get in another trip before she’s gone. I’ll probably hit it again tomorrow I like the idea of getting a tan out there!    Bigeyurk cooked up breakfast and lunch on the heater even brought some other snacks. We may not have caught a bunch but it was a great day on the water!!!

Well since myself and several others were banned from another site We frequently visit. Because of overzealous power hungry jealous piss poor moderators. We agreed to meet here I’m here so when yall get here let me know your here too! Z400wolveriene,Bigeyurk,Musclebeach22, bvonny, Bass-N-buck, and anyone I left out where ya at?

Went out of the main st ramp around 10am. Headed south towards the dam poked around in the deep water for a couple hours caught and marked nothing. Headed back to the north and fished inside of the bay with all the pine trees in 10fow caught some redears and perch no monsters nothing to write home about. We crossed two little pressure ridges one on the main body of the lake and one going into the bay where we were fishing. After about an hour my fishing partner was gonna go check another area I wanted to stay where I was. He says “you better come look at this and sure enough 40 yards behind my shack that little ridge became a nasty wet shove! I looked out to where the one was on the main lake yep that one had grown to an impressive size as well. I’ll try to load the pictures when I’ve got time to crop them down.  Anyone headed south out of the main st ramp at nimi better use extreme caution it took my friend and I a while to find a sorta safe crossing on the main lake. We had to go clean to the middle to cross the crack was 6feet wide in some places near shore.

Well had another dismal outing at a Local lake yesterday 2/9/18. The drag was nice since I got my sled back in action and gave it a little lift so I wouldn’t be plowing snow anymore. Ice was 11.5” visibility was 3ft made a few moves but I bet I only marked 30 fish in 6 hours total. Managed to catch 3 gills about 6”. There were others fishing nearby that were experiencing the same frustrating results. Can’t win every time I guess I know I can’t catch them on the couch so I’ll just keep on drilling.😎

Got out to a small local reservoir today conditions were sloppy and windy for the first 30 yards 3” of slush under the 6” of snow. Ice was 8.5” visibility 2ft.  Fished in 6-7 fow only caught one little dink.  Didn’t move around much due to the wind.