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« on: February 10, 2015, 01:05:47 PM »
Only fished for two hours today, water where we fished was real stained. Fished in 13 to 16 fow just north of 36/37 on the rd bed. We marked an incredible amount of fish from start to finish. The area has more bait fish then any other place I have fished this year. In the short 2 hours we caught a handful of crappie and blue gill, but just wasn't into pan fishing so we moved on to a warmer spot next to my wood burner. Good luck and be safe.
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« on: February 09, 2015, 06:43:31 PM »
I'm gonna try another spot tomorrow, yes another spot. The area we are going I have fished in the past and caught dandy 14" crappie threw the ice, but never targeted any other species. I'm gonna throw everything in the box at them and see what's there. Last time I fished it with Pig Puncher a few years back, it was so loaded with shad we couldn't see our lures let alone a fish come in on our vexs, but managed a couple nice crappie. I will post how we do when we get off the ice. I know I can go to Buckeye and catch some eyes, but I can't stop looking for fish on Alum, it has become a mission, almost an addiction. Good luck and be safe.
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« on: February 09, 2015, 03:45:59 PM »
One thing I started doing this year that I haven't done in the past, is I keep a journal of all my outings. Not your typical 12 year old journal that you might be thinking of but a fishing journal. I bought maps of the lakes I fish, and after each day of fishing, I pull out the map, high light the area I fished, write down the date, what I caught, temps and weather conditions. this way next year I can look at the map, compare conditions and dates and decide where to fish. Just thought I'd put it out there, it's is something simple but maybe it will increase next years catch. Good luck and be safe.
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« on: February 08, 2015, 07:01:12 PM »
Fished from 11am till right before dark when the rain hit. Marked a lot of bait fish, had 1 break off, 1 hard smack that I missed, and caught a 6" crappie, 1st crappie I caught in that area in 4 outings. Nothing on tip ups today. I might try it again tomorrow afternoon, we'll see. Good luck and be safe.
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« on: February 05, 2015, 08:06:26 AM »
Plan on getting up early and dissecting another area that to my knowledge hasn't been fished yet. I don't know if it will be the spot I've been searching out for the last two years or not, but you never know till you try. The area looks promising, lots of different depths, couple of humps, and a nice inside bend on a descent drop off, with deep water close by. I've put together a small group of guys to fish with, so we can really spread out and attack the area, and give them a variety of lures and colors to choose from. I will post how we end up doing sat. night, the way things have been going it'll probably be another 13 hour day with a couple of whiskered fish. We recently have stuck a camera down and notice a lot of dead and dying shad, I wonder if this is the reason we can't get the eyes to commit to our offerings, are they gorging themselves on these shad? Good luck and be safe.
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« on: February 03, 2015, 08:34:09 PM »
Fished from 6am till 7pm without a hit, drilled 50 plus holes, dropped everything in the box, we had 9 tip ups out, and nothing. We fished the same area we caught 8 eyes from less than a week ago, 4 guys 1 small cat 10 mins. before we left, marked a lot of fish, we could get them to rise but they just wouldn't hit. O well it was a great day to be out. Gotta take a couple days off but plan on being out again fri. or sat. Good luck and be safe.
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« on: February 02, 2015, 06:44:46 PM »
I have been ice fishing Alum for a number of years, and believe in order to be successful you have to look at maps, find a potential area and drill A LOT of holes in different depths. On a typical day my fishing partners and I drill 50 to 100 holes, and tie just as many lures and different colors on our lines. It's a hard lake to figure out, but when you do the pay off is quite rewarding. I have caught a number of nice eyes and crappie from the lake, Recently I read an article from odnr saying they shocked the lake and pulled the record breaking eye from the lake, that fish is still swimming in alum. You might not catch a lot from alum, but you might just catch the next record. Sorry to hear guys are getting skunked, believe me I've been skunked more times than not, but don't give up on it, it is a great fishery, it just takes time to figure out. Hope this helps, good luck and be safe.
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« on: January 30, 2015, 08:42:28 PM »
Fished from 2pm till 7pm with not much luck, 3 missed strikes and 1 crappie. The bites I did get came on a blue and silver pimple in 18fow, you had to pause it for at least 10 seconds after you jigged one in to get it too hit. Put out six tip ups with shiners and bass minnows but not one flag all afternoon. Good luck and be safe.
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« on: January 30, 2015, 08:36:58 PM »
Between the marina and the boat ramp there is a crack 70 yards out, running parallel with the shore line that is covered with snow, it is about a foot wide, with less than a 1/4 inch of ice, I stepped on it and my foot went right threw. Ice on both sides of it was 8 to 9 inches, be careful if you try to cross it. It really doesn't look like a crack.
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« on: January 29, 2015, 09:34:49 PM »
Finally our efforts paid off, fished from 6:30am till 7pm. Caught 4 keeper eyes, threw back 4 shorts, had a hog break off, missed several hits, and had about 5 tip up misses, even Dave came out for 2 hrs and caught a keeper, if Dave can catch one anyone can  . Most fish came in 16fow on black/gold raps and clown vibes, but I did catch one keeper on a tip up in 8fow. They hit hard but your really had to finesse them to get them to commit. Besides the fish catching what a day, we had 16 deer, 2 coyotes cross the ice, and a bald eagle fly above us about 20ft, we don't get the pleasure of seeing eagles in this area, so when we do it's a treat. The best part of the day was proving to Dave the spot I picked had fish, always a doubter. Good luck and be safe. P.s. When I fished the mouth of Cheshire cove last week I was standing on 6" of solid clear ice and spudded every step.
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« on: January 22, 2015, 01:07:33 PM »
What I call and find most exciting about ice fishing, is the chase. Sure anyone can find the group, make a phone call and figure out where the fish are. To do your own homework, look at maps, go out the day before with a spud and vex, makes catching fish that much more rewarding. I have spots I know of that doesn't draw the crowds but produce fish 75% of the time but I am always looking and searching out the next honey hole. Most of the time my ideal areas don't pay off, but you never know till you try, who knows the next spot I try may hold nothing but 10lb eyes, then all those days of catching small crappie in a spot I thought would hold eyes will be worth it. Don't get discouraged if you don't find THE SPOT right away keep trying eventually you'll find THE SPOT you've been searching for. Just a thought, good luck and be safe.
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« on: January 20, 2015, 08:09:48 PM »
Fishnislife, John Kernan, and I fished 6am till 7pm and all we had to show for it was 4 crappie, 1 cat, and 1 eye. We fished 7fow to 45fow, points, flats, stumps, and creek channels. We used tip ups, jaw jackers, minnows under bobbers, jigging raps, vibes, sweedish pimples, jigs and waxies, and a handful of other lures. We did mark a lot of fish all day, but just couldn't get them to hit, they would follow it up, but wouldn't commit. It still was a great day on the ice, we could've join the crowds in the known spots and caught fish but I think its that much better when you find your own spot no one else has fished and it pays off with some keeper fish. Catching is only half the fun, the other half is the journey you take to find a great location, especially when all the home work you've done pays off. Good luck and be safe.
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« on: January 18, 2015, 07:21:54 AM »
With over 400 gills in 2 trips, I think I have enough in the freezer to last awhile, time to target the eyes. Just wondered if anyone has gotten on any sizable eyes at Fairfield or Harbor Hills.
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« on: January 17, 2015, 05:01:26 PM »
Fished in 3fow for gills today, bite was slow at first then picked up. We caught between 150 to 200 gills, the guys I fished with took home 55 in the 8 to 10 inch range. If you tied a shark on your line I think they would of hit it, they bit just about everything, including big bass minnows on jaw jackers. Lot of guys on the ice today, by the time we left it was starting to get water on top. Good luck and be safe.
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« on: January 15, 2015, 08:14:17 PM »
1st time out on alum, went after panfish, caught about 25 to 30 gills, surprisingly 11 where keepers in the 8 to 9 inch range. I caught 1 10" crappie. Shelby and Brad caught a catfish apiece. We fished 10fow, ice was around 7" good clear ice, and it was making ice for the most part of the day. I don't think there was a more dominate color or bait preference, we caught them on just about everything. It wasn't a real exciting bite but we did alright, and a bad day on the ice is better than a good day at work. Good luck and be safe.
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