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STeve
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Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 04:20 am |
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first time joining a site. lots of good info here..was wondering if anyone can tell how the ice is on St. John..renting a cottage there for the first timethis weekend and was hoping to do some ice fishing, first time 10 years but i got the itch. also any tips would be greatful.. specifically what pnd test line would anyone recommend and is gulp ok or should I find a bait shop?
Steve
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redfisher
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Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 07:24 pm |
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| good to go, you will have a great weekend,
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STeve
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Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 08:22 pm |
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| thanks redfisher...any recommendation for line. I have 3lb but thinking of beefing it up, not sure what to expect.
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Bryan F
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Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 09:50 pm |
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Steve, I fish that lake regularly. I always have atleast 6, but prefer 8lb line, you never know when you might get into a good size wally or pike. I was there last weekend with great results, 1 wally 4.5-5lbs and a wack of very large perch. hopefully this weekend will be no different.
Good luck, maybe I will see you out there.
Bryan
Last edited on Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 09:51 pm by Bryan F
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STeve
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Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 10:04 pm |
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| thanks Bryan...how deep were you fishing and what were you using. I guess i should beef up my line just in case.
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Bryan F
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Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 10:05 pm |
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| well I cant give all my secrets away, but I was in about 28-30 feet....its a bit of a walk to find it. Will you be walking or sledding out there? Last edited on Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 10:06 pm by Bryan F
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STeve
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Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 10:14 pm |
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| do you know of any good safe access points, ratherbe said he uses the boat launch on airport road, we might try and hook up with him on Friday afternoon...do you recommend minnows or does Gulp work?
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redfisher
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Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 11:04 pm |
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| Steve you had two question there one go with both its alway good to change think up every now and then. As for line I have landed 7lb rainbows on 2.2 test-- fight the fish.
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STeve
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Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 11:12 pm |
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| looks like we will be walking out, and again thanks for the advice
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eastfisher
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Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 12:02 am |
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Finally got out for some ice fishing with a good bud of mine Jeff W. I have not been able to get out lately due to a broken hand and this was a treat. Met at the Rotten Ronnies on #12 in Beaverton and off we went to Trombleys for minnows and then to the lake. We got on the water around 7:15 am to alot of slush and a new skim of snow. People please cover those dam 12 " gas auger holes. My dumbass fell into one and thank god for the clam suit and the irish setter boots that I didnt get wet. We had an awesome day with a few nice eyes landed and quite a few lost at the hole. I need to get a bigger auger. We lost some nice ones but still managed to catch a few keepers and some nice perch. Guys the ice is thick (12-14 ") with around 5-6 " of sluch. Started to freeze over good when we left a little while ago. There was alot of people on the ice today as you can tell by the pic. The bite was steady most of the day though. 24 ft of water seemed to be the majic depth today.
jeffw with one of his fish
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horseshoe
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Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 12:51 am |
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| WOW ! nice fish and great report ! by the look of u 2 fellers u had a happy day out there...fish fer supper tooo ! If its not to bold are you on Quinte in those picz by change or a secret lake ...?? i was trying to figure out where you were fishing in the sense of lakes not ur spot ...lol.
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eastfisher
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Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 03:25 am |
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| Naw . We were out on Lake St John. Those are Quinte worthy though. I fish that lake quite a bit. The walleye are gettin bigger and harder to catch there. The pike are getting caught and kept which is making the walleye grow more there in bigger #s. We were on the Airport side.
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Mike S
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Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 04:32 am |
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| wow!! great looking fish!!!!
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horseshoe
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Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 11:55 am |
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well great to see those pictures ,,, i fished that lake years ago ..got pike only and i see a few of the board members fish there now so you could well run into a few. Dont forget the ice challenge comming up fast now ...hope to c u there
Horseshoe
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fishingbarry
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Posted: Wed Feb 6th, 2008 09:48 pm |
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Very nice post/ pictures Eastfisher, thanks for sharing!
Take Care
FB
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