It was an awsome first outing as we hit redstone for the first time . Loaded light and accessed off a 240 ft. staircase to the lake......spud, rods, my plastics,
pfd's
...Spudded and found it was Rock solid with 2.5"-3.5" in the area and it was A-1 quality,
Immediately spudded a series of holes over the area we know holds timber and the bite was on. Using no vexilar fished the water column in 24-27 f.o.w. with a optic stealth and a fatboy#10 and plastics, working tight to the bottom tightlining and nailed some good gills..as I worked up the column I started encountering the crappies which also were smokin' the jig. Pounded a nice mess and released most as I have my possession {temporarily
} limit and kept a limit for a meal for John.
Using just the bare essentials on the first outing added some
magic to what is always a magical time "
FIRST ICE" By knowing the area well and having fished it for years , it was rewarding as always to be able to know to work the column and to be able to experience success by utilizing knowledge we all store and to be honest, was a blast as you knew you were going to get hammered without seeing it on the vex........have not done that in a while.........
sweeeet!
The crappies wanted it on a "aggressive" cadence working up and down in the suspended depth they were at and then a slow lift.......they would pound it.
.....Gills would hammer it after banging the bottom and lift with a short stall..........Inhaled it
General ice report would be to use caution as always, can not stress it enough, with that said ICE depth currently ranges from 5.5' on sec.11 area with some variance to an area still open on east mid lake area from a flock of Geese staying past their welcome....moving down to the south end and dam area 3"-4" common, again with
caution it also is 0 outside and making anoher inch as we speak, despite another 7" snowfall.
Heading out in a.m. with the WILCRAFT ICE Machine and hit some areas all day long and shoot some footage while enjoying the wonderful feeling of being back "On Ice".........LOBY
X-TREMEICE PANFISH "
RUMBLE on REDSTONE" FEB 16th {Kids Clinic and FEB 17th {100 TEAM LIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT}
Can register at
www.lobybaits.com if interested in details and to register.
Going to be a great multi species event.
some pics from outing one...camera was dated 12 hours off so it shows it as 2 days...had my old one and it failed me but got the first fish before it died.
http://www.dropshots.com/loby59#date...12-02/02:32:06
Black Crappies on plastics...fall fishing
Crappie action is HOT.....
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