Saturday, December 18, 2010
Frustrating Day!
Did not lack for action today ... had 14 bites, 4 hook-ups, 3 broken lines, and caught one smaller steelie. Didn't end up fishing the virgin territory we hoped to because whitefish boats had opened up that stretch of river. Ended up traveling 90 miles south to more familiar territory. Unfortunately the water in that river was 2' lower than normal. Ended up in a marina where we had most of our action. The vast majority of our bites were extremely light ... they were tasting, not eating. Lost 2 fish on break-offs at the hole and another large fish on a strong run. Days like today remind you of why they call it fishing ... and not catching.
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Frustrating as it may be, sometimes the fish win! At least you had some winter action. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGood you saw action. My couch provided me none!
ReplyDeleteI'm between soft and hard water seasons...soon, just not soon enough!
Love the pic...
you made out better then us! One is still a win...
ReplyDeleteThanks guys! The frustrating part is twofold ... 1) you see your float move a half inch and know there's a fish sniffing and tasting it ... and then they just swim away, and 2) fighting a 6-7 pounder and seeing it under the ice, then having it break off at the hole (especially when its a female and you need eggs DESPERATELY! But it was still a blast, and Raz ... you're right ... it beats the couch!
ReplyDeleteIm gonna be giving ice fishing trout just after christmas... Do you use automatics on all the rods you have in the water?
ReplyDeleteYes, when I can. I own 4 and when my son fishes with me we set up all four ... then just put spawn on two more jig rods with floats. We will "lift and drop" the jig rods ... lift about a foot and let it settle again. We do that about every 30 seconds. Just watch your floats ... sometimes they only go down 1/2". Looks a lot like a crappie bite.
ReplyDeleteDo you use fiberglass rods? I heard that it was important so your rod doesn't snap on hookset. Any rod recomendations Todd?
ReplyDeleteI'm actually going to Fleet Farm on Friday to buy a couple of these for my Automatic Fisherman ...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.frabill.com/rods-reels/rods/ice-hunter-series-38-medium-icerod.html
They run about $29.99 each. Just be sure to secure them when using them ... I had one in a simple stand holder last year that got pulled down a hole! About $80 with the reel ...