Slab Heaven

[Paul D.]

Finally got enough ice on a shoreline lake to chase some true slabs. Found um right where they should be; just off the structure over the main basin. We worked spoons and tube jigs to ice some real quality fish. We released everything under 12" and over 15".
The Vex looked like the strip at Vagas for over 3 hours. We left um biting due to the 2 degree temps freezing everything including the crappie as they came outta the hole. Set back at least 12 fish over 15".



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Meat shot




I don't post here often, but figure you guys would enjoy seeing these.

[Frank C]

wow very nice

[quivira kid]

NICE fish! Wish we had blacks like that around here... What state are you fishing?

[Paul D.]

CT, there is very little pressure on these fish here. Most ice anglers here target perch, trout and bass. Those that do jig mostly fish shallow stunted fish lakes and are content to catch quantity over quality. We have 4 lakes that give up quality fish like these with a 20 mile drive so as long as the is good ice we are on um. Heading out again tonight.

[dwaw]

amazing haul!

[bee]

Thanks for that nice post. Do you do any guideing? Us old retired folks up here in Maine would love to do some of that fine fishing.

[Paul D.]

Sorry, only guiding close friends. Tonights' trip made Sunday look like a practice run. We had 23 fish over the 15" mark plus 5 others over 16". I'll try to get another post up in the next few days.

[gabowman]

Paul, dont become a stranger...start posting more with us here on CDC. Those are some real quality fish and those pictures have me drooling all over myself. Youre on some real hawgs there...stay after 'em an keep those pictures coming.

[jiggshooter]

yall thru the ice guys are really smoking them out there good post and pictures

[Paul D.]

A few pics from last night, it was a whole lot warmer. A lot of the big girls were taken on a Gulp 1" minnow. 14" of snow foretasted tonight, the walk is gonna stink for a while.



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