New Years Day Report

[ifish]

Went fishing today as is one of my New Years Day traditions and caught several nice crappie in 24' of water along the main creek beds.Water temp was 42 degrees @ surface. Nothing like catching a good mess at the beginning of the year.Hope everyone is having a good New Years Day.

[keith29]

congrats. sounds like u had a nice day. i did not get to go today. but hope to soon. what was the bait of choice today?

[badbrad]

I've got a buddy of mine that for years has gone fishing the first day of the year, regardless of the weather. He is a big Musky fishermen. I went along with him several years in a row, but the past few have let the draw of college football and a big meal trump fishing. What's wrong with me?! Glad you got on some fish, looks like I need to renew fishing the first day of the year as a New Years Resolution. I can stand to miss a meal or to anyway and can DVR the better bowl games.

[Yodibuzz]

good job ifish , sounds much better than your last trip.
hope that is a good sign for your 2011.

[ifish]

keith29 - I was using bright white and chartreuse tube with yellow-treuse glow 1/8 oz. jighead.I also had some minnows but they liked the jig better.

Brad - Did you get your HDS ? yet.

Yodibuzz - Last few trips have been pretty cold and not very many fish. Been skunked more than once this winter. Water is very cold for this time of year and I don't have a lot of stuff out real deep. Hard to put stake beds in 25' to 30' and get them straight up.Something to work on. Need a good Ingrams Barge Boat and a hairy faced pilot to pull some big dead trees out into the deep creeks!! Felt good to feel that thump first day of the year. Maybe a good sign I hope.

[badbrad]

Buddy, haven't pulled the trigger on one yet, but it's definately on my "to get" list. I'm going to be working a lot of overtime over the next few months and will be saving up for one.

[ekySlabber]

Buddy, haven't pulled the trigger on one yet, but it's definately on my "to get" list. I'm going to be working a lot of overtime over the next few months and will be saving up for one.

Brad, you will be happy when you do, used my buddys hds 7 a few times and its amazing. Ive been pricing them on ebay for months, along with the hbirds only b/c theyre cheaper and I have a good lms 527c 2d w/ gps on the front w/ rigs so gps and 2d sonar isnt much an issue. Really like the Hds but dang they are pricey, but well worth it if you fish a lot and really enjoy fishing and just prodding different lakes, spots, esp deep ones where fish stay deeper than normal. I wanna pull the trigger too but waiting on a good used/refurb one or really exceptional deal. I want a 7 at least b/c of the big screen.