Overcoming Obstacles/Pics

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11-18-2015, 02:52 PM
bee

Overcoming Obstacles/Pics

Today was one we had to fight for. First of it was 22 degrees. Second the old outboard was a bugger to get started. may have been frozen gas line. Next in line was some fog that had 0 visability. Next thing we come upon was a mile of ice to break. And last but not least my trolling motor gave out. By then we had boated and released 26. Largest being 2 at 15 inches. Time is catching up as late fall is getting here to fast. We still have some more fish to catch but we will have to be nice to mother nature. I recently purchased a Hummingbird Helix 7. I have added a Ice Transducer to my bow motor. It is working out nice on the strait down jig method we use this time of year. Till next time Happy Crappie.

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11-18-2015, 03:35 PM
scrat

Wow! You really have to want to fish to go through all of that to fish. Thanks for some more of the good fishing pictures. I see you are using the older type screen on your fish sonar. It is the one that we had back years ago when fish sonar first came out only we just had a flashing light going around and around that looked similar to that. Do you use it more than the other screens or is it that you can read it better?
11-18-2015, 03:56 PM
Firehyd

Great pics and your posts are fun to read!
11-18-2015, 04:02 PM
Redge

Great report, thanks!!
11-18-2015, 04:14 PM
blue-jig

Ya'll are some tough guys is all I can say! That's duck hunting weather for me. Especially when you start talking about ICE.
11-18-2015, 04:16 PM
bee

This Humminbird is new to me. I want to use it Ice Fishing so this is a good setting to use. The Flasher screen is used the most on the Ice.
11-18-2015, 04:27 PM
LowePro

Once again......UNBELIEVABLE! Man you have some of the best pictures!
11-18-2015, 04:42 PM
"D"

Great post. I am not that tough.
11-18-2015, 06:46 PM
NIMROD

Good story and photos as usual ! Glad to see guys that are serious and not fairweather fishermen .
11-18-2015, 07:45 PM
Mike1234

Awesome pictures
11-19-2015, 06:56 AM
Tomcat12

Great pics & story. I appreciate you sharing both with us
11-19-2015, 07:09 AM
shipahoy41

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Originally Posted by bee

Today was one we had to fight for. First of it was 22 degrees. Second the old outboard was a bugger to get started. may have been frozen gas line. Next in line was some fog that had 0 visability. Next thing we come upon was a mile of ice to break. And last but not least my trolling motor gave out. By then we had boated and released 26. Largest being 2 at 15 inches. Time is catching up as late fall is getting here to fast. We still have some more fish to catch but we will have to be nice to mother nature. I recently purchased a Hummingbird Helix 7. I have added a Ice Transducer to my bow motor. It is working out nice on the strait down jig method we use this time of year. Till next time Happy Crappie.

I like how you persevered through it all. Nice report.

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11-19-2015, 07:34 AM
Ketchn

one thing for certain sir some have the drive no matter the obstacles to keep on after the target
hats off to you 2 for being those kind of fishermen ......
nice as usual on the report and photos ....
cant wait to see yawl ice fish ....
I know its coming ....
11-19-2015, 08:10 AM
pescador

Hats off to you Bee! Can't wait to see your Ice fishing photos. Do you mainly fish for Crappies through the ice, or maybe Walleye and Perch?

Regards,
pescador
11-19-2015, 08:15 AM
strmwalker

Congrats !!! them are some beautiful fish !!! thanks for the pictures and sharing !!!
11-19-2015, 08:16 AM
Cmj

Bee, I often find myself getting a little jealous while reading your posts about regular catches of HUGE crappie and relatively unmolested fishing holes. THEN you start referring to 22 degree weather and breaking a mile of ice as "late Fall," and I realize that I am just fine right where I am!

Seriously though, that's about what a typical Winter day is like here in Arkansas. Very frustrating. Way to stick it out, you guys are tough!
11-19-2015, 10:13 AM
bee

Winter is both Crappie and Perch
11-19-2015, 10:19 AM
bee

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Originally Posted by pescador

Hats off to you Bee! Can't wait to see your Ice fishing photos. Do you mainly fish for Crappies through the ice, or maybe Walleye and Perch?

Regards,
pescador

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11-19-2015, 10:23 AM
Special K

Thanks for sharing another awesome report.
11-19-2015, 10:36 AM
Shellback

Beautiful pictures of fish and landscape. Curious, are you anywhere near Sebago Lake? Bought my boat from Richardson's last Dec on Sebago Lake. Beautiful country up there, would love to take the wife up there for a week or so of camping and fishing.
11-19-2015, 10:45 AM
bee

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Originally Posted by Shellback

Beautiful pictures of fish and landscape. Curious, are you anywhere near Sebago Lake? Bought my boat from Richardson's last Dec on Sebago Lake. Beautiful country up there, would love to take the wife up there for a week or so of camping and fishing.

I am about 40miles rom there Some dandy Crappie in Sebago.
11-19-2015, 10:58 AM
Zinger

Nice pics
11-21-2015, 06:21 PM
trypman1

Great post and pics, sorry y'all are freezing over.
11-23-2015, 09:15 PM
Hanr3

My idols. That was awesome. Good job and nice crappie!!!