Catch 22 Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 A local pond was totally iced in yesterday and 80% open today. On the water about noon, I fished only 10 minutes til a pickerel hit a jerk. WT 39.5-40.5 moderately clear.I fished a break line of a different kind today,right along shoreline ice. Jerks were the order of the day,they would not touch my black jigs as before. Air temps were good with only 1 hot hands pak needed. One pickerel was tail walking with most hits less than the normal slash.The wx is looking good several days out. 3 lmb===1 just under 14"=1 just over 14" ==1 ==15" 10 pickerel 5 yellows 3 Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted January 28, 2016 Super User Posted January 28, 2016 I can't wrap my brain around your cold water success Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted January 29, 2016 Super User Posted January 29, 2016 every fish is a good fish but those are pretty nice chain pickerel and perch! 1 Quote
Catch 22 Posted January 29, 2016 Author Posted January 29, 2016 Thanks all.I was out yesterday on a new to me lake. With only a few hrs to try,I beat the banks for one 15" lmb and two dinks+one pickerel. LMAO.I made a moonshot cast into a tree branch I failed to see.It is one of my best lures and I had to get it back.Hummm what to do.I tied the anchor rope around the net handle and on the third throw I got it back. It was a video moment "for shore" I `m glad I didn`t have to explain what I was doing to anyone. C22 Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted January 30, 2016 Super User Posted January 30, 2016 Great to hear from a true die-hard, C22. And...Neat breakline. I have a pond I've been considering my winter laboratory. It's small and easy to cover so it makes for a good test pond. Unfortunately, it's only had one thaw enough to break ice, and that was over a month ago. Anyway, that thaw left about 50% of the pond open, and I spent 8hrs without a bass! There are no perch or pickeral (active in cold water) to keep things interesting. I began to suspect that most of the bass were actually under the remaining ice. It was too punky to walk out on but I wish I could have. Either that or the bass were dormant, or, they didn't like anything I did, and I did a lot in those hours. Waitin' on the next thaw. Quote
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