Not exactly a walleye....

[Zoob]

Just about an hour ago, around 1P in the afternoon - glow spoon jig with lip-hooked fathead minnow, about 6 inches off the bottom in 20' FOW. I'm guessing she's around 15-16 inches (no ruler to measure, ballparking against the 8" hole). Catch and release.

Bugger broke my fishing rod, too. Pic is a bit blurry.

[CrowRiverRat83]

Nice bass! Bummer about that rod though.

[deadeye]

Well at least you broke your rod on something worthwhile! Better than breaking it in a car door.

Nice catch!

[Beast26]

Nice steaks on that one! Perhaps you could nuggetize him? JK

[Zoob]

It lifted my spirits after the dry spell I've been having the past few days (I'd been beginning to think the DNR released trained walleye that can remove minnows without dipping my rod). But seriously, I can't complain - I get to walk out my backyard to the portable and back again each morning and evening.

I'm all C&R, unless it's a monster - although with S.Lindstrom, I think they still have the DNR reg that says anything over 12" has to go back into the drink.

[KTapper]

Well at least you broke your rod on something worthwhile! Better than breaking it in a car door.

Nice catch!

Bass are worthwhile?? ha

[icehousebob]

I thought after catching a bass you had to throw the rod away anyway. The rod is considered unclean and cannot be used to catch proper fish after that.

[Zoob]

Inside of my pop-up stinks like dirty ol' bass, now. =)

[Surface Tension]

Too bad about the Bass, err I mean rod.

I was looking at the rack, good space saver.

[Zoob]

Too bad about the Bass, err I mean rod.

I was looking at the rack, good space saver.

I found 'em at Target, you can clip them together (you can see the legs slip into the edges of the one below). I have three stacked up as a shelf, and then a single one for the heater to sit on. Works pretty slick.

Here's a better shot of inside the pop-up (fishing hole is just off to the left):

[KTapper]

That's pretty darn organized! I wish my shacks looked that nice.

How well do those pop ups stay warm? How do they hold up in heavy winds?

[Zoob]

In heavy winds, it does great (if you anchor it down). At each corner is a big eyelet for an ice-screw, and also at each pop-out wall, you can run a cord to another ice-screw so the wall stays popped-out.

It keeps the heat inside just fine - i get heat loss because I don't have a floor in mine (although they sell them and they clip to the popup) - but my little buddy heater (on low) is enough to combat that and make me take off my jacket.

[mrklean]

nice lookin bass