Redemption Day

[Dylan8351]

After spending over a week on Mille Lacs and experiencing probably the toughest bite of my life, I was glad to be on familiar waters. A few buddys and I hit the water shortly after sunrise and got right to work.

We didn't have to punch any holes because because not much froze over night. The fish were cruising in all habitat types and feeding aggressively. The majority of the holes produced one or two fish but it was necessary to keep moving constantly. As the sun started to rise the fish slid shallower into the weeds and because quite tight lipped.

We refocused our attention on a channel that the fish cruise while chasing emeralds and shiners. Once again we found active fish. They bit well for a while before moving on. As we rounded our holes over and over we decided to move back to our starting point before heading out for holiday festivities around 2.

While the crappies were a frequent flyer today, the bluegills kept the lines tight the majority of the time. Sure felt great to put numbers of fish on the ice again!

[bee]

Looks like that spot has had some use. Nice

[Alagnak]

I seriously hope you didn't fly or drive all the way here to fish ML for a week. If so- the interwebs duped you big time.

[CaptSpike]

I know the feeling well. We had redemption last week after a horrible first trip filled with small fish. I guess I was lucky I didn't have a week of bad fishing! You must have been second guessing yourself over and over. I know I would have been. That is what keeps us coming back though. If everyday was like shooting fish in a barrel we would probably get very bored of it and take up golf.......

Spike

[Tim Moore]

I called my buddy who lives near there to wish him a merry Christmas and he told me he saw a bunch of guys in Blue on the setback. He said it made him think of me. I told him it was probably you guys. Small world. Glad you got into them.

[Dylan8351]

I seriously hope you didn't fly or drive all the way here to fish ML for a week. If so- the interwebs duped you big time.

I was out fishing a tournament. Not sure I would do it again though!