How many holes you drill today?

[Bureaucrat]

I went scouting hard today. Drilled around 100 holes, and struck out.

[PurpleFloyd]

I went scouting hard today. Drilled around 100 holes, and struck out.

Time for an audit. Fish density is obviously way too low.

[kerryd15]

I didn't drill that many but you are making me feel better!

[Bureaucrat]

Lol! Well played PF.

Yesterday was new lake scouting. I had low expectations. I'm looking for the next great secret spot. I've learned over the years that loose lips can destroy a small lake.

[Crappyfisherman]

80 holes, felt good to get out. Fished a small metro lake that had 4 inches of good ice.

[uffdapete]

One & done. Plenty of walleyes down the first hole

[MrGolfwrench]

Went all the way across the lake and then some:)

Felt like 100's. Actually more like 70-80.

Better scouting now with 5 inches than later with 15 inches of ice.

[amateurfishing]

Ive drilled plenty in 3 outings already with nothing more than handful of 4 inchers to show for it.

[Bureaucrat]

Yesterday really drove home the point to me that's I've got get a secondary setup for running and gunning on open ice. I was dragging around my clam Yukon with almost nothing in it, and I was about dead after a couple miles of dragging, drilling, and countless up and downs while jigging. Took all I had to get that darn thing loaded up the last time before I went home.

On a plus note, I had zero drilling fatigue using my Ion with the 6" bit. I checked the battery indicator at the end of the day and it was still showing all three LED's lit up indicating it was above 60% charge when I was done. That thing has be to under 20lbs with that smaller bit on it.

[jmg]

Congrats, Crappyfisherman. Nice picture of a great catch!

[Queenswake]

Everyone stop and think for a second at how crazy it is that you can be out ice fishing BEFORE Thanksgiving in Minnesota. These past couple of years have been a real treat. For so much of the 2000s, you were lucky to have safe ice by New Year's. We all need to enjoy it while the getting is good.

[laportian]

Drilled 3 today, 3 yesterday, and 3 the day before that. One for each line and one for my transducer. Pounded eyes each day. Would rather fish than run around and work like that.

[20lbSloughShark]

For all these posts, you would think there is award for who drills more holes in the lake. I do my scouting before the ice covers the water. I drilled about 10 and decided the ice was not consistently safe enough for me to fish. Next weekend I'll be out.

-Tom

[solbes]

Drilled 25-35 with my Nils 6" on Satuday. No need for the power drill, as hand augering takes about 15 seconds to punch through. 2 fish to show for it, so not real good. But really fun to be out the week before Thanksgiving.

[MN BassFisher]

Friday I popped around 15 with my hand auger. Saturday, we scouted some new area on a big lake and popped over 100 and covered a ton of ground but all we could find were dink perch.