What's working now Ice 07-08!!!

[Corey Bechtold]

Here it is!!! Time to get things going. What are everyone's goals for this year?

Good fishing,

Corey Bechtold

[Grant Pearson]

is it too early to take the midget out ice fishing? anyone think the other half will let me take him out to get him started early?

[Carp-fisher]

Well I fired my auger up and let 'er run for about 30 minutes yesterday. Nothing like the sound of a running auger!

[CALVINIST]

A couple more 10" bluegills, a bona-fide 2lb. crappie, and a true jumbo perch shaped like a football!

[Corey Bechtold]

kingfisher1, I'd take the wee one out as much as you can. Just be sure that the conditions are safe on early Ice.

Good luck,

Corey Bechtold

[palisade1kid]

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A couple more 10" bluegills, a bona-fide 2lb. crappie, and a true jumbo perch shaped like a football!

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I know I could help you with those goals!!!!!

[CALVINIST]

Thanks Keith! Hopefully we can hook up a couple times at least this year. In fact, I have a couple days off the first week of December, monday and tuesday I believe. Will there be walkable ice up your way by then? If you're available, I just may pay you a visit!

[palisade1kid]

I'm thinking yes.

[Cyberfish]

Haha bring your float tube!!!!

[PerchPounder]

Other than a 16+ crappie and 11+ gill. Im hoping to get something to bite those power minnows/tubes.

[Grant Pearson]

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kingfisher1, I'd take the wee one out as much as you can. Just be sure that the conditions are safe on early Ice.

Good luck,

Corey Bechtold

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There'd be no way I'd take the midget out unless the ice was absolutely safe. That goes for everyone!!!! Make sure the ice is safe. We're all anxious, but make sure the ice is safe. If anything happened to the midget, I'd be terrified.

[cRaPpiEMaN8265]

lol i like how you call him "the midget"

Ryan

[Grant Pearson]

thanks. He's almost 2 weeks old now. I call him Midget, Shorty, my little man, and The Future Hunter. All nicknames for my Connor Lee.

Sandmannd calls his kid "midget" too. That's kinda where I got it from.

[PerchPounder]

Since nobody else has been out yet i'll be the first to post. Caught these on ratsos and wedgies gotta love the first ice plastics bite.

[Corey Bechtold]

Dude, that's not fair!

Nice fish,

Corey Bechtold

[PerchPounder]

I feel very privilleged to be one of the first on ice I had several people stop to ask how it was going but nobody would get any closer than shore so it was easy to dispatch them and continue fishing. The pictures make the perch look decievingly small but they are from 11-13" and the gills are from 7-9" with too many small ones to count thrown back for a later date.

[Corey Bechtold]

How thick was the Ice? Was it consistent?

Later,

Corey Bechtold

[Craigums]

What are Ratso and Wedgies? Im going to the st. paul ice show so I better learn what I need to pick up

[Corey Bechtold]

Swing by the Thorne Bros booth and we'll get you all set up.

Good fishing,

Corey Bechtold

[Craigums]

Corey You going to be at that booth noonish on saturday? I'll swing by so you can set me up with the hot jigs, and say hi

[Corey Bechtold]

I'll be there. Maybe you can crowd surf your way over to the Thorne Bros booth.

See ya there,

Corey Bechtold

[Borch]

Thorne's booth really gets busy during the show. Crowd surfing might just work.

[Jim Hudson]

3.5 inches of ice we found today on one small lake here in the northwoods. Definately was exciting to get out and about for the first trip, even though it was a short one. Only got in 3 hours of fishing time, due to other commitments. This lake is small, notorious for large panfish, but not many of them. Lots of largies though. We managed, probably 20 largemouth and one big papermouth. My friend Chris here caught this dandy. So that will have to cure the itch, until I get back from the ice show. Oh, Little Atom Stealth, Orange and White with a Orange Nuggie was the hot item, for whats working now!!

[PerchPounder]

Wow! has everyone else forgetten about first ice? I am glad to see that atleast one other person has made the time to fish when the fishing is at its best. Here's my catch from today after work I did take off a little early but these were caught in less than 3 hours and less than 5 feet of water. To add perspective that perch is just a hair under 14". There was no live bait injured during todays outing. Good luck to all when you decide to hit "first ice."

another Custom Jigs and Spins afternoon

[Corey Bechtold]

You guy's are killing me!!!

I wish I wasn't so busy at work so I could go fishing.

I'll get there eventually.

Good fishing,

Corey Bechtold