Location: Central Indiana

Water: Shallow end of a 3.5 acre pond

Lure: X-Rap Pop (Yellow Perch)

Gear: Spinning 

 

I hooked two in a row just as the last light of the day faded away. It felt good to get my line wet again. I'm so glad winter is over. 

 

 

Wow nice job on the early topwater bite!

Nice job i wouldnt have tried a topwater yet good call . Our ice went off tuesday. Im going saturday

Nothing like a popper bite! Good job.

I started with a jerkbait, but there's quite a bit of algae just below the surface of the water (is this normal right after ice out?). I kept reeling in big globs of neon green muck. As a last resort I tied on the popper. I'm glad I did.  

 

  

Nice way to start the season, congratulations!

algae below the surface at ice out isn't usual around here.  there can be a slime on the bottom.