Hey all.....

I saw that my home pond was 60% clear of ice today and I couldn't resist trying a few of the X-Mas gifts I got this year.

I went out with my BPS 7' 6" HVY rod, and Daiwa Millonaire reel and tied on a Reaction Strike swimbait. It was 34* with 25 MPH wind gusts but sunny skies. I fished from a dock around a large ice chunk.. .

I didn't catch a thing.....but I didn't care!!! Just being out there felt great and I can't help but hope that Spring will be here shortly.

(I am sure the Southern guys will get a good chuckle out of this...if they only knew how lucky they are!!!!!!

ajr

cant wait. a couple of more weeks for me though

You got wet and thats what counts...just means there are some great days comin soon.  

Big O

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Hey all.....

I saw that my home pond was 60% clear of ice today and I couldn't resist trying a few of the X-Mas gifts I got this year.

I went out with my BPS 7' 6" HVY rod, and Daiwa Millonaire reel and tied on a Reaction Strike swimbait. It was 34* with 25 MPH wind gusts but sunny skies. I fished from a dock around a large ice chunk.. .

I didn't catch a thing.....but I didn't care!!! Just being out there felt great and I can't help but hope that Spring will be here shortly.

(I am sure the Southern guys will get a good chuckle out of this...if they only knew how lucky they are!!!!!!

ajr

Hey bassnajar, I have never fished a freezing cold pond like that, but you think dead sticking some kind of worm/plastic really slow would produce? Reason why I'm asking is because I'm heading up to new jersey pretty soon for a weekend. I don't think your swimbait would produce in that cold of water but I understand you were testing your new stuff. I want to try a senko to deastick in that cold water. In the cold is a 4 inch senko the most productive?

I did the same thing a couple of days ago.  It was cold and windy too.  My hands got so cold it was hard to do anything with them after awhile.  But it sure felt good!!

LC..

I'll let you know today...

Supposed to get up to a BALMY 36* or so. I'll give it a try and let you know!!!

ajr

One of those perch colored suspending Rapala's you have....

Gottcha Tin...

They are funky!!!

ajr

I can only dream of that right now. I have nearly 2 feet of ice on the lakes right now. Last weekend was the ice fishing derby, with over 500 cars parked on one lake, it looked like a parking lot at the mall. I still have almost two months to wait...sigh....

6 more weeks for me too.  I am getting the itch.

LC Pointa....

I tried deadsticking a worm, no bites. I've also tried a jig, jerkbait, lipless crank, spinnerbait, shakey head (painfully slow) and a few other things. Nothing.

Come to think of it, the only thing I haven't tried is my swimbait again. I caught a 5 lb. LMB on it in very cold water (no ice around it, granted) right before the snow came this fall, so I'll get back to you again!!!

ajr

I'm not going to be on the water until late March.   :'(

pfff you guys are all lucky! SE Wisconsin bass season doesn't open until the first saturday in May, which this year, is the 2nd. You know i'll be gone casting by 6 am that day after 6 months of no fishing!

It was short lived....

12" of snow this week!!!