Ice_man_08

yes u can use live bait... there is a great lil thing bout it in this months woods and water... but i would suggest using a 3/4 hopkins, Sweedish pimple, buckshot, kastmaster, or kastmaster knockoff. best colors are gold and silver........ let it go to the bottom and jig it SLOWLY! about 6" to 1' off bottom.... u will see guys jig fast and they are just snaggin more fish then biters...IF U GET A BITER ( in the MOUTH not just the head or near the mouth BUT IN THE MOUTH!) look at the fish before keeping. If it had scars of being snagged THROW IT BACK! no fish is worth losing ur fishing rights over. start at the coast gaurd station right by the building u will get fish! GL ps the DNR are out there in force! they do not have to see u snag the fish when they look at your fish if they have scars u will get a ticket for snagging so just be smart

not worth crap

i am down for that

once again it was awsome fishing with you jim! the wife had a great time and Thank GOD we didn;t have to go to the ER again...can't wait to get out after them again!

i will be out there also tonight

lol they had to cut off my mask because the hook was in it so i went to gander and got some more spoons and a new mask.... big jay will fish hurt, cold, sick, it don't matter... and oh also i got some clear high spped boater glasses also.... don;t wanna lose my right eye!

we caught almost 30 fish with 4 being "legal" in about an hour and a half (we got there about 830 and this happened just after 10) the spoon in my eye was the HOT TICKET! got 2 back to back 3/4oz kastmaster in gold! i wanna get back out tonight if anyone is willing to go the 4 that where kept were given away to other fisherman!

i feel like i went 10 rounds with tito ortiz man my face hurts today

So I went whitefishing tonight with Waterfoul and 1 MAINIAC out to Muskegon. The fish were there and we were really catching them. Then I jerk back and scream "oh my eye!". I had snagged a fish and was going to just hoist it up by the braided line when the hook popped out of the fish and yes... lodged itself in my eye! Lucky for me it "only" got into my eyelid... but two hooks were thru to the barbs. Well waterfoul and jim rushed me out of there (thank you to all of you who helped carry our gear to the car... if any of you are on this site). We bumped into a couple of DNR officers on the way out and the younger one about freaked out!! He was more tramatized than I was!!! Anyway, once we got to Hackley they brought me right into the E-room and set about trying to get this 3/4 oz Castmaster out of my eyelid. So they (waterfoul, couple nurses, doctor, and a cute EMS trainie) are all standing there looking at it wondering how to get it out. Another nurse comes in with... get this... a Leatherman!!! Yes, you read that right. A Leatherman!! I about stand up out of the bed and leave the hospital!!!! Waterfoul almost fell down laughing. "No way are you using a leatherman on me!!" I yell!!! A few minutes later the doctor returns with a really cool looking hand cutter... seems he "borrowed" it from the Operating Room. One good snip and the hook was cut... then he backed out the two hooks that were caught and put 3 stitches in. Time from door to door was maybe a half hour. Nice job by the staff at Hackley, except for the leatherman guy!! Anyway... check it out...

i got your number saved! iam 100% coming but i have to pick my wife up at 6pm so i wont be there till 730ish....

i wil tell ya what i use terrry and if u like we can go somtime what i used yesterday 3/4 oz gold kastmaster on 30lb power pro. i have on hand for use 1 oz silver Hopkins (because no one has gold) and silver Kastmaster spoon... i will be going to gander tonight to get some glow buckshot lures and some Swedish pimples in 3/4 oz why 30lb u say? because when u snag a fish ( and it will happen) it is so much easier to hoist them onto the pier without losing your 5$ spoon! lol ( i don;t have a long net so i just pull them up) i have never fished bait before but from what i have read/just thought about was 6lb main with a glow in the dark slip bobber.... use an ice fishing depth finder to find bottom set your bait 6" to 1' above bottom i have allot for ice tear drops they say glow is the ticket.... i plan on trying the smallest size of Swedish pimple i use for specs and gills though the ice.... put 2-3 wax worms on hooked by the nose (that is the way to do it i guess not threaded but by the nose) and cast about 10-20 ft from the pier ... now if i can figger out a away to do that and jig my spoons i will be set!

just got back went 1-4 very windy! very cold! i will be back out again friday night if anyone is intrested! all fish came on 3/4oz gold Kastmaster

i lied i will be by the coastgaurd station

going out for some whitefish tonight in skee town.... will post pics when i get home i belive we will be by ole silver sides if anyone wants to stop by

roger i am hunting in big rapids also.. good spot up there...

missed a nice 4 point in state game quarting away at 100Yards through brush.... seen 6 deer the hole weekened very nice weekend though

a safe and sucessful weekend i will be leaving for my camp tomorow at 10am and wanted to wish everyone a good hunt and good memories!

i know what it is but never tried it

I have some free ice rods that i don't need anymore because i have up-graded to ST crioxs... pick up only grand rapids area here is the list 2 24" HT Light blue ice rods (1 with a UL spring bobber made by action) 2 old school schooleys 1 with red reel 1 with yellow reel 1 walker 30" ice rod light action 1 HT woodsman 24" UL with spring bobber 1 HT Iceman 24" light action w/ apring bobber 1 24" unknown brand med heavy rod ( good pike jigging rod) would prefer to give all away to someone with a kid for fishing or just for a kid but there u have it folks no reels just rods

what litigation risk is there? i was part of a few sag bay events like this last year and there was no risk of litigation?

how does the idea of a GLF sag bay get together sound? get out and do a big cookout on the bay and go for some walleye?

Wow!!

GREAT PICS! its always good when u pull the cam and have horns GL

well fater the rain we got this year i was thinking the same thing... bundle up boys and bring on the ice!

i picked mine up at the grandville gander mt by the walleye jigs