Huge Spec!

[EdB]

Took my daughter out ice fishing this am. I was proud she made the wake up call in the dark to get ready. Had time for some bacon and pancakes and off we went onto the lake. Olivia caught a 13 inch bass to start our day on a tip up. Then another tip up went off and she caught an 18 inch bass. That gave her a good fight and we let them both go. Back inside our shanty, we're catching some small gills and having fun. I have a big shanty hole and it's like an aquarium. Olivia spots a big fish under the ice that I couldn't see till she pointed it out. I thought it was another bass coming in due to it's size. I told her to jig her waxworm and the fish came right in and hit it. She jerked and the fight was on. Ultra light pole and a spinning reel. The fish was taking drag and shot up under the ice. The pole went limp and I thought she had lost it. She was dejected as we both thought it was off. Then the fish almost pulled the rod out of her hand and the fight was back on. She got him to the surface spashing around as I tried to grab him and not blow it. I slowly palmed him onto the floor of the shanty and wow, it's the biggest spec or crappie I've ever seen! 16 inches and a tad under 2 -1/2 lbs. A master angler indeed!

She didn't like the skimmer and wanted to hold her fish.

[Priority1]

WTG Ed. The time with your daughter, and a master angler fish to boot. It doesn't get any better than that.

[GLF]

Great job Olivia and Ed! You may want to check into the IGA for line size record also

[tltorrice]

Very nice fish Ed & Olivia. It looks like you had a great time this morning with lots of action.

Tom

[Mike]

Very nice indeed. Olivia will be a fisherperson for life now.

[NO MO BEGGEN]

nice job guys thats quite a fish

[joelsanders]

That's The One That Ate Our Dog Last Summer!!! Lol! What A Great Fish Well Done!

[Harperman9706]

Nice catch:D

[boomerang]

WOW..........that fish is big as Olivia is NICE JOB!!!

[Treblemaker]

Way to go Olivia! ...and dad too.