after the snow ice report

[icebadger]

I hit the big pond today and the ice is in good condition there is about 5" of slush on top of the 6" of ice that i was on before the storm. I had a hell of a time drilling holes with the water and snow on top of the ice when that stuff freezes we are going to be drilling through 10" of ice... 5 to 6 inches of black ice and the rest will be about 5" of frozen slush so if you go were you do not know what was there before the storm you should use a spud to check the condition of the ice we are going to get some cold weather next week so we should be good to go. I got my first largemouth bass of the season on a jig and also got three crappies ,21 sunnies, 1 slime dart, and 1 perch that was 9". I still am getting them with a jig and meal worm but the bass hit a size w4 jiggin rap, they are still close to the bottom just above the weeds. I hope to start using tip ups next week but for now i am traveling light with just jig rods auger/spud bar and my fl-20 to keep things on the light side for now.

[thmyorke1]

great report, thanks badger!

[bunker dunker]

good stuff badger.looking forward to setting some ice traps.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by icebadger

I have a bumper sticker that reads"THIS IS THE ONLY FLAG THAT I KNEEL TO" and it has a polar tip up next to it.

badger, im sorry for not immediately recognizing you until i read your bumper sticker today lol

how'd you do?

[icebadger]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

badger, im sorry for not immediately recognizing you until i read your bumper sticker today lol

how'd you do?

Yea i thought that was you at dows this morning, i did ok 1 perch and 1 nice crappie plus i had two fish donated to me by a fellow knee deep member. It was a little slow with the perch and crappies but i had more sunnies than i knew what to do with, the place i am fishing is infested with them fun to catch though they keep you busy all day.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Keep the jig moving Badger! There’s more hardwater fishing to come. Yes sir!