Ice Smallies...

[UglyStick]

Hit the ice yesterday with Mitch, Andrew, Mark and Mike. With the sun up and it warming quickly, the action started early with smallies coming through the ice before we could even set the third tip-up. Decent bass all morning with a few good perch mixed in and several missed run-offs. These were some of the healthiest most beautiful fish I have seen in awhile, awesome colors. Around noon it clouded up, the temperature dropped and the bite died off with only the occasional flag. Late afternoon a few guys had to pack it in but Mitch and I decided to stay out until sunset. We got a few more flags with some perch and a snot rocket and then the best one of the day. Flag pops… fish is running hard… I dive on the tip-up, set the hook and then start pulling in what seems like a mile of line. Get him to the hole and it’s a big smallie. Lifting him out of the hole the leader breaks and he falls back in… CRAP… I plunge my arm into the water and right as the fish hits the bottom of the hole I’m able to lip him and pull out a nice 3 1/2lb fish. Damn… where’s the GoPro when I need it… you had to see it to believe it…

Great day with some great guys. Here’s some pics to prove it happened…