Video Details: Season 7 – Episode 7. Filmed late December, 2012 – James Holst and Joel Nelson explore a North Dakota slough in search of a hot perch bite. What they find is a yellow perch feeding frenzy!
To watch Season 7 – Episode 7, click on the video player above OR use this direct link >>> North Dakota Perch Feeding Frenzy
Don’t forget to set those DVRs or tune in next Sunday at 8AM on FSN to catch the show!
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Holy Catfish Nelson!
I’ve heard of auger extensions, but where can I get an ARM extension!??
I think any photo that shows less of Nelson and more of the fish is a good pic!
Thanks for making the trip out there with me, Joel. What a fun bite! And as always, you’re a hoot to fish with!
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I think any photo that shows less of Nelson and more of the fish is a good pic!
Zing! x 2!
Also introducing “the man with the worlds longest left arm!!”.
Joel and James, great show as always.
I have a question for Joel, you mentioned that you were using a fused line that wasn’t freezing up. If you don’t mind me asking, which line and pound test were you using?
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Joel and James, great show as always.
I have a question for Joel, you mentioned that you were using a fused line that wasn’t freezing up. If you don’t mind me asking, which line and pound test were you using?
Funny thing is about 5 minutes after he mentioned it “wasn’t freezing up” it froze up. Horribly. Sorry. Nothing to see here… it just took a bit for the water to work into the fibers and then Joel had a frozen spool.
One of these days someone is going to come out with a braid that doesn’t absorb water and ice up in below freezing temps. The fused line Joel was using is not that line. Was it better than most braided lines? Yeah, maybe. But not good enough that anyone that regularly fishes outside would consider it a solution.
Ha-ha that is funny (not for Joel) how that works sometimes. Thanks for the reply James.
James , no Black Betty ?
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James , no Black Betty ?
No, but I have fished with one quite a bit. I’m sticking with my fly reels for the time being when I need a straight line presentation.
Where is that Nelson character anyway?
It’s no fun ripping on him if he doesn’t see it. 
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Joel and James, great show as always.
I have a question for Joel, you mentioned that you were using a fused line that wasn’t freezing up. If you don’t mind me asking, which line and pound test were you using?
Funny thing is about 5 minutes after he mentioned it “wasn’t freezing up” it froze up. Horribly. Sorry. Nothing to see here… it just took a bit for the water to work into the fibers and then Joel had a frozen spool.
One of these days someone is going to come out with a braid that doesn’t absorb water and ice up in below freezing temps. The fused line Joel was using is not that line. Was it better than most braided lines? Yeah, maybe. But not good enough that anyone that regularly fishes outside would consider it a solution.
James was so busy smackin’ the perch around, he didn’t see my spool was freezing up cause I kept dropping it in the water/slush! 
I got 2-3 hours of relatively problem-free fishing from the Sufix Ice Fuse I was using in temps from about 5 – 10 degrees. After that, it seemed to ice up where most lines do…..on that short two-foot section of line coming up from the water you keep dunking and re-dunking every time you jig. More-so than mono, it gathered ice there and eventually down to the spool.
That was my maiden voyage with the stuff. Like James said, it’s not a reliable option if you’re fishing outside continually. The question that remains to be answered, is will it perform this way each trip, or now that the fuse has been “soaked” will it ice up faster than it would had I just spooled it on? If it performs each time as well as it did in ND, I think it would be a wonderful option for folks that bounce back and forth between the house and outside.
Though it might not be on all of my outside rods, I can say it resists freeze-up better than any hard line option I’ve tried thus far.
Joel
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Holy Catfish Nelson!
I’ve heard of auger extensions, but where can I get an ARM extension!??
I do believe I’ve been snubbed. 
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