Hello IDO!

  • ec1
    NULL
    Posts: 73
    January 26, 2014 at 11:18 pm #1359734

    Hi Everyone at IDO.

    Finally joined after a couple years of lurking this forum. It all started from watching the IDO show from last year, and learning a ton from the shows that Mr. Holst hosts.

    I am from Toronto, Canada, and fish year round. Unfortunately, your temperatures(F) and wind(MPH) make no sense to me, but at least we all measure our fish by inches and pounds P

    During softwater, I am usually hunting bass and I am usually hunting for lake trout and crappie during the ice season. I usually don’t mind fishing for anything, but my favorite thing is definitely figuring out new basin bites for crappie. I enjoy hole hopping and fishing outside 99% of the time.

    For 2014, I am out on the prowl for burbot, and trying to figure out these night time creatures. I look forward to sharing my knowledge, and also soaking in all of the knowledge from each and every one of you (Mr. Holst if you’ll make a burbot show, that would be fantastic! hint hint )

    kwp
    Eden Prairie
    Posts: 857
    January 26, 2014 at 11:33 pm #1383389

    Welcome to IDO…You are lucky to be from Canada. Truely a fishermans dream.

    gary d
    cordova,il
    Posts: 1125
    January 27, 2014 at 5:13 am #1383402

    Welcome to IDO hunting and fishing!!

    walleyenordy
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 502
    January 27, 2014 at 6:00 am #1383410

    Welcome and looks like some nice fish in the pictures!!!

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    January 27, 2014 at 6:03 am #1383411

    Welcome to the site. Like your idea about a burbot show. Think I have only seen one in all my years of watching fishing shows. Cleaning and cooking a burbot would be great to see on it also. The best fresh water fish I have ever had.

    blufloyd
    Posts: 698
    January 27, 2014 at 6:16 am #1383413

    Welcome. I lurk and post. Rarely make it out of Illinois except for Louisiana bayou trips but we share love of crappie. Actually think crappie love me more than I love them. Post up some more pics.

    icenutz
    Aniwa, WI
    Posts: 2540
    January 27, 2014 at 6:18 am #1383414

    Welcome EC1, those are some nice slabs! If you ever need someone to come up and explain or temps I would be more than willing!!!!

    IceAsylum
    Wisconsin Dells WI
    Posts: 956
    January 27, 2014 at 6:34 am #1383421

    Welcome ec1 plane and simple it’s what you get used to. We have had some pretty nice winters for the most part multiple decades. Winter climate down here is starting to act more like the patterns from childhood. I hauled furs into Winnipeg and Toronto back in the early 90’sice and rember some nasty storms up by the border. Nice fish and keep up the reports I don’t mind being thought of as soft because this weather has me running for cover.

    Will Roseberg
    Moderator
    Hanover, MN
    Posts: 2121
    January 27, 2014 at 6:38 am #1383424

    Welcome to IDO

    Way to come on board with a strong first post!

    icefanatic11
    Nelsonville, WI
    Posts: 576
    January 27, 2014 at 7:55 am #1383449

    Welcome, this is an amazing site as you probably already know. Nice fish as well.

    vikefanmn77
    Northfield,MN
    Posts: 1493
    January 27, 2014 at 8:05 am #1383458

    I second that!!! I would absolutely love to watch a show dedicated to eelpout!!! Any chance of that boys??

    And welcome sir!

    Ben Putnam
    Saint Paul, MN
    Posts: 1001
    January 27, 2014 at 8:10 am #1383462

    Great post and nice fish, welcome to IDO! Burbot are fun to catch, we get them often on our tip ups when fishing for lakers. I usually set up a quick strike rig with the VMC Sureset trebles and latch them into a frozen Cisco or large shiner and leave them on, or slightly off the bottom. Whether it’s a lake trout or a burbot that takes the bait, it is a win-win when the flag goes up! If you can figure out when and where they are spawning in your local lakes, you will have a blast! Hundreds of “pout” get together and cover the bottom, and if you have enough bait you will have the time of your life!

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    January 27, 2014 at 8:20 am #1383466

    Welcome to IDO!

    I know I watched a show on Burbot fishing not too long ago, maybe a few years. I wish I could remember who did it. It was interesting because it went into the spawning habits of them getting it on under the ice and their behavior. The show was complete with underwater footage. It was very informative. Too bad I can’t remember what show did it. It kind of makes my post pointless…unless it seeds someone else’s memory and they come up with the show/episode.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    January 27, 2014 at 8:29 am #1383470

    My first thought on that show was Gillespie. Second thought was Chip Leer. Think he had a show out a few years back.

    Calvin Svihel
    Moderator
    Northwest Metro, MN
    Posts: 3862
    January 27, 2014 at 8:39 am #1383474

    Welcome to IDO, eh!

    ec1
    NULL
    Posts: 73
    January 27, 2014 at 9:33 am #1383493

    Thanks for the warm welcome, Gentlemen! Looks like I’ll be having a good time here!
    It sure is cold out there the past week! I will be back out for burbot sometime this week, as the perks of being a student is that you’ll get a flexible schedule to go according to the weather.

    Jeff Bennett
    Lake Puckaway Wi.
    Posts: 1180
    January 27, 2014 at 9:49 am #1383511

    WELCOME TO A GREAT SITE!

    igotone
    Posts: 1746
    January 27, 2014 at 9:57 am #1383514

    Quote:

    WELCOME TO A GREAT SITE!

    greatest place to read the paper

    lot better then the NEWS

    tswoboda
    Posts: 8517
    January 27, 2014 at 12:41 pm #1383560

    Quote:

    Welcome to IDO man!

    The UnCut Angling guys have filmed some burbot fishing fyi.


    Only targeted them in open water though, correct?

    Gillespie had a show a couple years ago ice fishing lakers and burbot at the same time on a portage lake out of Andy Meyers Lodge on Eagle Lake in Vermillion Bay.

    Hunting4Walleyes
    MN
    Posts: 1552
    January 27, 2014 at 12:53 pm #1383563

    Welcome aboard ec1!

    It looks like you have them dialed in on the Canadian lakes. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and participate, lot’s of good people on here and I tend to learn something new everyday.

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