Well, my wife gave me a free pass yesterday and I took advantage of it…
Heard the perch had been biting before ice season so we thought we would give her a shot.
I was joined by my brother Eric until mid morning.
Eric with our fisrt keeper perch!
My first keeper!
Fished form 4-7fow just off a point. There wasn’t a steady bit, but when a school would push through it light up my FL-20. I fished an FL-8 before and man I am impressed with this unit. The flat screen is first class Eric and I could move the puck from hole to hole and not move the unit to see the face. In the afternoon it seemed pretty dead I would jump holes around the point to find the fish. This seemed to work better than sitting in one hole. I picked up a few more perch and a couple bonus crappies by doing this.
It really didn’t matter on what kind of presentation but I think waxworms were the key. Fish were taken on northland buckshot and forage minnows, pilkies all tiped with waxworms.
I think I had a big northern on. All of a sudden the vexilar turned red by my jig and wake it was on. Funny thing I first thought it was a pe4rch until I set the hook and it wouldn’t budge. I put some more pressure on him, and then he took off like a strike of lightning. Man I wasn’t ready for that one I didn’t get on the back reel fast enough and he broke off.
All in all it was great to get out for the first time even though the fishing was slow.
Ended the day with 8 keeper perch that ranged from 10″-12 1/4″ and one crappie.
