Personal best perch

  • Steve Strain
    Thor, Iowa
    Posts: 34
    January 20, 2015 at 7:51 am #1499769

    Took a few days off and went up to West Okoboji with my fiancé and her grandparents and yesterday I hired Ice Force Pro, John Grosvenor to take us on a guided trip just to make sure her grandpa caught fish. We had a great day and caught a ton of fish! Her grandpa never saw a flasher before and once John showed him how to use his LX7 he was catching fish in no time! We ended up catching well over 150 perch and kept out limits to eat. I’ve never fished out of the state of Iowa and I do know there’s bigger perch to be caught but here in the Iowa Great Lakes area 12″ perch are considered pretty big so I was happy catching that! Such a great day for both of us on the ice and can’t wait to go again! Well, as soon as my fiancé wakes up! Lol

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    Will Roseberg
    Moderator
    Hanover, MN
    Posts: 2121
    January 20, 2015 at 8:35 am #1499784

    Very cool! Sounds like a great day and thanks for sharing the pics.

    Will

    fishthumper
    Sartell, MN.
    Posts: 11931
    January 20, 2015 at 8:45 am #1499790

    A 12″ Perch is Big anywhere if you ask me. Good job . That is some great eating fish there.

    Frenchman
    West Central Indiana
    Posts: 414
    January 20, 2015 at 8:52 am #1499800

    Awesome fish and great job getting the old man out.

    Phil Bauerly
    Walker, MN - Leech Lake
    Posts: 866
    January 20, 2015 at 9:06 am #1499813

    A 12″er is a whole other animal, I wish they were in every lake. Well done sir!

    reverend
    Rhinelander, WI
    Posts: 1117
    January 20, 2015 at 9:56 am #1499878
    Phil Bauerly wrote:

    A 12″er is a whole other animal, I wish they were in every lake. Well done sir!

    x2! Nice report and post, looks like fun!

    Steve Strain
    Thor, Iowa
    Posts: 34
    January 20, 2015 at 10:08 am #1499882

    Thanks guys! Out with the fiancé again today for a while til we head back home. You can sight fish in 15 FOW where we are and she things it pretty cool!

    Joel Nelson
    Moderator
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3137
    January 20, 2015 at 12:32 pm #1500008

    Nice work Steve, and great meeting the both of you at the ice show this year! Way to say on them. I’ve been seeing pics from John all year down there, must have a great year class or two coming through the system. Fun to catch perch when they’re fired up like that. Congrats!

    Joel

    Steve Strain
    Thor, Iowa
    Posts: 34
    January 22, 2015 at 8:22 am #1500992

    Joel, are u the one who greeted us as soon as we walked into the show on Friday? Sorry, met so many people who saw the engagement pix that it’s hard to remember who everybody was! Lol
    John is a great guide and guy! He’s always on fish and is well worth the money! Check out my other post and look at the Perch Alyssa caught on Tuesday!
    Thanks for the reply!!

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