Well, I’m a grown man and I can take my lumps. Today was one of those days. I got schooled by my buddies. Of course it helps when they are in the right place and I’m about 20′ off the right structure. It wasn’t a total loss however. It was “date day/adult only day” on the ice. It was nice for Nicole and I to get some time to go play like we used to.
The crappies and sauger were cooperating for Louie and his FIL at least. I did manage one nice perch that hooked himself on a neglected rod inside the fish house.. Either way you couldn’t ask for a much better day weather wise to be out there.
There was open water about 50 yards to the west of us. There were 5 or 6 guys set right up next to the open water and they were putting on a seminar catching one Flathead Cat after another. They must have caught 20 Flatheads in the hours we were there. One that had to be pushing 25#.
I know part of my problem was I couldn’t get away from these guys all day.
Some guys in ultralights were out cruising around about 10′ off the ice. It was kind of cool to see.
