I’ve fished this pond for a few years now honestly most of the gills are 8+ when I find them most of the crappie this year are running small but i noticed they kind run in schools by size.. Catch a bunch of small ones in a school then the next ones will be nice

thanks guys!!

Just out of curiosity why does the split grip give more feel?? I normally hold mine with my hand on it front portion with my index on the front blank.

I wasn’t saying slender spoons are the best was just saying that’s what I was using at the time.. Just thought maybe the might have hit it on the flutter and that’s how it happened not sure

Sorry fellas I ment dry 2

was wondering the same thing.. Normally watch it Monday nights on youtube.

Those are some dang nice Walleye! Sounds like u guys had a great trip!!

I Gave it i try Sadly i didn’t catch anything on it Switched to a Tingler and caught a few walleye and perch.. Might not have gave it a long enough go.. But what can i say? I like my tinglers! Fishing was pretty slow all Day though.

FYI..Bait shop in watertown said that a few trucks have made it through the ice last week.

Sorry i havent got the chance to get back fellas. I would Say walking only from now on. Saturday we fished Indian and the ice was VERY inconsistent.. A few spots we drilled were about 20 inches and a few other were varied up to about 32 inches. We walked out and felt very comfortable about it. There was one guy out with a truck and 3 with wheelers. As stated above the top of ice was good but about half way through was very week.

We’ll for sure be walking out to be safe now!! Thanks for the info good luck and be safe!

Forgot to mention i will be using this for perch with a few walleye cruising around to. And what would u tip this with? usually i use minow heads.

Thats what im worried about everything locally put all the ice fishing away for the year. But if we come across one well get it… thanks Joel!

the slice is about a foot up the transducer.. For around here most of the time that would be out of the water but in south dakota the ice is 30 to 36 inches from what ive read.

So now a really wide question.. Haha what to use for a lure? Spoons jigging raps? i will have a tungten with spikes for finicky perch on my tucr noodle.. But what should i use for the aggressive perch and walleye? I have a small spoon box with size 1/16 oz and 1/8 ratlin flyers and 1/16 oz tinglers and a few stop signs and a few 1/16 oz slender spoons.. thinking tipping with a minnow head. what would be your first choice?..

Thanks trumar and will!

Would a Jason Mitchell meat stick be the right rod or to soft?

Was just looking to here from someone who actually fishes walleye not to sure some of the people at scheels are all there aometimes

Well i dont always fish solo.. i fish with a partner prabably 1 out of every 3 times out and with it being thermal i was thinking it might be faster to heat up on cold days.. on warm days i will just leave the shack down and use it as a seat.

I have g loomis rods of all different lengths my favorite ways to fish is vertical jigging and working slow soft plastics.

We’ll I’m glad a watched the Ido video on basin crappie the other day! Fished shallow and cought one small hill and moved to the basin and punched 8 holes and got into some crappie.. No monsters but opened my eyes to a new kind of bite fish were about 5-7 feet down in 20- 24 fow

Well ima gunna give it a go dosent feel to bad out suns nice and warm… kinda.. haha I dont know how ill be able to fish with all these cloths on but im gunna give it a go

This is everything on one of the square plastic bases that hold the entire unit. Just looking for a case to store it in and keep it a little cleaner but i would prefer it be a marcum case. I think calling them would be the best way to go.

Do u think i could properly work these small spoons with a 32 inch presision noodle with 4 lb mono with a 3lb floro leader?

Or an impulse minnow I think they are 1.5 ich? On a glow jig head?

What about plastics? Like a trigger x wax worm I think it’s called? We are looking for numbers not monsters..

i Was just curious as to what there were under the hoodie and bibs to stay warm.

i suppose i could have been more specific. This is an eagle claw so it had ratio and free spool.

ok thats what im going to do thanks everyone!

Basin is were i would start this time of year.