i ahve not used that marcum but i have heard that it works great. as for the lighting, it is not the biggest nead, but if you have any hopes to see at night you will nead to get one with color specteral lighting, evan then you are limited to clear lakes at night. infared lighting works fine during the day but does nothing at night. the marcum 460 and 560 deffinetly have the best lighting system on them for at night

hey kruger, i had the same probelem for a while on buffalow the bite was really slow, i out a spring bobber on and the bite picked up fast. the bite was so lite, you wouldnt of been able to catch them without it.

i was out on buffalow sunday, we drove out. 14 inche of ice. caught a lot of tiny 4 inch crappies in the morning. moved away by our selves and caught a limit of nice tens and a few bigger. along with that we caught eight waleyes, one keeper. just get by your selfe on that lake i think that is the key.

i meant to say i have caught them in the spring up there, my bad.

thanks kieth, i believe that you have been catching 17s up there in the spring. thanks again.

i was in 33 to 25 feet of water eather in mud or a mud to gravel transion. possible in som erocks of big point not sure, dint drop the camera down there

hey keith on french did you catch any big slabs out there? i havent for a few years now. but there is a lake in that area that we slayed big ones on last weekend. thanks

i was out last night on milacs, the action was decent, expecialy right before dark!!! caught two waleyes, broke one giant off at the whole. also caught about ten nice keeper perch, one monster 14 incher. caught them all on a green glow buck shot, or a gold sweedish pimpel, except for the big one was on a bobber with a neon green glow jig.

wats up? i went out of hunters today, we had around 16 to 20 inches out three miles, but out at nine mile there was about 12 inches. we had alright luck, three keeper waleyes, 10 to 12 keeper perch, one monster 14 incher . that was between three people. lost one huge eye out at the nine mile flat,lost it at he hole . but thats the only fish we had on out there. other then that we were around 3 to 5 miles out.

wats up all? so i mheading out to the big pond friday, plannin on going out of barnicles, i was out of there sat and did reall good on the first break. nyone been up there lately?

hey guys, so i was out on lake waconia today, there was water on some parts of the ice. the ice was still descent, 6 to 8 in the bay. the crappie bight was slow. caught a few in ten feet of water. still had a few houses out there. well be safe.

wats up guys? i was out on a little lake by waconia today . there was a good four inches on the whole lake, but the lake is only around 200 acres. kinda slow till dusk then i got two waleyes.But it was nice to be on the ice finaly. there was a guy on wacoinia(in the bay) today with a house, kinda nuts if you ask me. well good luck to all and be safe.

hey guys i have a cabin on wilkins lake the lake right next to flemming its not wilkinson lol, but the reason fleming is frozen and wilkons isnt yet is because fleming has a max depth of around 18 feet give or take a few. wilkins depth is around 50, also it is much clearer and it has five under water springs through out the lake. I was up there for thanks giving and fleming was froze over then with a inch and a half by the landing, and a personally I havent ever caught a crappie over ten inches on fleming, wilkons is a sifferent story. but if your looking for action fleming is great i always catch a ton of crapies, and get a few nice northerns and a eye here and there. well be safe

hey thin ice thanks for caliing me to go with! 3 inches of ice on a small lake by my house in maple grove, be fishing it tonight . anybody have any info about any of the lakes up by aitkin?