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I fished Mantua thru the ice for the first time today. I caught and released 5 trout and kept a limit of perch.
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I put my original Mantua map to use, but went one step further. I created a mosaic of the side scan data that I recorded at the same time I recorded the depth data.

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Using the side scan mosaic map I located several weed/brush piles and fished directly over them. One pile alone produced over 30 perch! Other piles produced 2 - 6 fish. Once a pile quit producing I moved to another one.

Ice was 4-6 inches. I found one small patch of open water, otherwise no cracking and solid. In short, a fun day.
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You never did tell us which fish finder you're using. Dang sweet toy. Looks like it was worth the investment from today's results. Nice job. J
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Wow looks like you cleaned out the pond[:p] Nice work!
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I have a Lowrance HDS-9. Any of the HDS models can record sonar logs. Some of the Hummingbird units can record as well

There were a couple of Fish & Game folks out today doing creel surveys. According to them, There is a very large population of perch in Mantua.
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Nice catch.... I know where I am headed on my days off. Thanks for the maps..[cool]
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1. Great job on the perch.
2. That map is awesome. Also, it looks like a pile of bacon on it which makes it more awesome []
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[quote wagdog]1. Great job on the perch.
2. That map is awesome. Also, it looks like a pile of bacon on it which makes it more awesome [][/quote]


BACON!
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