24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - Printable Version

24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - Printable Version

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24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - EyLayo - 01-14-2025

Here's a few to get me started. Leaves me plenty of room for improvement

1/13/25- Newton
Crappie 6"
Perch 8"
Lmb 7.5"
Bluegill 9"

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - SkunkedAgain - 01-15-2025

Hey they aren't that tiny, you had a lot better day than you let on to... and very nice gill.... way to go... Jeff

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - hookngrinin - 01-19-2025

Very good start and nice 'gill!

Black crappie - 6
Yellow perch - 8
Largemouth bass - 7.5
Bluegill - 9

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - EyLayo - 01-28-2025

1/23 - Willard
Crappie- 10"
Perch- 12.5"
Lmb- 13"

1/25 - Strawberry
Cutt- 19.5"??

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - SkunkedAgain - 01-28-2025

Nice batch of fish, I'm so glad you're in this year, making things interesting for sure... Later Jeff

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - hookngrinin - 01-30-2025

I agree with Jeff - Nice collection of fish and glad to have you join us this year. I need to step up my game... Ron

I see 20" on your cutthroat.

Cutthroat trout - 20
Largemouth bass - 13.5
Yellow perch - 12.5
Crappie - 10

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - EyLayo - 02-25-2025

2/22/25 - Porcupine
Brown -18"
Kokanee -10.5"

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - SkunkedAgain - 02-26-2025

Way to go Shawn, glad you got up there this winter... J

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - wiperhunter2 - 02-26-2025

(01-28-2025, 03:16 AM)EyLayo Wrote: 1/23 - Willard
Crappie- 10"
Perch- 12.5"
Lmb- 13"

1/25 - Strawberry
Cutt- 19.5"??

You caught a LMB out of willard, that's amazing, not many of those out there and a crappie on the same day, impressive, congrats Shawn. Were you in a boat or the ice?

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - EyLayo - 02-27-2025

(02-26-2025, 03:52 PM)SkunkedAgain Wrote: Way to go Shawn, glad you got up there this winter... J

Thanks Jeff. It started out bad, but ended up being a fun trip. Glad I was with someone else, not alone. Stupid auger. Likely only another couple weeks of safe ice left. Better get out while you can

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You caught a LMB out of willard, that's amazing, not many of those out there and a crappie on the same day, impressive, congrats Shawn. Were you in a boat or the ice?
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It was through the ice. Oddly enough, I brought 29 LMBs topside that trip. All in the 12-13" range. Who knows, may have have just caught the same 3 fish 10 times each.

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - wiperhunter2 - 02-27-2025

(02-27-2025, 02:24 AM)EyLayo Wrote:
[quote pid="1160791" dateline="1740609231"]

You caught a LMB out of willard, that's amazing, not many of those out there and a crappie on the same day, impressive, congrats Shawn. Were you in a boat or the ice?

It was through the ice. Oddly enough, I brought 29 LMBs topside that trip. All in the 12-13" range. Who knows, may have have just caught the same 3 fish 10 times each.
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Wow, that's insane, I've never heard of anyone catching that many LM bass out of Willard, you must have hit a hot spot for LM bass. Congrats on such a great trip. If you don't mind me asking what were you using?

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - EyLayo - 02-27-2025

Fairly certain a wonderbread teardrop and wax worm did most of the work. I don't recall catching any on my perch eye rig. There's one swimming around with it still in its lip. I got lazy and didn't retie after catching a bunch.

RE: 24/25 Ice Challenge- EyLayo - wiperhunter2 - 02-28-2025

(02-27-2025, 04:43 AM)EyLayo Wrote: Fairly certain a wonderbread teardrop and wax worm did most of the work. I don't recall catching any on my perch eye rig. There's one swimming around with it still in its lip. I got lazy and didn't retie after catching a bunch.

So nothing special, like I thought. Must have just been a lot of them in that area, Was there a guy fishing on the docks that had a red or orange bucket? I'm just guessing you were fishing off the docks.