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Went up to strawberry this morning and had a little better luck then yesterday. (yesterday I got skunked) Caught five fish ranging from 18.5in to 21.5in. Stayed in about 26 feet of water and caught them all about 10-14 feet below the ice. Was using a 2" white tube jig with a mealworm.
The morning was slow as it was yesterday. A few people around me caught some more using shrimp on a white tube at the bottom. And others couldn't get a bite.
Hope it picks up soon.
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[red][size 3]Any ideas on the air temps while you were there?[/size][/red]
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How thick was the ice at mud creek.
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That is hilarious! I'll have to try the 'middle finger' next time it is slow fishing!
Come on cold weather- let's make some ice already!
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Don't forget to "Pour one for the Homies".
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Ice is holding up great. 6-8" of ice on the south side of the bay where we were. No slush- it was a little chilly today up there despite the warm temps in the valley.
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I'm headed to mud creek in the morning. Thanks for the info.
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Hey,
Out4aFloat it was nice to meet you today. Thanks for letting me borrow your auger so I could get to the soft water. You saved the day for me. I caught one before I left at about noon (19"). Caught it on a white paddlebug and a minnow 20ft. down. I wasn't getting much action on the fish finder either. I hope it picks up soon. I hope to go out again on Wed. I'll remember the rest of the auger this time.
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Thanks for the report,did you fish in the afternoon at all?
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Air temp was 34 f when i got out of the jeep at 7:00am and the wind never really came up. There was a slight breeze but not bad. The ice was still hard on top, no slush.
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I never really caught any back to back except around 11:00 to 12:00 i caught the last two. I hooked the first one just before 8.
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Ice is about 7-8 inches thick.
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Good to meet you too. I would of done the same thing if I left mine home. Come over anytime.
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Don't feel too bad about needing some help. That's one of the great things about this board and it's members. If you can find one they always seem to help.
A short list of things left home by Out4aFloat and I in the past few years include but not limited to : snowpants, coat, bait, tube fins, chair, pole (he leaves it in the car a lot), ice scoop. It's almost like fishing with O4T. You just never know.
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[cool]Like fishing w/O4T??? Hey man, I don't know what you're talking about. You say it's like fishing w/BassAckward, LOL!
Hey, we need to go fishing sometime soon. Looks like I'm gonna have a lot more fishing time on my hands now, so let me know. I've got a spot in mind on Strawberry (and it ain't Mud Creek neither) that I'm thinking of going to next Saturday a.m....
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My buddy Jeff (a lurker) and I landed 10 before noon on Thursday. We would have landed more but we had a group move to within 10 feet of us and they sarted catching fish and we never got another bite.
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]. Welcome to BFT and thanks for your report. I've gotta get out to 'da berry soon. In the next week-two their will be a lot more areas freezing up on that lake...