Ice Fishing at Willard 11-10-22 (Video Added)

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Hey Pat sounds like a great day... I really like the ice rods over the sides this time of year... Good prep for what's to come... And it's coming fast, the ice has been holding on the back sloughs so I'm thinking as the heavy cold comes in later this week, we may get to the safe point, but it's only about an inch so far, so needs a couple inches to be safe for me... Anyway Friday I put the boat in and dragged your fire tiger orange whirly around and caught my best cat of the year... It was only 27.5", but that's the best I've been able to find this year and it was a great fight, it didn't pay attention to the temperature and do the rolly polly fight, it tore drag and took a run under the boat that would have been hard to stop on my lighter rods, but it luckily took my rig that I usually use for catfish, so I was able to handle it okay, but it probably would have gotten away on my other rods... I told you last year about the fish banking up in big groups this time of year, well I'll have to post my side imaging pics from this trip, it looked like ocean schools of fish in the one area... nothing anywhere else, but this one spot was loaded... Probably all carp, but looked cool anyway... Thanks for a fun report... Later J

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Hey Pat sounds like a great day... I really like the ice rods over the sides this time of year... Good prep for what's to come...  And it's coming fast, the ice has been holding on the back sloughs so I'm thinking as the heavy cold comes in later this week, we may get to the safe point, but it's only about an inch so far, so needs a couple inches to be safe for me...  Anyway Friday I put the boat in and dragged your fire tiger orange whirly around and caught my best cat of the year... It was only 27.5", but that's the best I've been able to find this year and it was a great fight, it didn't pay attention to the temperature and do the rolly polly fight, it tore drag and took a run under the boat that would have been hard to stop on my lighter rods, but it luckily took my rig that I usually use for catfish, so I was able to handle it okay, but it probably would have gotten away on my other rods... I told you last year about the fish banking up in big groups this time of year, well I'll have to post my side imaging pics from this trip, it looked like ocean schools of fish in the one area... nothing anywhere else, but this one spot was loaded... Probably all carp, but looked cool anyway... Thanks for a fun report... Later J