01-24-2011, 03:17 AM
Got some help from Fuzzy and went to Joe's yesterday. Fished the north end of the ice and had a really fun day! There is zero snow on the ice and is was a very slick walk out. Ice ended up being about 10-12". We were fishing with white and speckled tubes topped with chub and struggled to find them for the first while. Wind picked up and we had some issues with the 6X8 Hillary tent that I got for Christmas. One of the fiberglass poles that criss cross the top split and the tent had a hard time remaining totally upright from then on. We then did get into a bunch of splake. Fished in 13-15' of water and most were laying right next to the bottom. Dropping the jig to the bottom and jigging it right off the mud. Most were 13-15", but iced one that was 2 1/2 lb and18".(Working on getting a picture to accompany the report) When I filleted him, there were 6-8 good sized minnows inside. They are surely eating well! Ended up catching 20-30 fish and it was a fun outing.....other than the wind and the stupid tent. I am putting this question out to the group......Have any of you had any similar issues with the Hillary tent(s)? I have made some modifications to the tent that not only make it usable for the foreseeable future but have improved to be a much better product than what the manufacturer put together! Any input would be appreciated! Just wish I had stayed off ebay and waited for an extra week and bought the same sized Eskimo for $20 more.......I need to be more patient. A big thanks again to Fuzzy and the offer is still way open.....would love to share the ice with you again!
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