Should I take the boat???? Berry

[jign]

Wondering if its worth taking my boat with me to Strawberry this weekend???? Driving 150 miles one way...
This will be the first time fishing the Berry and I don't have any idea how much open water there is or even where a ramp might be found... I'm thinking Renegade Point or there abouts is the place to go... One reason there might be a ramp and sounds like there might be some open bays/water on that side to fish..
All ready to bank or boat fish..

Any and all advise will be appreciated..


Thanks in advance for the info... See ya there tomorrow...
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[Hookinup]

I have a friend up there this morning trying it out of a boat. He doesn't view or post here on this forum. I will get a report and get back to you.
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[jign]

That would be great... Hope he's knocking them out up there...
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[bassrods]

One person that came in Fish tech yesterday said the berry was all but ice free he could see very little ice...

With the wind the last week it could be more open then ice..

I would take the boat.
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[fishkiller21]

bassrods do work at fishtech?
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[bassrods]

I think you are asking if I work at Fish tech??

No I do not I just go there for coffee some times..But they do have some of the most up to date info most of the time..

And the people that work there can help you with what the fish are being caught on and how to rig and use most anything...

Oh yes I found that work was getting in the way of my fishing so I quiet work about 10 to 20 years ago..[crazy][]
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[fishkiller21]

I wish i could do that!!!!! []
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[Bamit]

you can launch both ramps @ soldier creek side....Ice still in middle of lake on Strawberry side....Fishing today was awesome.....big bows, bigger cuttys.....and even a few Kokes today...its on....get up there with the boat...
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[KC5]

Absolutely take your boat, I made a bad decision to not take my boat and just fish from the bank, we went to renegade first and the ice was way out there, plenty of room to get the boat around, the fishing from shore sucked big time but the boats were nailing them. I should have know better. back up there tomorrow with boat in toe. bryants fork to the marina was wide open, quite a bit of ice from the marina over to haws point. Renegade, Meadows area had quite a bit of ice but you could definatly get around in a boat, Indian creek to the renegade boat ramp was open with some ice in the middle of the lake. Lots and Lots of bank tanglers everywhere there was access and it was only Friday!. Maybe I'll hit scofeild tomorrow instead.
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[jign]

OK Thanks...
Can I troll what I would use from shore or do I need to change it up and do different....

A real green horn at Strawberry.. First time ever...




Been retired a couple of years and trying to branch out a bit...

Thanks for the help....

See ya at the Berry have'in a blast....
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[Hookinup]

I was going to tell you the same things the other posters are saying. I had a friend up there throwing jigs from the shore that did really good, and another friend in a boat that did really good throwing jigs. The fish are active, and will hit lots of stuff right now. rapals, pointers, baits, you name it. In the trips that I have been up there this year, I have seen people catching them on their "favorites".

Take your boat. There are a lot of fish shallow right now. My friend in the boat said he found them in a bout 12 ft of water.
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