Icefishing 2013-2014 thread

[JGUN]

It's nice and sunny out! And warm!!! Might as well go fishing. Perch will be the flavor of the day today I think.

Good luck Mate! We're heading back over to skego this afternoon.

[bill herian]

Rough season over here.

Fished in the UP last weekend in the 20 below howling windstorm. Pretty much got the bagel.

Went up to Lake of the Woods this weekend to fish with some friends from up there and had a tough bite. Had a couple big walleyes get off at the hole. Dad caught a 10.5 pound eelpout. Gonna eat him tonight.

[Woody]

Rough season over here.

Fished in the UP last weekend in the 20 below howling windstorm. Pretty much got the bagel.

Went up to Lake of the Woods this weekend to fish with some friends from up there and had a tough bite. Had a couple big walleyes get off at the hole. Dad caught a 10.5 pound eelpout. Gonna eat him tonight.

How do those taste?

[bill herian]

I'll know in a few hours. I've never caught one big enough to eat.

One guy throws them one the ice for the birds, next guy swears its the closest thing to lobster.

[jehler]

Poor mans lobster

[Mornin Beef]

Poor mans lobster

My fav eating freshwater fish, flash boiled in buttered and seasoned water and dipped in garlic butter. Same exact texture and flavor of lobster. Haven't caught one in three years

[Woody]

Poor mans lobster

That is what I have heard, and was wondering if it was true.

[jehler]

It's not

[Bulldog0156]

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[jehler]

Slaying them, can you spear there?

[bill herian]

After you buy an auger, ice shack, electronics, and all that other happy horse shit they should call lobster poor man's lobster and eel pout regular lobster.

[jehler]

Bill ain't no dummy

[bill herian]

Well after eating it I can say that the comparison to lobster isn't out of line.

Just boiled in Sprite and doused in butter. Next time (probably another 24 years from now) I think I'm going to try water/old bay and see how that works.

[sws002]

Well after eating it I can say that the comparison to lobster isn't out of line.

Just boiled in Sprite and doused in butter. Next time (probably another 24 years from now) I think I'm going to try water/old bay and see how that works.

Boiled in Sprite? Never heard of that before...

[Bulldog0156]

Slaying them, can you spear there?

Pike, walleye, whitefish, lake trout, and salmon I believe.

I wouldn't mind putting the tines to some walleye. From what I have been hearing the spearing has been tough. Wonder if it has anything to do with all the pike I'm catching coming from 25-30 feet of water?

[assateague]

Well after eating it I can say that the comparison to lobster isn't out of line.

Just boiled in Sprite and doused in butter. Next time (probably another 24 years from now) I think I'm going to try water/old bay and see how that works.

I just don't think I could stand cleaning one of those nasty bastards. There are fish around here called oyster toads that people swear are good. I'll never know, because I'm not fucking with them. I caught one two years ago that best the citation size by at least 4 inches and 2 pounds. Guess where that fucker went? Right back to the bottom with a hook in his lip, trailing a foot of monofilament.

[assateague]

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[Flightstopper]

Looks similar to what people call a mother in law fish here.

[bill herian]

Boiled in Sprite? Never heard of that before...

Sorry, I boiled it in "pop".

[sws002]

Boiled in Sprite? Never heard of that before...

Sorry, I boiled it in "pop".

Damnit Beel, I know what Sprite is. I was more referring to the actual idea of boiling something in Sprite or "pop", never heard of that being done before (and wondering if I am missing out on something fantastic).

[Feelin' Fowl]

Boiled in Sprite? Never heard of that before...

Sorry, I boiled it in "pop".

Damnit Beel, I know what Sprite is. I was more referring to the actual idea of boiling something in Sprite or "pop", never heard of that being done before (and wondering if I am missing out on something fantastic).

We use root beer for crock pot pulled pork.

[bill herian]

I just starting combing the internet for recipes and boiling it in sprite or 7up or 50/50 came up a lot so I did it. I'd never heard of it before either and its not something I would do with crappie or pike.

[jehler]

Well, jr and I have proven that throwing money at fishing does not always produce....

Fucking donuts Saturday and 3 dink perch today.

[3legged_lab]

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When I posted pics of some of the ocean bottom fish we caught last summer, wasn't it you that said WE had some damn ugly fish?

[Bulldog0156]

Well, jr and I have proven that throwing money at fishing does not always produce....

Fucking donuts Saturday and 3 dink perch today.

You probably would have had better luck if you bought an LX5...

[assateague]

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When I posted pics of some of the ocean bottom fish we caught last summer, wasn't it you that said WE had some damn ugly fish?

Yeah, but we don't keep those things.

[3legged_lab]

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When I posted pics of some of the ocean bottom fish we caught last summer, wasn't it you that said WE had some damn ugly fish?

Yeah, but we don't keep those things.

These make excellent fish tacos

[Bulldog0156]

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12 pounds, 32"

[Woody]

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12 pounds, 32"

NICE FISH!

[BrewGUN]

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12 pounds, 32"

That's a wall hanger IMO!