Consummate Sportsman

When I arrived at the shallow weed bed, I dropped my transducer into the water, and I immediately began marking fish. I was fortunate enough to catch a feeding frenzy underway.

Needless to say, it didn't take long to hook up.

On this particular day, the fish were equal opportunity feeders. They'd hit a plain minnow suspended under a slip bobber, just as well as a plain jig tipped with a maggot. I ran both, and both got clobbered.

Oddly enough, I caught the biggest bluegill of the day (11") on a minnow, and the biggest crappie came on a spike.

I was set up over 9 feet of water. Most of the action came only 4' or so under the ice. The water was so clear in this particular lake, that I could peer down into the water, and see the fish take my bait. Pretty cool to say the least!

Enough storytelling. Let's get down to business! Here's a video I made of the trip. Let me know what you think.