By laqum on
11/16/2009 9:53 PM
Crappies and perch don’t stand a chance!
I have been out fished before, but never like this! And not two times in a row.
Last year I was fishing with my good friend Phil Schwiek from Hooksetters guide service. It was my last weekend for ice fishing and he wanted to show me one of “his” spots for crappies. He had brought along a client, Steve.
We were fishing a flowage, on a 15 foot flat that dropped off to a 25-30 foot channel. I set up my Frabill two man shelter and fired up my trusty heater. I was soon warm and cozy, jigging out of one hole with my favorite jig and waxie. I had a crappie minnow under a perfectly weighted ice buster bobber in my other hole inside the shack. Outside I had a rattle reel set with another crappie minnow.
The bite was good and after 1 ½ hours I had caught 3 crappies jigging, 2 on my bobber inside the shack and 1 on my rattle reel outside. I had missed 6 other bites. It slowed up a bit and I went outside to check on Phil.
Phil...
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