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Old 02-07-11, 02:48 PM   #1
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Default Two footballs just in time for the Super Bowl!!!

I usually concentrate on catching panfish & trout when ice fishing, but was very happy with my trip to a local Finger Lake about 10 miles from my house last Saturday morning.

I was targeting yellow perch and had a tip from a friend about where I could get into a few good ones. Turns out, I was fishing in the wrong spot, but I was happy with the results and can't wait to kayak fish this spot after ice-out in a couple of months!

First smallie was this nice 3lber...


...followed shortly by this Super Bowl worthy PIG of a football...


Both were caught using a Rapala Jigging Rap tipped with a small fathead minnow in about 20 fow.
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Old 02-07-11, 03:03 PM   #2
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Man those are some beautiful smallies! They both are big but that second one is a toad.
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Old 02-07-11, 06:17 PM   #3
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GOOD GOLLIE MISS MOLLIE!!!!!!! man those are truly awesum smallies. nice job!!!!
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Old 02-07-11, 07:08 PM   #4
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WOW, those are gorgious smallies pal! I bet you can't wait till ice out! Where are you fishing at?
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Old 02-07-11, 07:44 PM   #5
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Awesome looking fish!


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Old 02-07-11, 08:00 PM   #6
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Man...they're both pigs! Congrats!
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Old 02-07-11, 08:54 PM   #7
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Sweet fish, BD. Nicely done!
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Old 02-07-11, 09:37 PM   #8
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That second one is a TOAD!!!!!
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Old 02-07-11, 11:12 PM   #9
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Dak...words can not express how jealous I am right now.
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Old 02-08-11, 12:09 AM   #10
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Man those are beautiful fish, love the colors on them. Looks like some great scenery as well.
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Old 02-08-11, 11:02 AM   #11
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Must have knocked them in the head when you dropped that lure and made them mad... right spot at the right time, looks great!!
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Old 02-08-11, 12:05 PM   #12
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I was targeting yellow perch and had a tip from a friend about where I could get into a few good ones. Turns out, I was fishing in the wrong spot,
I would say you were in the right spot, those toads just beat you to the perch. They probably ate a few and scared the rest off.
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Old 02-08-11, 07:14 PM   #13
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nice smallies bet they were fun on a ice fishing rig
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Old 02-08-11, 07:19 PM   #14
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I love the way they look in cold water the prettiest fish there is IMO.
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Old 02-09-11, 09:16 AM   #15
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I wished that I would have had some scales, but I wasn't planning on catching a pb smallmouth that day. I only had time for a quick measure because I wanted to get her back into the water ASAP. She was 22" or better - later confirmed by using screen calipers on photos. I am confident that this toad of a fish broke the 5lb mark.

You can bet where I'm going to be parked out on the water after ice out...

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nice smallies bet they were fun on a ice fishing rig
Don't you know it! Especially when you are expecting a light tug from a perch.

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I love the way they look in cold water the prettiest fish there is IMO.
Absolutely. I love largemouth, but like some folks, the smallmouth is my favorite, both for beauty and fight.
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Old 02-09-11, 10:11 AM   #16
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Those are some awesome looking smallies! I bet that was a surprise like you said, when expecting perch then the drag starts singing!
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Old 02-09-11, 10:55 AM   #17
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Dak,

If she was really 22", and clearly with Winter fat on, then I would say she was 6-6.5 lbs. Many a Dale Hollow fisherman has cried at having to release a 20.5 inch, 5.5 lb Smallie.
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Old 02-15-11, 09:34 AM   #18
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Dak,

If she was really 22", and clearly with Winter fat on, then I would say she was 6-6.5 lbs. Many a Dale Hollow fisherman has cried at having to release a 20.5 inch, 5.5 lb Smallie.
Absent a true measure of weight, I"m content to call it a 5lber & think most would agree that this fish definitely broke into that range - Only by a gallon-of-milk "feel" comparison, would I guess that it was over 5.5lbs approaching 6lbs. I'll never know for certain, but hope that I have my scales with me and a real measuring board when I catch another one like this.

Update: This last Saturday, I went fishing for the perch again on the same lake, and found the right spot - caught these three nice 10-12.5" perch.

Unfortunately, my limited 2hr perch fishing trip was again interrupted by a nice smallmouth - this one topped out over 18". Those pesky smallmouth!


Again, these were caught on Rapala Jigging Raps in 20 fow.
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That looks like anice problem to have
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Old 02-15-11, 06:12 PM   #20
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Yeah, them pesky smallies ruining a perch fishing trip.
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Old 02-16-11, 11:02 AM   #21
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That's pretty amazing, catching those fish with that little orange doo-hickey, especially through a little hole in the ice....

Nice smallies, man....good job...
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