andymaviglia
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Post by andymaviglia on Nov 3, 2011 18:39:55 GMT -5
My neighbor just called and asked me to go perchin' with him tomorrow. Can't wait, perch in November Launching at 9 mile and heading towards the Yacht Club. Past experience has told me to go out to 14-15 fow but I almost want to believe they'll be shallower. Hmmm...might have to work our way out there slowly ;D I'll post some pics if successful tomorrow.
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Post by SPLASH on Nov 3, 2011 18:49:13 GMT -5
Good luck.
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andymaviglia
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Post by andymaviglia on Nov 3, 2011 20:04:40 GMT -5
Thanks buddy, all goes well you can come visit for some perch battered in Drakes ;D Taking my icefishing pole too cause we'll be anchoring over them Can't wait...
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Post by ScoutB on Nov 3, 2011 20:20:30 GMT -5
Me too? ;D Good luck Andy. I hope you find 'em out there. It's supposed to be a nice day.
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Post by ScoutB on Nov 3, 2011 20:23:06 GMT -5
Oh, and don't forget to spool up with some sewing thread.
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andymaviglia
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Post by andymaviglia on Nov 3, 2011 23:16:20 GMT -5
Oh, and don't forget to spool up with some sewing thread. It's on my to do list ;D
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andymaviglia
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Post by andymaviglia on Nov 4, 2011 15:37:30 GMT -5
Managed 36 jumbo's between the 2 of us and I kept 20 7-8"er's for my J-hook icefishing bait. Beautiful day to be on the water in November for sure. We also caught a couple smallies that were fun on the ultralight. I had a 12" sucker out on my muskie rod the whole time we were perchin' but never saw my bobber drop. Gonna pick up some Oktoberfest and head over to my neighbors to do some cleaning and I'll take a couple pics. Really some nice looking perch that will disappear once the ice starts forming.
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andymaviglia
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Post by andymaviglia on Nov 4, 2011 15:38:32 GMT -5
Btw, all fish were caugh just south of 9 mile tower in 12-14 fow.
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Post by SPLASH on Nov 4, 2011 16:56:32 GMT -5
sounds like a great day to me. Good job thinking ahead and keeping some for winter bait. I meant to save some smelt for that. I'm not too up on St. Clair so explain something to me. Why do people catch nice sized perch before the ice forms, but then dinks once the ice is here? Do they all just go out deep or something? Never fished big water for perch so I'm clueless on this one. Seems they would stay since the walleye do on the bay.
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davess1
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Post by davess1 on Nov 4, 2011 20:13:51 GMT -5
WTG on the Perch Andy. Its been quit a few years since ive fish perch in LSC, but I do still here good catches of jumbos in the winter. You need to get good ice so you can get out to those larger basins.
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Post by SPLASH on Nov 4, 2011 20:15:46 GMT -5
So some do catch nice sized ones in the winter? Seems year after year I hear of dinks.
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andymaviglia
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Post by andymaviglia on Nov 4, 2011 21:33:48 GMT -5
Splash, I dunno. When I first started icefishing I would never have a problem getting 30 or so jumbos in a morning. Last few years have been tough. Dont get me wrong, theres a ton of quality perch in St. Clair and I still have some successbful trips every year. I have noticed some great bluegill fishing out there the last few years and some sunnies round as a pie plate. I see a ton of guys out there that keep 6 and 7 inchers and cry about not catching jumbos. Dave makes a good point also, if it froze better we could fish farther south where alot of my open water perchin happens.
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Post by SPLASH on Nov 4, 2011 21:38:41 GMT -5
Alright. Someday I may get down there and fish it? Haven't you heard your friends' reasons for keeping small gills? Or is it just his excuse for keeping 3 times his limit of tiny gills?
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Post by OJ (Original Junkie). on Nov 5, 2011 20:58:44 GMT -5
i used to fish it regularly through the ice. we would do decent through the ice for perch, but not as good as some of the locals, was fun chuckin spears at them little buggers from time to time. My favorite was always about the last 45 minutes of light the big sunfish would move in and be on fire up until dark. haven't been down there in two years, maybe this year.
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andymaviglia
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Post by andymaviglia on Nov 5, 2011 22:20:14 GMT -5
I still hit it up 5-10 times a year OJ. Hit me up this winter bro.
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