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Fishing Forums => Ice Fishing => Topic started by: dakids on February 02/07/22, 02:36:54 AM
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I've always loved the adventure almost more than the catching. Over the years I have always wanted to find and fish a true wilderness lake. In December I was listening to the Jason Mitchell radio show and he was interviewing Justin Wheezy and he was talking about finding and fishing these small gems. I had to call and book a trip. I was jacked up all month waiting. The weather looked horrible but I have clothes suited for harsh weather. Saturday morning came and it was -5 with a windchill of -20 and 2 to 4 inches of snow predicted. The holes kept filling with snow but the fish were biting and helped keep the holes open. Justin uses live scope so he could scan the deep hole we were fish and direct us to the holes that had fish under them. Coolest part was where he pointed out a big pike and we watched it eat a crappie that had been just put down a hole. We easily caught 200 plus crappies with the biggest being 15 inches, handful of sunnies and 3 pike. My buddy caught a 37 incher on 5 pound test and I caught a 33 to 35 incher on 3 pound test. It's really cool to be the only group on a lake. I will be booking another trip next winter and fish a different lake.
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Sounds and looks like a fun trip.
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Dakids, I know Justin and Alice. Met them through my union thug days while organizing the Terex plant in grand rapids.
Great couple. Occasionally on the way to the cabin I stop and visit a bit with them. :happy1:
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Nice dak....late ice panfish is my fav....old day's on mille lacs jumbo perch,ice pulling away from the shoreline on the east side,gettin sun burnt out on the lake stickin 12-14" jumbo's,good ole days.
I've herd rumors we none natives can hire a native red lake guide who will take you to a romote lake on the rez for this very thing,giant crappies/gills,not sure what they charge?
What did wheezy charge ya dak?curious and to lazy to look them up.
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sounds like lots of fun!!! :happy1: :happy1:
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Good time, thanks for the pics DK. :happy1:
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very cool!
One thing I've been doing lately is fishing off-the-road lakes. Winter it's easier with snowmobile trails but I've found these lake offer way higher quality of fish...typically panfish and pike. I'm waiting to find a walleye lake that's off grid but no luck yet...
Best part, there are sooooo many of these lake up north!
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Nice dak....late ice panfish is my fav....old day's on mille lacs jumbo perch,ice pulling away from the shoreline on the east side,gettin sun burnt out on the lake stickin 12-14" jumbo's,good ole days.
I've herd rumors we none natives can hire a native red lake guide who will take you to a romote lake on the rez for this very thing,giant crappies/gills,not sure what they charge?
What did wheezy charge ya dak?curious and to lazy to look them up.
Since I booked before they raised the price . 3 people was 400.
https://wheezyoutdoors.com/
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wow....they really did a nice job changing there website. i've had it in my favorites for a while. they got quite the setup for their bear camp when that rolls around!!!!!
dakids i hope yea bugged them about posting more on here!!!!!!!!!!! :happy1: :sleazy: i just gotta stop by sometime soon to visit!!!!!!
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Justin has a nice little article in the outdoor news this week in pro tip of the week.
Basically talking about fishing shallow and being careful on deep water fish :happy1:
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Dakids.... You planning on setting up a trip again with them this year yet???
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Dakids.... You planning on setting up a trip again with them this year yet???
March 11th
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Dakids.... You planning on setting up a trip again with them this year yet???
March 11th
:happy1: :happy1:. Say hi to Justin and Alice for me. :happy1:. They'll know me from the union at ASV!👍
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Were are these wildernesti Isi lakesllokkvkvvlllllkllblllllllpupupuooo up
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I don't have time for an intervention......just commit him. And I'm sure G don't give a crap :rotflmao:
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Lmao!!!
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:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Dakids......you might need a rain check!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes: :shocked:
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Dakids.......you ever make it up there with them. :scratch:
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Dakids.......you ever make it up there with them. :scratch:
Yes we did. Weather was horrible. 20 mph wind. Snowing. By the end of the day we had over afoot. Couldn't find the holes after an hour.
Justin took us to a backwoods lake that didn't have a public access. We had to keep moving. We caught our limits of crappies and sunnies. Only kept sunnies between 8 and 9 inches. I released a 10.5 incher. Almost kept it to put on the wall. Kept crappies from 10 to 12 inches. We fished in 15 to 20 fow. The crappies were super aggressive and fire up and met the baits halfway down. The sunnies took a little finesseing. Best bait for crappies were pink pinhead minoes tipped with a Maki plastic. Sunnies liked a tungsten with a wax worm.
It was our second trip with him and we will be back next year.
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:happy1: sweet! :happy1: I like those 2.
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ya didnt happen to ask them if they remember me did ya!!!!!! :sleazy: :sleazy:
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Yes glenn im sure they remeber yu aski g them for fish cause yu cant catch any
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ya didnt happen to ask them if they remember me did ya!!!!!! :sleazy: :sleazy:
I asked. He said he had to hook every fish and hand the rod to you. And you also lost of them.
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ya didnt happen to ask them if they remember me did ya!!!!!! :sleazy: :sleazy:
I asked. He said he had to hook every fish and hand the rod to you. And you also lost of them.
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :banghead: :banghead: training-087 training-087 oh such a funny guy!!!!!!!! :mooning: :mooning:
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Yes glenn im sure they remeber yu aski g them for fish cause yu cant catch any
yea.....awe the grown ups are having a discussion...... go back to washing the dishes!!!! :mooning: :mooning: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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ya didnt happen to ask them if they remember me did ya!!!!!! :sleazy: :sleazy:
I asked. He said he had to hook every fish and hand the rod to you. And you also lost of them.
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :banghead: :banghead: training-087 training-087 oh such a funny guy!!!!!!!! :mooning: :mooning:
You are just like boar and his wife. She hooks them and hands boar the rod. This is to easy. I got to zing glenn and boar in the same thread. Today is just getting better.
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:laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: i cant speak for boar but i dont need to pay no guide to catch fish!!!!!! :mooning:
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In Jerry's defense, he's not a fair weather fishin guy...right Glenn? I'm guessing the only reason he's using a guide is to mark new spots and lakes. Nice!
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I know how to catch fish. I just don't know which small lakes have big fish and the best way to get to these lakes.
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In Jerry's defense, he's not a fair weather fishin guy...right Glenn? I'm guessing the only reason he's using a guide is to mark new spots and lakes. Nice!
stay outta it buster!!! :rotflmao: I've done that a few times to
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Jerrys got some one to cut up steak too. Pinky out!