First shot at Ice Out 3/1 & 3/2

[bluefishbuster]

Monday and Tuesday I headed over to a pond I found out about around this time last year. Monday it looked like about 40% of it was ice free. Tuesday more ice had melted and was more than half open water.

Monday I fished it for about 2 hours. Stayed around a cove I was fishing there last year. Lures I played with included 3" soft plastic hellgramite, SSR-9 CW, J-9 S, and DTFAT-3 S all with no luck. Happen to get the DTFAT caught on a tree limb that was hanging over the water

Hit it again Tuesday for about 3 hours and played around with 3" soft plastic hellgramite, XR-8 RT, SSR-9 SW, DTFT-3 BSD, F-7 B, J-7 S, J-9 G, and the very tail end of a FinS Fish with a 1/16oz jighead. Had a bluegill lightly tap the F-7 on the surface while lightly twitching it with occasional pauses. Twice I saw bluegills and bass following the F-7 but never hit it.

[lipripper]

iv'e got a pond i wanna hit this weekend .. they have pulled a few 6 and 8 pounders out of it in the last few years ..i fished it last summer , but the largest i caught was around 3 pounds ..every time i go i catch at least 15 to 25 largemouths ..i have a ball ..most are caught on floater 5's and 7's in v and ft . also on 3 inch white grubs.. ...it's supposed to get up to 60 this weekend [ THANK THE GOOD LORD ]...i think i'll hit it .. ...

[bluefishbuster]

A golf course I fish has always been productive for me. Has many original farm ponds holding tons of largemouths up to 8 pounds. Caught my personal best largemouth there which was just under 8 pounds. Last year in mid March I was fishing there and caught a 7 pounder. Both of those fish were caught on a SSR-7. Whenever I'm there I never get skunked with the Shallow Shad Rap. Best colors have always been P, SH, and SD.

[qbert]

Did someone say 60 degrees? This winter crap is almost over!!! Good luck and let us know how it goes!!

[Fishooked]

Not here it isnt...at this rate I wont be talking ice-out until April...

[muskiehunter]

Mar 2, 2010 22:14:57 GMT -4 @lipripper said:

iv'e got a pond i wanna hit this weekend .. they have pulled a few 6 and 8 pounders out of it in the last few years ..i fished it last summer , but the largest i caught was around 3 pounds ..every time i go i catch at least 15 to 25 largemouths ..i have a ball ..most are caught on floater 5's and 7's in v and ft . also on 3 inch white grubs.. ...it's supposed to get up to 60 this weekend [ THANK THE GOOD LORD ]...i think i'll hit it .. ...

Sounds like one heck of a honey hole

BTW you need a fishing partner

I won't see open water for at least another month

[lipripper]

this pond that i fish is probably a 60 or 70 year old 2 acre farm pond ..the deepest part [ive been told by the owner ] is between 5 and 6 feet deep..needless to say as it warms up the grass almost takes it over .. you dont have a wide choice of lures to fish other than top water and weedless in the summer ..but , the old man told me that he has seen up to 10 pounders come out of it over the years ..a buddy of mine caught a 8 pounder 2 summers ago.. caught it on a black jitterbug right at dark .. i cant wait to go try my luck and wet some of these new rapala's before the grass gets bad ..

[lipripper]

muskiehunter ...in about a month i will be going until exhaustion sets in ..between turkey hunting in the mornings and fishing in the evenings ..i can't wait ... ;D

[Jason]

Mar 3, 2010 21:52:39 GMT -4 @lipripper said:

muskiehunter ...in about a month i will be going until exhaustion sets in ..between turkey hunting in the mornings and fishing in the evenings ..i can't wait ... ;D

I feel so sorry for you John LOL

[lipripper]

jason , at least i can get pity from you ..i cant get any from my little lady ... [ pity ]