Two footballs just in time for the Super Bowl!!!

BlueDaksi · 02-07-11, 02:48 PM

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.

carolina-rig-01 · 02-07-11, 03:03 PM

Man those are some beautiful smallies! They both are big but that second one is a toad.

bamabassman · 02-07-11, 06:17 PM

GOOD GOLLIE MISS MOLLIE!!!!!!! man those are truly awesum smallies. nice job!!!!

keithdog · 02-07-11, 07:08 PM

WOW, those are gorgious smallies pal! I bet you can't wait till ice out! Where are you fishing at?

woody · 02-07-11, 07:44 PM

Awesome looking fish!

-Mark

CamG · 02-07-11, 08:00 PM

Man...they're both pigs! Congrats!

WatterBoy · 02-07-11, 08:54 PM

Sweet fish, BD. Nicely done!

Cavs1123 · 02-07-11, 09:37 PM

That second one is a TOAD!!!!!

nofearengineer · 02-07-11, 11:12 PM

Dak...words can not express how jealous I am right now.

Marc David · 02-08-11, 12:09 AM

Man those are beautiful fish, love the colors on them. Looks like some great scenery as well.

screwballl · 02-08-11, 11:02 AM

Must have knocked them in the head when you dropped that lure and made them mad... right spot at the right time, looks great!!

walkeraviator · 02-08-11, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueDaksi

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.

nobass · 02-08-11, 07:14 PM

nice smallies bet they were fun on a ice fishing rig

Justin2729 · 02-08-11, 07:19 PM

I love the way they look in cold water the prettiest fish there is IMO.

BlueDaksi · 02-09-11, 09:16 AM

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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Originally Posted by nobass

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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Originally Posted by Justin2729

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.

Bender · 02-09-11, 10:11 AM

Those are some awesome looking smallies! I bet that was a surprise like you said, when expecting perch then the drag starts singing!

nofearengineer · 02-09-11, 10:55 AM

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.

BlueDaksi · 02-15-11, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by nofearengineer

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.

Cavs1123 · 02-15-11, 05:22 PM

That looks like anice problem to have

bassinbob · 02-15-11, 06:12 PM

Yeah, them pesky smallies ruining a perch fishing trip.

MississippiBoy · 02-16-11, 11:02 AM

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...

02-07-11, 02:48 PM	#1
BlueDaksi BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 148	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. __________________ -Paul Shipman, Ph.D., Team FishGator.com, Team Malibu Kayaks Pro-Staff

02-07-11, 03:03 PM	#2
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Man those are some beautiful smallies! They both are big but that second one is a toad. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

02-07-11, 06:17 PM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	GOOD GOLLIE MISS MOLLIE!!!!!!! man those are truly awesum smallies. nice job!!!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-07-11, 07:08 PM	#4
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	WOW, those are gorgious smallies pal! I bet you can't wait till ice out! Where are you fishing at? __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

02-07-11, 09:37 PM	#8
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	That second one is a TOAD!!!!! __________________ Tom

02-07-11, 07:44 PM	#5
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Awesome looking fish! -Mark

02-07-11, 08:00 PM	#6
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	Man...they're both pigs! Congrats!

02-07-11, 08:54 PM	#7
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Sweet fish, BD. Nicely done!

02-07-11, 11:12 PM	#9
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Dak...words can not express how jealous I am right now. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

02-08-11, 12:09 AM	#10
Marc David BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 324	Man those are beautiful fish, love the colors on them. Looks like some great scenery as well.

02-08-11, 11:02 AM	#11
screwballl BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NWFL Posts: 654	Must have knocked them in the head when you dropped that lure and made them mad... right spot at the right time, looks great!!

02-08-11, 07:14 PM	#13
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	nice smallies bet they were fun on a ice fishing rig __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

02-08-11, 07:19 PM	#14
Justin2729 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Annville, Kentucky Posts: 342	I love the way they look in cold water the prettiest fish there is IMO.

02-09-11, 10:11 AM	#16
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Those are some awesome looking smallies! I bet that was a surprise like you said, when expecting perch then the drag starts singing!

02-09-11, 10:55 AM	#17
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	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. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

02-15-11, 05:22 PM	#19
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	That looks like anice problem to have __________________ Tom

02-15-11, 06:12 PM	#20
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Yeah, them pesky smallies ruining a perch fishing trip. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

02-16-11, 11:02 AM	#21
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	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... __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

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