So the big plan my 14 year old nephew is coming up Friday afternoon. He will get the wheel house experience Friday evening eating pizza hanging out jigging for crappies staring at a screen. Saturday we are jigging for pike in the dark house and tip up fishing. No depth finder needed but we will have a camera down so we can watch the tip up line and rotate to watch the jigging if we want. My nephew caught the fishing bug, neither of his parents could find their ass with both hands outside much less fishing so I am taking him under my wing, last summer I taught him that you don't just cast and reel in, jigging and twitching. I just hope the pike are biting site fishing for pike is so fun.
I will post some pics from the dark house so you all's that never drove a truck on a lake can see what it looks like.
It's safe my neighbor plowed roads with his pick up the other day. I have learned to not screw around put on the rain suit grab a chainsaw and cut ice. You cut the block tuck it under the ice, don't pull it out. Cut a hole to move the chunk with a bar back in place when you are done, big hole freezes up faster but also makes it easier if you want to reuse the hole. One other thing I learned that I feel kinda dumb about, tip up holes freezing up. Take your minnow bucket aerator and put it in the hole, ice free. Put the battery pack in a wool sock with a warmer, or if you are an older fella in the midwest, one of your choppers.
Sota, seems like an excuse and reason to go fishing. Next spring, find a place loaded with bluegill. Make sure you have plenty of worms ro crickets. Non-stop action.
