02-08-2009, 05:27 PM
It was great to meet you Chrome Junky, and talk fishing a good part of the afternoon. Thanks for all the Island Park and other various waters strategy and tips.
After reading these reports I am feeling very fortunate about my success. I got to Ririe around 7:30am and did not get into that Koke run until 1:10pm. My wife and daughter showed up today and walked off to go sledding after two hour of boredom, this was a good thing, because my son paid attention to the poles instead of running around with his little sister. Ten minutes past there departure we started getting into them; as my son noticed a bite on one of our isolated poles. We got kokes off and on over the next 20-30 minutes; the problem was only one hole, and I was not going to fire up the power auger to jeopardize this moment. In all we landed ten good sized kokes in the run; plus one isolated 15-16' koke earlier in the day. I will say the Vexilar helped during these runs; I could locate fish at different levels; as the run did not stay consistent. Sometimes they were two feet down and sometimes fifty. I am not a salesman, but if you love ice fishing it is a great thing to have.
OvidCreek
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After reading these reports I am feeling very fortunate about my success. I got to Ririe around 7:30am and did not get into that Koke run until 1:10pm. My wife and daughter showed up today and walked off to go sledding after two hour of boredom, this was a good thing, because my son paid attention to the poles instead of running around with his little sister. Ten minutes past there departure we started getting into them; as my son noticed a bite on one of our isolated poles. We got kokes off and on over the next 20-30 minutes; the problem was only one hole, and I was not going to fire up the power auger to jeopardize this moment. In all we landed ten good sized kokes in the run; plus one isolated 15-16' koke earlier in the day. I will say the Vexilar helped during these runs; I could locate fish at different levels; as the run did not stay consistent. Sometimes they were two feet down and sometimes fifty. I am not a salesman, but if you love ice fishing it is a great thing to have.
OvidCreek
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