Does this count as ice fishing?

[Lard Almighty]

Fished during the "warmest" part of the day at some local ponds in Ocean County. At my first stop, I was greeted by skim ice rimming the pond. Undeterred, I started chucking lures wherever the water was still liquid, and manged a small largemouth on a suspending jerkbait worked painfully slow. After that it was a quick car ride (with the heat blasting full) to my pickerel paradise pond, where even more surface area than the first pond was covered by ice. Still, I worked a slug-go in the open areas, and got vicious strikes from three pickerel, with two landed and one badass that bit through my braid.

All in all, not a bad day dodging icebergs. Video of the pickerel is below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Q2GspsFXE&feature=youtu.be

[Skunk City]

Good video! Of all the time I've spent fishing this year, I've only caught 2 Pickerel lol.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Another informative and fun video. Good stuff Lard!!!! Can't believe that Slime Dart bit through 30 lb PP! Unreal!!!

[lunkertaker]

Great video and awesome catching those FW bluefish

[CMJeepster]

I had ice on all three lakes in Mercer county that I fished this past weekend. I've not been out in a kayak in the ice like that before. Got skunked all three days, but had fun!