Outfished on Valentine's Day

[Skunk City]

Was lucky enough to get out on White Lake this Saturday with my Valentine (her idea!!!) for a few hours. Being as it was our first time ice fishing WL and only our second time there, we had to make lots of holes to find some fish. 5 tip-ups spread out in multiple spots didn't even get a sniff, while the Jigging Queen was getting it done. She landed 2 Pickerel and lost a 3rd. First one was a FAT 25 1/4" female that fought very nicely on her light action jigging rod and 4lb test, biggest Pickerel I've seen landed in person this year. Despite the snow and temperature in the teens, she handled it like a seasoned ice fisherwoman, even picking out spots and dropoffs from what she remembered when kayaking there over the summer. I've got to say, I am VERY lucky!!! A few pictures...


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[stevejordan]

thats a nice snot rocket!
(her idea!!!) best part!!

[Andrushkin33]

That's a nice pickerel she got there.

Great way to spend the day and pretty sure you def did not mind being outfished on that one.

Andre

[bunker dunker]

congrats to your better half skunk.that is a great pickerel.even better on 4lb test and a jigging rod.

[lennysky]

Awesome job! I wish my ole lady loved fishing but I struck out on that

[FASTEDDIE29]

Check out the Slimer slime dripping off her hands in the 2nd pic! Lol, I don't know about he rest of you fellas but that's pretty darn sexy if you ask me. Nice pics!!!

[Jigman13]

You've scored big time pal! Rather than "when the f&$@ will you be home?"texts, you'll be getting "wtf, why didn't you take me?"texts lol...

Good stuff! And sweet slimer!

[Chrisper4694]

Very nice!

[lennysky]

And the left middle finger to all us who were sitting at home trying to keep our feet warm and dry:)

[GetANet]

Nothing Better than a Pic of a PRETTY GIRL HOLDING NICE FISH!!!!!!!!
And your girl wants to go ice fishing on valentines day??? LUCKY BOY!!!!!!!

[bigfishy]

And the left middle finger to all us who were sitting at home trying to keep our feet warm and dry:)

Its not a middle finger??/\Its the one next to the pinky...lol
It's a "with this slime dart I thee wed" finger :D:D

Nice job skunk!!! Ur luckier than me!!! Mine hasn't fished with me in over ten yrs, and you get to make fishing into brownie points on V day???ya got it made in the shade!!! way to go

[NorthJerzyG]

Congrats on that BIG pick!! Looks some some good catchin, both of you........ ;)

Funny cause the wifey picked me up a new rod / reel combo for Valentine's. First thing I asked her was, can we go try it out? She looked out the window and said , your going alone, lol. I can get her out in the summer, but winters a no go, lol.........

[gwl2oneida]

I love seeing people new to ice or any other angling have nice catches to start out with. My first pike, sandblisters bass n pickerel, a slob channel cat and now some nice pickerel. That's how we all get sucked in to this cruel and physically punishing yet awesome hobby. Tight lines to all, may the fish always be big.

[Wilson]

You have the best keeper ever.
Better tag her:D

[Bruce Litton]

Really nice pickerel. Imagine with WL's depths, you could really get lost ice fishing out there. You must know that lake from open water fishing.

[Skunk City]

Thanks for the kind words guys. She's definitely a keeper :D.


Really nice pickerel. Imagine with WL's depths, you could really get lost ice fishing out there. You must know that lake from open water fishing.

Bruce, we kayaked it once over the summer and being that the water is so clear there, it's pretty easy to see where the dropoffs are. That, and the map I have from the NJ Lake Survey book helped a bit. Not many reports out of that place though...

[JohnnyRingo]

She's a keeper..