Big hybrid striper through the ice!

[Chrisper4694]

sorry i titled this wrong, it should say...I lost a big hybrid striper at the hole yesterday :mad: been after them for a while now through the ice and 20 minutes in i was hauling in a heavy thumping fish (i thought catfish) then as it got to the hole the striper jet rocketed sideways and popped the hook off right on the bottom rim of the hole...i almost frisbeed my tipup across the lake but then i realized ok, you just started maybe you finally found their secrets...nope, that was the only shot all day between 3 of us!

well besides that it was a great day (unfortunately stripers was my primary target) I did get my secondary target though some jigged up big schooling crappie that hit as the sun was going down, and nailed a nice almost 20in largemouth, some big pickerel to 22in, a sa 13" perch, and a sa 9" sunfish on the jig. the fast and furious crappie action on the little jig pole was the best, biggest one was 13" but my friend got a 15.25" on tip up and he also got plenty of perch, catfish, and smaller bass. pretty banner day after the heartbreaker to start it off.

[Andrushkin33]

Well good catches anyways even if not the ones that were targeted.

You know there is one just lurking around waiting for you.

Something like this one:

http://www.onthewater.com/world-record-70-pound-freshwater-striper/

Andre

[liveitup1.75liter]

How deep of water was that hybrid in???

[bunker dunker]

looks like you did great anyway chris.those are some good crappies.

[Skunk City]

That looks like a great bag regardless of the lost Hybrid. Someone once told me that "you remember the fish you lost more than the ones you landed", couldn't be more true! You'll get 'em, keep at it.

[lennysky]

Dude started when he was 55yo to fight that fish and only now finished. Lol

[Sandrider611]

Nice salvage to the lost fish.. Catchin is always better than the skunk

[bunker dunker]

I don't know about anyone else but with those nice slabs I would have forgotten that missed striper before I left the ice.;)

[FASTEDDIE29]

Great report sir! You always remember the one that got away, no doubt! But that is a beautiful mixed bag you got right there. I love the slab Crappie. With the weather the way it is we'll be on the ice til opening day of Trout season. Way to make a comeback after losing a nice 'Brid!!! Yea boyeeeeeeeee!:D

[Mikey topaz]

Good stuff man way to whack em!

[Chrisper4694]

Well I've lost a big pike, a big pickerel, and a big striper at the hole so far and those visions are pretty etched in my mind haha. I do like ice fishing but that damn 8" hole at the end of the fight is really starting to piss me off! Hahaha

The hybrid hit in 20ft of water but the bait was at 15ft. Those things seem like solo wandering nomads in the winter...I may have just gotten lucky with that hook up idk, I set up shop around that hole and that very hole produced almost all of my big fish for the day except the jigged crappie and gill, but no other hybrids

[Esox Luciano]

Sweet lookin bag bro! Def be fixin up a nice platter if that was me. Nice catches lately man, keep it up!

[Chrisper4694]

I kept one of my buddies catfish, never had catfish before so i'm going to try it tonight