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Here we go!

Setting up on Sunday just before noon.



Drilling the (8) fishing holes. We drilled the holes with the house up, then let the house down on the frame. the drill (auger) is an electric one with low rpm and an aggressive bite. It worked really well.





We have special gear for drilling with the house down on the ice too, a special catch tub for containing the ice shavings and allowing the water to flow back down the hole you drill through. But we got by drilling with the house up, raking the slush out from outside the house then setting down.

Pam caught the first really nice keeper.



Then Nate.



And they kept coming, lots of throw backs to get keepers. We kept small fish if they werent't going to survive after release.



A group of houses on a reef area I sometimes fish.




Joe got a nice "slot fish" which needed to be released, (19.5" - 28")

Hook popped out right in the hole, I was able to catch it though.

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Little bit happy lol!

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You have to measure the fish with the tail pinched, this one went 20.5" with the tail pinched.

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