Haha thats awesome! Cool you got 3rd. Perch look amazing when they're fresh out of the water! SO nice and gold. I never enter any contests or tournies. This kinda makes me wanna!
The local shop has one for a $10 entry fee. Usually 150-200 people sign up. I forgot the percentage of payout on the Top 3 but it’s more for bragging rights than anything else. All in good fun.
I got several 13.5s and a 14.5 incher WAYYY out in 13 FOW straight out from Crocker at about 3 am during the 21-22 season but of course didn't bother to sign up for the contest that year. 🤦🏻 Beautiful fish brother. 👍🏻
Also, that wide fan flutters better than all of them but I just like the look of the thin one better when it’s not fluttering because it looks closer to the shape of a shiner.
I thought about it and I have no problem when people eat big ones. Even small ones spawn. One big one isn’t going to kill the population. Honestly, if I had a better day out there I might have kept it 😂
Loving the Picture in Picture 🔥🔥🔥 Perch are on an episode of big brother 😆 4:18 cool closeup shot. What a beautiful Perch!!! Belly was huge. Congratulations on the PB and 3rd place! Good job on the release 👊
Thanks. Cody and a few other guys have done that before and I wanted to do it but had a hard time finding which clips went together. Now, after a catch, I call out the time. The Marcum files are numbered by date and time so now I can make this happen easier.
Great fish congrats. Do wish that we as fisherman would recognize that "thumb lipping" fish is detrimental to the fish especially when leveraging the weight of the fish by its lower jaw according to marine biology studies. This practice was made popular by bass fishing shows years ago but its not healthy for the fish being released. It damages the muscular structures in the mouth and jaw and can permanently effect the ability of the fish to feed effectively. Just a tip for responsible catch and release. We all need to be good stewards of conservation.
It's over before it even got started for me- everything from metro to south of genos will be gone by tomorrow. last two years have been MISERABLE. i was told crocker was obliterated at some point last week but i haven't even went out this season cause i brink my teen son and don't wanna risk anything with him
I hear you. This was the year I was going to start taking my three kids (7, 7, and 9) but I refuse to take them on the ice that we had this year. They were very disappointed.
You mean the Kevin Spacey that tried to rape a young boy in a public restaurant bathroom a few years ago? Don't insult this good Midwestern dude by saying that.
I only did that because I’m in a cash contest. I didn’t want to cook up just that one perch. Rest of my day was all dinks. So got my measurement in and then released the fish. Swam off like a champ.
Thanks, bro. My goal this year was to hit your lake MORE than LSC but I can’t make that kind of drive not knowing what to expect with the ice. Hopefully next winter is better.
Main Underwater Camera: amzn.to/4bhjWaB
Fat perch!!! Congrats bro. Digging the underwater footage 👌🏽
Thanks, Jay. It's cool to see how they react. I just need to remember how to catch fish without it.
The under water videos are my favourite great job.
Thanks. It's amazing but it's also hindering my fish production. I need to find a way to speed up the setup process.
Some great action and catches out there buddy! Stay safe brother!🤘🏼
Mantap! 👍
It’s the only LSC I’d trust right about now.
I'd say it's just about over boys
Haha thats awesome! Cool you got 3rd. Perch look amazing when they're fresh out of the water! SO nice and gold. I never enter any contests or tournies. This kinda makes me wanna!
The local shop has one for a $10 entry fee. Usually 150-200 people sign up.
I forgot the percentage of payout on the Top 3 but it’s more for bragging rights than anything else. All in good fun.
I got several 13.5s and a 14.5 incher WAYYY out in 13 FOW straight out from Crocker at about 3 am during the 21-22 season but of course didn't bother to sign up for the contest that year. 🤦🏻 Beautiful fish brother. 👍🏻
Of all the slab grabbers, that 1 1/2 thin fan cut is the best on the perch. I like red or black beads. The 1 1/4 wide fan is good too.
I’ve got both. I need more 1 1/2 with red beads. I may stop after work.
I didn’t even know they had them with black beads.
Also, that wide fan flutters better than all of them but I just like the look of the thin one better when it’s not fluttering because it looks closer to the shape of a shiner.
Really cool that you released the big one. I thought it dinner plate bound for sure.
I thought about it and I have no problem when people eat big ones. Even small ones spawn. One big one isn’t going to kill the population.
Honestly, if I had a better day out there I might have kept it 😂
Loving the Picture in Picture 🔥🔥🔥 Perch are on an episode of big brother 😆 4:18 cool closeup shot. What a beautiful Perch!!! Belly was huge. Congratulations on the PB and 3rd place! Good job on the release 👊
Thanks. Cody and a few other guys have done that before and I wanted to do it but had a hard time finding which clips went together.
Now, after a catch, I call out the time. The Marcum files are numbered by date and time so now I can make this happen easier.
Great fish congrats. Do wish that we as fisherman would recognize that "thumb lipping" fish is detrimental to the fish especially when leveraging the weight of the fish by its lower jaw according to marine biology studies. This practice was made popular by bass fishing shows years ago but its not healthy for the fish being released. It damages the muscular structures in the mouth and jaw and can permanently effect the ability of the fish to feed effectively. Just a tip for responsible catch and release. We all need to be good stewards of conservation.
That’s why I supported the lower body with my other hand.
Awesome catch. 3rd place.
Thanks, Stacy. Let's hope it holds on the leaderboard. Top 3 pay out. 🤞
Crazy Size to that 13 incher! Decent numbers out there too right now!
Thanks! Some guys were really slaying them. I need to hole hop more in the future.
Nice job Bryan and nothing wrong with 3rd place, especially when you catch a PB! Nice job!!!
Thanks, Larry. Hopefully it holds up. I doubt it but you never know.
"an episode of big brother" had rollin
Hahaha. I’m glad you liked it.
Nice perch! My first of the year was a 13inr as well! Did you happen to find that scooper like 2 years ago on the ice? Looks oddly familiar Lol
Thanks, man! No, didn't find it on the ice. I bought the scooper a few years ago at the Ultimate Fishing Show in Novi. Super cheap.
It's over before it even got started for me- everything from metro to south of genos will be gone by tomorrow. last two years have been MISERABLE. i was told crocker was obliterated at some point last week but i haven't even went out this season cause i brink my teen son and don't wanna risk anything with him
I hear you. This was the year I was going to start taking my three kids (7, 7, and 9) but I refuse to take them on the ice that we had this year.
They were very disappointed.
I didn’t know Kevin Spacey liked to ice fish 😂
Haha. I’ve been told I look like a few people but you’re the first to say Kevin Spacey. 😂
You mean the Kevin Spacey that tried to rape a young boy in a public restaurant bathroom a few years ago? Don't insult this good Midwestern dude by saying that.
Congrats on the PB! That fat thing only put you in 3rd?! Must be eating good in Michigan!
Definitely. I think first place currently is something like a 14" perch that weighed 1.4 - 1.5 pounds. Mine was 1.275 lbs.
I put fish in a bucket of water.....if you don't catch a meal....release
I only did that because I’m in a cash contest.
I didn’t want to cook up just that one perch. Rest of my day was all dinks.
So got my measurement in and then released the fish. Swam off like a champ.
Monster perch brotha 💚
Thanks, bro. My goal this year was to hit your lake MORE than LSC but I can’t make that kind of drive not knowing what to expect with the ice.
Hopefully next winter is better.
where are you Im 64 help granny find a safe spot
There’s no “safe” ice, however Fair Haven has the best ice I’ve found.
you rock man thanks from granny@@TheMichiganFisherman
wow what wopplers lol;l,l;
Thanks 😂