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Springtime for Sander 2006
Too thick ice, too much snow, too much work. No Zander activity, but some
suspected perch bites. Changed to nylon traces and smaller hooks. 2006-04-29 Pirate Bay - 10 degrees - 13m/s+ easterly winds Far too windy for enjoyment. The method for the day was trolling livebaits.
Two of them on floats, and the third - a tiny roach primarily aimed at perch
- bottom-bouncing. We missed a good fish almost straight away (the molested
200g roach looked like a roach no more, after the attack). After that nothing
much happened for quite a while. Around mid-day the wind calmed down slightly.
Finally we could fish with a bit more precision. I had a gentle bite on the
bottom-bouncer, but missed it. Marked the spot on the GPS-unit, and turned back
again. The rod bent over, and I was attached to a heavy fish (especially heavy
considering that I was using a Fox kevlar specialist rod). The fish gave up
after a fairly prolonged fight; I was shaking like a leaf in the end.
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2006-04-09
Horn Lake - ice fishing
After
returning the fish we turned around and visited the hotspot once more. This
time something took a liking to one of larger roaches, and the float sank out
of view. Tomas bent into what was obviously a Zander, and a good one to boot!
It hugged the bottom, and was very reluctant to be coerced to the boat. Constant
pressure made it come slowly closer in, but just as we thought we had it the
wind increased again. We could see the Zander close to the surface, but the
boat drifted at a good pace - making the fish extra heavy. It was absurdly
spawn-bound, high-backed and broad (which is a good combination!).
Finally it was safe in the net. The digital scales confirmed our hopes, it was
a new personal best for Tomas. Quite a respectable one as well at 6.45 kg (luckily,
for me, it was a good 50 grams below MY PB!). I managed to catch a small ~3
kg Zander and a 0.8 kg perch before the wind picked up even more and we had
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