Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - February 2018

Youknow, I lookback, there'salotoffirstsinlife. Youknow, I lookbacktothefirstbluegilI evercaught Threwalitleredandwhitebobberonarockandthebobberwentdownriggedwithanightcrawleranda perchsmasheditandIreleditin. IwasalitlekidandIranhometomyMomandDadandsaid, "Wow checkthisout!"HereIam, youknow, 50yearslaterandI'mlike, "Wow, checkthisout!"Thatwasmyfirs fishintheiceandtheywereaboutthesamesize, ironicalyenough. I dropitdownthereandeverybody's kindofexcitedaboutitandI'msetingthehookandyouknowit'sa, thisisasocial eventandthat'swhat's realycool aboutthisicefishing. Alotoftimesfishingupinthispartoftheworldisverysocial.

TheGarminPanOptixisagreatchoiceforthis typeoffishing,Imeanwhenyou lookatthe scren, youactualycansethatfishjustswim althewaybackdowntothebotomrightthere. Youcanwatchyourbaitgodown,youcanse themreact,comeupofthebotom,youcan watcheverythinggodown.Thenyoustilhave thesensitivityofobviouslythebitewhenyou're holdingyourrodinyourhand. There'snowords thattrulyputwhatyougettoseinthislivetype ofafishingsituation.