Randog113 Loc: Southeast Michigan

One of my greatest pleasures fishing is teaching someone and having them be successful. Last week I took a friend ice fishing Houghton lake Michigan. I had only fished this lake twice before. We had 3 days of fishing. First day we went fishing how I wanted to fish to introduce him to it. We caught perch mostly small ones didn't keep any but he wanted Pike he had set tip ups but no luck on those. Second day no better luck. We hired a guide for our third day. I wanted to give him the best chance at his species of choice. We didn't finish setting the tip ups and they were already going off. I sat in my chair jigging for whatever wants my teardrop I am hoping for perch, gills or crappie but I will fight any fish willing to bite. I use 4 pound test so a good Pike would be a challenge. My buddy caught a large bucket mouth slab crappie nice Pike and had the time of his life I enjoyed watching his success that trip. He definitely out fished his teacher. In the end he wanted to keep the Pike I kept crappie and perch I got the better deal. I have pictures but have trouble posting I will try

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Nice 😊

davedumont Loc: Oscoda, Michigan

Randog113, looks like you had a great time! Nice catch.

Randog113 Loc: Southeast Michigan

Additional pictures
I was in the shanty he was outside with a jogging rap. He opened the door to ask me what this is he had the same question of a slab crappie pictured earlier with the Pike.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Decent catch Randog. Plus a LM. 👍🎣

Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅

Nice catching there Thank for sharing results and pictures 👍🏽👍🏽🎣🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐠🐠🐋🐋🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Very nice, congrats!

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Great post Randog. Thanks for the pictures and congratulations on you trip.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Nice guiding job Randog. It's great fun putting a newbie on fish, hardwater or softwater. Thanks for sharing.

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

Glad you guys were able to locate the fish! Nice catch there...with plenty of action on the northern pike! A couple of those rascals appear to have been gorging on the panfish before finding your bait from the looks of those bellies!

How much ice did you have out there on Houghton...looks like perhaps 4 to 5 inches of good clear hard stuff?

Papa Jack Loc: Indianapolis

Very nice

Randog113 Loc: Southeast Michigan

4 to 10 inches mostly 5-6 clear some places the water was a couple inches thick on top of the ice. My sled was floating on water at times temp in upper thirties with rain. Wish it had been colder.

ranger632 Loc: Near Yosemite Park Ca.

Rather be lucky anyday than good

thessey2 Loc: MI

Not much for ice fishing as medical condition makes it too cold and uncomfotable for me. But glad you enjoy the sport. More for the warm summmer months of fishing. Enjoy landing the large mouths in the area lakes

davedumont Loc: Oscoda, Michigan

Randog 113, there's nothing like a great day fishing is there? Glad you guys had a good time. I hope the rest of your season goes as well as this trip did.