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Ice fishing during blizzard like conditions in Northeastern Illinois

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Comment by John Sheehan on February 12, 2010 at 3:21pm
Bill ,have you tried the Lindy Rattlin' Flyer spoon ?It's catching several small fish under tough bites for me and I'm thinkin its gonna pay off on bigger fish under the right conditions in time.I'm surprised the smaller fish are hittin' it . Of course it's tipped but I got tipups and deadstickin rods in the area and the RFlyer is doing them better.
Comment by Bill "Musky" Modica on January 14, 2010 at 5:18am
I used a very low cost digital cam with video capability....the Olympus 850 stylus...waterproof to 10 ft....freezeproof to 14 deg...shockproof to 5 ft.

At $180 this camera is the ultimate fishing camera for the money....To film this segment, I custom rigged the unit on the end of an old broken snow brush that extends to 54"
Comment by Patrick "Bullworm" Olson on January 13, 2010 at 10:28pm
That was AWESOME DUDE!!! Very inspirational! Would love to know more about the underwater equipment. Keep it coming!!!
Comment by Jim Gronaw on December 28, 2009 at 4:36pm
Cool stuff, my friend! I am thinking about buying a Vexilar unit or something similar. Any input from you, plus, whats the easiest way to read them? I have an old, portable Eagle but would like to upgrade.
Comment by Bill "Musky" Modica on December 28, 2009 at 3:47pm
15-17 Ft....best fish of the day was a 20" largemouth, and she was fooled by the Blue Fox RFS.

Comment by John Sheehan on December 28, 2009 at 2:59pm
This video is very cool! You and your buddies are an inspiration Bill!! How deep were these gills and Largemouths? couldnt tell from the Vexilar

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