First and foremost I would like to thank each and every one of you for your participation in this event. Without great people like you these events wouldn’t be the huge success that they are.


I knew I was in for a fun day when we arrived at 6am and we weren’t even close to being the first guys out! People were ready to fish.

I would call the bite for the day, sporadic but steady. The bite seemed to be better in the morning. Once the word spread of a few fish being caught, the group tightened and found a nice school of cats. We iced several nice fish and I know for sure some people caught their first ice cat. Knowing that really made my day. That’s what this is all about.

We kept a handful of fish for a noontime fish fry and boy was it good. Thanks a bunch to Borch, Icehawk, YourBobbersDown, IceHouseBob, and ec30_06, for helping out with the meal, and everyone else for bringing a favorite dish. There was no shortage of food.

Those were some choice beans Bob

...and those Pheasant sticks, mmmmmmm

I had some memory card issues on my camera so pictures I don’t have, but hopefully others caught a few good shots. If so please feel free to share them.

I would also like to thank the RecycledFish group for providing a nice warming tent and hot drinks.


It was nice meeting everyone. I tried to get around and say hi to all, if I missed anyone, please forgive me.

So many people helped out, that I just need to say thank you to all

Heres a couple from our group both first time cats. thank you for the event

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Who's that guy right behind you in the top picture, with 100% concentration on his flasher? Nice meeting you guys!

Great food, and a lot of fun sums it up!! Even if my Marcum was the reason I couldn't finish the catch.

Anyone else get a sunburn?!!

My buddy Jake is still talking about those.
Definately glad we made the trip up there...good time. It was nice seeing those I haven't seen for a while, and also meeting others for the first time. Here's a couple from today. [img][/img]

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We didn't catch nothing huge, but those lil' channels still scrap.

Dtro- Anybody get a pic of the 27"?

PapaGrump got a picture of it.

What a Blast! Well it was sure a fun and relaxing day on the water for me. I really enjoyed shareing the ice with some old friends and alot of new ones. My goal at this years event was to try and help some catfish newbies through tips,presentations,locations etc ice their first cat and I believe it happened. I even showed and let one individual use my electronics and I think I proved to him how important the use of them is. The food was outstanding I just got done telling my wife about the spread that was layed out. Bobs beans are unreal and I can gurantee some of my pheasants this yr are going to be made into sticks! My hats off to Dtro for organizeing this event it's always a great time. Looking forward to Cool Cats 2009!

that was a great trip cant wait till next year cought my first cat ever and evrybody around was real helpful thank much see you all next year

Glad you had a good time firejumper, and welcome to FM!

It was great to meet some of the the people i've talked to previously and also some others that I hadn't before.

The food was fantastic. The beans were awesome and that is coming from someone who doesn't eat alot of them. Also the pheasant sticks were a great new treat to try.

Sorry I left so oon, got called into work. Maybe next year I won't have the broken foot.

Thanks to everybody that made this another great event.

Darren- I e-mailed you the pic.

Thanks Brian.

I caught this one on a Glow Red Angel Eye tipped with a chunk of wild golden shiner. I really think the shiner made the difference and a big thanks to Flaco651 for letting me have one of his.

What a great time! I spent most of my time talking with new faces and reconnecting with long time friends. Good to see a pretty consistent bite throughout the day with small and bigger cats present.

The food was great and many commented on how good those channels tasted that were cleaned and fried up. Like several had stated the pheasant sticks and beans were a big hit.

These events are a lot of fun. It's also a great time for people to actually get their hands on gear that you can order through the the OutdoorProStore. I had several guys wanting to try out some of the equipment that we talk about on the forums. So my Nils was getting a workout and we spent a lot of time talking about the Artic Armor and the Jason Mitchell and Thorne Brothers rods as well.

I can't wait until the next get-together!

Sounds like I missed the day I thought it would be. Glad you all had a good time.

Who caught the 27" channel?

I had a great time and met a lot of new people it was a blast. I was glad to help and look forward to fishing with some of the new people I met there. It was great to fish for Cats through the ice, even though I never caught one it was great to see peoples faces when they landed their cats. I will definitely be trying cats through the ice again what a blast!!!