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Originally Posted by npauls
You will always find your biggest gators of the season through the ice.
They fatten up and fill up with eggs under the ice and turn into blimps.
That last picture of the gator is an absolute tank.
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Agreed - also, to note, this clearly upholds the British Dude's theory as you are not trolling plugs or typically jigging a lure through the ice - you are using dead still (or mostly still) baits. That's what the big girls like.
As far as Wabamun having only thin pike - I completely understand that opinion as most of the 8 - 16lbers are, in fact quite thin HOWEVER the heaviest fish are the same length at WAb ir seems. Some of these 38" fish but can be 8-10lbs heavier (and well in the 20 lb range).
Last year a guest on my boat landed a 15lber that was like football - 33"-34" yet, an hour later a 36"-37" weighed in at 11lbs.