Another trip in the books

Jackpot!  My wife is a  saint.  Katie allowed me to sneak out of the house for three hours Saturday afternoon before the "big storm" hit.  Low pressure, a full moon, good fishing conditions in my play book.  First time out for me since Brady's birth.   I met up with fishing buddy Wayne Smith just west of the Twin Cities on Pelican Lake.  We found 8 inches of very good ice.  Even so, I was a bit miffed that folks were already driving a couple of trucks on the ice.  We found zero spots to park. Every spot at every public access spot was packed to the gills.  We finally found an open spot on the East end of the lake.  We picked one of Wayne's favorite spots away from the crowds and set up the new Frabill R2-Tec in seven feet of water.  In a word,  wow.  What an incredible shelter.  Not only is it easy to pull, the design is awsome, the set up easy, the seats absolutely cushy and the defense against the weather, amazing.  See, the new Frabill is lined with a hi-tech fabric called Norpac R.  It's got Thinsulate in it, so the shelter stays very, very comfy, even in brutally cold weather.  We had the temp inside at 55 degrees, even with a stiff breeze blowing outside.  You need to try one of these shelters!  Okay, enough for the free plug...This is a fishing blog.  Wayne and I set up two tip-ups and then got to the jiggin' in the shelter. We were tickled to see wave after wave of crappies and sunnies cruising by below us.   Wayne used jigging spoons and I stuck to jigs.  Seems the wax worms the ticket, compared to the crappie minnows and Eurolarve.  Wayne zapped a really nice sunnie, just before sunset.  Otherwise, the crappies kept us busy.  The honkers were busy all afternoon, buzzing over in waves.  Most were headed straight north. I figure they were headed to open water on the Mississippi River just a few miles away.  After a great (but short) afternoon of fishing, we walked off the lake just after 6 p.m., sad to go.  Heck, the fish were still out there biting somewhere...

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[NATHAN]

WHAT COUNTY IS PELICAN LAKE IN, THERE IS ABOUT 3 OF THEM .
Thanks Naathan