Me and my buddy ben went down to kinkaid on the 18th. We were very nervous when we saw the lake almost all ice accept for a small patch in the main lake. We went on and launched the boat anyway to see how thick the ice was and if we could get trough to the open water. We were pritty determined since we drove 12 hours from minnesota. we got out on open water but it was slow and no luck. Same thing on friday lots of ice no fish. saturday warmed up big time and no ice. About an hour into casting small crank baits along the main points bam my buddy yelled i got one!! didnt put up a big fight but felt like a tree stump. We boated a 46in. with a 26 in girth. The trip was worth it and this will be our routine trip in the middle of minnesota winter!