Author Topic: Getting the itch.... (Read 1901 times)

funtwohunt · « **on:** Aug 24, 2014, 01:04 PM »

I have been fishing up to Box Butte a lot this summer. Bought a Lowrance Elite 4 HDI fish finder, quite the locater. Not a top end one but plenty good for me. It even has a flasher. The down scan feature is pretty cool too. Been marking a lot of areas to be later used for ice fishing. Some are the same areas where I ice fished last year. Being able to see the structure that holds the fish is pretty cool. Need good weather to get the fall crops out then the cold and ice so we can harvest the fish crop too. It would be awesome to be on the ice by mid December. Later, Funtwohunt

IceHutt · « **Reply #1 on:** Aug 24, 2014, 03:14 PM »

If your unit gets too full, you can download all of those good locations to me and I will be glad to watch over them for you......

Maybe I will see you up there at BB some day ! Happy Trails.

whitetips · « **Reply #2 on:** Aug 26, 2014, 12:02 PM »

Quote from: funtwohunt on Aug 24, 2014, 01:04 PM

ice so we can harvest the fish crop too. Later, Funtwohunt

We gotta harvest the fish?

Daryl B.

IceHutt · « **Reply #3 on:** Aug 26, 2014, 02:09 PM »

Yes, I sometimes harvest a few fish that are going to die due to being hooked deep rather than waste them,

but I catch and release some of my corn crop with the combine to feed the pheasants and deer.....

Happy trails !

funtwohunt · « **Reply #4 on:** Aug 26, 2014, 08:32 PM »

Yea, I some times use the word harvest, because a few years ago I had an anti hunter/ fisherman ask me why we killed everything. I explained to them in a manner that hunting/fishing was the same as harvesting, you harvest grains and vegetables after they were grown and mature enough to eat, and animals and fish were the same thing, we harvest them after they are grown and mature. The light came on and they are fine with hunting/fishing now. Funtwohunt

jimyoumook · « **Reply #5 on:** Aug 27, 2014, 06:43 AM »

selective harvest is my favorite term keep a few for dinner enjoy catching and releasing the rest

GrabLifeByTheGills · « **Reply #6 on:** Aug 27, 2014, 09:31 AM »

Cabelas in omaha has a bunch of jigging raps that just came in

whitetips · « **Reply #7 on:** Aug 27, 2014, 10:12 AM »

Spent an evening fishing last week. Caught one really nice bass, but was soaked in sweat by the time I quit.

Catch & release or harvest, SELECTIVE HARVEST, I cannot wait for ice!

"I wanna ice fish, baby"!

Daryl B.

IceHutt · « **Reply #8 on:** Aug 27, 2014, 08:58 PM »

Yeh, If I am going to sweat from fishing, I would rather be working up a lather pulling my ice gear around

on a frozen lake ! Happy trails !

grizzlyhackle · « **Reply #9 on:** Aug 28, 2014, 06:48 AM »

Quote from: IceHutt on Aug 26, 2014, 02:09 PM

Yes, I sometimes harvest a few fish that are going to die due to being hooked deep rather than waste them, but I catch and release some of my corn crop with the combine to feed the pheasants and deer..... Happy trails !

Right on brother! We need more people thinking like you...did they add the Ringneck Pheasant to the endangered species list yet?

funtwohunt · « **Reply #10 on:** Aug 31, 2014, 09:09 AM »

Was planning to go up to BB this morning but the weather will be raining on and off for the next few hours. If there is any clear time I'll be out there. Daryl, how has the fishing been in other lakes this summer, Box Butte seemed to be real good all summer, perch and gills thru May -early june, perch, eyes thru most of june and july, then gills and perch picked up again and stayed strong thru august thus far.

IceHutt · « **Reply #11 on:** Sep 02, 2014, 10:15 AM »

No Grizz, I don't think that the Pheasant has been added to the list yet, but I would rather have them around than some obscure snail

or a pack of Elk and deer killing wolves that they seem to want to promote!

When some of the environmentalists get their head out of their a**es about some of this, then our great outdoors will become a better place!

(The preceeding message is my own opinion, which I seem to share with many others) Happy trails !

GrabLifeByTheGills · « **Reply #12 on:** Sep 11, 2014, 12:05 AM »

Cabelas has some of there ice fishing stuff in. A few augers, line, jigs, accessories and a shack stop in and say hi

realtree3 · « **Reply #13 on:** Sep 19, 2014, 02:44 PM »

I am ready too, haven't done as much open water fishing this year as I usually do. Will just have to make up for that on the hard water

I better start getting my auger arm in shape!!!

spikes · « **Reply #14 on:** Oct 07, 2014, 07:14 PM »

I wish that stores would start getting some inventory. Even online is slow going. My buddy just got a good deal on the lx-7

jthod · « **Reply #15 on:** Oct 07, 2014, 08:07 PM »

Cabelas in La Vista was pretty well stocked.

HARDasICE · « **Reply #16 on:** Oct 10, 2014, 07:40 AM »

Been ordering online like a lunatic. Come on ice!

spikes · « **Reply #17 on:** Oct 10, 2014, 08:38 PM »

Quote from: HARDasICE on Oct 10, 2014, 07:40 AM

Been ordering online like a lunatic. Come on ice!

jthod · « **Reply #18 on:** Oct 10, 2014, 11:52 PM »

Waiting on a re stock from one of the Facebook jig vendors, then I thing I'll be done...

...pre ice shopping that is.

GrabLifeByTheGills · « **Reply #19 on:** Nov 02, 2014, 11:45 PM »

I just spent the last 3 1/2 hours watching g ice fishing vids on the YouTube can't waite for the ice

jthod · « **Reply #20 on:** Nov 03, 2014, 01:17 AM »

Did that while putting together a new table and chairs tonight.

What a pair that was.

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Author Topic: Getting the itch.... (Read 1901 times)