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New Hampshire => Ice Fishing New Hampshire => Topic started by: bikrsrule on Feb 20, 2020, 02:50 PM
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Isnt it about time to start guessing?
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Okay, I'm sure you're ready to be riding, but don't wish the ice away just yet! lol
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It just got here!
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We still have another month and half to go
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I’ll bite, March 25 on winni ;) ;D
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March 24th..down south will be quick
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I knew I could count on you Frank and that is the answer I was looking for now that I have a new trolling boat.
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March 28 on Winni
A week earlier on southern lakes
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I can't wrap my head around it right now.. there are still fish to be caught .ill take 10 minutes after Frank's says its going out.
All kidding aside, the way this year is going, it's a crap shoot... I'm on 15" of good ice I need to.last a few more weeks so i can get my vacation in.
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I'm southeast I think it will be out down here by March 15th, taking my hard side out for the first time this year for Saturday and Sunday and taking it right off. Winni the 27th
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I'll have the Nitro floating somewhere before the 1st of April in Southern NH
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I'll have the Nitro floating somewhere before the 1st of April in Southern NH
way before that ..2nd week of March..kingston lake
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I'm going to pretend I didn't hear all this foolish talk of ice out. :whistle:
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Isnt it about time to start guessing?
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Not that I fish it but I will bet Canobie opens up next week..
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Canobie always open up fast....maybe the fastest in NH? Amazing how fast it goes. Lakes Region will be still be icefishing for many more weeks after Canobie goes out...
Spot Pond in Stoneham, MA is wide open....as you move closer to the NH border ice is fading fast....so it won't be long for Canobie.
I was on 13-14" of ice up past Tilton this weekend. Plenty of snow cover, too. Guys with trucks on the ice + double-decker ice houses. I don't see that going anywhere fast (but you won't see me driving my truck on the lakes).
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No thanks
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whenever it goes...be careful....its crappy ice and only half the usual thickness. Wont take much to make it wonky ice... we been on two layers of ice all season or total mush at times. and we are at 1500' . will be moving the bobhouse...oh and the rotisserie, to the boat launch cove pretty darn soon... we'll still fish from there until...the end..my friends...yeeehaw... how about those monster lakers this season...impressive!
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Iced Out on Cobbetts Pond in Windham today
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Wow, Cobbetts opened up? Yeah, it is very weird this year and caution is definitely key!
I haven't ventured far from my usual stomping grounds that I'm more aware of because of that.
Merk, I believe wonky is the right word. A lady I work with uses that word frequently. :) When she does, I realize that was the word I was looking for. I will definitely use it in a sentence tomorrow.
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Canobie is 50/50. Will be close to 100% open by next weekend.
Cobbetts is 100% open as far as I could see.
It's coming up 93.
Plan on heading north if u want better ice.
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Turtle Town Pond yesterday. About 10 inches of ice 50% crap 50% solid depending on the weather it won't be long
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Ice is still holding strong up in the lakes region and north. Was hardly any slush either from the last warm spell
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We had about 20" today not far from the lakes region. A lot of sketchy spots out there, though.
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::) :tipup: Southern city folks were the first to get on 3 " of ice after Thanksgiving?? Now you seem anxious to end the season when north country still has 20 " of good ice. Why is it that Concord , Manchester ice fishermen seem to start too early and burn out when the best ,last ice, fishing is here?
Dick
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::) :tipup: Southern city folks were the first to get on 3 " of ice after Thanksgiving?? Now you seem anxious to end the season when north country still has 20 " of good ice. Why is it that Concord , Manchester ice fishermen seem to start too early and burn out when the best ,last ice, fishing is here?
Dick
I've always said, it's not how you start , it's how you finish...I'm way south of them and I'm in no itching hurry to stop walking on water.
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::) :tipup: Southern city folks were the first to get on 3 " of ice after Thanksgiving?? Now you seem anxious to end the season when north country still has 20 " of good ice. Why is it that Concord , Manchester ice fishermen seem to start too early and burn out when the best ,last ice, fishing is here?
Dick
Am I the southern city folk? I guess so. I'm not "anxious to end the season" - just reporting what I see to save people a trip.
I was on 13-14" north of Tilton last weekend (didn't fish this w/e). I'm sure Lakes Region will have fishable ice for a while.
Tight lines.
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10"-12" of good hard ice on Massasecum yesterday.
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I am with jigmaster, not looking for it to end, just reporting what i am seeing. On the other hand I am looking forward to open water fishing/trolling.
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No, i won't do it.....
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Between the rain last night and the wind today we may have lost ice today. The south facing shores are are starting to let go, in central lakes region. Forecast is for days in the 40’s and nights in the 20’s, the next week.
Some houses have been taken off the ice.
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I am with jigmaster, not looking for it to end, just reporting what i am seeing. On the other hand I am looking forward to open water fishing/trolling.
Yep, I dragged the boat out the other day and put it in first position in front of the sled trailer.
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I just need it to last until next weekend. I hope she holds on so I can actually ice fish on my vaca.
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I think my last trip will be Saturday...open water down south in the nitro the following weekend...silver buddy action...
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Stuff is opening up around me quick... At least 1 more trip this weekend on the ice for sure but it's tough to not start thinking about the boat with temps in the 60s the other day. Big jerk baits for me early open water, but I dig the ole silver buddy as well.
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my last rip will be the 14th.. then I'll get rady for my own type of silver buddies
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Those look tasty...
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Those look tasty...
they are, unfortunately,, in a small boat, there is a very tiny window of opportunity to get them...
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they are, unfortunately,, in a small boat, there is a very tiny window of opportunity to get them...
I take it they head for deep waters quickly into the season?
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I take it they head for deep waters quickly into the season?
they do, I get them in 160' of water 5 miles off the beach when they spawn, unfortunately any easterly wind makes the inlet treacherous, any kind of wind is just plain miserable.jigging ( real jigging not this 2lb test stuff) is the best way to put a bunch in the boat in a hurry, and to add insult to insult , as soon as the draggers know they are there, they scoop up every last one of them..
soon as the water reaches 50, Ill start looking for flounder and drop my lobster pots...bass will begin to show and summer will be here before I know it.
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I'm just not ready to start even talking about this open water stuff. It's March 5th. Nonsense!
I'll get on somewhere, somehow through the end of the month. Always do.
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I'm just not ready to start even talking about this open water stuff. It's March 5th. Nonsense!
I'll get on somewhere, somehow through the end of the month. Always do.
I hear ya, but I already spend 4 hours each ( round )trip on the road.. not quite ready to make it, 6 when I can trailer the boat for 20 minutes and be fishing..
I'll be driving every day next week except for Friday.. 24 hours of driving.. that'll be enough for me to be ready for open water.
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they do, I get them in 160' of water 5 miles off the beach when they spawn, unfortunately any easterly wind makes the inlet treacherous, any kind of wind is just plain miserable.jigging ( real jigging not this 2lb test stuff) is the best way to put a bunch in the boat in a hurry, and to add insult to insult , as soon as the draggers know they are there, they scoop up every last one of them..
soon as the water reaches 50, Ill start looking for flounder and drop my lobster pots...bass will begin to show and summer will be here before I know it.
It's amazing how the wind can appear from nowhere in an instant... I've gone out of Rye harbor twice in my bassboat, the 1st time we got lucky and it stayed quiet and glassy water, the 2nd time we launched in the dead calm and an hour later mother nature smacked me in the head asking if I was stupid or something bringing a bassboat out there... The most scared I've ever been on a boat...
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I hear ya, but I already spend 4 hours each ( round )trip on the road.. not quite ready to make it, 6 when I can trailer the boat for 20 minutes and be fishing..
I'll be driving every day next week except for Friday.. 24 hours of driving.. that'll be enough for me to be ready for open water.
No I hear ya there. That's alot of driving. I just always hate when my ice season is cut short(which seems to be more often these days with the weather).
These days in my life, I ice fish waayy more than I open water fish(wasn't always that way). Winter is my downtime at work, it's when I have the most free time throughout the whole year. Once open water season gets here, im back to 60 hour weeks and little time to fish. So I always hate to see Ice season go.
Once ice season is over, I look forward to hunting season.
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It's amazing how the wind can appear from nowhere in an instant... I've gone out of Rye harbor twice in my bassboat, the 1st time we got lucky and it stayed quiet and glassy water, the 2nd time we launched in the dead calm and an hour later mother nature smacked me in the head asking if I was stupid or something bringing a bassboat out there... The most scared I've ever been on a boat...
I hate wind, my boats a beast, high sided and heavy, made for work... still doesn't make it any less miserable..
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No I hear ya there. That's alot of driving. I just always hate when my ice season is cut short(which seems to be more often these days with the weather).
These days in my life, I ice fish waayy more than I open water fish(wasn't always that way). Winter is my downtime at work, it's when I have the most free time throughout the whole year. Once open water season gets here, im back to 60 hour weeks and little time to fish. So I always hate to see Ice season go.
Once ice season is over, I look forward to hunting season.
wane is like you, lives for the ice season... he always feels cheated when the season is like this..
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wane is like you, lives for the ice season... he always feels cheated when the season is like this..
This is the first year in a decade that I was not able to ice fish in RI. This is the first year that some of my go to's in MA never had enough ice to stay safe. I drove north more than ever and I also filled my freezer with rabbits and squirrels. I too feel robbed but I improvised the best I could to stay active.
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I’m with Joe. My haddock jigs and Flounder rigs are ready to do work so let me know ;)
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I’m with Joe. My haddock jigs and Flounder rigs are ready to do work so let me know ;)
I can’t wait for redfish. They’re my new favorite fish to eat.
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I can’t wait for redfish. They’re my new favorite fish to eat.
one of the few fish they haven't put a ton of regulations on.. they make the BEST fish tacos
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I’m with Joe. My haddock jigs and Flounder rigs are ready to do work so let me know ;)
we will definatly have to do that.. flounder fishing was ( pardon the pun) off the hook last year...
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one of the few fish they haven't put a ton of regulations on.. they make the BEST fish tacos
Yeah, but I bet they are coming. They are super slow growing, and the shorts never make it past the birds. I felt the same way when we went on a pollack slam this past December.
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Yeah, but I bet they are coming. They are super slow growing, and the shorts never make it past the birds. I felt the same way when we went on a pollack slam this past December.
I've watched all of our salt water fisheries as they slowly dissapeared, I remember catching 20 lb pollock from the merrimack river jetties in the spring,and jigging cod fish from the mouth of the river all winter when conditions allowed, on any given night,you could catch enough cod from the beach in mid winter for a few meals...
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I've watched all of our salt water fisheries as they slowly dissapeared, I remember catching 20 lb pollock from the merrimack river jetties in the spring,and jigging cod fish from the mouth of the river all winter when conditions allowed, on any given night,you could catch enough cod from the beach in mid winter for a few meals...
Those tactics sounds so foreign to me, must of been amazing to witness that!
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Those tactics sounds so foreign to me, must of been amazing to witness that!
It's sad, I got in just on the tail end of all of it..the pollock would come into the river in big schools like blue fish,you could see them on the top chasing sand eels, like a big black cloud, we used to huck 3 ounce cast masters and crank them as fast as we could, the hit was vicious, you know how they fight on a boat, imagine from the jetty fighting a 3 knot tide.., I was a teen ager at the time..by the time I was 20, the only pollock that visited the river were small harbor pollock..they used to go all the way to Joppa, they would stop at the tide rip in front of the duck blind on the west side just above the dike.. now even they are gone..
the cod fishing from the beach was over by the late 70's,. a lot of people jigged the cod from tin boats, it slowed down in January and February, but was in full swing again by Easter, the most important thing was to get off the river before the ice came down on the out going.. I ignored that once and ended up beaching the boat on Salisbury beach with 400lbs of codfish on the floor.... that fishing lasted into the early 80's.. and now we cant even fish for them...
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Amazing!
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Roccus,
Do you still fish the river at the north end of Plum Island.
Amazing current there.
We fished that from shore for years and picked up lots of fish and millions of greenies bit you until you were raw
John
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Roccus,
Do you still fish the river at the north end of Plum Island.
Amazing current there.
We fished that from shore for years and picked up lots of fish and millions of greenies bit you until you were raw
John
3 or 4 nights a week and run pots for bugs every Saturday, May through October... that place is my Home.
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3 or 4 nights a week and run pots for bugs every Saturday, May through October... that place is my Home.
Back in the day, that was my dad’s place too...he and a friend would be gone all night in my dad’s friends’s thompson boatand they would return to Lawrence in the morning...between the mighty Mac and the Plum Island areas, they did well! By the mid 70’s my dad had his own boat (he bought a new White hull and built a small cabin on it, all mahogany) and we kids got to go. He would run the boat up the river out to the mouth and drift back as we drifted sea worms...schoolies were legal then and some great memories resulted from those nights! Some scary moments with that river but my dad managed those incoming swells like a pro. Very easy to make a mistake out there with dire consequences! Listening to your striper and salt experiences brings it all back!
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Back in the day, that was my dad’s place too...he and a friend would be gone all night in my dad’s friends’s thompson boatand they would return to Lawrence in the morning...between the mighty Mac and the Plum Island areas, they did well! By the mid 70’s my dad had his own boat (he bought a new White hull and built a small cabin on it, all mahogany) and we kids got to go. He would run the boat up the river out to the mouth and drift back as we drifted sea worms...schoolies were legal then and some great memories resulted from those nights! Some scary moments with that river but my dad managed those incoming swells like a pro. Very easy to make a mistake out there with dire consequences! Listening to your striper and salt experiences brings it all back!
the river was SO dirty... but the fishing was insane.. people were much nicer then, the boats were slower and their operators much more considerate..
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the river was SO dirty... but the fishing was insane.. people were much nicer then, the boats were slower and their operators much more considerate..
Yes...inconsiderate yahoos are the norm today...
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You mentioned dirty water.
One of my fishing buddies was born and raised on the west side of Manchester.
He told me he could tell what color shoes they were making by the color of the river.
Yikes
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You mentioned dirty water.
One of my fishing buddies was born and raised on the west side of Manchester.
He told me he could tell what color shoes they were making by the color of the river.
Yikes
Oh yeah, same with the wool mills, green, yellow, red.. and that was'nt the worst part, the water had so much dissolved toilet paper that you had to clean it off your line every 6 to 10 casts.. your line always had a greasy film on it, and it stunk like a backed up sewer.
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Sounds like the Souhegan river around New Ipswich/Greenville when I was kid... Warwick mills would have stuff draining into the river that made it practically glow in the dark...
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Wow. Amazing Joe. How times have changed.
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Thanks for the stories Roccus! I’m sure Mother Nature will get back there someday, but I’m also sure we will be long gone at that point. I still really enjoy hearing about the good ole days.
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Oh yeah, same with the wool mills, green, yellow, red.. and that was'nt the worst part, the water had so much dissolved toilet paper that you had to clean it off your line every 6 to 10 casts.. your line always had a greasy film on it, and it stunk like a backed up sewer.
You gotta be kidding me, that's nasty
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You gotta be kidding me, that's nasty
Pretty nasty, but the fishing was good.
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Definitely appreciate hearing the old salt stories! Joe, you're fortunate that you experienced as much as you have and still make the most of what's left. I happen to know that it's not all fun and games. A lot of work goes along with fishing the salt.
Stealth, you're lucky you're able to tell the story. The salt can be cruel and must be respected.
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It's sad, I got in just on the tail end of all of it..the pollock would come into the river in big schools like blue fish,you could see them on the top chasing sand eels, like a big black cloud, we used to huck 3 ounce cast masters and crank them as fast as we could, the hit was vicious, you know how they fight on a boat, imagine from the jetty fighting a 3 knot tide.., I was a teen ager at the time..by the time I was 20, the only pollock that visited the river were small harbor pollock..they used to go all the way to Joppa, they would stop at the tide rip in front of the duck blind on the west side just above the dike.. now even they are gone..
the cod fishing from the beach was over by the late 70's,. a lot of people jigged the cod from tin boats, it slowed down in January and February, but was in full swing again by Easter
It lingered into the 80s although the fish were small and length limit was increased until nothing caught was legal.
I remember seeing guys fishing the shore inside the mouth by the old coast guard station in April with rope stringers full of eating size cod fish. I was a teenager and didn't try until a bit later (late 80s) when action and size were less impressive.
That was around the time schoolie bass first started showing up in catchable numbers in May. By that time pretty much all the cod were shorts.
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Pretty nasty, but the fishing was good.
Especially for browns.
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Took my bobhouse off of Newfound yesterday...sad day and way too early. Removed 3 bobhouses in total, loaded onto the trailers, tied down and sent home. Everyone is off the ice safely.
Not done ice fishing yet, will go out on open ice or portable if the wife is with me. Btw, season (Lake Trout) doesn't end till April 1st folks.
Started my season Nov 17th (early ice) and will keep going until no ice or cant get on with a homemade bridge. Haven't missed a weekend of fishing since i got onto ice and actually took more time off during the week due to ice conditions in order to get my time in (full season) due to poor ice conditions.
Cant believe some are wishing the ice away so early.....those are probably the ones "itching" to get onto (early) ice and then loose interest shortly afterwards?.....OCD?
Stay safe if you continue to ice fish, use your chisel. It's a must with the conditions.
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Same here, been every week since we were safely able to... unfortunately lunches have been way better than the fishing.. bobhouse may come home Wed, then will continue to fish. just will shift to the portable grill.
Took my bobhouse off of Newfound yesterday...sad day and way too early. Removed 3 bobhouses in total, loaded onto the trailers, tied down and sent home. Everyone is off the ice safely.
Not done ice fishing yet, will go out on open ice or portable if the wife is with me. Btw, season (Lake Trout) doesn't end till April 1st folks.
Started my season Nov 17th (early ice) and will keep going until no ice or cant get on with a homemade bridge. Haven't missed a weekend of fishing since i got onto ice and actually took more time off during the week due to ice conditions in order to get my time in (full season) due to poor ice conditions.
Cant believe some are wishing the ice away so early.....those are probably the ones "itching" to get onto (early) ice and then loose interest shortly afterwards?.....OCD?
Stay safe if you continue to ice fish, use your chisel. It's a must with the conditions.
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Good to hear you're making the most of this season, Jiggin. :tipup:
There's almost always some opportunity to fish, here in NH if one really wants to.
quote]Btw, season (Lake Trout) doesn't end till April 1st folks.[/quote]
Think it ends the day before? Fortunately, open water season starts the first. ;D You may be able to slide from one to the other this year?
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You got that right Mike! It’s the same fools catching concrete jungle liver pellet powered trout first ice chomping at the bit posting non stop thennnnn those fish get caught and you haveto actually know how to fish and they leave lollll jokers. The killer is they think they’re heroes when most with knowledge haven’t tried yet or just hit it hard and end hard like most left on here
Prove me wrong!
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You got that right Mike! It’s the same fools catching concrete jungle liver pellet powered trout first ice chomping at the bit posting non stop thennnnn those fish get caught and you haveto actually know how to fish and they leave lollll jokers. The killer is they think they’re heroes when most with knowledge haven’t tried yet or just hit it hard and end hard like most left on here
Prove me wrong!
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Was in the Plymouth area on Saturday and was worried about getting on the ice. To my surprise when we got there we found 14+ inches of junky soft ice but frozen all the way around, access was perfect. Was thinking that would be my last trip of the year but after seeing that much ice keeping my fingers crossed I can get out this weekend too!!
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You got that right Mike! It’s the same fools catching concrete jungle liver pellet powered trout first ice chomping at the bit posting non stop thennnnn those fish get caught and you haveto actually know how to fish and they leave lollll jokers. The killer is they think they’re heroes when most with knowledge haven’t tried yet or just hit it hard and end hard like most left on here
Prove me wrong!
Concrete jungle liver pellets ROTFLMAO
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Sorry fellas but after taking the hound for a run around a completely open small pond in temple yesterday in a t-shirt it's tough to not start thinking about the boat and some top water blow ups... Maybe I'm in the clear though, I've never chased an early ice concrete jungle, liver pellet fed trout lol...
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I’m ready too, just sayin, I wasn’t antsy to start I just prefer the strong finish ;)
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Another slow day so far, only 1 white and a few smallies..plenty of corn
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Another slow day so far, only 1 white and a few smallies..plenty of corn
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Joe is that a picture of your faceplant from yesterday? ???
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Hahaha!
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No, it’s actually my set drop imprint for safely getting back onto solid ice
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Took a drive by Willand Pond today in Dover and it still had all of its ice. Looked punky and decidedly unsafe but surprised to not see any open water. Another week or two it will be gone, I'm sure.
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Took a drive by Willand Pond today in Dover and it still had all of its ice. Looked punky and decidedly unsafe but surprised to not see any open water. Another week or two it will be gone, I'm sure.
This week I assume, it wouldn’t hold me at 1 pm today and all the seagulls back in the middle
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This week I assume, it wouldn’t hold me at 1 pm today and all the seagulls back in the middle
I did see all those seagulls! ;D
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I did see all those seagulls! ;D
Lolll damn things!
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I didnt see it for myself but I saw a picture on facebook of massabesic in Auburn..all open..I had a awesome hardwater season, started week before xmas and fished at least 2 days a week until a week ago saturday I caught some nice fish this past season so no complaints here. I know I could still go but for me its time to get the Harley out and start get the boat ready for trolling..
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I’ll take a ride this weekend, if I don’t see anything I like rainbow wise which is possible I’ll call it. I’ll fish the manager trout rivers for 2 weeks til Salmon opens then do that til the stripers and Flounder show up and shoot a few turkeys in between
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I see you have it all figured out Frank. I will divide my time between salmon, trout and Harley...
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Never driven a motorcycle before!
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Most all my key rainbow spots are junk, but I'll take one more run somewhere this weekend.
I don't do much trolling these days. So after next weekend.....it's Harley, River Trout fishing, Turkey.
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Checked the Lake across from my house, couldn’t hold me! Yeah, it’s a white claw, all that was in the fridge. Take your shots! ;D
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Checked the Lake across from my house, couldn’t hold me! Yeah, it’s a white claw, all that was in the fridge. Take your shots! ;D
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Don't think I have ever even had one in my fridge....
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Good man lol
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I don't even know what to say, Frank, except that this Deep Devil I have right now must taste so much better lol.
I'm calling it for the season, unfortunately. Everything around here looks iffy, and scouting isn't in the cards right now. I still have 11 bait fish, and I see some open water on some year round places, so I might try it with the rod. I was thinking of employing a bobber to keep the bait suspended and swimming. Does that make sense, or is there another tactic that would work better?
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I don't even know what to say, Frank, except that this Deep Devil I have right now must taste so much better lol.
I'm calling it for the season, unfortunately. Everything around here looks iffy, and scouting isn't in the cards right now. I still have 11 bait fish, and I see some open water on some year round places, so I might try it with the rod. I was thinking of employing a bobber to keep the bait suspended and swimming. Does that make sense, or is there another tactic that would work better?
Hanging them under a bobber work fine... Good luck.
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I don't even know what to say, Frank, except that this Deep Devil I have right now must taste so much better lol.
I'm calling it for the season, unfortunately. Everything around here looks iffy, and scouting isn't in the cards right now. I still have 11 bait fish, and I see some open water on some year round places, so I might try it with the rod. I was thinking of employing a bobber to keep the bait suspended and swimming. Does that make sense, or is there another tactic that would work better?
That sounds much better!
Your tactic will work fine anywhere it’s legal.
Up north here guys will put the shiner on a hook and stick the hook on the end of pvc pipe and keep adding extensions to it until the get to there desired distance under the ice from the open shoreline then pull the pvc pipe back in as it leaves the bait out there. Works slick
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Joe is that a picture of your faceplant from yesterday? ???
Nope, that's the top 4"of ice, I could take it into a pile with my foot...we are loosing g ice from both sides now, old holes are draining making huge spider webs,the wheeler broke through getting off the lake yesterday....took a day of rest today, only got 4 smallies 1 white and a yellow yesterday, dark to dark, going to regroup for the final few days...on foot..Saturday, will be it IF I can get on the lake without a plank..because this old man doesn't walk one.
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All I can say is wow been on a family vacation out of the country for the last 3 weeks was on the ice when I left and come home to no snow and no ice was hoping to get out a couple more times this year but scratch that. Hope you guys had a great season thanks for all the laughs and banter this season.
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Checked the Lake across from my house, couldn’t hold me! Yeah, it’s a white claw, all that was in the fridge. Take your shots! ;D
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AA got a new haircut for ya
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Lmfaoooooo
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That’s true, I do what I want anyhow
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I’ll take a ride this weekend, if I don’t see anything I like rainbow wise which is possible I’ll call it. I’ll fish the manager trout rivers for 2 weeks til Salmon opens then do that til the stripers and Flounder show up and shoot a few turkeys in between
Solid plan, I've never Turkey hunted, going to give it a go this year, alot of them behind my house, going to try with a bow.
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Awesome!
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I’ll take a ride this weekend, if I don’t see anything I like rainbow wise which is possible I’ll call it. I’ll fish the manager trout rivers for 2 weeks til Salmon opens then do that til the stripers and Flounder show up and shoot a few turkeys in between
Are flounders fun or just good eating? I never thought that they would be fun.
Just curious question from a guy that is thousands of miles from flounders.
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Solid plan, I've never Turkey hunted, going to give it a go this year, alot of them behind my house, going to try with a bow.
I just set up the wife with a new Remington 11-87 youth in 20 gauge I just bought new for a song. I installed fiber optic front a rears and threw a primos tight wad choke in. Pattern is deadly! 3” longbeard XR from Winchester
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Are flounders fun or just good eating? I never thought that they would be fun.
Just curious question from a guy that is thousands of miles from flounders.
Very fun!!! Fight like hell!!
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I just set up the wife with a new Remington 11-87 youth in 20 gauge I just bought new for a song. I installed fiber optic front a rears and threw a primos tight wad choke in. Pattern is deadly! 3” longbeard XR from Winchester
Sweet
..my wife will eat them, she won't hunt them...she does chase squirrels with a broom!
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Brown bag or not if it’s booze it’s down :tipup:
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Brown bag or not if it’s booze it’s down :tipup:
My man!
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I just set up the wife with a new Remington 11-87 youth in 20 gauge I just bought new for a song. I installed fiber optic front a rears and threw a primos tight wad choke in. Pattern is deadly! 3” longbeard XR from Winchester
Where the heck did you find one in youth? I've been looking for that same gun to no avail. I've got a chance to grab a mossy super bantam 500 youth for my son. Like I was telling you a few weekends ago, I have a h+r pardner, but being a single shot, it still packs a wollop. Great gun but he needs something choked down for turkeys as well.
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Where the heck did you find one in youth? I've been looking for that same gun to no avail. I've got a chance to grab a mossy super bantam 500 youth for my son. Like I was telling you a few weekends ago, I have a h+r pardner, but being a single shot, it still packs a wollop. Great gun but he needs something choked down for turkeys as well.
No BS Somersworth Walmart had two of them and I kid you not they were 200 dollars. I bought both and they come with the spacers to make it full size they shoot and cycle like a dream.
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No BS Somersworth Walmart had two of them and I kid you not they were 200 dollars. I bought both and the come with the spacers to make it full size the shoot and cycle like a dream.
Ohh. Those were the ones you were talking about.
Damn. I'd love to get my hands on one of those(not yours...lol). Now that you have 2, If you see any around, let me know.
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Yep those were the ones I mentioned to you. I’ll keep my eyes peeled, easier to find than toilet paper these days
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Thanks Frank. I hope so. Theyre both sparse.
I'll keep looking around. A man can go without TP. Another shotgun....never!
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True, and this thaw is only going to bring more TP in the form of leaves on my property @)
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Just don't use the pine cones....
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Just don't use the pine cones....
I find they work better.... Sometimes you have to scrape
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A new meaning to pine tar
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Lolll damn things!
Dump turkeys..dirty disgusting excuse for a bird
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A new meaning to pine tar
;D ;D
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True, and this thaw is only going to bring more TP in the form of leaves on my property @)
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lol thats great.. Just shoot the turkey then use the feathers its like wiping with silk..
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I was gonna start catching all the Beav out back and wipe then release and catch them again a week later all clean ;)
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I was gonna start catching all the Beav out back and wipe then release and catch them again a week later all clean ;)
That's just wrong... nobody likes a stinky beaver...
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That's just wrong... nobody likes a stinky beaver...
X2
AQUAASSASSIN
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I was gonna start catching all the Beav out back and wipe then release and catch them again a week later all clean ;)
lmfao!!!!
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Ask not, what your country can do for you, but what Aqua can do for your country!
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Softball assessments for my 12u girls team cancelled for tomorrow and a final decision on a season Monday, I’m headed out at 4 am to see what I can find, Rainbows beware!
I’d hate to see these kids season gone I know how it feels after missing 2018 hunting season to health issues but no reason to sit around I’m making the best of it nos that I can walk again! Take nothing for granted! Hard work and determination can do amazing things! You wouldn’t know a year ago I couldn’t walk.
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I’d hate to see these kids season gone I know how it feels after missing 2018 hunting season to health issues but no reason to sit around I’m making the best of it nos that I can walk again! Take nothing for granted! Hard work and determination can do amazing things! You wouldn’t know a year ago I couldn’t walk.
Frank, I really empathized with your situation last year, more than you know! It's amazing how tentative health and life can be. I can appreciate how you must have felt at your age, not knowing if you'd walk again.
Crazy to think about what's going on right now! If I was your daughter's age, I couldn't imagine giving up a season. But then again, the NBA's done for the year. NCAA final, no fans, live crowds watching? Heard Exeter high shut down, maybe Oyster River, soon? UNH and many other colleges taking extended breaks. Not knowing what the world's near future will bring?
Probably a bad analogy, but I remember when Y2K was going to end things as we know them?
We will overcome!
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I’m waiting for the call my kids don’t have school the next few weeks. It’s already fact in surrounding towns. Childcare and time will be a issue but I/We will persevere. I have already reached out locally to any children who may need food or a safe home in the next few weeks. I have worked my ass off this last year to get back on top. I can gratefully say I’m financially sound again and able to help others who need it until this “ pandemic” which I think is BS to the majority is laid to rest. If anyone here needs anything reach out through PM I will supply you with all the food I can and I will get more.
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It’s crazy where I live no food or paper goods on the shelves. Will it last, no! In the meantime it’ll all be alright just work together. I have 2 more kids here tonight on top of my own because they are running low on supplies bc people cleaned stores out. Everyone needs to relax and take it easy. It’s becoming scary here locally. Not because of the fear of sickness but because of the panic mostly grown from ill prepared people who have gotten so far away from our roots they cannot survive unless things are handed to them. Democratic Party is a S show right now looking for votes, coincidence? I think not! Your vulnerability is there votes to get them to living the dream, don’t get it twisted
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I’ll be honest with you guys, I will take this over war anyday of the week!
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I’ll be honest with you guys, I will take this over war anyday of the week!
Agreed
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It’s crazy where I live no food or paper goods on the shelves. Will it last, no! In the meantime it’ll all be alright just work together. I have 2 more kids here tonight on top of my own because they are running low on supplies bc people cleaned stores out. Everyone needs to relax and take it easy. It’s becoming scary here locally. Not because of the fear of sickness but because of the panic mostly grown from ill prepared people who have gotten so far away from our roots they cannot survive unless things are handed to them. Democratic Party is a S show right now looking for votes, coincidence? I think not! Your vulnerability is there votes to get them to living the dream, don’t get it twisted
Same around here. All schools cancelled for weeks to come and no food or general consumables on the shelves. Glad to have some venison in the freezer and another freezer full of beef.... That might be like having gold in the coming weeks. Thinking of picking up some chickens in case this last longer...
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Yup. We just got the call tonight that my kid has no school for atleast the next 2 weeks. And no lacrosse season in the near future for them. This hysteria blows. Calm the F down people!
That being said....I'm headed out at 4am for Bows. Plank is in the truck just in case. I'll find something somewhere.
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I’m waiting for the call my kids don’t have school the next few weeks. It’s already fact in surrounding towns. Childcare and time will be a issue but I/We will persevere. I have already reached out locally to any children who may need food or a safe home in the next few weeks. I have worked my ass off this last year to get back on top. I can gratefully say I’m financially sound again and able to help others who need it until this “ pandemic” which I think is BS to the majority is laid to rest. If anyone here needs anything reach out through PM I will supply you with all the food I can and I will get more.
Way to go man, good dude right there!
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You guys are spot on. ALL sports have been canceled. All of our schools have been canceled. I am just waiting for the call to work from home. For now, I am on vaca in Nh doing what I love. No TP needed here.
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It’s crazy where I live no food or paper goods on the shelves. Will it last, no! In the meantime it’ll all be alright just work together. I have 2 more kids here tonight on top of my own because they are running low on supplies bc people cleaned stores out. Everyone needs to relax and take it easy. It’s becoming scary here locally. Not because of the fear of sickness but because of the panic mostly grown from ill prepared people who have gotten so far away from our roots they cannot survive unless things are handed to them. Democratic Party is a S show right now looking for votes, coincidence? I think not! Your vulnerability is there votes to get them to living the dream, don’t get it twisted
Frank is there still beer?
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Yes plenty! And it kills the virus ;D
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Decisions have been made
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lmao....
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Got on 8” of Primo BowRain real estate with 3 brooks running in. No fish!
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Nice pic, good luck, hope that thing goes off for ya...
Spent my morning checking boat launches, found a few that are just about ready... Stopped along side the river and got my 1st long rod casts of the season, nothing was interested though. Beauty day out there...
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Got on 8” of Primo BowRain real estate with 3 brooks running in. No fish!
Great pic. Nice sight right there. ......until next year I guess.
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Decisions have been made
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Geez, guy, we need to have a heart to heart about beer choices. :laugh:
At least if people panic buy beer, I will still be able to find porter lol.
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I got a keg of Sam Adams NE IPA coming today... working from home for 10 weeks, I may need rehab after 10 weeks!
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Picked up a case of wine, 96 bottles of Molson, and 20 + spools of line to refill reels.
I am retired, my stocks are a mess, IRA is ugly, but the good side is I am ready for open water fishing.
Note: I purchased a new Old Town Sportsman 120 pdl kayak and should have it by early April. Until then I will be shore and river fishing
I am ready
John
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Finally got out on open water this afternoon at massabesic lake in Auburn, trolled for about 2 hrs, no bites but did mark a few fish on the new lowrance hook..(getting used to that)..Was nice to finally be out, thinking about Pleasant lake northwood on sunday..
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Did you launch at Clair’s landing? Thinking about going out tomorrow to test my new motor
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Good crap pals!
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Yes I did launch at Clairs in Auburn, probably 6 bass boats out besides me
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Geez, guy, we need to have a heart to heart about beer choices. :laugh:
At least if people panic buy beer, I will still be able to find porter lol.
Not with me. Beer sucks. Gross!! Makers Mark please, with a big splash of water.
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Not with me. Beer sucks. Gross!! Makers Mark please, with a big splash of water.
Agreed... Minus the water... Unless I am on it while drinking the makers mark
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Agreed... Minus the water... Unless I am on it while drinking the makers mark
Yeah, I drink it Irish drunk style. 14 Makers Marks in a night need to have some water to keep hydrated.