Where is everybody?

[waterfowler04]

I grew up in Freeport Illinois moved to South Bend Indiana 6 years ago, my family and I just recently moved back to the area. Living in northern Indiana and using the Michigan and Indiana forums for several years coming back here and having to deal with this crappy Illinois forum is depressing to say the least! Where is everybody I know there might not be as many lakes to fish, as Indiana and Michigan, but there should at least be some activity on here. Today alone there has only been three topics replied to on the Illinois forum. The Indiana and Michigan forum has numerous replies almost every minute. Come on guys!

[blufloyd]

not much safe ice and even less for lazy types who don't do there own searching.

[Soozookie]

yeah its always about the same dozen people that post on the illinois forum. Its always slow. Fishing was great today. A friend and I made it out to a private lake in lasalle today. We caught over 60 gills, we kept half. There was 4-4.5 of good solid black ice. Ran the 2 man nanook thermal with the heater all day, felt safe. Using demon jig tipped with spikes.

[tbirdbassr]

Where did ya get spikes?

[Soozookie]

I order them online from vados i get a 1000 every season.

[tbirdbassr]

Ic I called time on the water the other day and asked if they had spikes and the guy there acted like I was speaking french!!! He had no clue what I was talking about obiviously they don't have them.

[Ryne]

that little place in sheffield sells spikes. Garfield Stier or whatever? We always stop there to get all out bait.

[ratsotail]

Waterfowler,

I'd have to agree the IL board is low on participation. But, looking on the bright side, if you become a regular poster now then that is an improvement. I don't know if everyone is tight-lipped and don't want their spots burned or they just don't like social forums, but there are ways to participate without giving up your hotspots. Welcome to the board and Happy New Year!

tight lines,

ratsotail

[waterfowler04]

Like i said before i was a member for several years i just started up a new account. Happy New Year to you all as well. I will post as much as i can as long as everybody else returns the favor. There is way to many lurkers on here!

[Chiroguyf250]

Well I know I don't post much but lurk a bit.  I Went out yesterday ice was popping like crazy it's awesome to hear.  We caught 4 pike biggest was 24 smallest was 14 no pan fish. We did however gd to see a buddies pole fly into the hole.  A flag went up he ran didn't take his pole out of the hole or place it in a safe position and we heard it go kerplunk haha we laughed he cried. 

We have been fishing some small local marsh pond no deeper then 4.5 feet bc of the drought

Ps I work over 60 hours and when I'm not working I'm with my fam and reLly only post while I'm doing my business where I have a few seconds to relax haha

[minnowkeith]

South end of Pistakee has been producing gills for a few days. Ice isn't to my liking just yet, Iv'e been swimming before and didn't like it.

[bigbucky1]

Ryne we know he would sell them but he was having a hard time getting them in.  Tbirdbassr was hoping to find them somewhere else while we waited for mike to get them in sheffield