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Pennsylvania => Ice Fishing Pennsylvania => Topic started by: Preacher_man on Jan 20, 2024, 06:11 PM
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Hey, Was just wondering if there were any ol timers still out there. I've been posting on here since 2003. Seems like yesterday!! ::)
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Hey, Was just wondering if there were any ol timers still out there. I've been posting on here since 2003. Seems like yesterday!! ::)
Im still on here. Van-cleaver is too. This site isn't the great site like it used to be. Most people do all the posting on waste book now. I wish they would post conditions on here. This site has been to good me over the years I’ve met some great friends on here as well. Ice fisherman are the friendliest people. :thumbsup:thumbsup:
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18 years for me. I miss those days, PA got a little more ice then. Come on Polar vortex!
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Indiana Lou still here. I guess I'm an old timer. Started back in 2002. Been ice fishing since the mid nineties.
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Don’t post a lot. Just an old lurker. Been ice fishing since 1979. My how things have changed.
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Started in 1980, with an old spoon auger, on Upper Bucks county lakes. My first trip was on Peace Valley. When do you think the last time that lake was iced fished. Towhee was always the best lake and back then you even could get on Nockamixon.
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Chopped first hole with a hatchet late 60s with high school.buddies think I woulda learned. Going today Milwaukee and clam plate, sold Jiffy 5 yrs ago
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"Chopped first hole with a hatchet late 60s with high school.buddies think I woulda learned. Going today Milwaukee and clam plate, sold Jiffy 5 yrs ago"
That's sounds almost like me, except I had to scrap my Eskimo 2 years ago. Hope everyone is well and the rest of the old timers are around for a long, long time.
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Builders here. Don’t get out out anymore. Got sick in 2016 and that knocked me out good. Better now but can’t handle the cold anymore. Sayers was my heaven on earth for many years. Miss it now. I get out there in my boat in warm weather and sit comfortably jigging with my ice rods and vexilar in the cut over the side of the boat. Can’t wait to get out there again. Everyone safe safe and dry
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Yeah legs aren't as nimble as they used to be, don't know how I would handle drilling through 25 inches with a hand auger at Tobyhanna anymore. Now My sons drag around my 10 inch Jiffy dinosaur to drill holes. Met alot of good people, many not around anymore or retired from the sport, remember always seeing Perchjerker at Promised Land no matter what the weather, The fun Gouldsboro Tournaments. Went first time in early 70's when I was a pup at Beltzville, that was the day that 2 guys fell through the ice and drowned by Preachers there, Think it was a Sunday , late season Feb or early March, 70 degree freek heat wave, some open water, something I would never ever do today, Still some great, accurate, condition reports on here from spider and other guys . Amazing how the equiptment has evolved the last 20 years, life goes on :(
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Not sure if I count as an old timer, but I have been ice fishing for probably 35+ years and have been a member of the IS site for about 17 years.
I agree, not as many quality posts as there were years ago, but there still are enough to keep me coming back.
Hope to meet some of the old timers on the ice soon.
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Blessed to have reached 70 so I guess I qualify. Sadly this is shaping up to be he shortest ice season in memory. Be careful out there; there were two incidents here yesterday (SE PA) and probably will be more today. Be safe all!
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I’m still visiting the site but not fishing much anymore. Guess I’ll formally retire from the ice this year. I’m 72 now and dragging all that stuff up and down the hills to get to the ice takes its toll on me now. Even with my Smitty sled. You guys keep on enjoying your time on the ice. I have for a long time. Enjoyed this site greatly over the years.
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Well I know I'm definitely one im just shy of 75 and feel it.Ive ice fished since i was a kid I'm also calling it a day for hard water fishing just don't like the cold any more.Ive had the pleasure of fishing with some great people on this forum. Thats what i will miss You guys stay safe enjoy whats' left of the season.I will wait for your fish pics!!
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This thread had me looking at my join date. 15 years went by way too fast!
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Started in 1981 am 66 years old still going not as spry as past years lol but it’s still my favorite type of fishing
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I'll be 73 in March. Not giving up yet. Hoping to get out tomorrow. Let you know how I make out. :)
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I joined shanty in 2003 probably using dial up internet connection
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been on here long time just wish i typed better or would have more post
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Wow, I was feeling old at 62 until I read this thread. Now I feel spry and agile again. Some of you guys still going into your 70s makes me feel great. I've been posting in here for 16 years. Hopefully, I'll still be here 16 years from now.
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I've been on here for 17 yrs. Went ice fishing for the 1st time in 1979 been hooked since. I'm 52 now, just wish we'd get ice like a normal season !!!
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75 next Sunday just came back from Prompton and no heart attack what a drag no evening bite
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still here but not there though not the lake that is.
no lol.joined 2003 ;D but been ice fishing since 1975. praying i get to go this year GOD willing.
GOD BLESS you all
mo
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I'm 70 been doing it since 1975 miss them days hatchet,spoon augers,charcoal bucket, woolritch outerwear and micky mouse boots. Been on Ice Shanty since 2005 started with dial up network, could drink a cup of coffee waiting on a picture to download. Here in the SE last good ice season was 2015 think I'll just head to FL to get some pullage!! Anybody going now in the SE be careful, don't let this recent cold snap fool you I believe the water column hasn't churned all the way yet.
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Hey After4, happy birthday next Sunday. Same date for me, just 9 years younger. Glad you are still dragging them out onto the ice. Keeps us young.
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I’m 72 been fishing hard water when I was in my teens….I have seen many changes from getting on the ice in late November to being lucky to get on in January. Fishing feet of ice to be lucky to have 4 ins …I do not fish skinny ice even with a float site. Be safe and don’t take charges. There. Is no fish worth your life…be safe tip ups rod tips down…
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been here since 2004 pushing mid 70's but still enjoy the hard water can still remember drilling through 20 inches on erie , boy they don't make ice like that anymore, things are forever changing and we are growing older each day, hope everyone gets in a half decent season this year, FLAGS UP !!!
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You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"
(John Prine)
Can't say we are lonesome old timers thanks to good friends on the ice. Keep going as long as we can and never take it to seriously. Just enjoy every minute.
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have been on for a while. not ice fishing due to medical condition. good luck everyone.
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been on here since 2003. First ice fishing trip was on Canonsburg dam with a few buddy's used dads hatchet chopped 2 holes. we had old Zebco reels and a "few beers "to stay warm.
guess we were out about 90 min. and all we heard was a loud cracking and felt the ice shaking . we ran like hell to shore .left my dads hatchet amid the beer never went back for either of them.
later that year dad asked if i saw the hatchet i said not recently.
your all right this is not the same anymore I.S has gone south. I met tons of new friends on I.S. found lakes the i had no idea where they were. lost track of most of the OLD TIMERS from here
in 71 now had open heart 2 yrs ago I find it hard to convince myself that is about time i hang up the auger
to all my friends thank you for the times we spent on the ice, didn't matter if we caught any thing or not we had a blast .
to all of you good luck stay safe on the ice
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I’m still around, 20 yrs on here, just not as much as I’d like to. 67 now and old age & health issues did me in, being on blood thinners for a DVT blood clot last year and havin ms makes it hard to handle the weather anymore, but I still chomp at the bit to get out, met some great guys, and always had a good time fishing with AP and Van, at least I got to teach my grandson the ropes before I involuntarily retired, but ya never know, Brady came back, lol.
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I joined this site in 03 I’ll be 81 years old next week, but I met some nice people from this site through the years. I didn’t get out at all last year and I’m hoping to get out maybe tomorrow for the first time this year. Tight lines to all….
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I am around still and checking out the site for years. I have not been out in over 10 years I think. I do miss it but I have some issues to prevent me getting out there. Be careful venturing on the ice.
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im still around dont post to much anymore because of the lack of ice but still get out as much as i can
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I'm still here.
Mainly just a lurker anymore. I joined in 2002. I'm 60 years old now and a little bit rounder than I used to be. I still get out when we have ice. It has come full cicle for me. I used to take my son (lil maggot) out and keep him baited up and warm. Now that he is a spry 23, he does all of the work and takes care of me.
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You’ve got a good boy. You did well.
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I am still here. Went fishing yesterday! Takes a little longer and a lot more energy to go icefishing. But still love it! ;)
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Well I got out last nite for the first in 2 yrs. Didn't tear them up but I did manage a few gills. One was 9". It was just felt good to back on the ice with my Vexilar.
And to all you Ol'Timers I salute you from an Ol Vietnam Vet. God Bless you all and Tight Lines!!!
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It's been 20 years on this forum for me. I don't post as much as I use to these days.
It's purely due to the fact that the last few years we're slim pickings for ice. It seems the days of having good ice mid December to mid March are long gone :'(
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I'm still kicking. Will be 70 in a few months. I started ice fishing in the mid 80's and been on this site from 2003. I still enjoy it {when we have ice}. I must admit, it's not as easy as it used to be. I'm on blood thinners dealing with AFIB, so I mind the cold more, but I will keep on fishing as long as I can. I didn't realize how many "oldtimers" were out there. Good to see. Gotta keep on moving and enjoy it when we can.
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Reading thru this thread makes me feel YOUNG again! I'm only 58 so hopefully I have many ice seasons left! ;) ;D
I started ice fishing many years ago mainly just to break cabin fever. Never really cared if I caught a fish or not. The goal was just to get out in the fresh air. I started with a hand auger, one rod, a bucket to sit on and a couple lures. Over the years I made friends with some hard core ice anglers and started really getting into it! Now I probably have more gear than most. ANd I am out there as much as I can when we have safe ice.
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Lets see if we can buddy-up. My son dinkmaster moved to State College and fishes the lakes down there. I modified his Garmin Livescope for icefishing. I can see the fish, but I still can't get them to bite. LOL :)
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Joined January 2008 getting closed to 20 years .Started back in 1975 , made a spud bar in shop class to cut through the ice ! Rose Valley was hot back then .
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Been here since 2009 ,dont post much but enjoy listening, started fishing with my dad when i was 4,early 70's still doing same dads 77 now. hes an absolute fanatic.
worst year ever. usually go north , cant even do that ,only little bit better there.
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Been a lurker on iceshanty for years and a recent transplant to Pa but started ice fishing in 1970. Was still in high school. Used hand me down gear that probably belonged in a museum. Home made tipups with lead weight slides. An iron chopping bar with a leather thong for the wrist. A strip of white bacon fat for bait. Fished the NYC reservoirs. Very few people on the ice back then.. it took a few years to learn how to catch fish.
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I am retired and drive a school bus. I spend my pay on ice fishing equipment. PM me if you want to buy up in Luzerne or Lackawanna County on a weekend? By the way, how are lakes in the Poconos holding up?
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I'm still here but not sure of being an old timer to the page since I joined in 2011. Now in actual age I'm creaping up on that and with the lousy ice fishing season last year and how this year is turning out I have the grumpy part down big time. ;D
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Hey guys, why don’t you put your age on your profile. I remember fishing on Tuscarora about 15 years ago and an old timer in his 70,s walked out using a cane. My son was 10 and He said, “hey dad I hope you can do that someday.
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I’m 72 this year. I’m probably gonna make this my last year on the ice. Gonna be selling a lot of really good stuff in February. When I’m done I’ll post pics of some of the gear. Eskimo shanty, Humminbird ice 5, portable livescope LV 32 only a year old, rod case, jet sled, rods and reels and jigs and spoons. Auger and chisel too. Extra lithium batteries and Aqua vue 5 micro camera too. Lots of great stuff. Pics will be posted in February. I’m hoping some guys will enjoy using this stuff for years to come. Chauncy.
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I watched the site for a few years before I joined in 2017, and have been ice fishing for 45 years. Every year I pray we have seasons like the early 90’s when we were cutting through 20” of ice and fishing into late March/early April.
At 63 I’m still pretty active, but with the latest disappointing seasons I envision fishing the next great 20” ice season in a Jazzy with spiked tires dragging my junk behind me. Hope the battery holds up.
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I watched the site for a few years before I joined in 2017, and have been ice fishing for 45 years. Every year I pray we have seasons like the early 90’s when we were cutting through 20” of ice and fishing into late March/early April.
At 63 I’m still pretty active, but with the latest disappointing seasons I envision fishing the next great 20” ice season in a Jazzy with spiked tires dragging my junk behind me. Hope the battery holds up.
Ive entered the world of lithium power, now I have to worry if I will hold up ;D
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Ive entered the world of lithium power, now I have to worry if I will hold up ;D
I’m not worried; if I “dirt nap” during the season my buddies will do “A Weekend at Bernie’s” with me.
They’re the kind of guys that kept calling my cellphone after I dropped it down a hole to see if it would bubble when it rang.
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I've been around since the beginning of IS and am now 65 going on 66 this year. I'm still here now and then. Crappy short ice seasons are partly to blame, and the rest is my supreme ability to procrastinate.
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Reading thru this thread makes me feel YOUNG again! I'm only 58 so hopefully I have many ice seasons left! ;) ;D
I started ice fishing many years ago mainly just to break cabin fever. Never really cared if I caught a fish or not. The goal was just to get out in the fresh air. I started with a hand auger, one rod, a bucket to sit on and a couple lures. Over the years I made friends with some hard core ice anglers and started really getting into it! Now I probably have more gear than most. ANd I am out there as much as I can when we have safe ice.
I'll vouche for him being out as much as he can. Heck he even resorted to Operation Dingy. I'm a hardcore die hard ice fisherman but Rutt takes it to a new level. ;D
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I'll vouche for him being out as much as he can. Heck he even resorted to Operation Dingy. I'm a hardcore die hard ice fisherman but Rutt takes it to a new level. ;D
LMBO! I haven’t had to activate OPERATION ICE-DINGY in a few years. Although if we lose much more ice, I might have to ...............to get back on the ice next weekend! ;) ;D
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I'm 77 and if this year is done, I'll only put my gear away until next year. God willing if I'm healthy, I'll be out on the ice. I remember being at camp years ago in turkey season with my uncle when after supper he told me he couldn't wait to go ice fishing. He was in his early 80's then and made it on the ice a few years after. He's passed away since, but I think about him every time I get a chance to go. He started me hunting when I was 14 and also took me fishing. I wish he was still around; he was great company and a great teacher. I'm sure he could still give me a tip of two on hunting, fishing, ice fishing and life.
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Still around lookin for ice this year to try out my new knee that’s attached to my new hip miss fishing with my buddy nepa old man. Hope meet up again we have to get some ice here soon but just in case I cleaned the leaves out da boat . A/P :tipup:
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We should have an outing/get together next ice season. We could have it at a state park area near the water. I was in a club where we had one every year. I can contact a State Rep for info. if you are interested.
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I'd be interested in that but the big problem is Mother Nature needs to get her act together and give us a good ice fishing season, Lord knows we deserve it. The other idea is we can start a GoFundMe to get a tanker load of liquid nitrogen to freeze a lake over for us.
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We should have an outing/get together next ice season. We could have it at a state park area near the water. I was in a club where we had one every year. I can contact a State Rep for info. if you are interested.
Why not have it ON the lake? I’d be up for something like that...............
Maybe have a chili cookoff or something like that. Take a short break from fishing at mid-day and walk around and taste a sample of everybody’s cooking! 😋😋😋
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Why not have it ON the lake? I’d be up for something like that...............
Maybe have a chili cookoff or something like that. Take a short break from fishing at mid-day and walk around and taste a sample of everybody’s cooking! 😋😋😋
Depending on how many of us there are and the quality of the chili it could put a big strain on the bathrooms. ;D
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Depending on how many of us there are and the quality of the chili it could put a big strain on the bathrooms. ;D
LOL! ;D
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Why not have it ON the lake? I’d be up for something like that...............
Maybe have a chili cookoff or something like that. Take a short break from fishing at mid-day and walk around and taste a sample of everybody’s cooking! 😋😋😋
That is how we did it. We set up a cooking tent on the Pac at Wilsonville. Ruttnut were you there?
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No. Only been to one “gathering” on the ice many years ago. It was organized by the owner of that “other” ice-fishing site(now defunct ;) ;D)
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Not sure if I qualify as an old timer, but I’d be up for an IS event to finally put some names and faces together after all these years of posting and reading.
My only condition for attending would be that I’m not actually invited.
I’d seriously question the judgement of anyone who would willingly invite me to anything.
But if I’m not invited, I’ll be there.,
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Butcher, you are the Groucho Marx of ice fishing ;D
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Not sure if I qualify as an old timer, but I’d be up for an IS event to finally put some names and faces together after all these years of posting and reading.
My only condition for attending would be that I’m not actually invited.
I’d seriously question the judgement of anyone who would willingly invite me to anything.
But if I’m not invited, I’ll be there.,
🤣🤣🤣
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Butcher, you are the Groucho Marx of ice fishing ;D
Groucho Marx!!!!
Not only do I know who Groucho Marx is (and the rest of the Marx brothers for that matter), I didn't need to search the internet for the reference.
I can now officially confirm I AM old!
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You bet your life you're old!
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If we all get together we better bring plenty of grub and beer chances we won’t be able to fish (no ice) dam tree huggers we’re right about this climate change crap when I’m reincarnated hopefully I’ll come back further north like Minnesota. Stay on top A/P :tipup:
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No. Only been to one “gathering” on the ice many years ago. It was organized by the owner of that “other” ice-fishing site(now defunct ;) ;D)
That's what I'm talking about. We had outings at Lac State Park, Wilsonville/Pac, and Beltzville. I wonder if we could get permission to have one somewhere?
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Yep, I’m still here. Only got out one time this year and still enjoying it. I miss the old NEPL days……lots of fun. The tournaments got me hooked and caused me to do something that I never considered before….traveling 2 1/2 - 3 hours to fish….even staying in a hotel overnight. GOOD TIMES.