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New York => Ice Fishing New York => Topic started by: prchslyr on Feb 06, 2010, 04:34 PM
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I'm curious to know if any of you are interested in having an IS gathering on Lake George. I will be willing to do most of the coordinating via another thread. It may be a good idea to give it 2 or 3 weeks to help with a decent turnout and ice conditions. If the current weather continues most of the lake should have 12" or better within the next couple weeks...We hope.
Before I start an actual thread devoted to coordinating a gathering. I want to see who pipes in, and with what. What weekend? Saturday or Sunday? What bay or area? Any thoughts guys?
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I'm up for that ! :thumbsup:
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I am game, I bet walleyemaster96 and his Dad would be interested too.
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Well then. That's 4 dudes in 13 minutes...Scary. lol
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Slowin down ... 5 in an hour ... but i am in .... we whomped the lakers yesterday!
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Well then. That's 4 dudes in 13 minutes...Scary. lol
yea im in. maybe at the beach. lots of parking. and a chance for a nice salmon or laker. im not a big perch fisreman.but i wont nock it till i try it.
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Some place close to a camping area would be cool.
Hearthstone or Rogers Rock are options too.
I think I can talk fishingforkarma into joining us as well.
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Some place close to a camping area would be cool.
Hearthstone or Rogers Rock are options too.
I think I can talk fishingforkarma into joining us as well.
are any of the campsites open for winter camping? ... if so maybe March would be better with warmer temps
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Any state campsite is fare game on the off season unless otherwise posted.
I am game regardless of the date,temp or weather. Gimme a good ice report and I am there :D
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Awesome guys! We're already cookin here. I don't fish the beach much but you are right, ship of fools. There is decent fishing for the perch guys and the laker guys. It has the best parking situation and would be the easiest to find if anyone from out of town would like to join us. MDB sounds like a good idea to me.
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i'd be down,i just need a good 2 or 3 weeks notice so i can try to get that weekend off
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Sounds great ..Im up for it....Gotta try my bear burger chili cheese dip with chips or smothered over some hotdogs !!!!
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yea deffinitly. id be down any weekend. me and my buddy will deffinitly be there. maybe a venison cookout or something out on the ice
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Just to be safe. Everyone should bring enough for yourself and your crew. Dishes to share would be really cool. I've got a killer chicken wing dip that I could con the girlfriend into making.
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Sounds good. Do it up man. I'm in for sat. or Sun. I can prob get a couple guys to come out with me.
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You know I'm in Ill even come over and pick you up ;D
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That sounds good. I could probally get two other guys to come. Sat would be better that Sun, But either one is fine. MDB is a good spot or even Hearthstone ,Plenty of parking. Should be able to the wifey to make some Chili maybe. Sign me up. Let us know when and where
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You know I'm in Ill even come over and pick you up ;D
Sweet dude. I failed to mention one thing though, for you and fl18guy. No Vexilars allowed. ;D. Kidding of course.
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I'm game.
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Myself and Madmichael are game....just need to know in advance to get the Sat. off!
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im in. If we are going to meet up at mdb, it should probably be after the carnival.
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im in. If we are going to meet up at mdb, it should probably be after the carnival.
You are correct. If we are to stick with MDB, it would have to be in March. The carnival runs the entire month. We could pick another spot. But most of the other good lots are close to full at daylight.
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Thats fine PRCHSLYR i now fish with a hbird 55 and i love it. Yeah i forgot about that dang carnival and such
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Thats fine PRCHSLYR i now fish with a hbird 55 and i love it. Yeah i forgot about that dang carnival and such
Just razzin man. I can't say much. I jig with an 'ol Marcum lx-1. Old school as all heck but does the job.
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yeah i use to use the fl18, but got a steal on the ice 55 from cabelas in CT for under 300. couldnt pass it up. so now the wife uses the vex when she goes.
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depends on the day and time, I might be able to make it, weather and health permitting.
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Im interested. Depends on day. New to this site but have fished for years. have 2 to 3 buddies interested too. :o
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if you do it in March (on a weekend) count me in..
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Absolutly :) :) You tell me when ill be there with a friend. MDB is your best bet with all the parkin and easy access to the lake.
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I could be coerced into getting on lake George again. If this weather pattern holds and the ice gets thick enough to make me feel safe. One bad experience in the early 80's has kept me off it. But a chance to meet the guys on here would be fun.
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By the time this comes to fruition there will be cars and trucks driving all over. We'll be sure to pick a spot that has good consistant ice as to put none of us at risk. Hope you can join us 'oltimer. This very well may turn into one heck of a gathering.
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How about a weekend in March when the perch have come in to stuff themselves in preparation for ovipositing. The lakers and all the other goodies will still be in abundance as well. Great idea. Chicken wing dip, eh? I will be in town by Thursday, where are you hammering perch? See you soon. Peace.
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Im in, a few weeks is good for me
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im in prchslyr wanted to meet up with you last year but never got a chance. iv been at champlain for the last 4 or 5 weekends so i guess ill have to start hitting the king so i can find some spots.
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I'm in...
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How about a weekend in March when the perch have come in to stuff themselves in preparation for ovipositing. The lakers and all the other goodies will still be in abundance as well. Great idea. Chicken wing dip, eh? I will be in town by Thursday, where are you hammering perch? See you soon. Peace.
That was part of my train of thought. MDB is a decent spawning area for the fattie perch. Bird21s hammered them there last year at late ice.
People are hammering the perch all over the King this year. The last couple days have been tough from what I'm hearing. Hopefully that changes in like...30 minutes lol. My current spot I need to keep on the DL out of respect for the person that brought me there.
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I am game if we can do a Sunday !!!!
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I'd be down to go. Idk if I'd bring my fishing stuff with all the people that are going, but I'd definitely go hang out for a bit.
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im def game. the beach is perfect for everything in march. i def killed jumbos there last march, and lost a bunch of lakers while jigging perch. could be a great day, let me know if you need any assistance prchslyr.
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I'm in if it's a day off, only get one weekend a month off.
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Sweet guys. Sunday may work best for me also. If it turns into a big to do, I probably won't fish very hard either. By the time it happens we'll be driving on the lake there. If that is the case I may bring a gas grill out with me.
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im down... hopefully this cold weather keeps up so the ice can handle the mayhem
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im willing to help out with anything you need also prchslyr. if you need any help organizing let me know ill do what i can to help.
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Count me as a definite maybe.
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I appreciate any offers of help for sure. My original intentions were to loosely get a handful of guys together. We will at least need to get some grub out there. Numbers and wheather permitting, I'll have a gas grill out there. We already have a decent crew going and there are plenty that haven't chimed in yet. I will post a date tonight sometime.
I doubt we'll be doing any sort of giveaways as I really have no connections but...We could make an attempt. If we told Fish307 that our entire crew will be stopping in at one time or another that day they may be willing to do something. They would recognize my girlfriends face before mine because she's always getting my bait for me when I'm working, I got lucky with her.
Combsey-Could we get a little attempt with that. I know you've laid some solid cash on that counter the last few years. I'm not begging, but it would be a really cool 8) addition for sure.
I'm a corny kind of dude so I'm always rockin' my IS duds. If you have any, throw it on for the day. If you don't, visit the pro-shop and join the cool kids club. Kind of kidding but we'd be doing IS some good when others walk over to see what all the commotion is.
As I said. Look for a date tonight. I would have to set it in stone as I typically work weekends and have to put in for the day off. We've had a fairly easy year on the ice but there is always a chance of running into some harsh conditions. We will do this regardless of the weather that day. Anyone with out a portable need not to worry. There will be at least 4 cube style shanties with heaters going to step in and take the edge off. All doors will be open to anyone for sure.
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sounds good!!! count me in!
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Count me in
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I would be interested in getting together for a day or weekend of fishing, keep me posted
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yea that sounds great. i got a shappelle ice house 6000 ill bring that baby. i might still fish a little without tipups. just jiggin. let me now if you need help with anything. sundays are the best for me.
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I am definatly in on the get together. I've only fished Lake George a couple times (all this year) but I liking it already. Looking for some tips.
Lucas
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sounds like a lot of guys either are not fishing or at least not fishing with tip ups. is it going to be a problem if guys want to fish with tip ups cause onnce on the ice i cant resist putting them out.
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I will bring the kid. We have been looking for an excuse to fish The King. The Ole Lady will have to get over another weekend w/o me.
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i hear you. i cant resist not putting them out. ill put mine out defeffinitly. that way will im talking ive still got a chace to catch a fish. how about a biggest fish contest. just for fun ;)
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Yeah working on biggest fish and a banner idea. Should be a good time. The day looks like march 7 th it's a Sunday. After the carnival.
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I'de most likely be in depending on which weekend. Doubt i'de fish much with a giant group tho. I could always strap a keg on the back of the wheeler ;D
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I'de most likely be in depending on which weekend. Doubt i'de fish much with a giant group tho. I could always strap a keg on the back of the wheeler ;D
I am happy just meeting up in a local Establishment the night before. Have a couple of cocktails and show off your favorite fishing picks. Bring your Liar books. That would be as good as fishing. Discuss strategy and get ready for fishing the next day. Maybe sit at a big table and eat diiner and chit chat
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I should be able to make it. :tipup:
Hey prchslr, think we could get RG to come out? Maybe the "chatty dude" should give him a personal invite? ;D
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ya i still think a day on the ice is approprite. and a banner wouldent be a bad idea. go iceshanty newyork members. the sevetn is a geat day for me.
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looks like were going to have a good turn out... cant wait and if im gonna be on the ice im gonna be fishing ;)
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sounds good ill probibly be there long before daylight and get my stuff in and then when everyone starts showing up just walk around and mingle. bring the binocs so i can still call out fllllaaaagggg. :tipup:
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sounds good ill probibly be there long before daylight and get my stuff in and then when everyone starts showing up just walk around and mingle. bring the binocs so i can still call out fllllaaaagggg. :tipup:
I am bringing 10 tipups and all the BS that goes with them. Maybe we can stir up some nice atlanicbrowntrout. It's a new variety. I here tell the Lake George is an awesome spot to find them. Cpt. JJ is very familiar with these difficult fish to find. I hope you guys are not blowing smoke. My Fishing apprentice will be all wound up. He read an article about fishing the King and he will be really twisted up at a chance to fish it. The chance to fish with some locals will only make him drool all day at school. Add too that the thought of having a great day out on such a magnificent lake with the Lake George Fishing Legends. I'll have to send him to school wearing a drool bib. He'll probably be asking for autographs when we get there. He reads the threads all the time.
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hahaha thats histerical..atlanticbr owntrout what the heck is that i have never heard of it. or am i being sooper gullable right now. iv heard of browns but not atlanticbrowntrout. ???
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Bring the tipups guys. We want to see some fish on the ice. Just be cognizant of how far a laker can run. They definitely aren't pike.
Of course it would be great to have something to give away for the "nice" fish of the day. But I'm not sure if 307 would hook us up. Combsey and I will at least ask tomorrow. It doesn't hurt to try. If they don't, no love lost.
We know darn well rg will see this thread at one time or another. Get on up here rg for some perchslaying madness...we hope.
As it stands this second, I am waiting for a call from the bossman to give me a go ahead on the 7th. If he doesn't let me take it off his email will be posted on this thread, kidding.
I'm tempted to see if the site could do anything for a giveaway but I won't say it out loud. Hint hint. Not to put anyone on the spot but again...worth a shot.
In the meantime guys. Tell your non IS buddies to pop on the site and check out this thread along with the unlimited info it has to offer. If we were able to hook up a giveaway I think it should be solely for IS members. I know some of you are bringing buddies so tell them to log on to the site.
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You never know where I might show up. You did say Perch?
I've never driven my truck on the ice. Can you do that with a 2WD?
RG
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we will have 4 wheelers if you need a ride out ;)
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I'd really like to drive my truck on the ice just once.
RG
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. Maybe we can stir up some nice atlanicbrowntrout.
Andy
I think those are the illusive Salmosalartruttamorpha fariolacustris..... :P
Hey...what's MDB? May have to find a room for the weekend.
RG
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soo yea im just gullable. hahah
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Million Dollar Beach
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Thanks.
RG
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If you do come up and need a place to crash you won't have a hard time finding a room. Lake George is a big tourist town. Tons of hotels and motels. Fort William Henry is as close as it gets.
There is a big winter carnival each weekend of this month. I know one of the weekends consists of cars racing in a circle track right over our perch beds...the nerve. If they end up doing the races they will have rv's, trucks, and trailers all over the ice. I won't say that it is safe to drive a truck on the ice but I will try to post a pic of all the cars out there the week before we take over that end of the lake. Really cool sight.
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i can just imagine it now... "FLAAAAG!" and 30 guys run to a tipup. haha
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haha by the looks of things it sounds more like a hundred guys but hey, iv never landed a fish in front of a huge crowd before, the pressure will jsut ad to the excitement.
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If everyone sets for salmon we're bound to get ONE keeper :D
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Wow! You guys are pretty optimistic too. Let's hope for a good turn out.
Just a thought to mention for any drinkers. Only because it has been mentioned. Be aware of open container laws just to be safe. I'm not an uptight dude at all. It doesn't bother me one bit if people have a couple drinks. But, if we end up with a good crowd out there we will be attracting some attention. I'd bet we get checked out by DEC. Which is also fine by me. Keep all your ducks in a row. And remember, as a crew we will be somewhat representing the site and we all want to do that in a respectful manner.
Wouldn't a keg get all shaken up on a quad, troutaddict33? I've been cursed with an allergy to beer. My beverage of choice isn't the greatest for trying to walk on ice.
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I can do March 6 or 7. If I show up, I am advised by my attorney not to mention my iceshanty.com username. might blow my cover in the Witness Protection Program. Just put the black bar over my face when you post the pic. of me holding my 15# laker.
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Wouldn't a keg get all shaken up on a quad, troutaddict33? I've been cursed with an allergy to beer. My beverage of choice isn't the greatest for trying to walk on ice.
Yeah i wouldn't do it, just foolin around
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Well...I was reminded by "The Old Man" that our annual game dinner at his restaurant is march 7th. I've helped him with that function since it's start. I'll have to pass on March 7th. Sorry.
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RG
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Com on when's the party. Enough talk. Lets get a date goin.
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Prchslyr, I see your getting a lot of help with all of this.
Bottom line you need to pick a spot and dates. I don't have a job so I'm free all winter long ;D.
Would anyone know if the state keeps Rodger's Rock campground plowed? I have to run down to Texas this coming week,when I get back I might take a ride over there for some fishing
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OK then, pick a date guys. Then pick a spot to meet up the night before for thos eable to attend. I am going to bring my fish liar book so all can see some fish pictures, I hope all you guys have photo alnums to share. I am sure that a couple of cocktails and any other party favors you might have will be greatly appreciated. My kid is chomping at the bit to fish the big lake. Don't let me down. I will buy a drink for anyone that shows up with a book with fising photos. Promise
I called a pal that works with Frabill. I am really sure he will come up with a couple of give aways. He owes me anyway so rest assured that I will arrive bearing gifts for the Biggest, smallest fish and strangest incident that makes me bust up laughing on our day out. And don't forget Cocktail Hour with the Photo Albums.
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If everyone sets for salmon we're bound to get ONE keeper :D
I plan on setting at least 10 out for Salmon. That's what we are all about. Ever fished tip-downs for Lakers?? It's alot of fun
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I'm sorry for the delay guys. March 7th it is. I believe we had already settled on Million Dollar Beach. We picked the beach because of the parking lot. We'll keep our date set in stone. But as for the spot. Let the ideas rip. Let's make it a group effort.
andycapp-That would be really cool if your Frabil buddy could pull through like that.
I was advised though that we will probably have more fun if we keep it simple. I can't say I disagree. If it's a layup for you, put a bug in his ear. I really don't have any connections like that but I will put forth an effort. Just to be safe I will say to not count on me to pull through with a giveaway.
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You are set for a giveaway. It should be a nice box of stuff heading my way
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You are set for a giveaway. It should be a nice box of stuff heading my way
That will be awesome andycapp. Thanks to you and your buddy at Frabil.
We have more than 40 people interested. I had no idea this would generate so much interest. I thought we would be lucky to get 20 guys out there.
Do you guys want to settle on Million Dollar beach? Or should we give it a little more time before we make that decision?
As for a gathering pregame. If you guys want to meet up the night before, I may be game. I can't commit to that yet.
Once we have all the details of our actual gathering ironed out. Someone could start a thread for the gathering pregame. A gathering the night before may be more difficult to coordinate. You would need to make some sort of reservation before you walk into a restaurant or watering hole with 40 guys. Then you would have to count on everyone showing if you committed to a place. I'm not trying to be pessimistic, just playing devils advocate.
Weather permitting. I will have my two boys out there (5 and 8). My brother will also have my niece there.
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prchslyr, i will try to come up with that dan fuller guy being he got me started on lake george.looking forward to finally meeting you & fishing with dan & his brother. walt
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That would be great Walt. It seems we barely miss each other each time you make it up.
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MDB sounds good, maybe I can talk my son into joining me(if the ladies let him off that day lol).
I kind of look forward to being on the lake again, and being later in the season always a good chance at a decent fish there. Will keep track of whats going on with this,IE: time and general direction heading out. Keep in mind some of us will be walking(no machines to use). Sounds like a great time for all.
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We'll give it another day for others to pipe in before we settle. I'll have my kids with me (5 and 8). I too am a walker. More often than not I drag my gear with them sitting on top of the pile. Regardless of where we set up we will make sure it's easy access for everyone. I'm sure Combsey won't mind doing a little hauling.
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Yeah I'll be walking too. I won't be able to make the pre-game the nite b-4 tho. Where's everyone staying overnite anyways? I'll be at MDB bright and early tho.
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I only live 20 minutes away from a good chunk of Lake George. If someone wants to plan a pregame, have at it. As I said I won't be able to commit for now. I'll be there long before daylight to stake my claim for the day. Let's hope for some decent weather.
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In am in as well...just remember the winter carnival will be in town and not sure what they have at the beach that Sunday.
Dan
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I will toss this out.
I am working in Rochester. I know that it's tough for some of you guys up north this time of year. Been there done that. I like talking about fishing with others that like fishing too. My kid love the outdoors as well as me. When I was a kid Grampa had a place up north and I grew up spending summers fishing and playing in the woods near Inlet. I don't have a place to take my kid up north. So this is probably the only chance I have to get him out with some guys that know their way around on the KIng.
So my point is, I always good for a few pitchers of beer and a few dozen wings. So lets really try and make this a meet and greet weekend. I have some great Finger Lakes fishing spots I can hook any of you guys up north with if you can make it to Rochester. It would be great to see a face behind the posts
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What are the regulations for bringing an atv out onto the ice to pull my sled around?
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What are the regulations for bringing an atv out onto the ice to pull my sled around?
Launching at the MDB requires regi, ins and helmets with a hard bar for towing. I was there last weekend and was checked by undercover DEC (plain clothes and unmarked vehicle). I am all legal and no problems....
FYI
dav
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Launching at the MDB requires regi, ins and helmets with a hard bar for towing. I was there last weekend and was checked by undercover DEC (plain clothes and unmarked vehicle). I am all legal and no problems....
FYI
dav
The Undercover Boys are out on Irondequoit Bay as I type. Nice Undercover DEC and they all have Guns......
Don't Shoot I'm only Fishing.
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In am in as well...just remember the winter carnival will be in town and not sure what they have at the beach that Sunday.
Dan
This will be the first weekend after the carnival.
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Launching at the MDB requires regi, ins and helmets with a hard bar for towing. I was there last weekend and was checked by undercover DEC (plain clothes and unmarked vehicle). I am all legal and no problems....
FYI
dav
Reg and ins with a helmet is no problem, but a hard-bar for towing a sled? Its common sense so you sled doesnt crash into you when you slow down, but a regulation?
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I'll probably stop by in the afternoon. By then, it should be pretty evident where the hot bite is :whistle: :whistle:
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im just a little curious here. will there be something set up to indicate the gathering. or is it more or less show up at mdb start fishing and mingle around with everyone out there. ill probibly be on the ice no later then 5-530 (i like to have tip ups in with time to relax during sunrise) and im assuming that most guys wont be out that early. just wondering how we will nkow whos there for the gathering and whos just there fishing and doesnt know what iceshanty is. either way well sure meet a lot of new people out there that day.
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I'm not sure if I will be there THAT early :o. You don't play games jimi. I do plan to be on the ice before daybreak though. My brother is cool enough to bring my kids a little later on and bring them home when they've had enough. He will have my niece with him as well. So don't leave the kiddos behind fellas. I will have a black Eastman Ice Cube portable up. My buddy Combsey will have a Shappell6000 up. Also a cube style. I'm working the boss for a banner. If it's not horriblly windy and we can figure it out, it will be attached between the two cubes.
I'll be wearing a black IS hoodie and skull cap because I'm corny and superstitious like that ;D. The hoodies catch fish...serious.
If we end up with even half the guys that have shown interest we are going to have a good chunk of water covered on the local jiggers. I'm sure some of them may not care for all of us being there, especially the week after the carnival. If they don't know what Iceshanty.com is now...They will THEN! We have a cool 8) group of guys brewing here so I think we'll make some new friends out there. If the truck can drive on the ice. I may bring the laptop. It would be neat to be able to show off the site on the spot when someone asks.
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ill be in a blue clam expedition. im coming with one of my buddies. hes a chef so maybe i can get him to whip up a chili or something from the resteraunt. ill be out in a little deeper water though. im hoping to get into some lakers. but ill come in and visit the jiggers. maybe learn a thing or two seeing how i seem to fail with a jigging rod.
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ill probibly be on the ice no later then 5-530 (i like to have tip ups in with time to relax during sunrise)
That's just the way I like to start my day. Get everything set up before sunrise. Have coffee and relax. Mind if my son and I set up our tipups in the area? Can we join you early? I never got a big Laker jigging. Just little ones. I need to learn.
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iv only ought a couple big ones and it wasnt that area. but your more then welcome to meet me and my buddy up there and set up with us. word is the lakers are all over that time of year and sense the carnival keeps guys off the ice it could be a great spot. im just gonna go out and find the deeper water and set up. see how i do.
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The last couple years I have done fairly well with lakers on tipups. I too have issues jigging for them though. Just yesterday I spent most of my day jigging for them to come up empty. I head into a bay to jig perch and I finally hit a laker. I was using an UL with 2# test and a tiny marmooska. At 22" I was shocked I even landed it.
I will probably set up closer in toward the perch. This way we will be easier to find and I can greet fellow users on the way out. I may join you guys that early though.
On this note we will also set our spot in stone. Million Dollar Beach it is!
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I'm in for Sunday the 7th @ MDB! I can't guarentee an arrival time, thats all based on the amount of beers I have the night before, but I'll be there! I'll be in tan bibs, black jacket, black hat, dark blue Shappell 2.0DX with a black Polaris quad. Maybe alone, maybe with 4 others, who knows. But count me in, I put it on the calender so the ol' lady knows I'm goin!! I probably won't catch a damn thing, but i never do, i just enjoy gettin out! ha ha. See you all then or sooner! :icefish:
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prchslyer ill bring a couple wheelers if you don't want to take your truck out or sleds 7th mdb ill be there at 5 or so plus with the wheelers we can head out to the deeper water so we can try for some lakers
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Thanks Combsey that will definitely make life easier. I doubt my junk will be able to deal with any snow on the ice. Ill show up at the same time as you. You have to let me pay for bait this time man. I doubt ill do much laker chasing. Ill probably set out 5 tipups for lakers and chill. If we end up with a big crowd I may not do much jigging until uncle Tank shows up with the kiddos. Ill probably do some socializing between flags. I guess we'll see what happens that day. You know how I roll. I'm going to coin myself the ADD fisherman. Ill fish for whatever feels like biting.
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ill be there at 5 also. looks like a few guys are gonna be there that early. it would be nice to set up at the same time that way we can grid off a big area with the tip ups. someone is bound to get a good one or two or well you get the point. its gonna be cool to meet all you guys though looking forward to it.
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k who's going to be up for meeting at MDB at say 530?
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k who's going to be up for meeting at MDB at say 530?
I am in from Rochester so I will be up Friday or Sat. Depends on the Hotel deals I can find. Nothing fancy or too cheap. Days Inn or something like that. It's a pretty good drive for us. But we're tough so we can ake it as early as possible. We will be bring live bait with us. We will be ready first thing.
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I'm gonna shoot for 5am, but if it's 5:30, don't hang me. This is looking like a nice event to even take it easy on the brews for! I'm also excited to meet y'all. not that we talk much much, but hard water fishermen should all be friends. like i said, look for the shappell 2.0DX and the black polaris. For an early glimpse, come to vets tomorrow. I'll be out jiggin away!
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I hope noone took my post against alcohol as being a shot at drinkers. I have no issues at all...believe me. I don't want to take anyone out of there zone. Just being safe is all.
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I hope noone took my post against alcohol as being a shot at drinkers. I have no issues at all...believe me. I don't want to take anyone out of there zone. Just being safe is all.
So yes to the keg then? Haha, no i unfortunately can't make it that weekend unless i pull off a miracle and get 10 days of work done in 6 days. Make sure you bring some cameras though. I've seen the WNY gatherings and wish we had a local one for a while. Hopefully it can become an annual event and I can make it next yr. good luck guys
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So yes to the keg then? Haha, no i unfortunately can't make it that weekend unless i pull off a miracle and get 10 days of work done in 6 days. Make sure you bring some cameras though. I've seen the WNY gatherings and wish we had a local one for a while. Hopefully it can become an annual event and I can make it next yr. good luck guys
I didn't want people to think it's going to be some kind of uptight crew. The guys that I know personally that are joining us are definitely NOT uptight. I would just hate to see ECO or Sheriffs come out and scratch open container tickets at something I had a hand in. I also want people to feel welcome to bring there little ones.
That sucks that you can't join us trout. I'm sure I'll bump into you again this year out there though. Hopefully it will become a yearly tradition. I'm shocked this isn't done more often on the KING.
I know I will have my camera out there. Combsey can posts pics on the spot with his phone. My phone has the capabilities to do it but...I don't. I should stop at Verizon beforehand.
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just looking to see roughly how many plan on being there at around 530 or so and who's looking for the lakers
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i;ll be there friday afternoon. i;m not sure if i will try vets park on saturday then come to the get together sunday but i will be looking to get into some lakers. i will be there at 5;30 walt
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I'll be there looking to jig up some lakers at 5:30. I'll bring a couple gallons of coffee...Hot not Iced....for anyone else that is there at that time. I can help set up and do whatever needs to be done for the day.Or Saturday night, let me know. More interesed in the get together, meeting fellow hardwater diehards, maybe some "piggybacking" ::)LMAO!!! Let me know how I can assist. HF
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5:30? yes. Lakers? maybe. Depends on the mood. I might just set the shanty, drop a line and wander around once the bite slows down.
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ill be there at 5 but depending on how thick the ice is i might still be hand drilling my holes at 530. ill have the blue clam expedition set up so come say hello. or you can just find the guy with christmas lights on his tip ups thats are going off left and right haha ill be him. how deep a water do guys set up ofr lakers at mdb. iv been studying the map and it looks like to get to 80-100 foot you gotta go out pretty far and i dont want to get too far from the crowd that i cant walk back in and chat with guys.
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Jimi - I'll have my power auger with me if you want to borrow it. (If i make it there before you're done!!) Look for the Rover2.0 DX and the Black polaris. I'll be goin for perch, so I'll be inland a bit, but no reason to make you hand crank! although it would be fun to watch... ;D
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haha you think that would be fun to watch. i was on south bay a couple weeks ago hand crankin threw about 16inches. now that was funny to watch. taking breaks, taking of layers, panting like a dog. im not sure how far out im gonna be but iill keep an eye out for you and will deffinetly take you up on that offer. unless my buddy gets on my nervs on the way up, then hell be drilling. ;D
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Im gonna throw some dead suckers down in the perch grounds..most of the time someone gets a big laker that way when the perch feeding frenzie is on long as this wont disrupt anyone...also may have the wife ddrop the kids off later weather permitting!
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im thinkin about doing the same thing. im gonna be with one of my buddies so well just be taking up two lines of five not too much space. but ill be jiggin for perch too. i havnt done a lot of it and want to giv e it a try. can you guys suggest some jigs for me to go out and buy or at least look threw my stuff and see if i ahve any.
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Ha ha alright! Maybe we should have him drill anyways, I'll swing in halfway through his last hole and offer it up. The ice is pretty dang thick. I was up there watching the fireworks last night, they had trucks and everything else out there, it's gotta be SOLID
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im thinkin about doing the same thing. im gonna be with one of my buddies so well just be taking up two lines of five not too much space. but ill be jiggin for perch too. i havnt done a lot of it and want to giv e it a try. can you guys suggest some jigs for me to go out and buy or at least look threw my stuff and see if i ahve any.
Very small, white or black, no swivel, extremely light line, hide the hook with grubs hooked through the head, spring tip or lighter poll and dead stick for the lite bite. If no electronics...couple cranks off the bottom...Hope this helps.
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just looking to see roughly how many plan on being there at around 530 or so and who's looking for the lakers
combsey i'll be there early and try working for lakers,unless the bite sux then i'll switch up for perch,i'm not going to have any tip ups but i'll prolly have some of those laker rigs for the "big bait"
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I will definitely be there by 5:30. Maybe earlier. I plan to put out tipups not to far out. I've caught plenty of keeper lakers in shallow. It doesn't bother me a bit to have guys jigging through my spread whether I know them or not. I'm not sure how much jigging i'll do. I will probably do more chit chatting than jigging.
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combsey i'll be there early and try working for lakers,unless the bite sux then i'll switch up for perch,i'm not going to have any tip ups but i'll prolly have some of those laker rigs for the "big bait"
You won't catch anything logan don't even bother. Oh I will also add that you look pretty cute in that minivan you were in the other day LMAO
On a serious note I'm not going to be able to make it. I'll be in NJ for import vs domestic spanking up on some v8's. I won't be back until sunday night.
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You won't catch anything logan don't even bother. Oh I will also add that you look pretty cute in that minivan you were in the other day LMAO
On a serious note I'm not going to be able to make it. I'll be in NJ for import vs domestic spanking up on some v8's. I won't be back until sunday night.
We don't wanna see any Subaru's out there anyway. Kidding man.
I didn't know you had a minivan mealworm. As long as it doesn't have wood on the side...You're good. Chicks in Hudson Falls love minivans.
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thats the "money bus" my company vehicle that i beat the p*** out of on weekends when on call or running for parts and what not,oh yeah shes pimpin baby,but it sure beats putting all those miles on my truck
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thats the "money bus" my company vehicle that i beat the p*** out of on weekends when on call or running for parts and what not,oh yeah shes pimpin baby,but it sure beats putting all those miles on my truck
I say you cut some holes in the floor for the 7th. Lay the carpet right back over them when your done...blame it on someone else.
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Holes? What holes? ..... HOLY CRAP!!!!! HOW'D THOSE GET THERE????? Dang KIDS! :whistle:
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I say you cut some holes in the floor for the 7th. Lay the carpet right back over them when your done...blame it on someone else.
dude now thats an idea,we do lone thew "bus out to people who are having work done on there cars,oh but wait my boss is no dummy,as much as i talk about ice fishin he'd know exactly who and where those holes came from
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oh yeah looks like i can't make it on the 7th my boss is going snowmobilng so i don't have anyone to cover for me...sux,but if i'm out and about near the beach i may try to stop out for a little bit anyway,i just won't be able to fish
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Dangit! Got a freaking birthday party for a 1 year old to go to that sunday now. why do 1 year olds have birthday parties? they'll never remember them! Grrr, whatever. I'll just fish my @$$ off until noon or so, then unfortunately leave and go there. Unless i'm having too good of a time. I'm still on for 5 though.
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That's cool guys. Gotta have life outside of fishing too...I guess. Little kids b-day parties can be some killer milf fests. Kidding...well...
Mealworm-Call the celly man on your way over. We'll have a pole with a big fat pimple on it and the hole already drilled. There will be plenty of ice for one of your work trucks by then. You won't even have to get out of the truck!
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Little kids b-day parties can be some killer milf fests.
hahaha
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Little kids b-day parties can be some killer milf fests.
Haha .... That is about the only thing I look forward too when going to one of those!
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I never looked at it that way before... I'm kinda excited now. But then again, ice fishing season only comes but once a year, MILF season is open all year! Hmmm... I'll keep you posted. I'll be fishing either way, milfs just determine how long! 8)
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Anyone fishing the Hague Derby?? I want to target Atlantic's. Between the 4 of us that is 20 tipups. Add to that anyone else than knows where to find them. Anyone?
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I'm not much of a derby guy. I'm not dead against it. I just choose to not fish them. I like to fly off the cuff and fish as long as I want. What weekend is it? I do have the following weekend off.
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Would anyone else care to jon us? Our thread has been a little quiet.
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It's 2/26-2/27 The registration is Hague Beach. It's $15. Kids under 16 are free. I am looking for Atlantic's. I have some ideas, but I have never been to any of these spots. It's a learning experience for the Derby just makes me fish harder. I will keep mixing it up until I hit something. It would be great if there was someone that had been there done that kinda thing.
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I'm pretty sure you can count us in, how far are out are you planning on going? Sounds like quite a few on foot. We're usually on foot, though suppose we could drive the SUV out. We live right here in LG .
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I'm going to have my little ones dropped off to me on the ice (thanks uncle tank) so I don't plan on heading out to far. Hopefully I can get them on some perch then send them home to mom tired and covered in scales.lol.
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ill probibly gonna go out pretty far. hoping to get the tip ups outs out ofr lakers and salmon but stay close enough too the perch
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I'm not on foot, but I am lazy and mainly gonna be jiggin for perch, so I'll be semi inland, 35 FOW +/-
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i'm not drivin out on the ice even though everyone else probably will. Especially with three kids in the back....so, lets keep the walkin minimal heh?
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Would anyone else care to jon us? Our thread has been a little quiet.
Count me in...providing I'm not too beat up from the Schroon Lake Derby...
Do you think the ice/shoreline will hold up with the bout of weather coming our way?
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Count me in...providing I'm not too beat up from the Schroon Lake Derby...
Do you think the ice/shoreline will hold up with the bout of weather coming our way?
We don't really do the Schroon derby anymore, last year was a serious disappointment, hardly any fish hanging at the club house.
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I think we'll be fine but I and others will keep an eye on it for sure.
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I think we'll be fine but I and others will keep an eye on it for sure.
Greatly appreciated prchslyr from the people who have to travel. I'm taking a very rare day off on Wednesday to fish Vets because I'm kinda leery with how the shoreline was when I left yesterday...all the machines were tearing it up during the contest. Looks like access will be very limited very soon.
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We don't really do the Schroon derby anymore, last year was a serious disappointment, hardly any fish hanging at the club house.
I myself haven't the past 3 years. My fishing buddy got paralyzed 10 years ago and he has finally expressed desire to get out there again....SLD was something we had done in the past, so we figured why not. SL is very hit and miss.
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So when is the date? has it changed?
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So when is the date? has it changed?
It hasn't changed from 3/7.
I know at least one person that had planned to attend, will not due to the recent "accidents". I can't knock a guy for being overly safe. The Million Dollar beach area holds a lot longer than most areas of the lake.
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prchslyr, i will not be able to make it to the get together on the 7th but dan & i will be up there the following weekend. i;m looking to go out somewhere friday afternoon with my nephew & then fish with dan sat & sunday somewhere where ever it is still safe. maybe we can get togther that weekend. best of luck with the get together sunday i know it will be a good time. walt
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prchslyr, i will not be able to make it to the get together on the 7th but dan & i will be up there the following weekend. i;m looking to go out somewhere friday afternoon with my nephew & then fish with dan sat & sunday somewhere where ever it is still safe. maybe we can get togther that weekend. best of luck with the get together sunday i know it will be a good time. walt
I've got the next weekend off too. The kids will be out with me both days. We could end up with a decent handful of guys the weekend of the 13th.
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do you think there will still be safe ice at vets park that weekend. i;m really looking to get into the lakers again. hopefully we can all fish together. walt
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IF I end up fishing the Derby this weekend, I will be at Boulton Bay. We are looking for Atlantics. I here twll that a few are being caught in and around Boulton Bay.
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With the weather looking as sketchy as ever this weekend. We are going to stay home. The NWS is predicting high winds and heavy snow. I hate Blizzard Fishing. It's not that I don't like the cold and snow, I just hate the wind screaming down the Lake. We will get up there this season, just not this weekend. I do have a nice collection of Frabill stuff to share.
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you know this isn't the weekend right?
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you know this isn't the weekend right?
I thought the Derby was this weekend am I misstaken.
As he jumps up and don't all excited
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lol. Tourney in Bolton was last weekend, snow out the @ss is this weekend, get together that i won't be able to attend is next weekend. :'(
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Troutaddict33 is correct. This snow wasn't to good for us that's for sure. The ice in that area will be fine but other areas won't hold up as well. I'm definitely glad we settled on the beach. I would be tempted to cancel had we picked vets or one of the other spots. Will you be able to make it next weekend andycapp?
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do you think there will still be safe ice at vets park that weekend. i;m really looking to get into the lakers again. hopefully we can all fish together. walt
If Vets. park or another good access point on LG no longer have safe ice conditions the weekend of 3/13-14, then Walt can pick a lake and I will follow him around, whether it's Schroon, Champlain or something else within 1 hour drive from Diamond Point.
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lol. Tourney in Bolton was last weekend, snow out the @ss is this weekend, get together that i won't be able to attend is next weekend. :'(
Yes you are correct.
We had it marked wrong on the calendar
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BUMP!
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I'm posting to see how many diehards we have for the 7th. MDB should still be plenty safe but bring extra boots and socks for the kids. Combsey and I will definitely be there by 530am that day. I will be taking a walk out there Thursday and I will report the conditions here for everyone. Let's hope some of the slop gets knocked down a bit. Who's still in?
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I'm still planning on showing up. Wish RG and oletimer could make it, don't want to be the old man out there. ;D
Has anyone thought about food? Maybe everyone could bring something from a list? I can run the grill if somebody brings one.
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As far as I know my SO and I should be coming, possibly one more w/ us. We'll have the grill, stove etc..gotta have my coffee first thing in the a.m.! ;) Hoping for good weather!! :)
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I have a lil coleman suitcase grill that I always have with me. I have a small weber that I can bring out if the shoreline will hold up with a quad. I plan on bringing some hot sausage and dogs of course. it does seem like a young crowd which is fine by me at 32.
Oletimer- If you're still watching this thread at all. I know the conditions haven't been the greatest on the king this year. That is the reason we picked the beach area. It normally freezes up first and is the last to thaw. Aside from maybe Harris, it will be the safest ice on the lake. We hope you can join. Otherwise jj may be coined "The old dude" for the day. Don't do that to him man. Kidding. We'll have some fun either way! Let's hope some of those fatty female perch are ready to hit.
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Im still in !! Bringing a couple of friends also..should be a great time...Depends on the slush level weather or not I bring the kids though! Also Im willing to bring a little something for everyone to munch on...Gonna be good!!
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im still in
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bring about 3 pairs of boots and socks, and some extra pants as well. it's nasty out there. some spots have been weird around the shore and its gonna stay warm so just watch those first few steps
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45 today!! YUCK! I'm gonna go ahead and not bring the wheeler, maybe just the rods, a folding chair and some food for us all. any ideas? boots and socks are accounted for, fishin wet is fine, fishing cold is fine, but fishing cold and wet is unnacceptable. Unless the bite is good, that trumps all. what do we want to eat?
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came to a small crack on the ice today when i was walking out to jig in 90 fow. threw a small rock at it, and it broke through and sunk to the bottom. Be careful out there. the holes have opened up big, the shore line is loose, and pressure cracks are unsafe.
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came to a small crack on the ice today when i was walking out to jig in 90 fow. threw a small rock at it, and it broke through and sunk to the bottom. Be careful out there. the holes have opened up big, the shore line is loose, and pressure cracks are unsafe.
Well. I can't speak for everyone but I'll probably just stick to the first little perch area to the right when you walk off the boat launch. No need to take any unnessecary risks. I hate to say this too. I might not bring the kids out either. That all depends on the slop and the condition of the ice.
I'll be fishing that area in the AM Tues and most likely Thursday. Just to stay up to date as much as possible and hopefully find some good fishin to set up over. I'll post here and on reports and conditions on the ice both mornings.
I plan on bringing some sausage and dogs out with me to grill up. I'll be sure to have plenty to share. If we can't get my grill out (safely) with a quad. I will have a little coleman stove that works well. A few other people have also mentioned bringing some sort of grub to share. Would it be best for us to try and coordinate in the food dept. too? I'm not saying we all NEED to bring something. But a handful of us with some decent grub might help, "Make the day" if the fishing is slow. I can also get plenty of soda at cost if you don't mind Pepsi products. ;D.
For those that don't meet up in the parking lot. We will be easy to find. Two hub portables with a small banner between the two...If it will work. I'll letter up IS on one side. Unless you guys think I should just leave the Corona side out. ;D
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I'm all for food. Let me know what to bring, and it shall be done!
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Zdake. Do you have any secret lil recipe or fav snack? I'm going to have my girl whip us up a chicken wing dip. Really good stuff.
Does anyone else have a small grill? I'm in the lot now and there's a guy unloading a quad. But, who knows if its going to be safe for that this weekend. Who knows if THIS dude is even safe. Burgers wouldn't be a bad idea.
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100 dirty johns hot dogs to go?
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Man. You sir have a great mind! If we could figure out how to keep them hot we'd be set! Should I ask the town to open up the beach house so we can use the bathrooms? Lol.
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Just to forewarn everyone. As of right now. It is a sloppy mess out here. Rubber boots are a must for sunday if you want to enjoy yourselves. I speak first hand as I'm sitting here with with a skullcap and a stewarts bag inside one boot. Lol
Not much for action yet but there are quads coming on and heading out beyond my sight. At least we'll have a grill out here!
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I'll be out there, but I tried to cut my thumb off Sunday trying to finish up the honey-do list instead of fishing ! See what I get, 5 stitches and a bandaged up thumb, but at least it's my left hand and I jig with my right ! Knew I should of been out fishing instead...see you guys Saturday
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Fishinkidd. The gathering is on Sunday.
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I' might show up, but only if I can get g-ma to watch emily. I'm not messin with slush around her, my luck the first change of clothes would be in the first hour. second change minutes after
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a special recipe? not really. I'm a guy, hormel chili in a can, dinty moore, spam, i'm all over it. I can figure something out though I'm sure. I've got a twin burner coleman stove I can bring out if it's helpful. wheelers on the ice are a good sign too, help bring gear. what about thickness? any estimates?
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The shorline is getting awful punky. We're definitely cutting it close. Once you get out there's still 12" though. It is plenty safe which was a concern of mine before I got out there. We're expecting some decent lows at night for the tail end of this week. Let's hope the slush turns to ice for us.
I joined up with mealworm out there. I don't know about him but I felt like an old man when I got off the ice today. Nice lil workout high-steppin through 6" of crap all day. Niether of us put tipups out because we didn't feel like dealing with them. Slow going with the jig sticks but we didn't work to hard with those either. Hopefully Thursday I can come up with a better report for you guys. I don't think we caught 10 perch between the 2 of us.
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The shorline is getting awful punky. We're definitely cutting it close. Once you get out there's still 12" though. It is plenty safe which was a concern of mine before I got out there. We're expecting some decent lows at night for the tail end of this week. Let's hope the slush turns to ice for us.
I joined up with mealworm out there. I don't know about him but I felt like an old man when I got off the ice today. Nice lil workout high-steppin through 6" of crap all day. Niether of us put tipups out because we didn't feel like dealing with them. Slow going with the jig sticks but we didn't work to hard with those either. Hopefully Thursday I can come up with a better report for you guys. I don't think we caught 10 perch between the 2 of us.
dude that slop wore me out, i came home cleaned our amazing catch then took a napp,i hope things tighten back up for you guys on sunday
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dude that slop wore me out, i came home cleaned our amazing catch then took a napp,i hope things tighten back up for you guys on sunday
To funny man. The old lady just woke me up.
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sounds like loads of fun, boys! maybe chest waders are in order? ha ha. good to know the ice is still thick enough to support a bunch of morons like us all getting together in one spot on melting ice. COME ON COLD!!!
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The lows from Thursday to Sunday are forcasted as follows, 27, 24, 19, and 25. We are also expecting a high of 43 on Sunday. This may actually work out perfect. ;D. Keep 'em crossed ladies and gents.
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Man. You sir have a great mind! If we could figure out how to keep them hot we'd be set! Should I ask the town to open up the beach house so we can use the bathrooms? Lol.
My fiance laughs at me and says our shanty is $200 "out house"! Little bit tougher for us women folk out there on the ice! ; ;) Especially when the lake is busy!! :)
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Fishinkidd. The gathering is on Sunday.
Oh Yeah..... Sunday. Thanks prchslyr !! :P
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It looks like we really lucked out for this Sunday. I'm out here now breaking my neck starring at the flasher but, the conditions are perfect! All the slop has frozen up. With the nighttime temps we're expecting its going to stay nice and hard.
I'm happy to say. Forget about the rubber boots, get the cleats back out! The bite is tough. Plenty of lookin, not much taking. I've got just enough for dinner tonight.
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Thanks for the update prchslayer about the slush freezing up. I just got off of the local ice which was about 9" of slop.
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At about 1 the 1" layer of crust seperated from the main ice got soft enough to break through with each step. It was about then I decided to go. By sunday it should be totally solid.
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Im gonna stud up the little 125 cc honda for a test run sat.. We should be able to use it sunday to haul some stuff out if it goes good sat !! Its nice and light ..
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That sounds like it will be a blast out there as long as the slush doesn't come back on us. I picked up a pile of sausage, peppers, and onions. Hope 28 is enough. If there are any burger lovers out there, bring em out. We'll have the grill.
I parked on the beach today with no issues with my 2wd. Save yourselves a little hassle and park out there. I don't think the town has an issue with it. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
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I don't know, with the weather the way it's supposed to be, it might not be too bad a day for a lil walk! Then again I'm lazy, so beach sounds good. Anyone have any food requests? Last chance, goin shopping tomorrow.
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I don't know, with the weather the way it's supposed to be, it might not be too bad a day for a lil walk! Then again I'm lazy, so beach sounds good. Anyone have any food requests? Last chance, goin shopping tomorrow.
I didn't drive out onto the actual lake. I just parked on the beach itself and walked out.
Tater or mac salad? Something that would go good with hot sausage.
I'm going to see what kind of a deal the bosses will give me on a couple cases of soda.
What's the general opinion of soda? I can only get it by the full case. Pepsi or Dew? Any diet drinkers may want to be prepared. I'd hate to get a full case and only need 2 bottles of it. Or would it be best if everyone brought there own drinks? I know I'm pretty particular about what I drink but, I've got a hookup.
I also scored a pretty cool banner for us.
One thing we should all remember is a camera. Let's get a lot of cool pics and get another thread going plastered with our pics of the day. Hopefully most of them are fish.
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We'll be bringing a box of Bubba Burgers and the grill, i'll have coffee perking in the am too. I also have will be brining my camera and tri-pod and will be trying for a group pic! I need a day out, been pretty bummed, just had to put my Ol Dog down and could use a pick me up...looking forward to meeting everyone! :)
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I wouldn't expect you to drive out on the lake! You just got don't tellin us it was punky at the edges tuesday!
side salads work for me! I'm sure I can figure it out! Anything else? As far as drinks go, I'm not much of a soda drinker (unless there's something else mixed with it), so I'll be bringing my own drinks, thanks though! Any last minute stuff let me know!
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I'll be out Sunday...actually bringing my wife to fish with me, her first time in years....I gotta try out my new new 2 man Clam I just purchased on sale. What time are you guys heading out? 5:30? My cousing and dad might head out too...see everyone Sunday !
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It's lookin like t-shirt weather tomorrow. Should be a pretty good day. Hopefully this massive head cold i have will take a break for tomorrow.
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T-shirt weather is great as long as it doesn't become swimming trunk worthy. Just beware that there is probably still slush on the ice. My kiddos are staying home. : (
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heyt jamey shoot me a pm might not be making it tommorrow hopefully plus were u want to meet patrick might show up
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everyone still a go for 5:30?
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Ill be there at 530. I'm pretty sure there will be a few others that early.
Combsey you little... Tell me you're joking.
I can't use the search feature to look up your profile via my phone browser.
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ill be there at 530 the wheeler is a maybe just going to tuff it out and hope im better in the morning
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ill be there at 530 the wheeler is a maybe just going to tuff it out and hope im better in the morning
oh man,I'm all plugged up and sick as a dog too. i'm gonna tough it out though. stop being a lil mangina and get out there.
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Yeah man! That's what we wanna here. This is probably going to be my last hurrah for the king. Then its on to some of the smaller stuff for the next 2 weeks. Get it in while you can. We're going to be blessed with some of the best ice fishing weather we've had all year. Ill be rockin shorts under my snowpants.
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I know this sounds retarded. But lets all try to keep in mind that we are in the wilderness and need to respect the lake buy pickin up all of our trash. I haven't come across any the few times ive been out, but I once went to a gathering for earth day at crandall park that was left a huge mess and spent the rest of my buzz picking up everyone elses trash. ON EARTH DAY....go figure. just thought I'd throw that out there. No disrespect to anyone.
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Did you just post that on an IS thread?
This site is made up of some of the more upstanding outdoorsmen in the woods and on the water. Keeping these places clean is something we pride ourselves in. Even if it means cleaning up after other people.
The area I have been fishing this past week is already clean. I think I've only found a few soda bottles.
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like I said, just had to throw it out there
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Yeah I know man. Once you bring up littering on one of these threads all heck breaks out and the whole thread gets hijacked.
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Been hearing bad things, saw a bunch of folks out on the ice today by MDB, but heard DEC was escorting people off the ice...anybody know if thats true? We're looking forward to one more hoo-rah before ice out? Any updates??
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ok i need to hear some solid word here man. whats the deal is the ice ok. i tore up at turning stone last night and would much rather go back there tomorrow then join the polar bear club. i know its going to be warm but not that warm. if the ice is safe im in if its not ssshhhufffllleee up and deallllll
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Oh no. Don't tell me that. I will be at 307 at 5 and MDB by 530. I'm going to plan on fishing.
I'm going to be optimistic and say this is a dirty rumor. They were running quads all over that area just Thursday. That's not intended to discount your source fishingjenn. I just don't want to believe that is true.
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supposed to get cold tonight in the mid-low teens. Hopefully it firms up for you guys to get out tomorrow. Good Luck, I'll be working :'(
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Im all sunburned up....was out all day at Harris...with the 4 wheeler....few nice lakers 29 and 27 and a big old fat 31 in pike.....bucket o lake george gold also...my 10 yr old caught the big laker....12 inches of ice very slippery in the am !!
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After checking the reports and conditions thread, I am confident its fine where we will be. Disregard my previous post if you read it before I get home to delete it.
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That's awesome uglystick. Its not to often you get to enjoy a sunburn on the ice. Heck yeah! Good to go in the AM.
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That's awesome uglystick. Its not to often you get to enjoy a sunburn on the ice. Heck yeah! Good to go in the AM.
Ohhh yeah.....bearburger chili dip for everyone!!!!! goes great on dogs!!
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Ohhh yeah.....bearburger chili dip for everyone!!!!! goes great on dogs!!
We'll be eating good, fish or no fish. Hopefully we'll be doing more flag chasin than cookin. ;D
Step2jimi- Do you think my laptop can get a connection on the ice? We could be running $5 sitngo's on Stars and slayin' perch at the same time. Best of both worlds man! That is, until my battery dies while holding rockets.
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haha it could probibly work and rockets are over rated i lost two hands last night AAs and KKs go figuer. Me and my buddy will be there at 530. he just got a aqua view from a guy he knows so well be playing with that thing too much to play cards anyway. is there any last minut things that are needed we can stop at our 24hr wal mart on the way and pick up anything we need. let me know by 11 i gotta get everything together right now though ill check back in just before i crash for the night,
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haha it could probibly work and rockets are over rated i lost two hands last night AAs and KKs go figuer. Me and my buddy will be there at 530. he just got a aqua view from a guy he knows so well be playing with that thing too much to play cards anyway. is there any last minut things that are needed we can stop at our 24hr wal mart on the way and pick up anything we need. let me know by 11 i gotta get everything together right now though ill check back in just before i crash for the night,
The last time I was there I was on fire. I had a guy flip a lid on me for sucking out with 99 on a 100 no limit table. He called my raise preflop with 1010 but never once reraised me until after the river came down. But, the fool just called each bet on each street. Of course, I sucked out the set. The idiot FINALLY makes a push on the river. I tell him, "It's not worth it for me to just call here. I might as well just go all in. Dealer, can you stack me up another benji in nickle chips? I'm all in." The dude called before my chips actually made it to the pot lol. I swear it was Emmy worthy. We had both been at the table for a while. Nice lil pot! Who's got a camp table. I've got a decent set of chips. We can play for fatheads lol.
We never thought about some plates and forks. I didn't grab any beverages at work so everyone might want to grab something for the day.
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ill grab plates and forks on my way. i usualy bring a few bottles of water with me and im good. allthough with the socializing vibe i think a rack is in order for tomorrow. just for the record here guys, dont take it personal tomorrow if i do more fishing then chatting, i cant stand on ice and not want to pull fish out of it. so ill be trying to catch some fish. but im pumped to meet some new diehards see ya in the morning.
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Macaroni salad on the stove right now! should be decent enough to pretend it's good. (humor me people). I'm down for 5:30 (ish) on the ice. I'm a damn slacker, ended up riding the bike today and didn't get my $#!T together today. Gotta happen early tomorrow. I'll try to hit 307 for my spikes bright and early. Leaving the tip-ups at home. I'll be at stewarts bright and early for drinks and some ships. Any last requests, speak now or forever hold your piece! see y'all tomorrow!
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I'll have fixxins for breakfast sammiches and some OJ(no vodka). I won't be there at 5:30 8), sometime after 7am.
Hope I can use someones stove, will have propane and cookware.
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when i said stewarts for ships, i meant chips. you get the idea. I'm tired. Bed time. CaptJJ, let me know if you need my stove, I'll check this before I go and bring it if need be. looking forward to tomorrow!! finally faces to names!
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We're looking at a pretty good day out there guys! 45 degrees. Lots of sun. Very little wind.
I'm going to have a full size grill on the truck (Small Weber). I'm also going to bring a coleman suitcase stove.
If someone can give me a hand getting the grill out there, we can use the Weber. If it's going to be a big PITA to get out there, we can use the coleman.
The only issue I have ran into is a lack of camera, of course. The celly can snap some good pics though.
For anyone that checks this thread at the last second. Don't forget about our lil idea captJJ and I were pm'ing around. I don't think "He" is going to be showing up but we will make sure he get's it.
Time to slay some fish and have fun!
See you guys on the hardwater!
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skipping the bait shop but me and the boy will be at the beach at 5 30 ....If you see a beat up old 92 f 150 and a zztop looking fella who looks like hes arriving by valai service ...dont be afraid ..my inside door handle doesnt work...you prob seen me parked at harris for days...(broke down)..little 125 is coming with us ...definitely a stud..i mean the tires are studded...haha ...lets go get em..
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Haven't seen any posting from the ice yet???
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My bad oletimer. We've got 12" of ice out here. Zero slush. Conditions are beautiful and the quads are all over. There's plenty of good safe fishing to be had in certain spots on the king.
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And the fish???
I saved bait from yesterday, and was contemplating coming down... Just reading the posts and not really being a perch jigging fool, thought maybe I'd go rabbit hunting instead.
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The fishing is pretty slow to be honest. We've only caught a few perch and a couple pickeral. We're eating better than we're catching but having a good time. These are the best conditions I have fished in all year.
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Good to meet you today step2jimi , I was the guy with the yellow Can Am next to ya ! Hope they picked up for you guys!
ill grab plates and forks on my way. i usualy bring a few bottles of water with me and im good. allthough with the socializing vibe i think a rack is in order for tomorrow. just for the record here guys, dont take it personal tomorrow if i do more fishing then chatting, i cant stand on ice and not want to pull fish out of it. so ill be trying to catch some fish. but im pumped to meet some new diehards see ya in the morning.
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hey, i just got home. the ice sagged a lil bit when i got close to shore, but i think it was just one of the layers saggin. I still picked up my step just in case. only a few feet of water under me anyway. Carefull pullin that grill off or ya might lose it.
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Hope you guys had a great time, sorry we missed it, the boys n me had a few too many last night, and they wussed out on me! ;) Hope you all had fun and got some pics!
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Great Time....Nice meeting alot of you. I had the blue icearmor bibs on...Hope everyone got off without a problem. When I was walking off next to shore my foot went in...just a foot of water, no problem, right by the beach, but you should of seen my wife's face when she saw that. She was walking behind me and stopped and would move...it took 10 minutes to get her to move to a spot that she thought looked safe....ha. (I'm home now , I hope she made it off the ice by now...ha...j/k ) ::)
Thanks goes out to prchslyr for organizing this gathering...Great Job !
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Hope you guys all had a good time. Had a family function that didn't pan out but lost my wheels for a few days. I had to fish locally with some friends. We hammered them tho. Throw up some pics of the fish you got. FISH ON !!!!!!!!!
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Somebody was having some fun ! And catching a few fish ...
(http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy89/Fishinkidd/IMG00057.jpg)
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It was nice to meet everyone today to bad the fishing wasn't that good. Atleast the conversation was good we'll have to do it again next year.
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I wish I coulda been there even though the fishing was slow. A big social event on the ice, that took considerable planning and communication, is something worthwhile to bring people together. " But we are an elite race of our own, the tipup junkies, jig freaks ".
The days of great fishing action will always happen frequently enough ( not so much for me, but for those of you that know how to fish ;), but something like this is a good time in and of itself, fish being caught a total bonus. Prchslyr is my nephew, and I am proud of the way he thought of this and devoted much time and effort to bringing you all together. I hope it is on again next year and beyond, and I will cetainly be there for the next one. I hope anyone that still wants to fish this year can find safe ice, somewhere, for a couple more weeks.
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Despite the lack of good action. I had a great time out there guys. It was nice to meet everyone.
I would be more than happy to do the honors next year. It was well worth the effort.
Thanks to everyone that showed up. Everyone pitched in with some grub, drinks, and plenty of good stories. I had so much fun shooting the breeze all day that I could've cared less if I had caught anything at all. The small handful of perch that I ended up with were a definite bonus though. ;D. Thanks Combsey for donating those slobs to my bucket. You're a soldier for toughing it out.
Thanks to captJJ for throwing ideas at me and showing up with breakfast. He had a little more to do with this than is known. Because of a great idea that he came up with. Our crew has a nice little surprise for one of the young users of this site. We don't want to let the cat out of the bag with that one yet. Everyone that had a hand in it. Pm me so that JJ and I know exactly who helped out so we can let him know. I know other people had planned on chipping in but we covered it quick. Kudos and 2 big thumbs up to captJJ for coming up with that one.
Thanks to uglystickjake for dragging half of my pile out and all of our pile back in with the quad.
Ed and Ed were a solid source of entertainment with some good stories. Broken arms and all!
We ate canadian bacon and egg sandwich's for breakfast(captJJ). We munched on some excellent bear chili(jake), sausage and peppers(me), killer pasta salad(zdake), veni-sausage that was to die for (fishinkidd), and some other stuff that I'm sure I forgot.
Thanks to my lil bro (tankdelivers) for showing up with some dry socks ;).
It was nice meeting everyone else that I met also.
Uglystick jake got a really cool thread going with some pics. My pics pale in comparison but, I've got a few to put up.
A big thanks to everyone again. This was a group effort and a heck of a success. Call me corny but, I'm proud to be a user of this site. Here's to a great time. I'm looking forward to another gathering next year.
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oops i put up some pics on a new thread ..is there a way to move it here ?
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No need to move those man. That's cool as heck. Your boy got some good shots. I just edited my post.
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Another awsome thing is we got home and he couldnt wait to make a I.S. id up...Keep an eye out for badbasschase.....lol.. .thats what he wanted....oh yeah and about him cleaning the fish...hes been passed out for an hour now...well see him in the morning...Im not far behind..
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Lol. Good thing I kept it down low when I offered for yóu guys to bring all the perch home. I'm spent as well. Ill get some pics up on your thread then its all she wrote for me. We'll see you Tuesday man. Bird21s may join us Tuesday. After the limit of pigs I saw in his bucket, I may want to hit the beach again Tuesday. I don't know if that will be possible with the condition the shoreline was in. We should have dumped his bucket for some pics. Some of those perch were pic worthy to say the least. We will find some good safe ice for this coming week.
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Lol. Good thing I kept it down low when I offered for yóu guys to bring all the perch home. I'm spent as well. Ill get some pics up on your thread then its all she wrote for me. We'll see you Tuesday man. Bird21s may join us Tuesday. After the limit of pigs I saw in his bucket, I may want to hit the beach again Tuesday. I don't know if that will be possible with the condition the shoreline was in. We should have dumped his bucket for some pics. Some of those perch were pic worthy to say the least. We will find some good safe ice for this coming week.
Sounds good!
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it was definatly fun to meet everybody out on the ice today, couldn't ask for a much better day. Next year will only be bigger and better.
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yeah it was deffinetly really fun today. sorry i strayed from the group most of the day guys wanted to try to find them and couldnt see the tip ups from the main crew. but it was deffinetly ncie to meet everyone and thanks for the sandwich and manning the gril today captain that was awesome and ill deffinetly be in touch for a charter this summer.
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I should have stayed out on the ice!!! The MILF fest was a total bust, only 2 lookers. It's was great getting out to meet you guys though, I'm glad I made it out, and totally bummed i had to bail. What time did you guys end up coming in? How was the bite the rest of the day? With high 40's forecasted all week, the ice on the king surely isn't long for the world, perfect timing. Next year, I'm in, and I'll bring something better than mac salad! Be safe on late ice, guy's, i want to see y'all at next years, too!!
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We stayed pretty close to dark. Thank god for celly's. We were warned that the shoreline wasn't in the greatest shape. We left before dark for safety's sake. We ended up getting a handful of perch once we got down to buisness. I was fine chilling for most of the day. Bird21s picked up a nice limit of perch. He was fishing another part of that area. After seeing his bucket 'o perch, I may have to try and squeeze in one more trip out there. I'll be doing the following tomorrow. Sorry for the bad pick yesterday guys. Next year...Bird21s is leading the pack!
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Yeah, I meant to post when I got home, knowing you would be looking, but I lost power, and therefore internet. I popped a foot through coming off. real spongy. It may have been bad fishing, but it was great company. we probably would have spent less time chatting (and eating) had the fishing been amazing. Still would have been fun, but gotta find a silver lining here! High 40's all week, not looking good for shorelines. bring out the planks!