First off, I found my case with all my panfish jigs. I thought I had lost them last February, but found them last Sunday in my small pack basket. The price of gas is going down. Maybe we will be able to travel without first stopping at the bank for a loan. Snow is starting to show up more and more in the forecast. This can only mean ice will not be far behind.
I'm going to start trapping some bait this weekend. My traps are all painted and this year I've added a piece of fluorescence tape. Got it at Wal*Mart for .97 cents and one roll will do five traps with extra left. The only thing we have to watch out for now is thin ice.