IceShanty Main => General Ice Fishing Chit Chat => Topic started by: first ice on Sep 29, 2003, 06:13 PM
Title: Hey folks
Post by: first ice on Sep 29, 2003, 06:13 PM
Just wanted to stop in and say hello, haven't been on since last march. Thought I see what was going on. Hope everybody had a good summer can't wait for that FIRST ICE baby!! I'm getting the itch big time. :P
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: Mugz on Sep 30, 2003, 10:13 AM
Can you believe tomorrow is Oct 1st???......won't be long now. Time to start looking at your gear!!!!!
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: Cooley on Sep 30, 2003, 11:04 AM
Hey Mugz,your right its gettin closer.Got all my stuff out & its ready to go.I know its a little soon but its fun gettin geared up.In the mean time I"ll stick to river fishing for steelhead.
Come on Old man winter,Bring it on ! ! !
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: Mugz on Sep 30, 2003, 11:48 AM
I've been fishing the salt with great success. Hope to keep going until NOV., then I won't miss a beat when first ice comes in DEC......hopefully. Might have to get a NH liscence even if I'll be only be able to use it for a month!!!
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: BJ on Sep 30, 2003, 01:38 PM
If we schedule our trip in January,you can use it all year.
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: vancouvercanuck on Sep 30, 2003, 03:13 PM
Lets not hope for that hard water quite yet. I still haven't winterized my boat. I'm hoping to still get out a couple more times.
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: first ice on Sep 30, 2003, 08:01 PM
that hard water can't come quick enough for me!! lol
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: BJ on Sep 30, 2003, 08:29 PM
The sooner the ice gets here,the better!! :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: kenelz on Sep 30, 2003, 09:19 PM
Same here, I was in the garage today looking over the gear. We had a few snowflakes today, we're suppose to get a couple inches tonite, but... Its going to be a long time before ice here. Where's Barleydog? He probably only has about a month before ice up there.
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: Mugz on Oct 01, 2003, 05:18 AM
BJ,
I'm thinking about first ice......if there is ice up there in Dec., I will want to go as soon as possible. Any NH people out there that get ice in Dec every year?? WHERE???
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: Exudedude on Oct 01, 2003, 07:48 AM
Was 29 degrees just north of the Twin Cities in Minnesota this morning... Water temps are droppin like crazy. We may be ice fishing thanksgiving break again up here like last year?
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: Mugz on Oct 01, 2003, 08:00 AM
You teasing me.....I'm jealous.
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: nunzio on Oct 01, 2003, 08:42 AM
:D 25 degrees this morning.................... frost on everything!
It's getting closer!
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: HIMO on Oct 02, 2003, 07:08 AM
it is 30 degrees as I type this post here in milwaukee. man, you talk about getting the fever. my wife is beggining to wonder about me.
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: Cooley on Oct 02, 2003, 08:41 AM
My wife is the same way,I cant spot thinking about it or talking about it.As much as my wife hates winter,I think shes changing her mind now about winter,just to get my butt out of the house.I'm driving her nutts ha ha ha ;D
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: Barleydog on Oct 02, 2003, 05:46 PM
Your weather seems cold! Here in Fairbanks AK we had our first snow last week and now it's a balmy 70 degrees! Can't figure ol' mother nature out.. :-\
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: Cooley on Oct 02, 2003, 08:23 PM
Lets kick out mother and bring in old man winter ;D
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: mngonefishing on Oct 03, 2003, 08:37 PM
I will second that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D :D ;)
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: smeltshack on Oct 04, 2003, 06:29 AM
Well holy cow i cant believe this sight is open now. I suppose once it gets below 50degrees everyone starts getting the itch!!! With all this cooler weather its getting me thinking its time to start getting the gear out and going through it all. Got some wicked good deals this summer on some gear but havent had much time to fine tune it all yet. I have to go shoot my 250lb buck first (lol). Great to see a few people checking in and cant wait for that first freeze!
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: rgfixit on Oct 04, 2003, 06:44 PM
Barleydog, I noticed the other day it was in the 70's in your neck of the world and here in Rochester, NY it was 40.
Go figure!
RGFIXIT
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: crappieloo on Oct 04, 2003, 07:43 PM
rgfixit, that means it will be 25 to 30 degrees warmer here in 4 to 5 days.
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: trapperdirk on Oct 04, 2003, 08:41 PM
Well my new deluxe icefishing chair is still where it landed in april when I got it . Right at the end of the couch and it's all loaded and ready . LOL . Now where the heck is the ice ? LOL Can't hunt here on Sundays so some ice would be nice to fish on . Got some snow too. Come on Ice . LOL
Title: Re:Hey folks
Post by: Barleydog on Oct 04, 2003, 10:00 PM
Laughs that's all I can give you guys! Here I am in the Ice fishermen's heaven and it's HOT, (o.k. maybe not to most of your standards!) You guys know it's bad when Interior Alaska is warmer than 50% of the lower 48. 70's and 60's in October is just plain wrong. ??? I can't believe that I'll have to fly south to a "polar" state like New York or Wisconsin in order to chop a hole this year. We are still swattin' the big skeeters and the kids won't have to trick or treat in snowsuits this year. This heatwave is one sure way to make several hundred Eskimos homeless! Get the tanning lotion out and get me into a pair of speedos it's time for Indian summer ;D