windy wednesday

[lenz]

went out wednesday..16 degrees in the am..calm wind. that didn't last long..by noon it was steady 20 mph with stronger gusts. warmed up but i could not really feel it.
7 inches of ice..set up in 12 to 20 FOW, hvy/med shiners $11 a doz..ouch. flags came in 2 bursts..11:20 am and 1:15 pm. caught 4 slime darts 2 bass. biggest bass only 2lb10 oz..a dink..
bigger ponds/lakes getting safe..




burp

[THE JIGGER]

Decent  first day Jim. Were you at the club?
 Wow that is expensive bait. Tom's in Westford is only $8.00/Doz for heavy/med.

[lenz]

Decent  first day Jim. Were you at the club?
 Wow that is expensive bait. Tom's in Westford is only $8.00/Doz for heavy/med.

not club..bait went up to $12 a doz yesterday...supply and demand?  more like gouging..
burp

[lowaccord66]

Way to get out. 

[Rangerboats391]

12 a dozen OUCH!!!!!

[sebago2jigtima]

 

[REDGIANT]

$14 a dozen for pike bait and $8 a piece for suckers here in the Valley

[ICEHOLE]

Buying bait sucks. Don't do it often. Learning to catch my own is one of most rewarding things in my ice fishing career. A lot of fun and save a ton

[muleskinner]

bait prices are crazy. I'm having some people over today blackstone/bellingham lake going to get 3 dozen shiners looking at $30 plus
my friend has a commercial license. thinking of ordering some through him on line.

[Rangerboats391]

glad to have granby bait near by much cheaper

[BASSQUATCH]

Me and edd went up to Templeton Thursday. Holy mother of the lord was it Fa-rigid to start the day. Well until we crossed the pond and got in the sun. Then it was like Florida compared to the shaded parking lot ! Coldest I can personally remember in Massachusetts to start the morning .  -13 ! Zero wind though, which made it comfortable in the sun.

[BASSQUATCH]

Buying bait sucks. Don't do it often. Learning to catch my own is one of most rewarding things in my ice fishing career. A lot of fun and save a ton

it's very fun catching goldies!  Especially when you have to toss some back because you have too many to handle. Easy to catch(once you master it)  harder to keep alive etc for long periods of time without a good tank set up.