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Offline Agronomist_at_IA

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Let's get some cold temps.
« on: Nov 29, 2020, 03:12 PM »
Man just wanting some fishable ice on the ponds for gills. This warm open water sucks......it sucks....I've been making a ton of plastics and small lead heads for panfishing.

What's everyone else up to.
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Offline Gunflint

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #1 on: Nov 29, 2020, 03:13 PM »
Waiting for ice...except lake trout season does not open until January anyways.
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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #2 on: Nov 29, 2020, 03:16 PM »
Quote from: Gunflint on Nov 29, 2020, 03:13 PM
Waiting for ice...except lake trout season does not open until January anyways.


Minn......I'd be headed to Upper Red that place kicks out nice eater walleyes nonstop.
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Offline Mchmss

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #3 on: Nov 29, 2020, 03:36 PM »
Northland Impulse Mayfly in brown was probably my best performing plastic in iowa.

Other than that i haven't been loyal to any specific color or style. Red does best for me on crappie.

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Offline Beardcat

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #4 on: Nov 29, 2020, 03:48 PM »
Quote from: Agronomist_at_IA on Nov 29, 2020, 03:12 PM
Man just wanting some fishable ice on the ponds for gills. This warm open water sucks......it sucks....I've been making a ton of plastics and small lead heads for panfishing.

What's everyone else up to.

Same here, trying to be patient as we wait. Got a chance this weekend after finishing putting up Christmas decorations to go fish for a short time. Caught some small crappies and bluegill using an ice jig & gulp minnow under a bobber. Wasn’t much but was still fun.
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Offline Agronomist_at_IA

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #5 on: Nov 29, 2020, 04:28 PM »
Quote from: Beardcat on Nov 29, 2020, 03:48 PM
Same here, trying to be patient as we wait. Got a chance this weekend after finishing putting up Christmas decorations to go fish for a short time. Caught some small crappies and bluegill using an ice jig & gulp minnow under a bobber. Wasn’t much but was still fun.

Christmas lights kinda kicked my but this year. The colored led lights i bought years ago finally died and so did the pooping Santa blow up.....so we got new lights and an abominable snow man blow up. Wife looked at me funny when we put them up at dark.....but it's done and looks nice. Lol.
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Offline Beardcat

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #6 on: Nov 29, 2020, 04:59 PM »
we had to unplug our inflatable fishing Santa today because the winds were abusing him  :o
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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #7 on: Nov 29, 2020, 06:11 PM »
Quote from: Agronomist_at_IA on Nov 29, 2020, 03:12 PM
Man just wanting some fishable ice on the ponds for gills. This warm open water sucks......it sucks....I've been making a ton of plastics and small lead heads for panfishing.

What's everyone else up to.

Some of the best fishing is now. Walleyes have been great, perch and crappies before this walleye time. One can always drive for hrs to ice fish for 3 walleyes up north, to each their own I guess.
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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #8 on: Nov 29, 2020, 08:29 PM »
Quote from: Agronomist_at_IA on Nov 29, 2020, 04:28 PM
Christmas lights kinda kicked my but this year. The colored led lights i bought years ago finally died and so did the pooping Santa blow up.....so we got new lights and an abominable snow man blow up. Wife looked at me funny when we put them up at dark.....but it's done and looks nice. Lol.
What color does your pooping Santa poop?
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Offline Gunflint

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #9 on: Nov 29, 2020, 08:40 PM »
Quote from: Brownstick on Nov 29, 2020, 08:29 PM
What color does your pooping Santa poop?

Funny question coming from Brownstick.  ;D  ;D ;D
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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #10 on: Nov 29, 2020, 09:27 PM »
Quote from: Brownstick on Nov 29, 2020, 08:29 PM
What color does your pooping Santa poop?

He was in an out house and would open the door....plastic base got cracked out and the material had some holes worn through on it.
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Offline matzilla

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #11 on: Nov 30, 2020, 08:16 AM »
Nice brisk morning here in SE Iowa today - feels good
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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #12 on: Nov 30, 2020, 07:26 PM »
i had 18 this morning on the way to work.  trying not to get too worked up but its hard not to.
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Offline SchlitzBeer

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #13 on: Nov 30, 2020, 08:57 PM »
Surprised by this, the pond in our subdivision has a thin layer of ice formed over the majority of it. Just noticed this walking into the house. Live in Des Moines area.
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Offline matzilla

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #14 on: Dec 01, 2020, 09:55 AM »
Quote from: SchlitzBeer on Nov 30, 2020, 08:57 PM
Surprised by this, the pond in our subdivision has a thin layer of ice formed over the majority of it. Just noticed this walking into the house. Live in Des Moines area.

Mine should have some skim ice today or tomorrow - I haven't been down there lately
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Offline Beardcat

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #15 on: Dec 01, 2020, 09:01 PM »
The wind died down enough for my local waters to have skim ice all day. The only open spots were where the geese are hanging out. I’m trying to keep my hopes down since Mother Nature can be fickle
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Offline yakker13

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #16 on: Dec 09, 2020, 09:27 AM »
Just as everything around Grinnell iced over (skim), warm temps show up. At least the water is cold enough to freeze quickly when the temps drop, hopefully soon.
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Offline OGCollard

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #17 on: Dec 09, 2020, 02:08 PM »
I hear ya. Dying for fishable ice. Been reorganizing all my gear so all i need to do is throw it in the truck!!!!!!
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Offline Agronomist_at_IA

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #18 on: Dec 09, 2020, 07:20 PM »
50*f today ugh....great for deer hunting sucks for ice fishing.
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Offline spoofhoundicefisher

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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #19 on: Dec 09, 2020, 08:55 PM »
was dang near 70 down here today.  supposed to get some snow friday and into saturday so hope it starts a cycle of colder weather that will hang around.  went out today and put the pond jumper in and it was tough.  only managed 4 crappie and 1 small gill. 
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Re: Let's get some cold temps.
« Reply #20 on: Dec 13, 2020, 11:11 PM »



Making some ice now
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