Author Topic: How do you spend time in the "off season?" (Read 3613 times)

vermonner · « **on:** Mar 29, 2007, 04:20 PM »

What I'm getting at is, I'm sure most of us open water fish, but what else do you do in the off season or hobbies do you have? I love to ride the motorcycle, hike, swim, travel etc. Anyone else out there ride?

TMBWarriors · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 29, 2007, 04:33 PM »

We love to go to hunting camp and atv riding from lake to lake.Play some music,eat fish and venison,have about 6 beers and go to bed.Wake up and do it all over again.We used to shoot alot of 3d archery shoots and that is a blast,my son and his buddy want to shoot this year and we are joing the outdoor league to stay in tuned for early bow.I sold my yamaha 650 special uears ago and i do miss it.

Luffy · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 29, 2007, 05:30 PM »

usually a little open water fishing (never go as much though as I would during the winter). Going to try and find a summer hockey league this year... drinking some beers... that's about it..

snaggerr · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 29, 2007, 06:38 PM »

I fish work and spend time w/ family .Then I fish work and spend time w/ family.Etc.I fished up to Jan. 7 catching walleye lunkers on stickbaits in Oneida lake,limits in a half hour some nights.Before that salmon and steelhead at pulaski 30 min. drive.Before that three bass tourneys.Before that trout season fly fishin Oriskany creek ,I look at it every morning.Before that spring crappie.Before that iceout last year.Nothing else to do.LOL
snagger

hardh2ofish · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 29, 2007, 07:06 PM »

Well the walleye will spawn here in a matter of a few more days and Ill go try to catcha few off the dam here. I dont have a boat and I dont hardly fish at all in the summertime. I love to play fastpitch softball and since our son was born I dont have as much time to play or fish like I used to. So most of the time when i get a chance to do anything I usually choose a fastpitch tourney over going fishing. So there is my main summertime hobby. That and waiting for the water to get hard again.

Skipper · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 29, 2007, 07:23 PM »

I mow my frigging lawn.

empty hook · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 29, 2007, 08:01 PM »

Quote from: Skipper on Mar 29, 2007, 07:23 PM

I mow my frigging lawn.

Skipper I hate to even think about the lawn. I cut my back yard up pretty good taking care of the Snowmobile trailer. I may need to make a trip to Florida to get my Uncles wheel chair,by the time I get back and plant the garden and prep the boat it will be Walleye season.

Thriller · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 29, 2007, 08:41 PM »

Aside from fishing and yelling at the kids, the main summer pastime is spending time with my old Buicks - http://www.mts.net/~dthille/buicks.html.

This summer, I'll be driving the '66 Wildcat to the Seattle area for the Buick Club of America national meet...then down the Oregon coast to visit relatives.

toguefisha · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 29, 2007, 09:41 PM »

Like to fish in the summer but most of my summer gets eaten up by work (I'm a Park Ranger and work funky hours) Also love to do some kayaking and camping when I can find time. Fall has me spending lots of time at hunting camp in search of birds and deer.

walleye tattoo · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 29, 2007, 10:02 PM »

Ride my Harley every chance I get usually sunday after noon.

Master Angler · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 29, 2007, 10:06 PM »

I work, fish and hunt. And it great that my summer work is fishing, as a guide at a fly-in lodge, the best job I've ever had.

kimball07 · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 29, 2007, 10:27 PM »

mostly race, fish, hunt, family, work

Greenz · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 12:40 AM »

flyfish, family, bowhunt and do some striper fishing on the beach

Pail Rider · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 06:55 AM »

I have no 'off-season'. Ice fishing season, salmon/trout season, baseball season (I coach), turkey season, bass season, striper season, bowhunting season, basketball season (I coach), muzzleloader season, rifle season and back to ice fishing season. It's a vicious cycle. Some teacher told me when I was a kid there were only 4 seasons, she was an idiot

pike-perch01 · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 09:04 AM »

i fish every other day.streams,lakes,ponds.i have a canoe and a boat.on the off days i mow the lawn and weed my gardens.vegetable and flowers.boy it is great to be retired.i don't know how i found time to work.

rich81 · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 09:23 AM »

Quote from: empty hook on Mar 29, 2007, 08:01 PM

Skipper I hate to even think about the lawn. I cut my back yard up pretty good taking care of the Snowmobile trailer. I may need to make a trip to Florida to get my Uncles wheel chair,by the time I get back and plant the garden and prep the boat it will be Walleye season.

ahhh. he might need that wheelchair?

lol

Rockman · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 10:30 AM »

I ride my bicycle about 3,000 miles each year. To date I only have 2,810 more miles to ride until I hit my goal! I also fish the Allegheny River in PA for small mouth and walleye and, when invited, anywhere on Lake Erie. Then about October 1st, I begin purchasing ice fishing equipment and supplies that I already have too much of.

teacup13 · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 12:51 PM »

i work.... i take winters off

not much time to fish open water... only do it a couple of times in the year

1TIGGER · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 01:19 PM »

I'll shoot the bow here and there to try and stay sharp for bow season and I dabble in a little taxidermy !

azz7772 · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 04:21 PM »

besides fishing every summer i like to do one big yard project, i also like going for drives, a little renovating,and did i mention fishing lol

Longwooddrive · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 04:26 PM »

Spend most of my days conducting research on Juvenile Atlantic Salmon. When I'm not working, I'm fishing for the adults, Smallmouth fishing and gambling. Do a little duck and Ruffed Grouse hunting in the fall. Back to the ice in Jan.

empty hook · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 07:58 PM »

Quote from: Madcap_Magician on Mar 29, 2007, 08:45 PM

I ride my Harley... a lot! Love traveling to the Adirondacks & the New England states on the weekends on the bike. When I'm not riding I'm cutting the grass, which I hate. Hiking & backpacking I try and fit in whenever I can. Do a lot of pistol shooting, I have my own range up in the woods. Don't do much summer fishing, much prefer ice fishing, about the only time I take the boat out is when my GF starts complaining she wants to go fishing - she likes summer fishing more than I do, I'll take her fishing several times and let her know I"m not enjoying myself. She usually stops asking after that.

4 of my friends have Harleys and my wife said I could buy one also,all I would need to do is sell my quad,snowmobile,and boat.

Bailbuster · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 08:07 PM »

I have a camper at OOB fish stripersfrom the time they get here till bow season.little golf in between.BB

walleye1 · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 31, 2007, 08:29 AM »

Quote from: Skipper on Mar 29, 2007, 07:23 PM

I mow my frigging lawn.

Ditto. Plus a thousand other things I have to do this summer around the house.

Big Burk · « **Reply #24 on:** Apr 01, 2007, 09:48 PM »

carp fishing, walleye fishing, fly fishing, hunting, mountain biking, quading, work, work, work some more, chill with friends.

Medson25 · « **Reply #25 on:** Apr 02, 2007, 10:20 AM »

We go camping/backpacking/climb 14'ers/and fish as many little beaver ponds as we can find.

rich81 · « **Reply #26 on:** Apr 02, 2007, 12:38 PM »

try to get my wood cut early before it gets too warm, and then take the kids to the lake and beach

mainedukblaster · « **Reply #27 on:** Apr 02, 2007, 02:33 PM »

I do house improvements, then turkey hunt, a little open water fishing (not much), then I practice my duck and geese calling, clean up the decoys and go and fix up the duck blind/ and scout for new duck ponds...

winchester 88 · « **Reply #28 on:** Apr 02, 2007, 07:56 PM »

Quote from: Skipper on Mar 29, 2007, 07:23 PM

I mow my frigging lawn.

My daddy always told me to never have more grass than one wife can cut...

Winchester 88

pizalm · « **Reply #29 on:** Apr 02, 2007, 08:25 PM »

I spend the summers working construction while I live at the cottage all summer. It's not bad to just jump in the lake at work to cool off

I also play baseball to stay in shape for my university team and drink way to much booze.

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Author Topic: How do you spend time in the "off season?" (Read 3613 times)