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IceShanty Main => General Ice Fishing Chit Chat => Topic started by: C.C. on Apr 11, 2005, 11:55 AM
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I just checked in today at 12:45 and there is no new posts since yesterday. I just thought I would start this thread so those of use who just have to do it can just keep this going. I guess we should give an ice report so the mod's don't think we are just trying to boost our posts. There is no new ice to report here in central PA YET but it's coming ;D
Jim
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lol id definitly take your life vest out in western ny and ice pics are pretty much useless and tip ups work good in a hemeroid tube ;D
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Weatherman is calling for 29° tonight. Won't be long now!
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We still have 27 inches of solid ice at my favorite high elevation lake. Every year it seems like I'm the first one on here and the last one off. Its tough when I could fish on ice over 8 months a year and people come and go so quick here. They start talking about ice off in March. Must be depressing. Condolences also go out to some of my fellow countrymen in other provinces that still have lots of good ice and the season closed over a week ago (due to gov't regulations). Life sucks for you fellas.
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Terry, your one lucky fellow.
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Yeah I count my icicles everyday ;D
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went icefishing on saturday was probably 34" inches of ice or so, was my last time out probably but nailed them caught 50 or so trout. season closes in the northern zone on the 15th.
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Like I said earlier Meadowpikeman, condolences. You will probably have ice till mid-late May and you get shut down in a few days. That sucks. :'(
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my ice report is i can fish snow lake until the end of the month wearing a t-shirt thick ice takes time to melt
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My daily report is no new ice over night but calling for temp's to drop into the low 30's tonight. I think next year I'll have to go see Terry in April so I can prolong the agony a little longer ;)
Jim
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was at harwood lake the other day and it had a small section with about 1/4" of ice but i for got my auger so i didnt fish that section ;) we have overnight lows in the mid 20's and hope to hear the lake making some more ice but the ny opener for pike and walleye opens in 3+ weeks then only about 7 1/2 months till ice fishing again ;D
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The only ice im gonna see for awhile is floating in a glass surrounded by crown and coke.
stump
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lol you should see if anyone sells little augers to use as a swizzle stick :tipup:
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I saw a berg still floating on the pack. :clap:
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I hear ya Terry we closed on march 30 this year and the lake is still got good ice on it up in the ducks we can ice fish untill it is unsafe and we are heading to Clearwater lake up north on thursday for 4 days of Laker fishin.. ;D I cant wait, I have some hooks I made that I cant wait to try, I think there gonna be killer for lakers. For the most part we will be using 4" Tubes or 1/2 -1 oz Bucktails. I will be sure to post the pics of the big one...Rod
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I like the swizzel stick idea Arch dut maybe Stump could buy a block of ice and when he need's to cool a beverage down he could just get his auger out and shave a little up. That would be a good way to keep in shape.
Jim
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rock bottom good to hear youre headed up to clearwater, would like to head up that way there or apthapap but wasn't in the cards for this year, so maybe next year, let us now how you make out.
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yeah Athapap is really good in the summer, im not sure about the winter though. Clearwater is great during mid to end of aprill I am right pumped about it I will for sure be posting some pics up as soon as i get back...
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Plenty of ice here in my Deep Freeze ;D I just had a tray of Cubes set up in less than two hours :tipup: It's snowing here in Maine which means winter is on the way ;D. I've been hanging out in the Maine room but I will check here everyday just to make sure it's alive. I've got a lot to do this summer but I love Ice Fishing too much to forget this place. Keep Cool......Max
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Rock Bottom haven't fished athapap a lot in the winter but it can be pretty good. This year I heard moblilty was a huge problem as was unsafe ice. The guy from flin flon we sometimes go with has caught some true monsters out of athapap, his best on the hardwater is a 38 lber, topped buy a 46 in open water.
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vermont ice report inches of ice: 0 inches of safe ice:0
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still got a good two feet here in most places, seasons closed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'( :'( :'( maybe should go up north one last day??????????????
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Sounds like you should move off the flats meadowpikeman out to the mountains here in BC. No regulations keep us off most areas, just the rivers. When the ice is done, so am I.
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Well I'm still hanging in there too Terry and am still on 20 inches plus of ice but with some of the warm days we have been having the shores are opening . Last year I still had truck on ice on April 25th but if I'm lucky I will still be able to walk on this year at that time . Definately getting a mean tan though . ;D
TD
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Today's central Pa. report, :'( I hate the warm sunny weather!!!!!!!!!!
Jim
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yeah i hate the warm weather as well but the ice comes in handy still just with a darker than water liquid under it ;)
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Today's report, No frecken ice yet but I did have to mow my yard last night :'(
Jim
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no ice up here yet either and im getting frustrated i think im gonna take my sled out in the middle of a lake and wait and use hemeroid pillows for my tip ups till the ice is back ;D
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no new ice and its not looking good for the old ice either...did manage a frost overnight :-\
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lol had me happy this morning i had to scrap the mrs. windows on the montana for her to go to work this morning ;D wont be long now ;) :tipup:
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Had a frost last night, but probably the last one of the year. The count down begins.
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I have my dig black sharpie out crossing off the day's :D
Jim
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im cold right now
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that is exactly the plan slipbob!! they will keep me busy till the stripers get here
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well its 11pm and 45 degrees the frost doesnt look good tonight ;D
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Windshield will require a quick scraping this morning.
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Today's report, One more day crossed off the calander till first ice. Billditrite the stripers will get to me before they reach you ;). Do you fish for them in the Hudson or what?
Jim
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well sorry to say when i woke up this morning the temp was still 38 degrees :'( no scraping of the wind shield needed wipers were just fine and no ice was made :'(
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Today's report, One more day crossed off the calander till first ice. Billditrite the stripers will get to me before they reach you ;). Do you fish for them in the Hudson or what?
Jim
no i fish off the coast of southern maine...many small islands and rivers
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May be a while before the bigger schools of stripers make it up that far as we are still waiting for them here in NJ. The schoolies are starting to become more frequent but no biggins yet.
Also, no new ice being made in NJ yet. But soon.
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30 degrees but no ice man this is taking forever ;D
well i guess ill hit the open streams for the trout-till next time tight lines all
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May be a while before the bigger schools of stripers make it up that far as we are still waiting for them here in NJ. The schoolies are starting to become more frequent but no biggins yet.
Also, no new ice being made in NJ yet. But soon.
thanks for the report mike. we usually dont see much till midmay up here but a trip to RI may be in my future!!keep us posted and good luck ...heres to your 50+'' large
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Heading north.... Gonna see if there's any ice left.
Hmm, server time here is off an hour now, too.
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Sorry guys , I missed reporting yesterday but it's the same as today's. two more X's and getting closer to first ice.
Jim
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yea i havent seen ice for about half a month, except for in my drinking glass.......... ;D
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I'm still on ice here in north central BC but I have to head up to the mountains as low level is getting a little soft and a little open water around the shore. High level should be good for another 5-6 weeks but tough slug getting up there.
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well our overnight low was warmer than most of february so i dont see any new ice being formed but will keep my eye out for some
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Just remember Arch, today was just one more day crossed off the calander. We are well on our way to first ice ;D
Jim
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I could still icefish now, but it would be a pain to snowshoe in like 20 miles. I live in western colorado FYI
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Just remember Arch, today was just one more day crossed off the calander. We are well on our way to first ice ;D
Jim
yeah woke up this morning to 40 degree temps and highs in the mid 70's in western new york horrible horrible ice making weather even odder is the mid 70's in WNY in april hows the temps down your way?
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80's today and 80's tomorrow :'(. We are getting ever closer to first ice though. ;)
Jim
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well good thing for the ice is its supposed to snow this weekend bad thing for me im camping out at a trout derby oh well maybe we will get some good ice out of it ;D
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Arch, I don't think that snow will help out to much. Looks like we'll have to wait about 8 months to make it back out on the ice (even tho I plan on rigging my tip-ups for open water fishing on my private lake in PA :)), unless you have access to a 1 acre freezer and if thats the case let me know where, I'll bring the auger and some beers.
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lol mike no i dont but that sounds fun and here it is 6am in western ny and still 50 degrees man its going to be a long 8 months
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My report in Pa. at 8am is 63 degrease. I think I heard Ice forming on our goldfish pond this morning ???. I think we should get together ind look for a very cold weather pond like mike said, and buy some freezer compressor's to put in it.
Jim
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OR we can buy a walk in freezer put it on pontoons drill holes in the floor and ice fish year round just get a generator and a long waterproof cord ;D
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OR we can buy a walk in freezer put it on pontoons drill holes in the floor and ice fish year round just get a generator and a long waterproof cord ;D
:tipup: Hey man when you go out in the walk-in let me know im dying to get back on some ice lol ;) :tipup:
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The only problem I can see with the walk-in would be, Do the consider it a perminent shack ???
Jim
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well the rules have a time for the shack to be off the ice not the ice to be off the water ;D
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just looking in hows every one cant wait till next season
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great how are you whats the ice report for your area? ;D
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wo dont have any its beem 80 degrese this week its all open warter till probaly january at least we went till mid march in my neck of the woods we had 2 ft till the end of feb. then it went down hill
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today i got a sunburn and sweat in my eyes :'( no new ice in maine :-\
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none here in western new york either but im on the look out its supposed to snow this weekend but dont know if the ice will have time to form maybe next time lol hey bayonne whats your neck of the woods?
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well another night without ice but it was 34 when i woke up this morning getting closer to the magic mark and they are still calling for snow on sunday and alot of us from here will be camping out this weekend at the trout derby wish we had a IS or MFF flag to raise oh well maybe next year
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No ice here again either. Ha Arch you should blow up a picture of your avatar and hang it up. Everyone will surely ask what the heck it's all about(lol)
Jim
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lol i have bigger ones in the pics section under what to do when the fishing slows or you bored cant remember its a pike with my sunglasses and a ciggarette in his mouth on a snowman we have a bunch of goofy pics in there lol
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man im bored lol
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nice fish! ;D
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LOOK OUT NOW. weather report is calling for snow sunday ;D . Come on baby, we want ice ::)
Jim
P.S. Ha Arch, how about shrinking down the width of those pic's. I dont have enough time to scroll to the right,I'm getting my icefishing stuff ready.
Jim
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I think those guys need a life preserver instead of hip boots. LOL.
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Good Morning Folks, just sitting here drinking some coffee watching it rain. 221 days until the start of Ice Fishing in Maine. If Worthings goes to float for their smelt shacks then I heard he might open up the week after Hunting season which is the end of November early December. ;D ;D ;D. Back to reality :-[ well at least the coffee is good. max
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Lows in the 20's last night,60 now :-\
stump
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I'll help keep 'er goin! I just got some ice pics. They're already over at MFF but I figured I should help keep it goin! LOL
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woke upo at the trout derby this morning to snow everywhere got me excited its still coming down here and there but still no ice :'(
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Low level lakes around here are now open >:( High level good ice for about 6 weeks more (hopefully)
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TGF, for god sake's man, don't you understand what we're going thru here. Why did you have to tell us you have six week's of ice left :'( If you get a chance post a pic. of some ice in april so the rest of us can at least dream ;)
Jim
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dont worry carpcatcher the pic in his avtar is from last year when he thought he had 6 weeks of ice left ;D
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Thats funny Arch ;D here is what ice in aprill looks like.
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And this is what happens when we go on ice in mid aprill
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wow was everyone ok? and did you get that out? holy crap you guys are brave. this is what our ice in western new york looks like in mid april notice how glassy and clear it is lol
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Give it up, guys. It's Spring. Of course yesterday was 32 degrees and it snowed all weekend. Some parts of Michigan had six inches or more. Maybe I did put the ice gear away too soon.
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I hope the four wheeler still isn't stuck! Hey Jim I am heading down to Mt. Union this weekend to do some river fishing. Wanted to go this weekend, but it was too cold to be wading.
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Give up? GIVE UP? never. Giving up is the same as quiting and I never quit! If arch and I keep trying long enough we will figure out a way to walk on water ;D. Heck, it wouldn't be the first time it ever happened :angel. Russ, I'll be in mill creek this weekend hunting. I'd give you my cell number and we could meet for lunch but there is no reception up there. Did you get your little helpful present yet?
Jim
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it was 32 overnight I hope the ice is safe ;)2
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Thats funny Arch ;D here is what ice in aprill looks like.
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And this is what happens when we go on ice in mid aprill
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Man you guys must be from eastern Canada. Probably Ontario or Manitoba. We don't drive this late on our lakes here in BC. If we do we build ramps from shore out to good ice. That ice is not for driving on boys but good for walking on for sure. Sorry I won't be getting up to high elevation lakes this year but a buddy likes to go and catch some bows. He has gotten 8 months on ice last year fishing up higher. I will see if he can take his camera next time he goes. Doesn't have a digital though but I can scan.
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Saw a minivan from Indiana on the Thrway here in NYS yesterday. It had snow on the rear bumper.
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heck sunday i saw alot of vehicals with snow on them it was a long night camping but fun love the snow this is what it looked like sunday morning most places got alot more 3"-5"
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unfortunatly it was 42 this morning when i woke up
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No frost here today ;D That mean's we are one day closer to getting this summer bull crap over with and back to icefishing.
Jim
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hey arch is that BIGFOOT in that photo? :o
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shhhhhh robb_761 will get mad if anyone else looks at her lol he tracked her first ;D
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No ice here today but we're one day closer ;) Arch I think the snowball in your pic. is melting and that pike is gonna bite you. lol
Jim
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i will realize it when the cigarette in his mouth burns the back of my neck ;D
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Sunshine, warm, and windy :'(. Just one more day closer till first ice ;D
Jim
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man your lucky here its windy cloudy and low 40's when i look out the window it looks like its time to ice fish then all i see is green grass :'(
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I think that it would be weird to have ice as long as some of you guys have it. But open waters alright too one thing it good for is take the boat out and locate structure for the next time we can walk on it. we have had no ice here since april 2nd but we went up north the day it was coming off and fished but it took a 20 foot ladder to get on the ice up there so we did not have much time left. :( :( :(
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Ahhh shucks guys, we only need a month of open water to locate structure. I can have 8 months of ice but I'd like 11. Guess I should move up to the artic.
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man i woke up today it was 24 degrees out but i know the afternoon sun is going to move in and bring it up to the 50's then thunderstorms all day saturday not to good for making new ice :'(
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TGF, you should look into that and we will come visit you with our ice stuff in june ;D
Jim
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Yeah probably somewhere near the north pole ;D
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can i sit on santas lap ??? ;D
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This is the way I see it. The expanded archery season is only 4 months and a week and a half away here in Maine. when it gets here, then regular hunting season with gun is only two months away. after that if the guy has the floats we can start smelting and a month after that Ice fishing season opens ;D As I sit here pondering cutting the grass :-[ drinking my coffee. Long live the Hardwater :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: take care....Max
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thats the kind of attitude we are looking for with this thread keep up those great updates ;D
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shhhhhh robb_761 will get mad if anyone else looks at her lol he tracked her first ;D
robb_761 is gone for the weekend the big hairy lady is chillin with me this weekend lol ;)
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I spent a half hour waxing my pole's on my new shanty today. First ice is coming guy's, you better get ready ;)
Jim
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I'm overhauling my Snowblower this summer so I'll be ready to clear my driveway even faster because the faster I can get the driveway clear the faster I can go Ice Fishing. :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: ;D
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I did a little trout fishing today and my finger's got chilly ;D I can't wait till I gotta put gloves on.
Jim
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well its 20 after 8 and 33 degrees and rainy as heck and supposed to turn over to snow later this afternoon maybe some will stick and i can build a snowman and put a pole in his hand :tipup:
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Ha Arch, your snowball melted and torned into a red X lol. I hope that pike didn't let any teeth mark's ;D
Jim
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no its just that time of year for the snow to melt and the pike didnt leave any tooth marks but he did burn me with his cigarette ;D
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Drove 8 hours in snow yesterday.snowed off and on all day sat. went to winnipeg manitoba for a wedding over the weekend.Saw a shack and a snowmobile on a trailer in ND .
stump
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Stumper, they must have been getting it ready for first ice ;)
Jim
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Jim caught 1/2 Bucket of White Perch Sun Iced them down and pulled um out one
at a time as ice melted to clean gotta keep my hands in stape Ps Only dropped one Fred
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Had to scrape the windows this morning. ;D Sure felt like the fall this morning.
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it snowed here most of the day yesterday nothing stuck but the snow was coming down good at times and this morning i had to warm up the wifes van and scrape also 32 degrees right now but i have a feeling mother nature is screwing with me :tipup:
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:tipup: :tipup: Yea man mother nature is screwed up now here in upstate ny i woke up to 30 degrees and boy i almost forgot that it was spring i thought that it was going to start building ice again :-\ i cant wait for next season :tipup: :tipup:
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Good to hear from you Fred. No ice here yet but it's just one day closer ;D
Jim
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******NEW ICE REPORT!!!!*******
a 16th of an inch of ice was on my windshield this morn! a sign of better things to come?
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Buddy got back from the mountain lake we like to go to. Says its getting a little soft on the top. Still 24 inches of solid black ice. Cooler temps overnight should resolidify. They pulled 10 rainbow thru the ice. Biggest was 3.2lbs. All ice on our low level lakes is gone with small amount left on north facing shores.
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well another morning of 29 degree weather with frost on all the windows but still no ice why does mother nature torture me so?
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Yeah, It needs to be one or the other. in the teens here in WI yesterday. Supposed to be 65+ today ::)
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TGF, Thanks for testerday's report. You sure know how to make a person cry like a baby :'(
Jim
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Sorry Carp... I'll shut up now ;)
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TGF, Don't shut up, just make sure you understandhow lucky you are ;)
Jim
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I missed yesterday, I was to busy hunting then golfing then mowing but it was another day closer till first ice. Make sure all you guy's tell everyone HAPPY MOTHERS DAY. Try to be extra nice, it might get you an extra day fishing next winter ;)
Jim
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I tried this "hunting for turkey" thing and I just don't see it. You have to go before 11 am and thats when most old people are out and about, well a tank of gas and 3 coffees later I finally got one...a butterball for 49 cents a pound at the Hannaford in Windham. You've got to fight the old people and I don't understand the calling stuff, people were looking at me kinda funny in the Cereal aisle blowing on the call waiting for something to happen. The turkey never called back, probably because he was frozen. I can't wait for Ice Fishing....these other sports just aren't my cup of tea. Max ;D ;D ;D :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
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lol Max, What kinda gun did you shoot it with? If you'd use a tater gun the mashed tater's would be taken care of also! We are suppose to have a good freken week for ice here in PA, high 70's and sun :'(. Oh well, just a few more month's till first ice :clap:
Jim
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i was there too max i think they were nervous because of that guy walking around with that PRICE GUN !! ice hunting just isnt the same old boy ;D
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Just for your info, I'm on stage at the Portland Comedy Connection on July 29th - 30th with Al Ducharme and Bernadette Pauley. I'm also at the Taste of Maine in Woolwich on Aug 5th and I'm at the Comedy Barn which is located at Spectator's in Sanford on June 25th and Aug 6th. ;D.........Something to do while we wait for the Ice to Thicken. Max
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Max you must be a true comedian, you got any good jokes? ;D
Jim
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i got a freaking joke.. its 10:40am and 77 degrees and going up every minute, horrible horrible joke god is playing on us ice fishermen ;D
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Just for your info, I'm on stage at the Portland Comedy Connection on July 29th - 30th with Al Ducharme and Bernadette Pauley. I'm also at the Taste of Maine in Woolwich on Aug 5th and I'm at the Comedy Barn which is located at Spectator's in Sanford on June 25th and Aug 6th. ;D.........Something to do while we wait for the Ice to Thicken. Max
max i live right in saco i will go see you and i will wear my iceshanty.com hat
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Just for your info, I'm on stage at the Portland Comedy Connection on July 29th - 30th with Al Ducharme and Bernadette Pauley. I'm also at the Taste of Maine in Woolwich on Aug 5th and I'm at the Comedy Barn which is located at Spectator's in Sanford on June 25th and Aug 6th. ;D.........Something to do while we wait for the Ice to Thicken. Max
max i live right in saco i will go see you and i will wear my iceshanty.com hat
Cool...that will be fun. Maybe i'll have my new Mud Puppy joke done by that time. ;D
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Max you must be a true comedian, you got any good jokes? ;D
Jim
I do one about seeing a Sasquatch or a Bigfoot while driving down 95......It was huge, about 600 pounds and it smelled like poop. I stopped the car and tried to take a Picture but found out it wasn't Sasquatch or Bigfoot........It was a woman from Biddeford out collecting Returnables. ;D Max
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HEY ROBB DID SHE ESCAPE AGAIN ;)
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you need to have been to biddeford to appreciate that one LOL my first wife came from biddeford!
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my first wife came from... well i better not say lets just say its south of here >:D lol
man i tell you, another 80 degree day this cant be good for making ice
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LOL. M<ax we got a couple of them thing's runnin around our town too. Man are they scary :o, they keep the road claened up though ;). Come on Arch, don't give up on it now. Today was just another day closer to first ice.
Jim
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That is right another 5 or 6 months we will have ice here in upstate NY. That is why I havent put the ice gear up.
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:I was standing at my grill doing up some steaks......I can barely contain my excitement.....I saw my breath!!!! Dude, Ice is on the way. Max
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I just can't believe it, only six more month's and this place will be going crazy with people talking about the upcoming ice season :D. Just think how far ahead of them all of us diehard's will be with our knowledge sharing on here while they are all out messing around ::)
Jim
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forcast is for a low of 33 tonight,its coming baby.................. .
stump
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:tipup: Next month this year will be half over. ;D ;D ;D :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
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It was a beautiful weekend if you like sun and warm weather :'(. Just a couple more day's crossed off the calander. :clap:
Jim
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its gonna be a chilly week here but not chilly enough to make ice :'(
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Jim I bet the Carp are starting to stack up by now! You got to be over 100" a trip trying to fight off the "lack of ice fishing SHAKES" I'm heading up to Walker this weekend were going to sail some floting tipups out off of Skips place just to get that flag up Buzz will post results FRED
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Fred, I was over the other weekend and did ok. I don't know how you fish for those big slab's over there but if you need a pointer let me know. We were in the same area as we ice fished so that may help a little. Good luck!
Jim
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well im kinda getting excited i have a cold and it reminds me of the day after ice fishing a sunny 30 degree in a t-shirt ;D
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I know what you mean Arch. I'm going to get my IS hat out and try to get my forehead sunburned ;D
Jim
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Another perfect day here in Pa. Just one more day crossed off the calander till first ice :thumbsup:
Jim
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mother nature is teasing me again there was frost on the ground and windows this morning almost went to sit in my shanty for a little bit this morning just for the memories :tipup:
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we had an inch of snow just last week,but its 20c here today
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man its cold in the mornings and hot during the day this stinks for ice
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Ha Arch, This full day af rain isn't doing anything for our ice condition's here in Pa. How about you up in NY? ;)
Jim
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70's and sunny definitly no ice making going on around here and calling for rain all weekend so i dont see any in the near future but the mornings are still in the 30's so who knows :tipup:
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224 days left until Ice Fishing 2006 :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: ;D ;D ;D but if you don't count Weekends and Mondays and Fridays cause there kinda part of the weekend and nix the Holidays and the days that get above 32 degrees then I'd say with the prevailing wind and a 30 pack on a quiet afternoon that we have about 1 month left till Ice Fishing. Thats if you look at it my way ;) Cheers :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: ;D Max
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65 and sunny not to good for the water turning to ice thing but i think im gonna patent some shoes made out of innertubes so i can walk on water year round maybe it will make the open water season more bearable :tipup:
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Open water is the second most important time of the year to an ice fisherman. You have ample time to ready for next year. Research new gear, secure financing, rest, plan. It gives the fish time to grow. What you this offseason will determine how you do next ice season. Specially if you imprenate your wife and it ruins your ice season like i did this past season. So be warned. How was I supposed to know that 4 minutes of fun would mess everything up?
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Sound's like you really screwed thing's up Seaguar ;). Didn't your daddy ever sit you down and have a talk.
Jim
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sounds like you played it just right seag...in a few year ,dependind on exactly where you fish that little on could mean up to 15 more tipups in tyour arsenal...in maine it would only be five ...not to mention kids are great for going to get you a bait!!
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wow 4 minutes my wife says your wife is lucky ;D
but like scott said thats just all the more tip-ups and when you need he can run for the flags and then run back to get the bait for you when you get one on it may have messed up one ice season but look to the future my friend you just made out in the long run :tipup:
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It didnt ruin the season. I did make it out a couple dozen times. This next season our first child will be able to come along. She will be 4 and able to handle days that arent too cold. I shack fish almost exclusively. I know some dudes think shacks arent even ice fishing. So yeah, a few years down the road I will have another buddy. Gonna need a big shack then.
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The guy's that don't think shack fishing is real arn't that shiney. I got my kid's out one time last winter without a shack and the wind blew about 30 mph. That was no fun at all but look out this winter, I got a hut know. On another subject, the weather is 20 degreese below normal in my area today ;D Bring on the ice
Jim
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i fished my first year with out a shanty brrrr now i got one and wont go back to being frozen even though most of the time i dont even go into my shany i wander around checking tip ups and bs'ing or cooking but when the wind whips real bad or its just plain ol' fridgid its nice to know you can go warm up for 30 minutes or so
lol 20 degrees below normal man your lucky its only 10 below normal around here :'(
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LOL, Arch I can't beleive you would spend any of your time BS.ing when you could be fishing :whistle:
Jim
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i jig while bs'ing ill take my pole with me and jig a vacant hole and bs with people i dont wander to far from my tip ups thats one of the best parts of ice fishing the freedom to not pay to much attention some guys lock themselves in there shantys and just peek out every 15 mins to check there tip up and thats fine i save that for crappy days but on a nice 35-40 degree day im out goofing off with the kids making snowmen bs'ing and cooking i tnink i have add i can never sit still doing anything lol
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Arch, I'm guessing you aren't a good chess player lol
Jim
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actually im the best i know at chess won champinship in 5th and 6th grades then got to nerdy but i still play my friends make bets with others who think they are good in how many moves itll take me my fastest is 4 moves but if that strategy is blocked i can usualy end it in under 20 but average about 15 moves to win i guess part of my add my mind works faster to get me up and moving again faster lol
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dangit 65 and sunny this si not making my optimism for ice rise
well wait i guess the sooner the summer comes the faster we get back to the hard water so i will use that to keep my optimism high ;D :tipup:
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You got it Arch, cross another day off the calander. Look out ice we're comin soon ::)
Jim
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Guys, it has to get warm in the summer. Thats when the fish grow. If it never got warm we would catch nothing but little ones. My method is to cut a bunch of holes and drag my shack to all of them. Then we fish them all and we go back to any that were good. So we fish good holes more than once but dont stay long at bad ones. My dad says I`m a pain to fish with. But he admits that you don`t worry about getting skunked. I make him carry the heater. Thats all he has to carry. If he didnt bring lunchpail, two coats, entire dum bucket of poles, he wouldn`t have to even carry that.
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A Salute to fellow veterans and those who have made the ultimate Sacrifice. My thoughts and prayers are with those serving at this time around the world. Max Flag!
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A great big "DITTO" Max, I didn't have any computer access over the weekend because I was enjoying the freedom those people your talking about are fighting for. I'm sorry I'm a day late but here is a great big thankyou from my family and I. By the way, cross some more day's off the calander, First ice is coming.
Jim
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over night lows in the mid 50's and daytime highs in the upper 70's
well at least we just knocked off one more day from the calendar :tipup:
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One more day !!!!! I knocked off a whole month yesterday ;D
Jim
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yup now its down to the three hot ones then itll start to cool down only about 7 1/2 months to go :tipup:
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Thats the good thing about hunting season. Keeps the mind occupied after the 3 hot months. Some good open water fishing during the hot months tho. I been researching some new techniques for ice fishing here lately even. I never quit planning. I checked out a lake this week looking for ice fishing destinations. Have been checking on new shacks also.
7 1/2 months? That would put first ice Jan 15th. Possibly only 5 months if the ice is safe in late Nov, early Dec.
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sorry ment to say 6 1/2 months we dont get any real ice till around christmas and nothing considered safe till new years but im out on 3" with my PFD i love first ice :tipup:
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Good thing you corrected yourself Arch, I would have had my freezer refilled till you started :D
Jim
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yeah i was still thinking it was may i have a bad sense of what month it is since i have been out of work, heck i have trouble remembering the day lol all i know is its one more closer to ice fishing ;D
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:-[ :-[ :-[I come before you....my Ice Fishing Brothers and Sisters and I humbly Apologize :-[ :-[ :-[ I was wearing my black Team Ice Shanty hat today while mowing the lawn in 83 degree sunshine and I got :-[ :-[ white salty sweat marks on my hat. I'm sorry ...I sit here in disgrace. I know I should have left it in the freezer until next year but I just felt better wearing it. Please Forgive me :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: Max ;D
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:o sweat in a IS hat :o you need to clean that hat ASAP put it a tupperware container full of water and let it freeze then take it out of the freezer and let defrost in your shanty and all will be good :tipup:
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28 C today. getting sick of the bugs and the heat. Painting the floor of my shack, fixing up my sled and making a bait container. Miss the ice dearly. :'(
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me too :'( ice please come back :tipup:
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well this isa rough one for an ice fisherman
its 5:40pm and 89 degrees and humid as heck
i can barely keep ice in my glass :'(
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Yeh,it really sucks,i hate this weather,please god give us ice and snow.
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here in manitoba its like 15 celsius, windy and rainy. LOTS OF RAIN :'(
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It's hot and raining in Indiana.
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cool foggy morning here in maine...yesterdays hot sun has warmed the water considerably and new ice is nowhere in sight... :'(
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Come on Billditrite, What do you mean "not in sight". It's only a few short month's the way I look at it. You should be a little more optimistic ;)
Jim
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Calling for 92 degrees and sun tomorrow here in SE Michigan. Should be safe to say that in 7 months from now we should be cutting holes.
MikePike - nice Napoleon Dynamite tagline......goooosssh hh.....
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Haha 30 c, 40 with the humidex. Sleepac, Idiot! ;)
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MikePike,
How long did it take you to grow that mustache?
Come on Tina, eat some ham!!!
Pedro offers you his protection.
I could go on all day!!!
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It's hotter than a firecracker here right now but we're another day closer to first ice ;)
Jim
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AMEN bring on the ice its 82 degrees with 100% humidity i hate the summer but like you said one day closer to first ice :tipup:
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Hot enough to get a male goat pregnant today here in Southern, Maine ;D Sorry Scott but you know it's true. :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: Max
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I will take 32 degrees over this any day. Ice fishin is the King of Sports as Budweiser is the King of Beer's.
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I agree about ice fishing but I don't know if I have ever drank a good beer.Give me a little of that stuff that come from up north and some coke. That's the refreshment that rule's ;D
Jim
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I already have a bet with a buddy of mine as to when we will see first ice here in central mass, this hot muggy weather is for the birds.
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All winter I listened to people at work Bi*** about the cold, now they are Bi***ing about the heat. Pick one or the other people. I would much rather have the cold than this damn humidity.
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All winter I listened to people at work Bi*** about the cold, now they are Bi***ing about the heat. Pick one or the other people. I would much rather have the cold than this damn humidity.
AMEN :angel
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It is much easier to warm up then it is to cool off and avoid the humidity. Give me cold temps anyday.
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EASY,EASY, fellas. Every hot muggy day is just getting us closer to ice. Help me out a little here Arch and calm these guy's down a little bit. We don't need anyone killing someone this close to icefishing season :whistle:. We IS members gotta stick together but I'm not missing first ice to go visit anyone in jail :D
Jim
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ice is like a "woman" if you have it every day you loose respect and interest so just chalk summer up as a teaser and you will always value the time you have on the ice and jim is right im not gonna visit anyone in jail on the ice opener but i will try to mail some ice to someone in a cooler :tipup:
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A Friend......... bails you out of Jail........A True Friend sits next to you in the Jail Cell and says boy we're in deep doodoo aren't we. ;D. If any of you get thrown into Jail during Ice Fishing Season 2006.........Use your Dime wisely and call someone who is not a part of IS, or just simply wait until the Ice goes out and we would be happy to come get you. ;D ;D :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: Max
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Well said guy's, my thought's exactly :clap: :thumbsup: :clap: :thumbsup:
Jim
P.S. Thank's Arch but it's jim not jum (lol)
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whatever are you talking about jim ;)
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Arch your avatar pic. look's like a summer pic. >:( Get rid of that thing and get a colder looking one ;D. If anyone is wondering, it's about 85 and hot here right now :'(. Come on mother nature, hurry up and get this over with.
Jim
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its first ice when the lakes are freezing before the snow is on the ground in anticipation for first ice :tipup:
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I predict 4 months to first ice here-unfortunately I will be living in a warmer climate by then
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I went out and fondled my ice rods in anticipation of winter.
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yes these hot muggy days can take their toll on ya . i could fish all day today but im waiting for this afternoon so i dont have to sit in the sun and bake!!
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I went out last evening with the family in our boat for 3 hours. I fished in short's only, no shoe's or shirt. Sure doesn't seem like fishing to me.
Jim
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You guys are still at it? LOL I just had to check in! Don't get me wrong I can't wait for freeze up but this is funny! Middle of June and iceshanty is still kicking lol. later dudes
KRIS
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Just stopped by to say "howdy"...
been fishing trout on the rivers and ponds... went deep sea for cod and haddock.... even went striper fishing yesterday...
but I sure miss ice fishing with the gang... nothing like setting the traps in -10 mornings and jigging in the shack with some good friends and a hot cup of coffee.. then hearing one of your buddies yell... "FLAG!!!"
six more months.....six more months...
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Been trolling a couple of lakes to see which lake has the best browns.This will decide where my hardside is going.This hot weather sucks.Going out of mind,need some hardwater.
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Hope everyone had a good weekend. I onty fell thru three times looking for safe ice, I guess it could have been worse :wacko:
Jim
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looking for safe ice and falling in is much safer than staying in the sun and heat, man this is bad when you sweat reading the newspaper man 8:17am in 77 degree heat :'( man i cant wait till the leaves start changing so i know im in the home stretch and the majority of the heat is gone :tipup:
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Archbishop, I can not wait for the leaves to change either. This hot humid sticky weather is not missed during the winter.
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Neither are the deerflies, horseflies, mosquitos,blackflys,sandflys or wasps >:( :%$#!: went brook trout fishing at 5:00 in the morning and got eaten alive until 10:00, caught a nice 15 incher and a few dinks. the world would be a nice place without insects or humidity!
ARch- hhaa i was reading through the whole thread (Canoe trip to quaker) in MFF and it sucks that you had to miss out dude, sounded like a drunken old time! Damn weddings! ;)
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yeah it sucks because im in like 4 a year and i usually only get to fish on weekends so my saturday is shot and my sunday im seeing little bubbles over my head all day lol another reason i like ice fishing no weddings in the winter and if you think the canoe trip thread is funny you should go check out archbishop and friends in off topic lol we get pretty bored during the day :tipup:
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Jim did you happen to go through at Walker? Hope it wasn't near my favorite tree would'nt want you to break any branches. ;D FRED
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Got home from work today and Grumpy Old Men was on and just happened to watch during one of the ice fishing scene's. I realy miss ice fishing.
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Hope everyone had a good weekend. I onty fell thru three times looking for safe ice, I guess it could have been worse :wacko:
Jim
yeah you coulda took another step!! :P
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Well lads I went on a search today for some icefishing vids to hold us through these hot days . I was thinking of keeping it to myself for fear that if too many logged on to download at once I may not be able to get to it myself . Well here goes my fellow sufferers of no ice . Scroll down till you see Run & Gun Icefishing and play and then another one called Buffalo Bay Tipups . ;) ;D Seeing and hearing the auger fire up brought tears of joy to me eyes it did . :'(
http://www.gandermountain.com/about/tvshow.asp#
TD
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That was beautiful Trapper. Now I must go clean my shorts.
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Thank's for sharing Dirk, :'(Now I really need a hard water fix. ;D
Jim
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Hi Guy's, just another hot and sticky day to cross off the calander
Jim
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Temps in the Northeast have dropped like a rock. Hard water can't be far behind! ;)
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We still have to trudge thru July, Aug, Sept and Oct. That is not that far.
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Mongo, the nice thing about trudging thru the summer month's is there isn't 2 feet of snow to get there. That should make it a little faster. ;D
Jim
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This cold front must be taking its toll on me, last night I dreamed I caught a 14lb walleye thru the ice! I must say one of the best dreams I have ever had. The sad part was after I woke up and realized it was all a dream...lol
-Scott
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Scott, don't think of it as a sad ending dream, think of it as seeing into the future ;). Glad to see you do post some things
Jim
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This cold front must be taking its toll on me, last night I dreamed I caught a 14lb walleye thru the ice! I must say one of the best dreams I have ever had. The sad part was after I woke up and realized it was all a dream...lol
-Scott
I had a similar dream but I caught a 14.5 lbs eye! :flex: :roflmao:
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Did I tell you guys that I cant wait to go icefishing????? :tipup:
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Well this is getting bad . :-\ I have managed to read everything about everything on icefishing rigging on this site and am now reading other sites too and it's just making me crazier and longing for ice even more and yes even the dreams are occurring . :-\
I also think that all the manufacturers should be forced to show us all the new products now so that some of us who wish to beat the mad rush can make our purchases now . Ok, thats it, I'm taking an ice rod with me every time out for the rest of the open water season to to appease the ICE GODDESS and maybe she will reciprocate with early ice . ;D
Heck I'm even studying up on products I don't use just to prepare myself and keep in shape for the auger and sonar wars this winter . ;D .
TD
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Heck I'm even studying up on products I don't use just to prepare myself and keep in shape for the auger and sonar wars this winter . ;D .
TD
why wait? jiffy's are heavy and weak and they cut slow :D
ESKIMO ROCKS
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Its only June so dont pick on my Jiffy. The original auger of icefishermen!!
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Lets leave auger bashing out of this forum. The best augers are the ones that start and stay sharp. If we start bashing augers then we got to bash everything else. There should be in our little box next to our names some place to list your shack, auger and rod makers. Guys who dont use shacks can just put pn. For pneumonia. I know you guys are just joshing each other. If we could list what we use we would easily tell who to ignore because they use stuff like Eskimo augers, and they don`t eat perch, and they live in Maine. Everybody knows the only thing good to come out of Maine is Shawshank Redemption and a few interstates.
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LOL lads . Yes we must stay fit to take on all comers and my 3 hp 10 inch Jiffy keeps my arms that way so I can shovel all the B.S. out the door . LOL . The Marcum LX-3 marks their skinny arses as they move in and my southbend stick used in combination with a shimano reel sets the hook and the Otter sled in conjunction with my John Deere snowmachine hauls them off the ice before it gets contaminated too bad . ;D LMAO
TD
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/trapperdirk/Trapper-Dirks/trapperwwinbattleforthelake3.jpg)
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Is that a cardboard minnow box?
stump
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Is that a cardboard minnow box?
stump
Yes indeed it is Stumper and were running a special now so get your orders in . ;D
TD
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Now I`ve seen everything. Maybe we should take up a collection for a Frabillizer minnow bucket for Trapper. I got one with the center lid broken out I`ll send him for $80 canuck bucks. Or just for askin nice. Its gettin embarassingly dirty. Works better with the lid broken anyway. First one broke on accident (by careless fishing buddy)but this one I broke on purpose.
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Now I`ve seen everything. Maybe we should take up a collection for a Frabillizer minnow bucket for Trapper. I got one with the center lid broken out I`ll send him for $80 canuck bucks. Or just for askin nice. Its gettin embarassingly dirty. Works better with the lid broken anyway. First one broke on accident (by careless fishing buddy)but this one I broke on purpose.
NO,no,no .Please do not send me one please . I don't need anymore extra stuff such as that Mr. Seaguar . As a matter of fact I have an insulated Plano bucket with working lid but that day some friends showed up with minnows in the bag and box so instead of transferring them over to it I just put the bubbler on the box and took it as is, and it worked like a charm . LOL Thanks for the consideration shown though . Now if you want to take up a collection and send me a new handheld Marcum LXi I would accept . LOL ;) ;D
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just ordered my new vexilar fl-8se last week.....hope to catch the ups guy before the boss gets it............might be some thin ice for awhile here if i miss him.....lol
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On minnow buckets the darn lids always freeze down on me. And its a son of a buck to get the scoop in and out with a lid on the floating ones. So I like the regular bucket looking ones with the lid broken off. Or a 5gallon pail if nothing else. Pail takes up a lot of room tho. I want a gyroscopic bucket that I can set on uneven ice and not worry about losing the bait. And it needs to be small. Like maybe gallon and a half. O I cant wait for safe ice. to See my minnows swimming away from some fat perch. Fun fun.
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I let you guy's alone for a weekend and all you want to do is fight :blink:. What do you guy's think this thread is about anyway's :whistle:. I started this so we could post the summer ice conditions now I am going to half to tell everyone how good my vex unit, my laser auger, and blue ice jigging rods work ;D. I sure hope things cool down quick so I can throw a frozen fish at someone ;D
Jim
P.S. - If anyone want's to know what the best way to catch fish is just ask :flex:
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haha TD i dont think that auger is going to maime to much with the gaurd on! Ontario ice-auger massacre. Ill get out the Strikemaster.. :D
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LOL lads . Well it seems I may have to put my instructors cap on and show you how to look after your buckets in the cold . LOL . ;D Once that lid is up there is no need to keep locking it down and also keeping the dripping net away from them helps to keep the ice from building up . Seems your wearing your gloves and mitts to much if you can't feel them reach their breaking point before they do . LOL ;D .
Congrats to who ever is waiting for their new flasher to arrive and somebody here will enjoy it if your wife sees the UPS guy before you do. LOL ;D
I hear all my neighbours firing up their lawn mowers this eve so I think I shall go outside and fire up my auger just to jinx their grass growing days and give them the shock that the greenery's days are numbered because shortly we will be over the hump and countdown for ice is on the down hill side . ;D
TD
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What about gravity Trapper? How do i get around that obstacle? The lid just drops shut. So I snap them off. Works much better. Best way i have found to keep them less icy is keeping the shack warmer. I use a ice chip scoop to dip minnows up. Those little nets always froze up on me. O I cant wait for safe ice.
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Well mine drops down too Mr Seaguar but it doesnt latch on its own without help and for me anyway thats where my plano freezes because water will stick in the latch hole so I don't latch till I'm on way out of there . ;) Now the net I just use a 99 cent special that has a flourescent styrofoam handle which goes right back inside the bucket with the minnows . It will only freeze if the minnows do . ;) I'll dig it out and take a pic if you want . ;D Oh and I think my bucket and net is better than yours is . LOL ;D The bucket wars here we come . LOL ;D
TD
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Keep yer stupid bucket then, eh? I catch more fish on waxies/maggots anyway. Minnows are secondary for my style. How do you think your rods match up to my Thorne Bro rods? Warning, warning, shots fired in the Rod war
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rod war eh?? well then i guess ill claim king of the hill with my st. croixs!! minnow buckets ill stay out of since trappers box is in better shape ;D :P
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I don't care how good of a bucket,rod,or whatever you might have. Without my super duper custom made tip-down rod holder they all will mean nothing(lol) . TD, where can I order one of those plastic liner's for my new cardboard bucket? ;D
Jim
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Well I'll just bet yas all right now, that my otter sleigh is tougher than anything you lads got, and my boots will go through deeper slush without my feet getting wet . ;D Yeh and how many minnows has your ice dipper caught Mr. Seaguar . ??? ;D And those liners for a box are unique and special only to Ontario baitshops Carpcatcher so you will have to come up here and get our super duper minnows at same time . ;D
TD
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SWEET, the Fall Preview catalog just came in the mail. Must mean that the Fall is right around the corner.
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TD, I'm coming up to Quebec in sept. on a bou hunt so I might swing over into Ontario for some of those liners ::). I hope your right about that otter sled because I just got one at the end of last season on close out. I got the big one cause I needed something big to haul all my wopper fish off the ice ;D(lol).
Jim
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Yes Carpcatcher I only got the small otter at the time but wished I would have got one of the big ones now . :-\ If your using your otter of that size just to haul fish off the ice with then you are losing out on what it was intended for which was to haul rigging . That there baby was built solid and sturdy so that we could cram every possible toy in it so that we could go out onto the ice and hold full blown demonstrations on what we own and be the envy of all our icefishing compadres eyes . ;D Fishing ? heck thats not as much fun as gloating over those that don't have all the toys and then hearing them begging their spouses to buy things that they must absolutely have and seeing their sleighs fill up too . LOL ;D
Don't forget to put a slider kit on the Otter and a solid hitch because next comes the snowmachine and ATV . ;D
TD
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TD, I already have the Arctic Cat atv but here in this stupid state you cant take an atv on the water :'(
Jim
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TD, I already have the Arctic Cat atv but here in this stupid state you cant take an atv on the water :'(
Jim
Now what kind of state makes a law like that . I had heard where some requred floatation on the bikes but never that you couldn't take them on the ice . WOW . How do you get the big perma shacks out then ?
TD
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There will be landing strips for the winged pigs when St Croix match Thorne Bros rods. Fishing second to showing off? I hope thats a joke.
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Permanent shack???,what is a permanent shack. Most of the time we're lucky to have a month with cold enough weather to hold a temporary :'(. It doesn't make any sense at all, boat's with unlimited horse power on the open water but nothing on the ice.Something's just not right!!!!!!!!!!
Jim
P.S. If anyone is wandering, we don't have any ice yet
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Nah I just ran out and checked too Carpcatcher and if there is ice its not very thick, because I got a soaker . Good thing the Otter floats like a boat so my rigging stayed dry and nothing was lost . ;D
Another vote for OTTERS . ;) ;D
TD
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Just got back from Florida and boy it feels like fall around here compared to the 105 heat index last week in Florida. All that heat is for the birds. Now that vacation is over it should be all down hill from here. 5 1/2 months and we will be walking on water. :clap:
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6 months and hunting will be done and full bore icefishing can begin.
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OK you lads are dying on me here . :-\ Time for pics and mine is better than yours is LOL . ;D lets start with the bait bucket ;D. LOL BEAT THAT BUCKET LOL ;D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/trapperdirk/fun%20stuff/trapperwwinbattleforthelake4.jpg)
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I bet that sweetheart hold's up good in the late season when there's slush on top.(lol). TD, I hope your happy. Now I'm gonna have to get the camera out tonight and get some good shot's to post. Russ I hope you had a good trip. Did you get a chance to play a round when you were there? I've got three more week's till I hit the salt water for ten day's, then bring on the ice.
Jim
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Didn't have time to hit the golf course. :-\ We were too busy at Disney everyday. I have baseball playoff games this weekend so it may be a while before I see the golf course again. >:(
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You went to Disney? you poor man. Luckily I am getting to work on Saturdays so I dont have to figure out what to do with my spare time. Just killing time waiting for fall and winter. And searching for new stuff that I cant catch fish without.
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Yes, I went to Disney. The funny thing about this is that we were supposed to go the week after x-mas last year and I talked my way out of it so it did not interfere with the possibility of early ice. ;D My wife just opened a business last Sept, and I told her that there was just too much going on in the business at the time and we need to go to Disney after school is out. :D Needless to say I was on the ice December 27th last year so my plan worked, but don't tell her.
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Good thinking Russ, You would have been about 400 fish less on last year's count if you would have missed that week. I sure hope it's as good this year.
Jim
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Thats one thing different about me. I like mid winter much more than early and late. Late is questionable safetywise and early I have tougher time patterning the fish. I agree that the bite is usually much better.
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Well I prefer the first ice and then last ice . End of March well into April is when the action really picks up here and those nice warm days are happening with still alot of ice .
TD
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I know what you mean TD about late ice. Last year we fished into april and it didn't seem right. Sitting on the ice, fishing, with no coat or bib's on. Gotta love that.
Jim
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You guy's aren't going to beleive what I found at a yard sale. The guy that was selling it said it was a super duper minnow bucket that he bought when he was in Canada. I can't beleive he sold it for 10.00.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/cjorwig/minnowbucket.jpg)[/img]
Also here is a couple pictures of a tip-down rod holder that I made last winter. I made them from 1/4" solid counter top material so water will not hurt them at all. They work better than anything that could ever come from north of the border. (lol)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/cjorwig/rodholder.jpg)[/img]
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/cjorwig/rodholder2.jpg)[/img]
There you go TD, beat that. ;)
Jim
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Ooh Carpcatcher, your really getting into the swing of things here . I'll have to do some digging and find something too add in here . LOL ;D
TD
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Seems I got the first FLAAAAAAAAAAAAG . You two lads are younger so pull er up . LOL ;D More too come . ;D
TD
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/trapperdirk/flag2.jpg)
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I spent a couple hrs this week relacing trailer lights. Made me miss the Frabillizer. Did catch a couple whopper gills this morning. My 3yr old and I had a blast catching smallies and those gills. Could not find the perch, dont know why not. Talked to some other dudes who said same thing. I am not takin pics of the john anytime soon. Busy wishin it was Nov and I was checking the mail for my gear updates.
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Well fellow ice fishing persons.I too miss my new found interest hard water fishing... In fact on one of the hottest days here in S.W. Ontario I was yard saleing ??? and found my self thinking of my new hobby... Lo and behold I found meself a pair of leather and fleece fishing mitts... Price tag $125.00 :oyard sale price $5.00 8)My thoughts priceless....lol ;) So I bought them...So I guess I will keep this post going to.... :)
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Seems I got the first FLAAAAAAAAAAAAG . You two lads are younger so pull er up . LOL ;D More too come . ;D
TD
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/trapperdirk/flag2.jpg)
Looks like you caught yourself a Mudpuppy ;D ;D :tipup: :tipup: Max
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could be the very rare boneless brown trout!!
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Hey thats one of my lines, gotta go release a brown trout. Good to see that East coasters got good toilet humor.
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That's a good one TD. Now I would like to see a step by step photo of you filleting that keeper :sick:(lol).
Jim
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90 + degrees the last few days, with more to come. No rain, no grass to mow. On the other hand should have fresh tomatoes ripe any day. Got the need to Freeze! Come on December!
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Hey everyone this hot weather sucks i like it when its cold and im out on the ice i like open water fishing but hardwater is better i have the countdown goin my buddies and I fished up in canada the day b4 chrishtmas which made it 6months from the 24th cant wait talk to u guys later. by the way im lookin for some ice fishing equipment any1 wanna sell anything let me know thankx guys
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Has anyone else noticed a trend happening here? In may ,it was only 3 or 4 of us iddiot's posting. Now, the warmest weather so for this summer, and there are 1 or 2 new faces on this post every day. I hope by the end of july there are about 200 different people posting on this thread, that should keep thing's interesting. If I were a betting man, I'd say we will kill mother nature at least 40 times till we have safe ice.
Jim
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You noticed that as well, the hotter and more humid it gets the more people miss ice fishing. I for one am missing ice fishing a great deal right now. First ice can not come soon enough for me.
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The only thing to report here is only one more day and we can flip the whole page on the calander :thumbsup:. It's getting closer by the minute.
Jim
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How about a nice cold picture to cool everyone down.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/icenutter/100_0010.jpg)
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AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH HHHH, now that's refreshing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(lol)
Jim
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Like lookin' at a fully restored '68 Chevy Chevelle! Thanks for the pic.
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Sweet pic
Just wish I was looking out my window right now at that view
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nice pic, steep climb to hunt squirrels on that ridge tho.
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Great picture looks like new ice going to have to learn how to post pics next week gotta keep it going FRED
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Ha, Fred is back. Glad to hear from you Spud, I was hoping that you didn't get washed out with the tide ;D. Hope your having a good summer and can't wait to see ya at walker, walking on the top.
Jim
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if i keep sweatin off the pounds like this im gonna freeze next winter :'(
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if i keep sweatin off the pounds like this im gonna freeze next winter :'(
You'll be fine billditrite if you come on up here and build some reserves and muscle drinking,, good ol canuck beer . We'll have you back in shape in no time . ;) ;D
Bring her on I'm ready .
TD
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/trapperdirk/trapperdirk2%20album/letsgeterdone.jpg)
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I am already tormenting my wife about the coming ice season.
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Well guy's and gal's, june is in the book's and only a few month's to go.This may be a little bit early but let me be the first one to wish everyone a happy 4th of july weekend. Stay cool and don't loose any finger's with the fireworks. I'd hate to run all over the place this winter catching everyone's fish because they can't reel or something like that.
Jim
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Well thankyou for your concern about the fingers carpcatcher but I know a one armed lad from here and he just sticks that line in his mouth and runs backwards . I've seen him do it both on and off the ice and he does land his share, but your right protect them if you got them . ;)
TD
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Happy 4th........I bought a new snowblower yesterday ;D ;D well it's 2 years old but in showroom condition. It's a 9 horse Sears Craftsman. It's got me in the mood :tipup: :tipup:. I even fired it up just to hear it run ;D ;D ;D Max
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Snowblowers? Pssssssssst, I hear the steam running out of this thread. I caught a 12" perch on 7/3. I visualized it sliding up the hole. Along with the other fish I caught. I didnt catch a ton. But 3 times as many as my buddy and thats what really counts, right?
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Your right Seaguar, that's the only thing that count's in fishing. Just the same if you and your buddy are hunting and get attacked by a Lion, you don't need to outrun the lion,just be faster than your buddy ;D. I wasn't in my office over the holiday weekend so I got to cross three day's off the calander all at one time. That's getting us closer in a hurry :whistle:
Jim
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oh man i cant wait we are finally over the fourth of july hump now just labor day and hunting season to go then time to hop back on the ice ;D
lol i have been off for a couple of weeks but when i came back on yesterday i noticed they put a tip-up with the smiley faces over on MFF :tipup:
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Snowblowers? Pssssssssst, I hear the steam running out of this thread. I caught a 12" perch on 7/3. I visualized it sliding up the hole. Along with the other fish I caught. I didnt catch a ton. But 3 times as many as my buddy and thats what really counts, right?
You just don't get it! All my wife asks of me before I go Ice fishing is that the yard needs to be clear of snow. A new snowblower gets the job done a lot quicker and i'm on the Ice that much faster. ;D ;D :tipup: :tipup: I think the steam is running out on your Perch. ;D ;D ;DMax
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If I let a little thing like marital happiness stand in the way I'd never get out the door alone again.
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Nothing to report here other than we got a little bit of some much needed rain last night. This summer time weather is starting to realy annoy me >:(
Jim
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amen it rained here almost all day yesterday but was still in the 80's and humid as hell, this is getting old but july 4th meens only 5 months till safe ice ;D :tipup:
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WOOOHOOO, Tomorrow's forcast is to be a high of 72. Man, it starting to cool down now.
Jim
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yeah but the weekend is looking like a scorcher im just hoping the summer gets tired of itself and gives us early ice this year :tipup:
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I sure wish all this rain we are getting was snow ;D. I guess it is just bringing the water level up before it start's freezing ::)
Jim
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lol true, its also cooling down the water temps slowly but surely so it can get ready to freeze :tipup:
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Last weekend I fired up the auger and let it run for a few, the sound of the running auger was music to my ears. Only thing that was missing was some safe ice and I would be all set.
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i miss the ice too i just put my blades on after getting sharpened and sliced my finger so now my peck style typing is all thrown off lol also i just had a sad moment today, i just took my shanty down from drying in the basement for the past 3 1/2 months yup the wife finally got fed up with having to walk arouind it so she told me to take it down or she would and i took the hint because who knows what shape it would be in if she took it down :tipup:
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Just remembered to check the strike master web site and check on a spare set of blades and see what other goodies they have.
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Arch Arch Arch. If she breaks it, you get to buy a new one. The best one her money can buy. If I was you, I`d go put it behind her car. I was talkin bout ice fishing with a buddy at work today. He was studying for an exam last January and never got to fish with me. He says he can`t wait for ice either. My dog chewed up my one man. I had absolutely no emotion. I did laff when I saw him pokin his head around the corner watchin to see if he was dead meat.If he wasnt a pheasant hunting machine he`d be a real headache.
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lol i should put it behind her vehicle but she would hit it and hurt her precious car but i am already getting a new one i am giving mine to a friend i got it for free from kappydick so i am going to give it to a friend for free as well it got me through a long year last year and i hope my buddy can get good use out of it i am going to get one of those pop up shantys there light and easy to set up
i envy you on a good dog mine thinks hes a cat while in the woods he trys to climb trees after squirrels
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Ha ha after not being back here for a few months, it feels really good to be back, hello all, and best of luck in the summer season.
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100 degrees here today.I CANT TAKE IT ANY MORE!!!! Local cenex has a walk in beer cooler,gonna have to go see if i can sit in the corner on my bucket for a couple hours.
stumper
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lets see if you can jig up a few brews in there ;D
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Squirrel dogs are worth a fortune in some areas. If you ever hunt with a good one you know why. They really help you kill more squirrels. Stumper I was in Cabelas in Mitchell Saturday. Got me some new Tshirts and a couple reels. These werent even one display, but another size was. I dug around under the counter until I found what I was after.
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well guys its been a year but i am finally back to work so i wont be a post whore anymore but i havnt been up this early since ice fishing and this makes work less desireable bacause for the morning i am gonna think of being on a slab of ice :'(
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Congrat's on the new job Arch. Just think of all the new stuff you'll get to buy this year ;). Just in case any of you reading this were wandering I WANT ICE !!!!!!!!!
Jim
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Squirrel dogs are worth a fortune in some areas. If you ever hunt with a good one you know why. They really help you kill more squirrels. Stumper I was in Cabelas in Mitchell Saturday. Got me some new Tshirts and a couple reels. These werent even one display, but another size was. I dug around under the counter until I found what I was after.
Shoulda gave me a shout,I had the day off,kinda,moveing my gf in with me.
stumper
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I never saw a squirrel dog yet that could compete with a 50lb bag of shelled corn :whistle: and you don't have to get up in the middle of the night to let it out ;D
Jim
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Over the weekend the History Channel had the story on about the truck drivers that drive across the lake in NW Canada. It was nice to see some snow and ice, just wish it was outside and not on the tv.
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I caught the last 5 minutes of that program,put butterflies in my belly.
stump
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I had the best dream last night. guess what I caught?
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I sure hope thing's start to freeze up soon, I'm going nut's
Jim
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Sweet Pic carpcatcher, that hit the spot. So much to do before it's time to creep again. December will be here before we know it. Just looking at those fish on the ice , makes my blood pump faster. It wont be long now!
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Sorry about the size of the pic. guy's. I thought it was resized ;D. I guess it takes a big space for all those fish ;) LOL
Jim
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Hey Jim,
Are you sure that's your ladle in that picture? My buddy has one that looks just like it. ;D
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Hi Bean, Don't let Ice Sniper see that pic. or he might try to say the ladel and fish are his ::).
Jim
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i just wish we all had fish on the ice but we are coming down the home stretch just the rest of this month then the uneventful month of august, then sept is small game hunting, oct. is bow hunting and steelhead fishing, nov. is shotgun season then hopefully the ice gods will smile upon us and give us early ice in mid december :tipup:
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My plans are a little different. Sept is child #2 and last. October is Sharptail grouse and early muzzleloader. November is pheasants. December is Late muzzleloader. Hopefully Ice is Dec 11th so I dont have to choose between the two. But I got a lot of hunting plans in December so I will probably end up doing both sometimes. Hunting and fishing for a 3day weekend makes you glad to go back to work.
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well congratulations on your sept. plan, i have 3 myself and they all love ice fishing so i am lucky i have life long fishing buddies :tipup:
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My plans are a little different. Sept is child #2 and last. October is Sharptail grouse and early muzzleloader. November is pheasants. December is Late muzzleloader. Hopefully Ice is Dec 11th so I dont have to choose between the two. But I got a lot of hunting plans in December so I will probably end up doing both sometimes. Hunting and fishing for a 3day weekend makes you glad to go back to work.
congrats on the new child mr.seaguar. i have about the same plans as archbishiop exepct for i dont bow hunt or steelhead fish and i live in vermont so i can hunt with a rifle ;D
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I tried deer hunting with a rifle last year. The season is in November which is when I want to pheasant hunt. I spent money on tags but didnt have any time to devote to it. So I blew it. This year I will do better. I will kill deers when its deer time and I will shoot pheasants when its pheasant time. Last year was my first time deer hunting in a long time and I had some non-linear waterfowl issues.
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well welcome to the great past time of deer hunting :tipup:
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I would try with a rifle in early October but have to be around home for Mom and baby. I got some great plans for next year when I have lots of time, tho.
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my 3 kids b-days are 10/13 10/30 & 11/06 (talk about those long january's before i ice fished) that is when you take a week off of work help mom with the baby at night, sleep in a little and then hunt the afternoon or if the baby and mom slept in in the morning i would hunt all morning and be home with then in the afternoon, plus with newborns it usually takes at least a month to get the inlaws out of the house so why not hunt just say honey im gonna give you and your mom some time with the baby and time to talk ;D worked for me anyhow plus my wife loves venison and time away from me so its win win in my home :tipup:
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Your inlaws came over for a whole month? That would not happen here. My wife would kick her own parents out after day 4. They are incredibly annoying. My folks not so bad. Our due date is Sept 12. Probly be born late august. Our first one was born Sprt 24. I went hunting while mother and child were still in the hospital. I figure that if the kid is born August 25 it`ll be 6 weeks before early muzzleloader so by then I can easy skip out. I can take the 4 yr old along. She likes to go with daddy. Get her started young is my plan. She already loves boat fishing and shore fishing. Shes on her way.
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I am happy to report that we are at the half way point of summer and the days start to get shorter every day from here on out. :clap: :thumbsup:
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Your inlaws came over for a whole month? That would not happen here. My wife would kick her own parents out after day 4. They are incredibly annoying. My folks not so bad. Our due date is Sept 12. Probly be born late august. Our first one was born Sprt 24. I went hunting while mother and child were still in the hospital. I figure that if the kid is born August 25 it`ll be 6 weeks before early muzzleloader so by then I can easy skip out. I can take the 4 yr old along. She likes to go with daddy. Get her started young is my plan. She already loves boat fishing and shore fishing. Shes on her way.
longer than a month, my youngest is almost 3 and they still stop over almost everyday, unanounced mind you, but i just use them as an excuse, i tell her im sick of your parents "dropping in" all the time so i am going fishing/hunting so i dont have to deal with them ;D
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I take my father in law hunting. I have him drop me off somewhere and pick me up at the other end. Saves a lot of walking.
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Getting too hot out ?
No posts since Monday ???
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I`m putting myself into a trance like SUperman does. Waiting for fall. Hunting cant get here soon enough. I don`t think Ive been this ready for hunting season in yrs. But its so darn hot. Its easy to stay home and save money cause its too hot to do anything that doesnt involve AC. Just got to live one day at a time I guess.
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I really used to be a summer person. Now it's just a gap I fill between ice seasons. In the summer I work too much to really enjoy life. In winter I get to slow down and smell the roses as I always seem to have more time. My hayfever kills me in spring and summer. Just love the fresh sterile air of winter. Last season I purchased a snowmobile to improve the ice fishing experience. The result was even more reason to love winter, making summers even less tolerable...
It's funny, I read people's comments in the daily newspaper. They complain of the frequent rain. Then in an attempt to be "optimistic" they usuallly end with "At least it's not snowing!!!" I can only think how deluded and deprived a life these people must live.
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Heres why I hate summer. It`s such a headache to launch a boat solo. And my buddies always have to do what their wimmen want. I just tell mine I`m going fishing. So I`m supposed to fish on the schedule of their wimmen, when they are just gonna break up sooner or later anyway. Or launch the boat by myself. To heck with all of it. I did come up with a solution. Hire a guide everytime. Cheaper than owning a boat and odds of success much higher. I dont have to back it in, dont have to drive the boat, just set the hook and reel in. And, I get to fish from nice boats every time.
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Hi all, just got back from 10 day's at the beach and man was it hot. As soon as the camper was set up the air was turned on and never shut off till we packed up this morning. I sure did miss checking in here all week. Let's just say the fishing was very good and I'll post some pic.s in the next couple day's(it will be on MFF)
Jim
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I am checking into catching some eelpout in another state. I think i got a line on the whereabouts of a fishable population. I`ve never caught one.
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Good to see you are back Jim. This heat really sucks right now. >:( I hope this winter is just as extreme except on the cold side. Last week of July already and just 4 more months to go. :clap:
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Hey check these HOGS out.
From a recent field study in July 2005:
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From a 2003 field study:
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These really get my heart pounding.
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:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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Ha Russ, I hope that field study was done where you getting reservation's at this winter ;D
Jim
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Hey Icenutter,
Sweet looking fish, I am jealous. The best I can get here in central Mass is just around a foot and they are not all that common where I fish.
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They are not. :-\, but they are alot closer than you think. ;) May have to give it a shot this winter. I am having a heck of a time finding a place to stay up on Sodus this winter. Every web-site that I e-mailed with a cottage has not replied back. :%$#!: May have to just wing it and find a hotel when we get there. Would be nice to have a cottage though to cook hot meals.
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wow look at those slabbos!! :o :o :o
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Nice "chicken" crappies! ;) ;D
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Ha Bean, I've got some new holes scouted out for late season shiners. Tell your buddy's Moe and Curly to get ready ;D. Also let Moon know I have my name ingraved on everything I own now :whistle:(lol)
Jim
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Ha Bean, I've got some new holes scouted out for late season shiners. Tell your buddy's Moe and Curly to get ready ;D. Also let Moon know I have my name ingraved on everything I own now :whistle:(lol)
Jim
I'd still like to do the float we talked about, but the Juni is so darn low right now. Maybe later in the year when this nasty weather goes away.
That was wise of you to engrave your stuff. You never know when it will walk away. lol. With a little help of course. ;D
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Russ I think I might take the boat saturday to where the field study was done to see if I can mark some gps spot's ;D. If anyone is wondering, it's hotter than h$ll here :'( in central Pa.
Jim
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The good thing is that it is not a very big lake only at 170 acres, but I do believe that it is a late freeze from what I read in the past.
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Ah, the sweet, sweet smell of cool air. Woke up this morning (with a wine glass in my hand :P....sorry, had to do that for Frampton's sake)....ah, I digress. Anyhow, the temp in Livonia, Michigan was around 68 or 70 degrees :o :o. Tonight's low is going to be 53 ;D....only 21 degrees away from that magic mark! What a relief from the heat wave. So chilly, in fact, that my son's swimming lessons were called off....they had 'safety day'. Now I'm getting excited for fall and the Michigan Winter! Bring it on!! :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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July is almost done, just means we are getting closer to the colder weather.
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4 1/2 more months. :clap: :clap: :clap:
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I'm sitting here trying to think of something to report or talk about and can't come up with anything. This warm weather is really starting to get under my skin :'(
Jim
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I love summer. The bass fishing here (Mississippi in the Twin Cities) has been phenomenal. In the last week I've caught 10 smallmouth over 4 1/2 pounds. And yesterday I got a walleye on a tube that was 27"! With fishing and beautiful weather like this, it's kinda hard to sit and mope about not catching 8" craps through a little hole while freezing my sack off.
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So MN has poor fishing, and usually the guys from there brag how great it is. It`s refreshing to hear some honesty.
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I love summer. The bass fishing here (Mississippi in the Twin Cities) has been phenomenal. In the last week I've caught 10 smallmouth over 4 1/2 pounds. And yesterday I got a walleye on a tube that was 27"! With fishing and beautiful weather like this, it's kinda hard to sit and mope about not catching 8" craps through a little hole while freezing my sack off.
Is there any way we can get rid of this guy. Doesn't he know what this wed site is for?Hopefuly the mod.s will delete his post because it will piss me off every time I see it >:(
Jim
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I love summer. The bass fishing here (Mississippi in the Twin Cities) has been phenomenal. In the last week I've caught 10 smallmouth over 4 1/2 pounds. And yesterday I got a walleye on a tube that was 27"! With fishing and beautiful weather like this, it's kinda hard to sit and mope about not catching 8" craps through a little hole while freezing my sack off.
so why visit IS if you dont miss the 8" cappies and freezing your sack off?
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Had a case of the midsummer iceless blues earlier today, so I decided to log on to see if anybody has been on. Glad to see I'm not the only one that's got the hard water D.T.'s. Going to the ST. Lawrence next week, but it's just not as good from a boat. Mabey I could strap a couple pontoons to the boat, cut a hole in the bottom, and throw some ice cubes in. Oh well every day is one closer to the big day. :thumbsup:
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I was out playing with the ice rods earlier. I decided I like #2 Seaguar better than #4. Smaller, still very strong, pulls tight with smaller jig. Caught a lot of fish on it last year. Will catch more this year. Am coming up with new system to fish 4 days a week. Major part is not to impregnate wife before ice season and end up with first trimester devil woman when I want to go fishing. Lesson learned.
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Mr. Seaguar,
Funny...very funny...now the whole overly quiet office is certain that I'm some finda perverted freak...the sudden outburst of laughter has convinced them so. Anyhow, funny. I, too, tend to shy away from first trimester devil women.
Come on ice!
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:D You guys need to learn that for a little time and some slight pain the problem can be taken care of ;). Now I tell my wife if she blow's up like a balloon she has to move out because I didn't have anything to do with it ;)2
Jim
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July go bye bye, getting closer to ice fishing season.
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This is only our second and I really didnt want our daughter to be an only child. But this is it. No more.
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We still have snow here at higher elevation...
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In 2 months I should be on ice at higher elevations ;D
So looking forward to it.
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Were in the home stretch now. In the month of August we will drop an average of 6 degrees in average high temp. and we will lose 1 hour and 10 minutes of sunlight. ;D
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Russ you are getting into to many details. It's alot easier just to say I SURE HOPE IT GET'S FREEKIN COLD SOON ;D.
Jim
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The weather is still hot here in central Pa. The big cool down should be on it's way soon though. It's good to see that TFB didn't give up on all of use on here. Here are some word's for all of use to remember, if you say something and people respond in a negative way, normally they are jealous. Sometime's people tell stories that are hard for some others to believe but it is their story. If we all told store's of thing's that we did there would be many of them that others would say that couldn't be true. All I know for sure is I cant wait for everyone to come back here and get this site rolling again.
Jim
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Hi all, just wanted to check in. Wish I had more time to do so more often. Anybody else hate this heat?? My garden loves it tho...
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im with you, i hate this heat.
i wish things would start freezing soon.
then i can see this :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
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I mentioned my garden loves the heat...any one that wants to come raid my garden is welcome!! Lots of squash, cukes and beans ready to go.
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We still have snow here at higher elevation...
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In 2 months I should be on ice at higher elevations ;D
So looking forward to it.
Gotta love the high country! I was told today that it snowed at Merton Lake on August 1st!!!!! My 2 buddies were out wolf hunting and they got snowed on!!!! It's coming boys!! Whoo!
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I think I would give my left (thing) to see someone scraping frost from their windshield in the morning :o
Jim
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Lake George's (NY) water temperature this morning was 80 degrees. :P No icefinshing here for a long while. :'(
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Central Mass. it is going to be in the mid 90's and HUMID
Man I can't wait for ice fishing season this year.....
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Next month the Early Archery season starts here in Maine and That just means that the winds of autumn are soon at hand and then the first frost and oh i can here the ice building up on the edges already. :tipup: :tipup: ;D Max
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Last night I had to pull a sheet up over me becayse of the cold air coming in the window's. Look out , here comes the cold weather ::)
Jim
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In mid july we had like a week straight or so of temps in the mid 100's here in colorado. IT has "cooled" down to mid 90's. I'm lucky though, I'll be ice fishing in less than 4 months in the high country.
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To beat the heat, I take a 5 gallon bucket and fill it with water and take it to a resturant and get them to put it in their deep freeze for a couple of days. Then I get into a speedo bathing suit in my back yard and take my trusty Auger out and I drill a hole into the ice almost to the bottom. Then I scoop the ice shavings out and fill it with beer. Then I get into my Portable Shanty in the 90 degree heat and curse the Summer and pray for snow all the while sucking down the now ice cold beer through a straw. A long extention cord with a small TV and I watch Ice fishing videos at the same time to give it the full effect except for the speedo of course. ;D :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: Long live the Hard Water...Max
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I just turned the thermostat way down so I can start getting use to wearing a sweatshirt again :cookoo:
Jim
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Great Pics Terrygonefishing might have to move FRED
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Not a post yet!? Well i have been enduring hot weather, and a extreme urge to use my ice auger. Im sick of it, and i want WINTER Bye for now, all. :-\
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I just took my hand auger out to test the new blades and cut a hole in my dry wall. Yep, still works. Oops, the wife looking at me from the other side of the wall through the hole and she don't look very happy...
...I'll just put a picture over it and buy her a piece of cheesecake! That should do the trick!!! ;)
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Here is a sunset that Bean and I got to see unfold the other evening while fishing. I thought it would ease the pain of the hot weather for at least a little while.
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Also I have been practicing for cooking on the ice when it get's here. This should help with any hunger pains that anyone has. It's two big pieces of deer loin marinated then grilled with mushrooms and onion's and some italian parmashone potatos. that would be good on the ice :o
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Jim
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Drilling a hole while wearing a speedo is a very bad visual and now i can't get that pic out of my head . THANX
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Nice pics Jim. :thumbsup: When can I come over for supper?
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holy crap :o now thats a meal mmmmmm
im with icenutter, nice sunset but whens dinner :thumbsup:
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Another one to help everyone keep cool.....
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Is that a small lake? dont the heaves get too big for cars? I can only drive cars on small lakes cause the heaves stop me usually
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Check out the journals section started today GREAT IDEA get your started today :clap: :clap: :thumbsup:
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Is that a small lake? dont the heaves get too big for cars? I can only drive cars on small lakes cause the heaves stop me usually
Not at all small. Lake George in NY. Plenty of pressure ridges - you just won't catch me crossing any. I saw quite a few other people take snowmobiles and trucks across them that day, though.
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I meant along shore. we often have to drive over ice that is pushed up 1-2' in the air on big lakes. Kinda hard for cars. I seen a dude drive into one heave and get stuck tight last year. I looked at it and walked out. He decided to chance it. We could hear him spinning away for 20 minutes. Shortly, we saw a wrecker pull him out. Word to wise-if the ten guys before you walked out and this is apparent because their vehicles are parked beside the ramp, dont try to drive out. They arent coming to the rescue.
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Nah, shore was smooth from snow and plenty of other vehicles. I was the last guy out that day, actually. We walked out that morning, and I just drove out in the afternoon to pull off quicker at the end of the day, since we had a long ride ahead of us.
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I just checked the 15 day forcast and the warmest night is suppose to be 62 with some nights down to a chilly 51. I can almost hear the ice forming as I type.
Jim
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yeah here in western NY wed. night is supposed to get down in the mid-upper 40's ;D i cant wait till i wake up one of these mornings and see frost on the ground and windshield :tipup:
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Woke up this morning with all the windows open and got a chill it hit 58 at the house last night. It brought a smile to my face,Ice is only a few short months away.
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Went out to the garage and held a rod, stroked the shanty and talked to her a little, time is going by fast, it wont be long....
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I bought some new jigs and hooks, am basically ready for ice to thicken tommorrow
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My lawn is getting nice and brown, it's dead........then comes the frost,.........then the Ice :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: ;D ;D ;D Max
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Get ready guy's, I can feel it coming soon. I had to turn the heat on in the truck this morning to take the chill off ;D
Jim
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Jim - Yep, same here in Southeast Michigan....my daughter begged me to roll the window up yesterday and put the heat on in the truck. The brisk air was overdue. While sharpening the blades on the auger last night at about 8:30 I could tell the sun was about to set.....big difference from a month ago! We're getting there!
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6 weeks and 3 days from deer season. Then some bird hunting, more deer hunting b4 icefishing. I cant wait.
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Had to use the heater again this morning to take the chill off. I passed a small pond on the way to work and all I could see was fog coming off the water. It's dropping water temp.'s now ;D
Jim
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i actually wore my fleece sweater to work this morning ;D
yeah boys its coming, the leaves are already starting to change here in western new york :tipup:
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Apples have been dropping into the creek upstream from my house for two weeks. Oh, and I've needed the defroster every morning this week. :thumbsup:
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yes the dew is getting thicker and frost is about 2 months away. ;D And yes, I too, had to wear a long sleeve and hooded fleece jacket the other morning out on the lake.
What a sunrise, minus the ice. 8)
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same in nh. water has cooled from 79 down to 72 in about a week. that means if it stays steady we should have ice by oct........lol
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Let me know where your at with ice in oct. Bud. I am packing my stuff tonight ;D
Jim
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One more day and we can say GOODBYE to August. I can feel the colder temps coming.
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im gonna get my ice fishing fix tonight at 8pm.
im gonna watch grumpy old men on flix ;D
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yep the fog rolls across every morning here too! when the sun pops over the trees it chases it away and another nights cool temps have done their job...
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I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bye BYe August, Hello September
Bring on the colder weather.
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We are leaving for northwest Quebec in two week's and I just looked at the forcast for up there and the day we get there it's to be -2c over night. Man will that feel good ::). I will be sure to take pic.s if there is any snow flying.
Jim
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I just got back from a three day camping trip and I sure did miss IS. Every time I don't have access to this site for a few day's I can't wait to get back just to log on and see what kind of lie's, I mean storie's you guy's have told ;D
Jim
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water temp still falling........down to 70.6 should be under 70 by the end of the weekend
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I just got back from a three day camping trip and I sure did miss IS. Every time I don't have access to this site for a few day's I can't wait to get back just to log on and see what kind of lie's, I mean storie's you guy's have told ;D
Jim
man, you lucky S.O.B. a three day camping trip followed by a week up north tomorrow, hunting and fishing. i feel some serious jealousy ;D
good luck, and take some good pics, talk to you in a week :tipup:
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High temp in Leadville,co. today was 34 F and light snow! 2 MONTHS TO GO..
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High temp in Leadville,co. today was 34 F and light snow! 2 MONTHS TO GO..
You suck. And I mean that it the nicest possible way. 78° here in wNY as I type this. :-\
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yeah its 74 right now down here in the southern tier of WNY :P
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I just noticed there was no post on this thread today ;)2
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Yippe, September is 1/2 over.
Come on colder weather.....
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bad news in nh. 90+ weather has brought the river back up to the mid seventies!
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bud you gotta drop two bags of ice in that river everyday!! if everybody does that till dec. we will have good ice for xmas!! :P
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Turn your air conditioners inside out and crank them up! ;D
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oh it's coming. the cool rain and cooler temps will win out soon enough. i see the 90 degree days all over in the next 2 weeks and 40 and less nights cooling it off quick. won't be long and the cold weather walleyes will be running in the river!!!
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The leaves are starting to change color and the mornings are a bit cooler. You can hear the Ice forming on the edges. :tipup: :tipup: ;D Max
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anyone read the awesome pre ice article about pike in in-fisherman this issue? what a good story! its called the pike man of sawyer shoal! it's an informative fishing/ghost story! doug stange gets a big atta boy from me on this one!!!!
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anyone read the awesome pre ice article about pike in in-fisherman this issue? what a good story! its called the pike man of sawyer shoal! it's an informative fishing/ghost story! doug stange gets a big atta boy from me on this one!!!!
Mine hasn't come yet. Stange's a good guy... I wrote him a short note a few years ago about missing "Toad", and he sent me back a nice card with a reply.
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yes i remeber the toad stories. i miss them too. those were awesome stories too.
i love that style of infomative story line.
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Yeah all the Great Lakes in Michigan have no ice.
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Thanx for the compliment,Chucker! Actually me and a bud are gonna try a lake at 12,391 ft elevation on Oct. 22nd.We should easily be able to ice fish. Will post pics.
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We're almost there folks. Just a little while longer. :tipup: :tipup:The leaves arestarting to changeand will soon be crunchy and brown with snow on top. :tipup: :tipup: Max ;D
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and then there will be the marks of where my shanty was drug on top of that ;D :tipup:
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WOW !!! what a thread ! congratulations jim on a great idea for a thread. 30 pages of ramblings about the pain we are all in when we cant have ice until the old leaves start dropping. now we are like a bunch of junkies who even though we have not had our fix yet, are feeling better and filled with excitement because we know its coming :P you guys all did a great job at keeping this thread alive and making sure that the new post flag was up each day LOL
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Hi guy's, I just got back from my trip way up north and I got a pic. of some frozen puddles ;D. Unfortunitly it was with a regular camera so it will be a little while till I can post it. The fishing and hunting was great but the ride up and back sucked!!!!!!!! I can't understand why anyone would want to live that far north? Anyhow I'm back and ready for some icefishing.
Jim
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Glad you made it back safe Jim. Looking forward to the pics when you get them developed.
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Bean, all we need is some ice and there will be lot's of carabou chillie to eat ;)
Jim
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welcome back Jim !!
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Good to see you made it back safe and sound. So.....tell us the news. Did you get your caribou or not???
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Hi Russ, we all got our 2 each plus we got an allusive bear. We caught a few lakers but didn't get to fish all that much. Four of the carabou that we got will make the B&C record book.
Jim
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I just checked accuweather and thursday night's low is to be 37 here in central Pa. It's almost close enough to smell know :D
Jim
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I just checked accuweather and thursday night's low is to be 37 here in central Pa. It's almost close enough to smell know :D
Jim
same here in upstate NY, we've had a few night of frost advisories in the Adirondacks already. The weather has diffidently changed from summer to fall, high temps are going to make it out of the 60's-70's. We need them to get down into the teens though. ;D
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I just want to let you guy's know I posted some pic's of my trip in the picture section if anyone is interested. Also it was a very chilly morning here in Pa. today
Jim
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We have been getting some pretty cold mornings here in Calgary. I think our first frost was last week sometime and have been getting a frost everyday pretty much. It snowed in the higher elevations of Calgary yesterday. Not too far away I'm thinking.
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Whoooo hoooo! 37 degrees this morn! I can feel it coming!
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There are heavy thunder storm's moving thru now then a cold front behind them. Maybe we will have ice by the weekend :whistle:
Jim
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SE Michigan - Detroit Suburbs - Possible overnight lows in the mid to upper 30's?! - Bring it!
Fellow Bow Hunters -
Good Luck and Hunt Safely this Saturday.
Go Michigan State!
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It froze last night 8) ;D
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It's starting to cool down now!!!! Eight thread's replyed to already today ;D It will not be long and you'll have to wait in line to log on :o
Jim
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There was a frost here in central Pa. this morning. Soon the grass will quit growing and the water will freeze ;D
Jim
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yes sir, there was frost here in WNY as well :clap:
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No frost in central Mass. but it did get in to the upper 30's last night
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man this sucks :-\ 80 degrees on oct. 2nd, winter is getting closer but the dang weather wont change :'(
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This 80 degree weather in Oct. does suck but I tell u it felt nice the other night when me and my buddy saw our breath when we were trout fishing a river in Northwest NJ. The ice will be here soon but not soon enough.
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I think this weather s*ck's also. You aren't suppose to hunt in a tee shirt but the ice will be here soon.
Jim
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day time tems are still al ittle warm for this time of year but the night time temps are dropping nicely, hopefully right after turkey day here in Mass the cold will start to settle ine and make us some early ice.
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i sure hope the ice starts soon i want to go out and walk on water so people think im nuts again
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I'm starting to get very tired of saying the cold is coming soon. This crap has gotta stop soon and some cold weather has to give us some relief. This site along with the people sure do make warm weather miserable to deal with :'(
Jim
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Hear, Hear!
Record highs today in South East Michigan....just as warm tomorrow!
Come on....the ice fishing season is short enough to begin with!
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We have had snow for the last two days. Overnight lows are -3 Celcius. Currently at 9:10 a.m. Mountain Time it is -1 Celcius. We are getting closer here. :clap: :clap:
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-3 C here too this am VC. Gotta love the great white north heh :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Overnight lows supposed to dip into the 30's again later this week....sure couldnt prove it by the 90* day we are going to have again today here in central Iowa.....grrr......too hot for me to even sit in my tree stand!
goody
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I know what you mean Goody, I sat on stand sat. evening and couldn't even put my haednet on for the heat. They are saying temp's will not get out of the 50's this weekend :thumbsup:
Jim
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Was 36 when I got up this morning......Gonna get down to 33* here in Des Moines tonight and maybe colder tomorrow night! I know I am getting excited over nothing because the warmer temps will come back....but an IceHead can always hope cant he??? :)
goody
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thats right goody i saw some of the temps out there on the weather tonight amazing to see them in the 30s already i love it
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Well now, here in southcentral Alaska the surrounding mountains have snow in the higher elevations and we have had a few mornings of frost. However, not near cold enough to fire up the auger. On the other hand the grouse hunting was very good last weekend. Saw a few moose while I was beating the brush. The best part- no mosquitos. Hold on boys, the cold is coming... I can smell it.
Icy Mike
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Good thing we don't have ice yet because the rain we are getting and what is on the way would melt everything. That would pi$$ me off ;D
Jim
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well that all depends on the snow too jim, if theres alot on the ice i like a little rain to clear it off so its smooth for me to drag my heavy arse sled :tipup: just think highs of 45 tomorrow in WNY ;D
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I did some quick cleanup in the garage. Took a peak at the auger and figured I better fire it up and make sure it's workn' good. Fired up on the third pull! Not bad for not doing a thing to it in the spring.
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Uh.................som ebody has been slacking ???
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Once again the weatherman was off a little, didn't get as cold as predicted but it's cooling down some. Come on old man winter, I know your out there.
Jim
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NO MORE RAIN
Bring on the colder temps
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Just looked at the 15 day forcast and from the 20th on the low's are to be in the mid 30's YAHOOOOO.
Jim
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Come on guy's, we gotta keep this going till the first person get's on safe ice this season. It shouldn't be much longer for the few lucky one's up north :'(
Jim
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My boat is now winterized as of today; so it won't be long now. ;D ;D ;D
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As of today we have no ice yet
as you were.......
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Same here Goatboy ;D
Jim
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from the tip top of northern maine here! no ice yet. havin' a hard time getting a heavy frost but it wont be too long now!
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Central Mass. still no frost but could be close on Friday night...........
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I went golfing today in short's and a short sleeve shirt :'( This weather drives me nut's.
Jim
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hey jim what was higher , your score or the temp? ;D :D
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LOL! ;D
hey jim what was higher , your score or the temp? ;D :D
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To tell the truth Scott, it was the same 74 and yes that was for 18 holes. I'm sure some of you joker's would have asked that question :D. I just checked accuweather and we have six night's in the 30's on the way :clap: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
Jim
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and yes that was for 18 holes. I'm sure some of you joker's would have asked that :D.:
Jim
that was my next question LOL
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YEAHHHH!!! snow for monday night tuesday morning in the WNY forecast ;D ;D ;D ;D :tipup:
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we're getting some snow flurries up here right now.(n. maine)
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The temp's are cooling down now. With the drop in gas prices and this cold weather I'm ready to walk on water.
Jim
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It snowed here last night....... ;D ;D Got about a 1/4 inch but it melted by morning....I also went float tubing yesterday :P Ver' cold!
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low 70's today and tomorrow.....GRRRRRRR!!!!! Overnights still in the 30's but these daytime highs are KILLING us!!!!!
goody
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The weekend here in MA is supposed to be near 70 :'(. Its making me so sad that we arent freezing. I know its still way too early but I NEED ICE.
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We had low 70's here today in SD and overnights of low 40's >:(. I seriously think if I don't start seeing some cold weather I'm going to crawl into a DEEP depression until we get some ice!!!! :wacko:
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I hear ya, I was out in shorts and a t-shirt today. Unbelieveable. :-\
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we got 2in. of snow today plus the next couple of nights are gonna' be in the low 20's! went deer hunting and the beaverdam was skimmed over. the same dam incedently that i heard the frog croaking in 3 days ago! lol!
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Sorry guys for not being dedicated to my own thread but I was starting to get pi$$ed of reporting how warm it is and still is. Sunshine and 73 for the high today :'(
Jim
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Been too unseasonably warm and still thinking of hunting and golfing, played 9 on Mon it was warm and windy.
Do the snow and freezing temps dance.
Warm all over. Deer have not been moving too much.
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Snow on the ground this morning and about an inch of ice on the skating ponds....if it keeps freezing at night it won't be long.
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about a foot up in the moutains of allagsh around the deer camp. about 6in. in the lower areas. gonna melt by the weekend . upper 40's. grrrr!!
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I'll be gentle with you guys. Here in Alaska things are looking pretty good. I'll be heading out to drill some holes on Friday if anyone cares to tag along. I was ready to go this weekend but the wind is blowing to hard. I went hunting instead thinking the wind would not be so rough in the woods- wrong! Spook a moose and saw a mess of woodpeckers.
Icy Mike
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I would do anything for upper 40's. The upper 40's have been our night time lows. We are way behind compared to last year. The only good thing is the longer the cold stays in Canada the colder it gets. ;D
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Slipbob, if you didn't live so far away I'd drive up this weekend and show you why you need a new set of Titliest's ;D
Jim
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late ice this year for sure will be a good week to ten days for safe ice