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IceShanty Main => General Ice Fishing Chit Chat => Topic started by: Bob_D on Aug 08, 2003, 11:14 AM
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No...not that one! ;) Icefishing! ;D
I'm already thinking about it. I've got some work to do on my shanty, repack my reels on the tipups, "modify" my sled, etc. ~4 months left and it's coming fast.
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This darn heat and humidity gives me an itch :P
I am looking forward to a little deer hunting first but bring on the ice.
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You know when football season starts that ice fishing is right around the corner.......... :'(
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Itch? Like I sat in poison ivy. I've already repacked tipups, tied sevenstrand pike leaders and flourocarbon walleye rigs, rigged 2 jig poles, just bought an FL-18, tomorrow I'm going to patch my shanty. IT'S ONLY AUGUST!!!! :P
I can't help it, I'm an addict.
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I always have the itch.12 months a year.Icefishing with the Goatboys is just so enjoyable and fun,that its all I want to do and think of!!! 8) :'( :'(
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I got both itches. Few weeks ago even took jig rods open water fishing. Worked great surprisingly. Much better feel for perch that were stealing bait while walleye fishing.
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i am gearing up for the season, bought a new drop bucket rack and ice auger rack for my ATV
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I have the ich so bad that I am bleeding all over from scratching.
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Hey Terrygonefishing, sounds like you might need to get out a little more(and I don't mean fishing)...
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Itching like H - doing strange things :D
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Yeah you got that right Trevor. ;)
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yeah i am......only about 16 more paychecks here!!!!! lol
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lol Well I l be danged let me do my last Weeks of river fishing for trout before the ice comes...I love ice fishing just as much as the rest and have had dreams about icefishing already this week but i do still need some time to prepare for that Cold sting On my face on those brisk chilly mornings. Irish Cofee in one hand and a Rod in the other...Dang bring on the snow im ready! :-[
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Chomping at the bit.....I am currently drawing up some plans to make a carry-all for my 4 wheeler out of aluminum. Season can't come fast enuff for me. But first comes archery and waterfowl seasons. God I get excited this time of year!
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Boy do I itch and I'm out of calomine lotion! Cannt wait for some hard water fun. Hope that its as good or better than last year Just hope that the ice isnt quite as thick as last years unless I get a power auger! Just a couple more weeks and the Buffalo Pike Killers a group of us from near the Buffalo area make our yearly trip to Canada eh to Lake Nippising for a week of fishing and drinking! We say that we cannt guaranty fish we donnt guaranty the weather but we do guaranty you comming back with a 40lb liver wow what a great week! thats why we only do it once a year! At our ages it takes a whole year to recoupe!
Cold Feet
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ya i hear ya there i still have to get my gear together for Bear season and deer and moose. Before you know it the ol hutz on the ice and then the ice is melting and were back here again.
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One of the guys I go on the ice with stopped over the other day. The wives sat in the house in the dark and talked women stuff (during the black out), so Rich and I went out to the garage. The shanty was sitting there so we decided what the he11. We pulled it out and set it up in the driveway, then just stood there with beers in hand and stared at it. Figured the blacktop might be a little rough on the auger...of course with the ice we had last year it would probably be no challenge. Anyway the women came out and said we looked like those "idiots on that King of the Hill show." We took that as a compliment, and then we put the shanty away... but seeing it sitting there definately made the itch worse.
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I am glad too see that I am not the only person pulling the shanty out in the drive and just staring at it. I am ready for the ice.
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I brought mine in the house where it is air-conditioned and dreamed about ice.
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Mine stays set up in the basement whenever it isn't in use. That way the windows don't get creased. And talk about itch. A rash is more like it.
Fishrmn
:o :o :o
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I just bought an FL-18, got it today. Oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man!!!!!!!!! ;D
Had the FL-8, sold it, got the FL-18. They give you a video with it, and Dave Genz is on there. I tell ya, he fires up his auger, and it's like music!! He starts jerking perch and my heart is racing.
I've got an itch that there is no scratching!!! My shanty is calling.....
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Himo - Great idea! I think I'll grab donuts and a twelve pack on my way home from work in the morning. I'll pull the shanty into the living room and set it up and put the AC on super BRRRRRR. I could even set the aquarium up in the cellar, cut a hole in the floor and jig. Wouldn't that get momma's knickers knotted!;D Of course I'd have to put a couple tip ups out too. Of course She won't let me fire up a stoagie in the house, but I'm thinking if I stay in the shanty, then technically I'm on the ice and not in the house.....Right?
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you got it. go with the feelings man.
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scratch,scratch---------scratch,scratch,SCRATCH, why a'm i soooooo itch'ey τΏτ
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You bet! A couple of weekends ago, Lake O was too rough to venture out. So..............my daughter, son and I (wife not interested :-\) set up the ice shanty in the backyard to check it for any problems we may have missed last season. Just as a joke, I layed out about 5 tip ups. I had three of my neighbors come over and ask if I had lost my mind!! Maybe next week, I'll fire up the ice auger. That should put them over the edge. ;D ;D
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Yep, sent in the FL18 for the update, the turnaround was only a few days. Want to get a Fish trap this year, the stores are getting the deer hunting stuff in now......
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It's an itch i've had for 35 years and never goes away :)
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You know, I really dont here lately. Waterfowl season is soon, this is supposed to be very good pheasant season. I love to icefish as much as anyone but I got a lot of hunting to do before ice season.
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I hear ya Mr.S.
Fall is close and I think I am going into rut. There are a few deer to hunt down and a couple of grouse to flush from the poplers before the tip-ups come out. I actually took a couple hours out of my (lately) insane schedule yesterday and did a little bushytail hunting (Sept, 1st is opening of squirrel season in NY). Took home 5 for the grill.
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Sometimes the ice here comes mid hunting season then I have a big problem cause I really like fishing first ice. Just saw a few elk yesterday at my favorite moose stand. Looks like I will need to get an elk tag this year as well as my moose. Still waiting to get my limited entry Bison draw. One year I hope. Got off the river last week with a 39lb salmon. Lots of grizzlies fishing as well. That was a rush, luckily they are not to interested in us tough humans as lots of tender sockeye around. Life is good especially when ice is just around the corner.
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Let the snow fly! We had frost on the windshields Monday, opener for Moose was Monday, and the geese and cranes are thicker than heck right now. Started the waterfowl season off yesterday, so I know ice fishing should be right around the corner, (Halloween-Nov.1st.) Gotta take the auger in for a tune-up and blow the spiders out of the carb. -Barleydog :'(
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I agree with you 100% terry. it won't be long now.
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Evidently winter arrives early for you barleydog. Dove and nuisance goose season just opened here. That's those lazy ones that don't feel like going south. Need a 3inch mag to get them moving along. Earliest i ever got on the ice was in "77. Got out the week before Thanksgiving. It was a brutal winter in Pennsylvania terms. Not to sure we need another one quite like that one, but early ice would be appreciated.
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This recent cool snap has me going. It is supposed to get down to the mid 40's tonight here in Central PA. This kind of weather gets me itchin to go archery hunting then come on ice.
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same here in Wisconsin. the temperature went down to 47 degrees here in Milwaukee, but still no ice.
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35 degrees here at my mountain chalet in northern B.C. this am. Was even a little snow with the rain. Its a coming.
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yes it is. but not soon enough.
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36Ί last night here in northern lower Mich. It supposed to warm up for a few days here.
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I have the itch big time,what gets me through from
now till ice time is ice fishing videos,my wife thinks I'am
nutts.But watching the videos seems to relax me sometimes,and sometimes I will get out the shanty open
it up in the drive way,and stare at it like the guys I read about it in this forum,I laughed my a** off . :D
COME ON ICE , see ya cooley :'(
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set it up in the house and turn on the airconditioner. it simulates actual conditions that way. haha!!!
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Hey Coolie, thanks for the idea! I've had the shanty up and the AC on, even drilled a hole in the floor and set the aquarium up in the cellar (caught a 2 1/2' Molly the other day!) If I slap a tape in, it will be just like having neighbors on the ice! Boy, I just keep coming up with more and more reasons to make momma proud. I figure that when ice hits she'll be begging to get out of the house ;)
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i hope you released that molly. it was under the size limit.
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Just put the a/c downstairs and set up my shanty in the yard.Had to take a look at it.Like seeing an old friend.Almost time to restring my traps!!
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Wow!Just checked the site to see if it was up and running,Glad to see I'm not the only nutcase thinkin about hardwater fishin already.
My goal this year,Travel off cape more this year(especialy towards western mass to try a beer slush with the Goatboys).Hope to meet everybody soon.
Dave :'(
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POPPA,you are more than welome to fish with the Goatboys.Usually we fish Westborough and have some great fun.Its about a 45 minute ride from R.I. and North Attleboro. Let us know when you want to hook up,and we will setit up.
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BJ Thanx for the invite, I'll definitly be hooking up with the boys this year,as time gets closer,I'll probably start picking everyones brains for info on directions, lodging,and any member get togethers as Bussiness will allow,(weekends should be numerous),again,thanx for the invite and look mforward to meeting everybody!
Dave :'(
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I have the itch bad. Got the shacks out last weekend and aired them out good. Going to put some type of divider in my 1 man yet and then I should be almost ready to rock.
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Blackice, please explain about a divider in a one man. I mostly fish myself, and have a rule of thumb about shantys: Whatever size they advertise for, subtract one. IOW if they say its a two man shanty, its just right for one, if they say its a three man shanty its probably just right for two, etc. And I am usually on foot and dont want anything more than I need, but when you have your Vex, bait bucket, heater, lunchbox, etc, so even when your going light it all ads up.
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Kenelz- By divider I mean something in the base of the sled to keep all my stuff from getting mixed into one giant mess.
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I got real itchy last night. Got some new windlass tip-ups and put new line on them. Put half a spool on one before I realized I had wound it in the wrong direction. Also picked up some # 6 Ratso's the other day from Gander Mountain. Will have to pick up some # 10's next time out.
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Its getting closer!! Possibly snow next week here in se WI!!
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The weather here is PA has been chillier than normal. IT was about 38 degrees all day today and tomorrow isn't any better. I looked at the long range forecast(which usually means squat), but next Thurs & Friday the lows at night are calling for 21 and 24 degrees. Bring it on. Just got a new Jet Sled Tuesday and I think I will fire up the auger this weekend. ;D