ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS THREAD 2013/2014

[arcticicejigger]

rapala nice looking can am!  i have one also! always was a honda guy! but got a deal on my 06 outlander 400 and i will never buy another machine! ill stick with can am because i beat the **** outta mine and it starts in - 20 degree temp in a half a crank! thinking on upgrading to a 800 this year!

[SNAGGER]

  Wonder how deep snow, slush and minus 15 degree temps mix with a machine?  My thermometer is minus 15 and falling still.

[SNAGGER]

No fishing today, but I did put some miles on the snowmobile, well over 24" snow on the ice in my neighborhood (Edgewater) there was a few guys out. My 2-up fish killing machine was working to keep the skis floating, drifts are all of 36"-48".  Hopefully this weeks warm up helps matters.

  Warm up has been widdled down too late Thursday, Friday, then cooling back off Saturday, looks like major cold again for weeks after that.  Have a hard time believing were melting too bare ice.

[XxFISHN4EYEZxX]

Anybody going out this morning?

[FISHFORPIKE]

  Wonder how deep snow, slush and minus 15 degree temps mix with a machine?  My thermometer is minus 15 and falling still.

I know how that works. 

[hardwater61]

Well at least there are other deadheads around here, gadam hippies. Most of them got their hair cut in 95 when the old man died, i'm afraid to cut mine, I might be bald headed underneath.

By the way, that quad hooked up to that fish trap looks like a tow truck hooked up to a matchbox car.

cny

Tim, PM sent.

[mcully]

Buried the sled on the east end of dutchman on the way out in a big slush field. Only took an hour to get where we wanted to, good times.
Two of us caught 3/4 bucket of perch in three hours, but buried it again farther east of the island on the way in but had brains enough to stop right when we hit slush so we didn't get 100 yards into it that time. We need 100mph winds. The snow is real grainy and on the bare black slick ice you get no tractions. The carbides cut nice grooves but that was it. Should have just went to breakfast and talked  about fishing. Must have picked up the back end of the sled a million times, what a work out.
Most perch were 10-11" with a few slobs, no eyes. 24-26 FOW most taking dead stick after getting them fired up with big blades.

[reeleyz]

  Wonder how deep snow, slush and minus 15 degree temps mix with a machine?  My thermometer is minus 15 and falling still.

-9 here.

I measeared 14" of snow on the ice yesterday and had no issues pulling a 2 man shack with 2 guys on the sled. There was not much slush out of Cleveland except right in front of APPsVellas. Good all the way out to 119 and 121. I did find some slush on the side side of shackletons though.

[fishhooksul]

-12 here in muskrat, and still dropping. 22" of snow on the ice, and alot of big slush pockets out there. 4 wheelers are a no go on the south shore. watched my niehbore, and his wife on thier 2up sleds. he buried his the first 20' on the ice.   Sully...

[DeadEyez]

Got out yesterday on snow shoes with my dad and cousin, walk wasn't too bad once you got a trail made, but pack light. Didn't have to worry about anyone running up on your spot, no one with in a half mile if us, that's one good thing about the snow I guess. Got to try out a few new rods I built too.

nice job and cool pics! Wtg man

[DeadEyez]

Fished from 7-11 and then 2-4 yesterday.
Was tough to say the least. 4 perch& 2 keeper eyes. My little 1980 arctic cat was a beast out there!

[Bartel Rd. Bait & Tackle]

Jon......you are too much lol

[cnypanfisher]

There is a pretty good trail from Constantia to Borios now, and a few heading east-west on the north shore as well. Was a smooth albeit cold ride from Cleveland to Constantia this morning, but no slush on the trails, but you could see where some refroze. Warm weather would turn it all into a quagmire.

cny

[Looper]

Hi all,

Are the slush spots near where people are drilling holes or are they everywhere?  Are the shorelines OK?

L

[cnypanfisher]

Shore is hard as a rock, there is a lot of ice out there. I saw 2 spots that were slush that refroze, there were other posts yesterday on the condition threads about bigger areas of slush out there though.

cny

[icecutter2]

Just had to post because I didn't like seeing the Oneida Diehard thread almost at the bottom of page 2  Fished Moraine yesterday, horrible walk

[Hookinup]

I have a little 277cc tundra that does a good job of keeping me on top of the snow...on the way out. On the other hand, the way back can be a biotch. The slush from the water coming up through the holes freezes to the bottom of the two-man shanty, which adds weight and makes the drag difficult---like a rock. Way too much stuff in the shanty to flip it up and clean the bottom off. I made a couple small runs and used the path from that to get going. The sled was really working hard on the way back. Don't want to decrease the lifespan of my motor. That's my baby. I either have to travel lighter or find somewhere else to fish until conditions change, which by the looks of things could be mid-March.
Of all my years ice fishing...one thing that I know is that I have a harder time catching fish when the water is welling back up through the holes. I don't know if it is a pressure thing, snow pack thing, or just the mid-February blues... Blew a trailer tire yesterday, forgot the spare at home. It was soft. One lug nut was a 3/4" instead of 13/16"... = another trip home. My electric auger would only work in reverse. Had to take it apart on the ice with my snowmobile tool kit and flip wires to get the reverse switch to make the motor go forward. Tough drag...lots of shoveling...sore back, neck, shoulders. HT has got a point. I love this sport more than anything else, but when is enough enough?? Then on the way home, I have to meet the ambulance because my son got chemical burns in his eyes (long story - told on facebook). Spent half the night at Crouse getting care...He's sore, but OK and will be fine. I'm ready to waive the white flag. Uncle....Uncle...Uncle!!

[315stickbow]

Holy smokes. That's a rough day. I'm just over here trying to figure out what kind of breading I want to use on my crappie   

[hardwater61]

Geez Jim, what a day! Hang in there. Glad the boy is ok!!!

[hardwater61]

Yep...as Release says...people suck!!!!

Yeah but he did say it depended on the person...Filet was on the shoit list cause he treated Release bad!

[FISHFORPIKE]

Glad everything is ok Jim.  I heard release swearing up a storm today for the frozen slush to the sled thing. 

[hardwater61]

It's really nice to leave the parking lot with Filet, then all hell...(Release) breaks loose once the holes are drilled!! Good times with that 'Ol Buzzard!!

Yes sir!

[hardwater61]

Glad everything is ok Jim.  I heard release swearing up a storm today for the frozen slush to the sled thing. 

Bet it wasn't your normal Sunday choir ensemble!

[H.T.]

conditions are brutal out there. Jim.......I am glad to hear that your son is ok. chemical burns can not turn out well.

[Kowasz]

Jim,
I used an old iron to melt ski wax on the bottom of my small otter sled, it really helped keep the slush from sticking to it. You just have to be mindful about dragging across bare pavement so you don't scrape it off.

[ICE-ADDICT]

I know I said I enjoy the tough bite time of year,.....but, I was hoping that's where the line would have been drawn!  It ain't looking great for getting out the rest of February for quads, at least that what I make of the weather pattern anyway. THIS STINKS!!!!

[pooch2543]

Getting ready for Chaumont in the morning!!!!!! Can't wait, hope it treats us well again.

[hardwater61]

Getting ready for Chaumont in the morning!!!!!! Can't wait, hope it treats us well again.

Good luck Pooch and Racer!!!

[hardwater61]

Hey Sully...I threw the tackle bag and the Lay's bag at 'em this past weekend....The fish did not have the munchies!!!;D

Red Bull Maki's???

[fishhooksul]

Hey Sully...I threw the tackle bag and the Lay's bag at 'em this past weekend....The fish did not have the munchies!!!

Might be to late for chips KP. I think they are sleeping .   Sully...