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Offline Robb

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First ice trip?
« on: Nov 27, 2006, 01:00 PM »
When things FINALLY freeze up where will be your first trip on safe ice?

Usually a few of us either hit Mayfield or one of the Caroga lakes. Hopefully the King and a couple other bigger lakes will freeze this season ;).

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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #1 on: Nov 27, 2006, 01:18 PM »
Quote from: slipbob on Nov 27, 2006, 01:04 PM
You go first, I'll stand on the dock and make sure it's safe ::) 

Maybe this weekend for some slabs ;)2.
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #2 on: Nov 27, 2006, 01:48 PM »
I usually hit what ever lake has the first safe ice.  ;D
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #3 on: Nov 27, 2006, 01:57 PM »
Quote from: adkRoy on Nov 27, 2006, 01:48 PM
I usually hit what ever lake has the first safe ice.  ;D
That sounds about right to me :)
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #4 on: Nov 27, 2006, 03:38 PM »
I plan on taking a day off from work whenever we have safe ice.  I will post here to see if anyone wants to join me.

If the weatherman is right that will be within 2 weeks on smaller, sheltered lakes in the Adirondacks.  It looks like the water temperature is low enough for ice to form quickly, we just need some calm cold nights to get things started.
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #5 on: Nov 27, 2006, 05:40 PM »
  :tipup: UPSTATE is ready to slay em ....... :tipup:
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #6 on: Nov 27, 2006, 06:11 PM »
i plan on eather Putnam pond or one of the lakes in the Grafton state park wich is closer to home.
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #7 on: Nov 27, 2006, 06:20 PM »
first ice for me is usually spier falls(hudson river), lake luzerne, woodland like or second lake all close to home and early freezers
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Offline Wellsy

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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #8 on: Nov 27, 2006, 06:23 PM »
Sounds like the first lake with good ice is going to have some mighty scared fish >:D,
cause there is some serious ice fishin agression to be dealt with in the shanty (that includes myself)  :flex: :flex:.
But seriously, I will be on the first good trout lake that will hold my 230lb ars on top.


I need Ice,
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Offline jimo

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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #9 on: Nov 27, 2006, 06:28 PM »
 I will go to nearest lake with safe ice. That is normally Simco up in Ontario. Cooks Bay near Pefferlaw is good early, although small perch are the normal catch. But if Silver Lake is frozzen that is good too.
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #10 on: Nov 27, 2006, 06:33 PM »
i cant wait for any of our local lakes to  freeze up got excited when the puddles iced over the other morning :tipup:
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #11 on: Nov 27, 2006, 06:36 PM »
Quote from: UPSTATE ICEMASTER on Nov 27, 2006, 05:40 PM
  :tipup: UPSTATE is ready to slay em ....... :tipup:

Holy crap the Upstate icemaster is back!! Where you been slacker?

Robb :tipup:
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #12 on: Nov 27, 2006, 07:36 PM »

  I usually hit fish creek a little east of the state launch in mid December
   if the weather co- operates  will keep you-all  posted
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #13 on: Nov 27, 2006, 09:27 PM »
My biggest pond on the property of about 3/4's acre. It's crystal clear this year and I should be able to see every fish down there when it comes up to my bait while I sit nice and cozy in my pop up. I love sight fishing for fish! My avatar fish was out of this pond and there could be another that size in there or bigger!

Here it is:



And here are some fish I took out of it a couple of years ago:





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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #14 on: Nov 28, 2006, 08:58 AM »
Quote from: Wellsy on Nov 27, 2006, 06:23 PM
But seriously, I will be on the first good trout lake that will hold my 230lb ars on top.


I need Ice,
Wellsy.
Wellsy ...230?The Honda can't take anymore,you still quad shopping? ;D
I'll be heading into the adks probably hit Durant or Adirondack.
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #15 on: Nov 28, 2006, 09:20 AM »
Quote from: Robb on Nov 27, 2006, 01:00 PM
When things FINALLY freeze up where will be your first trip on safe ice?

Usually a few of us either hit Mayfield or one of the Caroga lakes. Hopefully the King and a couple other bigger lakes will freeze this season ;).

Robb :tipup:

I was thinking about taking a trip up North for a couple days once deer season ends.  Never been to the Adirondacks.  Hopefully Honeoye Lake will freeze before Christmas but I keep hearing the nast El Nino word in certain circles.

My parents are going to North Carolina for Christmas and that is not a trip I am going to make.  I was thinking about an ice fishing excursion up North if this is not froze down here.
 
Merry Christmas to me.  ;D
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #16 on: Nov 28, 2006, 09:29 AM »
Quote from: iceenut0 on Nov 28, 2006, 08:58 AM
Wellsy ...230?The Honda can't take anymore,you still quad shopping? ;D
I'll be heading into the adks probably hit Durant or Adirondack.
Yup 230lb, at least you know who to send out first cause if I make it out o.k you should be able to drive your truck on it.
Durant sounds like a good early trip- large tigers on the prowl up there, not much else though.

only two walleyes last night for me. Not much for baitfish schooling around and the creek flow was down so they cruised in and right back out. Hopefully some rain this week to bring things back together for me, or I will have to go elsewhere for the fat slobber Eyes.
I gotta go gas up the auger and clean it up my brother put it upsidedown and sideways so all the gas in it came out the exhuast  :%$#!:
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #17 on: Nov 28, 2006, 10:07 AM »
Quote from: slipbob on Nov 27, 2006, 01:23 PM
I have a funny feeling that we might have enough ice this weekend to fish for crappies at that one little pond :whistle:  Maybe not, but we'll see and I'll bring my vexilar and fishtrap just in case.  ;)   

Holy crap!  Ice coming already?!  I just got my first order of jigs in from Jammin Jigs, and I am sooooo ready to hit some ice!!  (screw the deer hunting!)
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #18 on: Nov 28, 2006, 11:04 AM »
I'm so ready to go anywhere there's going to be safe ICE
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #19 on: Nov 28, 2006, 07:37 PM »
safe ice is the key...probably will be red or grass lake for me...mixed bag...northerns crappies and bluegills, and even some really nice largemouth!!
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Re: First ice trip?
« Reply #20 on: Nov 28, 2006, 08:33 PM »
I got a few slabs tonight of the dock vertical jigging with the vex. Closest thing to being on the ice ;).
Robb :tipup:
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