Author Topic: What is your favorite? (Read 3302 times)

Chris338378 · « **Reply #30 on:** Oct 01, 2013, 03:59 AM »

Picking just one thing is a tough choice between spending time with friends, enjoying nature, being away from work, and catching some fish. If I had to pick just one I'd have to say spending time with friends.

polski · « **Reply #31 on:** Oct 01, 2013, 07:00 AM »

It's starts in the parking lot getting ready putting suite on watching the ice picturing all your flags up

bart · « **Reply #32 on:** Oct 01, 2013, 07:06 AM »

Ice fishing, and it's haunting and haunting;
It's luring me on as of old;
Yet it isn't the fish that I'm wanting
so much as just finding the fish.
It's the ice where silence has lease;
It's the beauty that thrills me with wonder,
It's the stillness that fills me with peace.

backwoodswalker · « **Reply #33 on:** Oct 01, 2013, 08:44 AM »

I just love being out there. I suppose my favorite is the first morning pulling into landing and seeing my 2 sons there waiting for me (or me for them) and talking about life we missed while being apart, Second is the first time my wife and I get out. Third will be watching my black labs running around having a ball on the ice and drinking from my hole. Life is good. Ice just makes it a little better. Steve

daytrader · « **Reply #34 on:** Oct 01, 2013, 09:57 AM »

The hit and anticipation of "THE BIG" ONE!

OldSailor · « **Reply #35 on:** Oct 01, 2013, 10:01 AM »

Actually getting ice thick and safe enough to fish! It's been awhile down here!! Even a couple of dinks would be wonderful!

winterbot428 · « **Reply #36 on:** Oct 01, 2013, 10:13 AM »

closest I ever get to church is icefishing.....

OldSailor · « **Reply #37 on:** Oct 01, 2013, 10:35 AM »

Quote from: winterbot428 on Oct 01, 2013, 10:13 AM

closest I ever get to church is icefishing.....

X2---But just any kind of fishing !!

J_Edwards · « **Reply #38 on:** Oct 01, 2013, 11:40 AM »

Just about everything

skifisher · « **Reply #39 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 08:08 AM »

The sound of NOTHING when I am the first person on the ice. I know it will all change soon, but for a minute, I own that moment!
Good Icing!
Ski

Spider1 · « **Reply #40 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 08:10 AM »

My favorite thing is... YA DON"T NEED A BOAT!!!!

bwana72 · « **Reply #41 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 08:46 AM »

For me...at this point in my life it is just spending that kind of quality time with my son. He's 8 (almost 9)and he is a VERY active kid. He plays baseball, football, and is a wrestler...But fishing, and especially ice fishing is his release and his passion. I am a very roud father.

Jig4M · « **Reply #42 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 09:28 AM »

Definately wathing the flasher explode as fish shoot up off of the bottom to meet your jig as it's falling!

DaveSS1 · « **Reply #43 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 10:31 AM »

Seeing that first tap tap tap, GOT-EM!

masshills · « **Reply #44 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 10:40 AM »

Enjoying the outdoors with my two sons.

CantW8forIce · « **Reply #45 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 12:40 PM »

Not knowing what is down there to eat your lure. It just such an exciting feeling to have the reel scream and not knowing what it is until you get it close to the hole.

Gillgrabber · « **Reply #46 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 05:25 PM »

When you get the first big bend on the rod and realize you hooked something much bigger than you expected....but you don't know what it is yet.

delta9 · « **Reply #47 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 05:32 PM »

Quote from: tightliner812 on Sep 30, 2013, 08:50 PM

I love that feeling you get when you set the hook on a good fish knowing that you have light line on and it could pop off at any moment .

That's me!!

mr tip up · « **Reply #48 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 06:16 PM »

getting away from the old lady on weekends lol

muskiewrangler · « **Reply #49 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 07:16 PM »

Quote from: DaveSS1 on Oct 02, 2013, 10:31 AM

Seeing that first tap tap tap, GOT-EM!

x2

PsychologicalPerch · « **Reply #50 on:** Oct 02, 2013, 07:21 PM »

the smell of the air and the small rod creak and hwol in pain as a pike tries to snap it

Fish-N-Adventures · « **Reply #51 on:** Oct 03, 2013, 03:47 AM »

Quote from: fishinpreacher on Sep 30, 2013, 09:03 AM

Watching the mark on my flasher moving up toward my jig, and knowing I'm gonna get bit.

I second that, it gets the old heart a pump'n.

Spider1 · « **Reply #52 on:** Oct 03, 2013, 07:15 AM »

Mr tip up, LMAO!!!!

I hit the ice after work a lot too

Michaelo · « **Reply #53 on:** Oct 03, 2013, 08:19 AM »

I love being the first person on the ice and firing that auger up just as its getting light out especially on a Saturday Morning and their is houses all over the lake

Dog-duster · « **Reply #54 on:** Oct 03, 2013, 11:07 AM »

I love seeing the first fish come into view on the graph right at the break of dawn while the holes I drilled are still steaming before I flip the lid up on my clam and crank up my heater. Feeling that first fish of the day on my line sure is one great way to get the day going, even if it is just a dink.

tswoboda · « **Reply #55 on:** Oct 03, 2013, 03:36 PM »

Quote from: perchnut on Sep 30, 2013, 03:48 PM

Fishing with my dad, who introduced me to this insanity 50 years ago, and watching him ice some nice fish.....

THIS!
My dad started me fishing 21 years ago "once I was finally out of diapers" as he puts it haha.
Nothing better for me than a day of fishing with him.
We live 3 hours apart now and last year he met me in "my area" on the last day of April and we spent the whole day pounding big panfish on multiple lakes. It was my favorite and most memorable day of the 2012-13 ice fishing season!

nitram · « **Reply #56 on:** Oct 03, 2013, 09:12 PM »

Going out with my sons,still enjoy seeing them land some fish.
My youngest has 20 some years on the ice.

jopes · « **Reply #57 on:** Oct 03, 2013, 11:08 PM »

Quote from: Swift on Sep 30, 2013, 11:11 AM

Being an old timer with 50+ years on the ice, hitting a lake that I haven't been on in a few years, but I still know it. Relatively slow trip but taking decent fish 2 or 3+ times faster than the youthful local experts when they stroll over and ask what I'm doing different. Show and explain in detail the approach and technique, they're puzzled and consider it momentarily, then tell me it's not the established way to catch fish on this lake, it appears I'm going about it wrong. They storm off when another nice fish gets tossed on the ice as they sit back down and glare/mumble at me. Hard to keep from busting out in laughter, only hope they consider the info and give the out side the box approaches a chance one day. We're a helpful bunch by nature but sometimes you need to shake your head and simply laugh a bit at those not yet ready to assess the situation. Truly, predawn through sunup, the anti-cabin fever aspect and actually being able to still get up and enjoy going

Those that don't listen are truly missing out on a great teacher. I listen to everyone, especially if they are catching and I am watching them get fish.

Yote · « **Reply #58 on:** Oct 03, 2013, 11:22 PM »

Days on the ice with my brothers. Can't beat spending time with family doing something I love. Never take that for granted.

Shrades · « **Reply #59 on:** Oct 04, 2013, 06:12 AM »

Enjoying the peace and quiet on a new lake or pond, with a bunch of buddy's enjoying the sport.

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Author Topic: What is your favorite? (Read 3302 times)