Author Topic: What is your favorite? (Read 3300 times)

Fatfish · « **on:** Sep 30, 2013, 09:00 AM »

What is your (most) favorite thing that you love about ICE FISHING,just one thing. To me it is watching that spring bobber bounce. Just love seeing that little spring move ever so slightly.That is my favorite,but I enjoy it all. Jerry

fishinpreacher · « **Reply #1 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.

RWD12 · « **Reply #2 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 09:15 AM »

Drilling the first grid of holes on a crisp, cool morning and watching the sunrise. Then it would have to be watching the mark on my MarCum slowly rise up and then I am putting a fish top-side

stripernut · « **Reply #3 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 09:31 AM »

Hard to say... Coming up tight on a big fish on the jigging rod, when using a big Chubby Darter and having the drag start to scream!!!

Redneck Fishfinder · « **Reply #4 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 09:42 AM »

Sitting around a fire on a cold cloudy day with a cold glass of wine and turning around to see a flag standing straight up.

Rebelss · « **Reply #5 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 10:00 AM »

Watching that tiny slip bobber disappear out of sight...then the tug on the rod.

dkfry · « **Reply #6 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 10:02 AM »

Being able to fish a spot without the dam boat moving around.

gso12 · « **Reply #7 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 10:09 AM »

I enjoy the peace an quite. An that fish not yet caught!

BLUJBURD · « **Reply #8 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 10:25 AM »

A just before sunrise outing, and that first fish of the day on the ice.

Swift · « **Reply #9 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

toofuss · « **Reply #10 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 11:50 AM »

If it wasn't for ice fishing what would I do all winter?

Sit and the watch football all winter? Pfft!!! Screw that.

HuskersLincoln · « **Reply #11 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 01:02 PM »

Watching a whole screen full of marks on the Vexilar. Knowing it's going to be fast and furious for a few minutes.

krcat40 · « **Reply #12 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 01:09 PM »

The sun rising and the first flag going up.

kasilofchrisn · « **Reply #13 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 01:19 PM »

Sunrise on my favorite fishing spot all alone and thinking about the ole timer who showed me this spot who has since passed on. All the while a wolf howls in the background and the mountains in the distance begin to appear as the light hits them.

wipike · « **Reply #14 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 01:40 PM »

That SNAP-PING!!!!!! sound as the ice cracks past. Nothing like it, and love watching first timer's hear it up close.

da man cave shack · « **Reply #15 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 02:44 PM »

Being in the PERMY while it snowing really hard out.

jethro · « **Reply #16 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 03:02 PM »

The first moment I get out there. It's usually a night of preparation, or sometimes an entire week of nights, then going to sleep early, then waking up SUPER early, then driving to who knows where, getting to the lake just before dawn, getting out on the ice, and then... I am there and can finally take a minute to relax and soak it all in. Many, many hours of work, preparation, then with all my gear out there I usually sit on my sled, maybe have a smoke or finish my coffee and just sit and watch the sun come up... that is my favorite moment. Then it's mad work for the next few hours again, setting up the portable, drilling holes, setting traps, setting up the heater and flasher...

perchnut · « **Reply #17 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.....

bart · « **Reply #18 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 03:50 PM »

Bringing a fish through the ice, it's magical...

DR.SPECKLER · « **Reply #19 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 05:03 PM »

just getting out on the ice is good enough for me.catching fish is just the bonus.

jakep138 · « **Reply #20 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 05:27 PM »

Enjoyin the peace and quiet and sweating my a$$ off !!!

high_flags · « **Reply #21 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 05:42 PM »

The fresh ice cold morning air, drilling holes and seeing that flag pop. I love everything about this sport.

Sometimes its the days with a bunch of guys haring out fishing together bs'n . or days by yourself just out fishing and day dreaming.

Pulling in a fat gill or a nice crappie

Watching the vex lite up, its all good!!

lefty2053 · « **Reply #22 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 06:31 PM »

When a fish slams my rod and I almost loose it down the hole. Then I bring him up and out.

tightliner812 · « **Reply #23 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 .

muskiewrangler · « **Reply #24 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 09:10 PM »

Enjoying something you can only do for one of the four seasons and meeting some new friends to enjoy my obsession with.

Buckshots · « **Reply #25 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 09:23 PM »

Watching my bobber disappear! Or looking over and it's gone.

RapShack · « **Reply #26 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 09:25 PM »

I love fishing when it's snowing, if it's dark out even better.

slammin slabs · « **Reply #27 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 11:02 PM »

First is seeing the line coming on the vex and than catching it
Second is yelling FLAG UP and sprinting to tip up
Third cold crisp FRESH AIR
Sorry I couldn't just say one cause it's just to hard to pick

Agronomist_at_IA · « **Reply #28 on:** Oct 01, 2013, 12:05 AM »

I'd have to say my favorite thing is when u hook into a fish and it just rips drag off and the spool zings has the fish runs.

ice skeeter · « **Reply #29 on:** Oct 01, 2013, 02:53 AM »

Watching my wife laugh as she pulls nice slabs and hog gills through the ice!

That and feeling my heart beat out of my chest when I see those big papermouths flare open and my jig dissapears!

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