Author Topic: Early bird (Read 1773 times)

rileyross · « **on:** Feb 28, 2008, 05:26 PM »

Whats the earliest you have gotten up to hit the ice? Personally 5:30 is the earliest for me.

Buck762 · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 05:29 PM »

I woke up at 4:30 to fist for early morning walleye. I wake up early during hunting season because i gotta drive 45 minutes to the property.

ryguy337 · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 05:30 PM »

10am is the earliest ive woken up to go icefishing

RealityCheck · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 05:47 PM »

Let's see...one night I never went to bed fishing was so good. But to go fishing after sleeping I would say 1:30 a.m. ...for the early bite. It is very satisfying to have your limt just as the first person shows up to fish.

DR.SPECKLER · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 05:53 PM »

a good hangover morning i mite get out there by 6am.

ValleyStocker · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 06:04 PM »

3am, is the earliest. usually 4 am wake up, coffee then a 2 hour drive or so to get to some ice, at least this year.

fisher2hunter · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 06:30 PM »

5:00 for the 2 tournaments ive fished in

Buck762 · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 06:38 PM »

Quote from: cubefisher on Feb 28, 2008, 06:04 PM

3am, is the earliest. usually 4 am wake up, coffee then a 2 hour drive or so to get to some ice, at least this year.

thats a long drive for some fish. The average distance i drive to a lake is about 20 minutes

Sawyerjosh · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 07:00 PM »

bout 4am for the tourney's- I have a lot of animals and it takes 45 minutes to get them all fed and taken care of in the am, for a usual day 530-6am. Unless you count gettin to work early so you can leave early and go fishin, couple nites ive left for work at 4am to leave at noon or so to go fishin

marshrat · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 07:02 PM »

3 am to drive 3 hours to fish for pike

ValleyStocker · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 09:22 PM »

Quote from: Buck762 on Feb 28, 2008, 06:38 PM

thats a long drive for some fish. The average distance i drive to a lake is about 20 minutes

New Jersey never got any good ice in my area this year, so we had to go to the ice

miket. · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 09:44 PM »

most places where i am you can"t start your auger until 8 am, which sucks so even though i usually awake and leave about 4 am to 7am depending on my destination.

copperjohn · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 28, 2008, 11:45 PM »

The closest ice for me is an hour, so I'm usually up by 4, sometimes 3 if I'm going farther. It's the falling asleep thing that's hard when each trip is like a little Christmas and the neurons keep firing in anticipation.

pooley · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 29, 2008, 06:19 AM »

tomorrow i'll get up at 1am to travel to the dead sea. 2 1/2 hours with no snow. probably 3-1/2 or more tomorrow. usually i get up at 3:30 or 4am.

jbscowboy99 · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 29, 2008, 06:29 AM »

5:00am is my wake up call most of the time

o2rmk800 · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 29, 2008, 06:54 AM »

earliest so far is 1am wake-up for the northern challenge. great time. but made for a lond day with the drive home that night. next year is gonna be a weekend long event for us

steve

marshrat · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 29, 2008, 09:15 AM »

Quote from: miket. on Feb 28, 2008, 09:44 PM

most places where i am you can"t start your auger until 8 am, which sucks so even though i usually awake and leave about 4 am to 7am depending on my destination.

HAND AUGER

fish_finder · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 29, 2008, 09:50 AM »

Usually try to be on the ice by 7:30 -8 sometimes later if just goin to get out, i can see the lake from my house so travelling time i get to sleep away

nepa old man · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 02, 2008, 07:17 AM »

Like to have the pole in the hole by 7am.

Pasquatch · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 02, 2008, 10:54 AM »

Usually get up by 5:25 or so, like to be on the ice at 6:30. Sometimes, I have to go alot further to get on the ice, so Lake George trips require a 3:30 alarm.

Grumpyoldman · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 03, 2008, 04:28 AM »

Quote from: ryguy337 on Feb 28, 2008, 05:30 PM

10am is the earliest ive woken up to go icefishing

My buddy won't get up before then either. We never catch anything. Had to go without buddy. Got many in the early morning.

Pasquatch · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 03, 2008, 05:39 AM »

Quote from: ryguy337 on Feb 28, 2008, 05:30 PM

10am is the earliest ive woken up to go icefishing

When do you normally get up, dude?

pirkaus · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 03, 2008, 05:48 AM »

3am if I'm going to the other end of the state
I like to have my lines in when the sun comes up

Pirk

d3 · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 03, 2008, 06:04 AM »

I try to be on the ice at sun up no matter where I am fishing. My partners do not want to leave early so I end up leaving ahead of them and meeting them on the ice.

D3

Dull Hooks · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 03, 2008, 07:51 AM »

I am defintitly part of the "B" team , the "A" team always up well before light to go fishing.Not this cat I take my time wake up when I normally do, get the dog out for about an hour or so (yep still chasing bumpers even in all this snow here ) and then get my truck loaded while waiting for a fresh pot of coffee for my thermos when thats done I am out the door.Usually out there by 8-9 am , no big hurry for me because I know the fish will wait to bite until I get there

The only exception is when I am hunting anything with feathers ( ducks , geese, and turkeys) all the rest of the critters can wait for me..LOL....

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Author Topic: Early bird (Read 1773 times)