clayton86

I did the same thing with my son drive around looking for iced out spots to fish. Iv been out 3 times this year one of them being that 65* day we had last sunday I got a northern and a brown trout. The two times since I just froze my arse off. I'm so sick of this weather it's so depressing.

It would nice if mother nature would just get off the rag and give us nice weather were over due for and I wouldent have to worry bout my line freezing.

I'm coming to realize braid isn't the best for cold temps. The last 2 times I went out it was a bit chilly to say the least. My line was freezing mid cast and on retrieve. It was also freezing my line guides and the reel itself the bail had a giant gob of ice plus the spool was froze. Should I re spool my reel now would the ice degrade my line? Iv only had it out three times two of them in freezing temps. It's suffix 832 20% that I have spooled.

A lot of it depends on which DSG and location I guess on the knowledge and selection. If I go to Rochester the DSG stores suck the employees are trained monkeys and no selection. If I go to Buffalo in the big mall they have tons it's a bigger store then most(2 floors) they have tons of selection and there is always a guy at the counter with the nicer reels and he will talk bass fishing for ever with you I know cuz I ticked off my ex wife standing there talking bout fishing lake Erie for like a hour and a half and then left with the guys card and a offer to go fishing and try some of his home made spinners.

It's windy again today and I'm debating taking my kayak out for the first time but where I'm going it's protected from the wind well after about a 400m paddle. Idk of I'm gonna take any gear but just get out and learn the yak.

Ah the good ole days I think that was the best part about turning 16 do you know how hard it is to drag a deer with a Mt. Bike or all that fishing gear.

I was playing with my STX yesterday haven't been able to fish it yet but just practiced flipping and pitching with it on my new villain rod. Just messing around in the yard I loved it super smooth and light. I'm hoping to fish with it tonight or this weekend but the weather isn't looking to promising.

Wind sent me home yesterday but it was bank fishing. 16* after the wind chill and I was watching my braid actually freeze during the cast so we packed up. I'll be kayak fishing mostly this season on the smaller lakes and bays on lake Ontario. Iv had the canoe out in some windy conditions it was mostly a pain in the arse to keep it where I wanted I usually would paddle past the spot and let the wind drift me into position.

Tons of pike here also I just run straight 50# power pro haven't had a pike bite off yet.

My veritas and Revo premier 20 balance well and is very light but I'm running a 6'9" rod. Same rod with the Ci4 2500 also very very light and well balanced.

Not getting the bullet out John

Black and blue football jig Dragged slow or short hops

Jerk bait, a spinner bait, jig

I'm not one for doctors a d like to tuff things out but the old timers(sorry guys lol) are right man time to go see the doc and stop lifting till cleared.

Iv been catching trout and northerns lately no bass of yet but I haven't tried to much I will BR this week. In the past the tickets always been red craw colored lip less cranks, jigs, rebel wee craw I think it's called, slooooooow spinners in fire tiger or red craw patterns, jerk baits in perch and trout colors.

Yup or eBay I just picked up a Abu villain rod for 95 shipped from the flea market and a 3rd gen STX on eBay for 142. I checked eBay yesterday there was a 3rd gen Revo S for 89.99 BIN with free shipping I woulda jumped on it if I wasn't broke. I'd keep checking the flea market and eBay though you can get some killer deals

Yeah id go for the kayak also

Glenn arnt we over due for a upgrade for all of us to adjust to lol. Wasn't it last winter you made the big change over.

Yeah I never met him but I did like him he PM'd me some when I was in the hospital and when going threw the divorce also. He was a good guy and I found his pro shimano posts entertaining.

Arnt Pfluegers made by the same company ad Revo and lews also? My first bait caster was a Pflueger echlon I still have it I should clean her up it was a good reel it has taken one heck of a beating it looks rough. My quantums I wish I could say the same they have all broke in less then a season still have that pile of reels also none work right but still look brand new. My echlon looks like it's been threw a woodchipper and spent a year at the bottom of the lake but still works great.

I actually had to pry a commen out of him a few weeks ago lol

that's what made me think about it one of the biggest offenders hasn't been around................

Mine would be football head jigs though now I am liking the alien/brush head I haven't fished it it just looks sick I got a whole box of em.

Ya know iv been eye balling some of the pinnacle spinning reels they look sharp.

Original for me also goes every where with me doubles as a great lip balm for cold windy days............