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I know the feeling. Except....I have boys..... ::edit:: I apologize if that came off as inconsiderate or sexist. I meant that I know the feeling and it is a tougher pill to swallow because I have boys. My older son refuses to lip a fish, while my youngest has ZERo problems tossing around carp lol.

Good job dad! Boooo for not making her hold it, though.

haha. I read that as her having to earn your husbandry by catching quality fish. If she can't catch keepers, she gets tossed back as well. I don't mean to offend.

GO HAWKS!!!

Thanks Mark. Ya know, for a Sox fan, you're alright.

I am unsure how I can make any clearer from where my confusion stems. If you are unable to clarify either the ethics (as I pointed out in post #12) or the actual regulations (as in the first post), thank you for your time. I did not at any point indicate that these notions that I gathered were from bassresource other than perhaps a few glancing comments that alone are meaningless.

Thanks. Obviously, I already have read it, since I provided the link. I am asking for clarification. In this thread alone there is conflicting information and there is far less verbiage here.

My favorite pizza was Sam's in Belvidere, IL. No, not the chain Sam's pizza. It was a small local joint run by a father (Sam) and daughter (Josi) that were straight out of Sicily. My father. my brother, myself and 3 of my cousins all delivered for them, so they knew us by name when we came in or called a pizza in. We were all convinced that Sam was "connected". He was a no nonsense old man who never had the sense to know when to stop working. he worked harder than any number of younger people even when he was 60-70 years old. One time, I had a different job installing internet and I had to go up on the roof of the building. It was perhaps 3 stories up and I had to access via ladder. Sam came up because he wanted me to toss some stuff off there (an old TV antenna). When I was a kid, my dad would bring me in when he would pick up the pizza and Josi would feed me raw dough (I love it AND I love bread. I can eat loaves of plain bread in a sitting). Every takeout pizza I get gets compared to Sam's. They all fail miserably in comparison.

So then it is just largely ignored, both by the fisherman and the DNR/Police (since people do it and talk about, but not in a way that would indicate they are breaking the rules)?

"Seriously, warden, my crappie gear is a 7' MH Baitcaster with 20# braided line"

EXACTLY why I made this thread! I have read that Lake Winnebago is open all year and isn't subject to seasons. I am starting to think that from the time the ice thaws to season opener is a no-go. Period. So you either ice fish or you wait. I am going out of my mind. I want to fish so dang bad, but not at the expense of a ticket that I can't afford.

That makes sense because if you follow my link, the PDF file distinguishes Nothern Zone catch and release, Nothern Zone harvest and Southern Zone harvest. That, in and of itself, should be sufficient, but a few other people I have talked to made much ado about it and I wanted to be crystal clear.

As far as I understand it, game fishing season (here in WI, at least) doesn't open until May 4th, yet I have heard people talking about already getting out on the water (I frequent http://lake-link.com/'>Lake Link for local info and only one person has mentioned the season and he was a guide). Am I missing something? Is fishing season not actually enforced? Is it not "frowned upon" within the fishing community to disobey these times? Or am I totally misunderstanding what is meant? Source: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/seasons/ I attribute my lack of knowledge to this being the first year I actually remember to get out for the pre-spawn.

Keep a bottle of KVD Line and Lure with you and line twist is a thing of the past.

What does this do?

I finally went out and bought the vinyl mat to stick inside my plano boxes. Thanks for the tip Gene. I then proceeded to "test" it out by throwing my tackle around the house. It works. However, it garnered some strange looks from my kids and our cat.

Full size spook was my go to last year at a nearby creek right as the sun was coming up for smallies. Granted, the bait was nearly as big as the fish, but that's fine with me.

x3.

Yes, yes, yes...I feel you there brother. Pretty sure I drove through some flurries on the way home myself.

My next BC will probably be a lefty because I have heard, from people who catch in a day what I have caught my entire life, that the time spent switching hands after a cast is crucial and potential missed bites. Learning curve, shmearning curve.

isn't the point to imitate an injured frog?

Abu Garcia Black Max is a good intro reel that won't set you back much.

Unfortunately, he is correct: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/seasons/bass.html. Perhaps someone could break down exactly how it works? I mean, if you get caught with a line in the water, is it "go directly to jail. do not pass go, do not collect $200"? I am personally extremely anxious to get out but not at the expense of doing so illegally.

It would appear as though my mindset is more suited to that of a warmer climate when it comes to fishing. Here I am, ready to get in on the Spring bite and the ice has barely gone, the season hasn't legally started and yes, snow in the forecast this week.

I like the Bass Edge podcast.