12poundbass

My wife mentioned that Sunday. Pretty dumb at this point even up by you. There were a couple ice anglers Friday on a lake down the road from us. Tuesday it was 70% open. After going through up to my neck on a swamp as a kid, I’m extremely cautious about going on the ice. When it shifts or cracks even when there’s thick ice, it takes a couple years off from my life.

There were two guys ice fishing on our lake yesterday the wife said. I wouldn’t trust it for nothing at this point. With the 8” blanket of snow we got last weekend I’d say the ice is here to stay and continue to thicken. I’m really not in the mood for winter this year.

Hank can smile too.

I could be wrong, I thought you said by the end of 2019. Wouldn’t be the first time I was wrong though. *edit* I just did some digging and found your post and it said “stay tuned” regarding a new competitor. So you were right and once again I was wrong. Power Pole rumors have been out for a couple years. What’s another decade waiting for them?

LM: 5lb 4oz Frog SM 3lb 8oz jig Getting broken (both) this year.

Would be funny if the homeowners received a bill from Mr. Raccoon for cleaning the chimney. From his sooty foot prints it appears he’s been cleaning. ? Looks like the rubber roofing (assuming it’s rubber in the bottom pic) needs to be replaced ASAP or at least where those wrinkles are showing the roof sheathing.

I agree, once it gets below 10 there isn’t much difference. If it’s dead calm and below zero I’m good. If it’s 30 and breezy I’m done. That wind just tears right through me and chills me to the bone. You had to figure it was going to happen. You jinxed yourself.

That thing is a beast @A-Jay! I had a drive cable snap on my blower yesterday so I had to go across the lake and grab my BIL’s new Husqvarna 27” two stage. It’s really nice but there were times I had to stop to let it catch up on the snow so I didn’t have any falling off the side. They don’t make them like the used to. My dad bought a gigantic 48” Craftsman back in the late seventies. That thing like yours would eat through the snow like it wasn’t even there. It was quite the workout using the big thing. It’s no longer in the family but it’s still running to this day.

The Black Bass was my favorite growing up! I wonder if it stands the test of time?

Did you say when these came out there was another brand coming out by the end of the year? Any word on what happened?

After four hours, 600 feet of sidewalk, and my driveway the snow blowing it done! I guess I should have done it yesterday when the snow was still powder. The freezing rain last night made it crunchy and not the greatest for a single stage. Thankfully at home I have a two stage so it wasn’t too bad. I’m good with snow removal for a while.

It’s as if you been here. The silt problem is pretty bad. The association has had a a dredge company out the past three or four years After Labor Day (2019 was the last year for the dredging) doing the channel in sections because it got so shallow.

Looks cool! If only they would build it in Coast Guard city USA.

Did you take the hooks off or were they all missing?

I’m having a case of deja Vu. Happy birthday Paul!

Our lake will go up, but not what I’d consider significantly. There were a couple boats launches last fall that were so flooded we couldn’t launch. That rarely happens though.

We saw someone out on our lake yesterday ice fishing. It’s been froze over for maybe five days. The lake down the road had two on it yesterday. That one hasn’t been iced over for 2-3 days. Not smart in my eyes.

That’s exactly what I’m doing is holding off until it’s all done. Plus I keep looking out the window and see all the snow and my ambition to clear snow goes right down the crapper.

We got about 6 inches last night. Rain today changing to snow.

I used to just email the pic to myself. Since an iPhone update a couple months ago I can just resize them on my phone before posting.

Funny you mention this. There really isn’t any real depth change that I’ve seen until you get to the main part of the lake. Last year I was pitching to some cover that was next to the the beginning of the channel and caught a nice 2.5-3 lb largemouth. I set some tip ups last winter right in front of the channel too and we got a few hammer handles. There isn’t heavy current at all. Even when we get heavy rains and the lake rises the current isn’t fast.

I know the bass go in there, I’ve caught a few in there. I’ve seen a picture of a bass a kid caught out of the channel that was at least six pounds, it was post spawn though. I’m trying to locate the big prespawn mommas.

Ok this tells me I need to focus on my other spots. The inlet gets a lot of silt, the current fluctuates based on rain of course. There are a couple of coves that offer great protection from wind, current, and siltation, so I’ll focus my efforts on them. Thanks for the input!

On my lunch break today I was watching an old Zona Live. Zona and Davey Hite were fishing a canal for LMB during the prespawn. Watching it got me thinking about my lake and areas I want to target come spring. I’m not looking to bed fish just get the big females as they come shallow. My lake is a tiny impoundment and there’s a nice long channel but that’s the inlet. The current isn’t strong but nonetheless it’s still current. Will largemouth spawn in this area if there’s plenty of other areas with no current? I have plenty of other areas on my list just wondering if this inlet channel Would be an area to check?

Sounds like your Boston accent is gone and your yooper accent is taking hold. You just need to end with “eh”! How about a pastie eh? Side note I don’t like pasties.