12poundbass

I'm about 2 hrs south of @A-Jay. I really enjoyed doing this with him, it's something I look forward to continuing once we get ice out. Or sooner

The Outdoor Chanel I have Dish network

The Z-Train is back in town today at 3:30 ET today. Jason Christie is at bat today. Glad to see the show back on, will help pass the winter.

Please tell me that was you, that's awesome!

I'm not from the older generation, but from and live in fairly rural community so a hand shake is all it takes most time here. It sounds like you're getting a once in a lifetime deal on your boat! Go buy a lotto ticket. Can't wait to see the end result! ?

I had to read it a couple times before I got what the heck you were saying. ?

If you are getting an early 2019 Tracker 175 TXW with a 75hp for $15k or less then you're getting a major steal. I'm a glass half full guy, but something seems off to me and seems too good to be true. The stomach bug is plausible but seems coincidently timed for him. This boat should be closer or over $20k. Hopefully it really works in your favor because that's a hell of a deal and the 19's look sweet, but I have my apprehensions. Good luck!

I'd say you got your monies worth.

By colonial do you mean in clusters like this image the OP posted?

And to think all I did was ask for a couple lure recommendations. ?

It's been very enjoyable doing this with you, the knowledge I gained is absolutely priceless. Thanks again @A-Jay!

If you're on the fish yes it can be fun. The beer drinking is a blast. Remember fish are cold blooded so their metabolism is really slow, so fish don't feed as often. If you have an $8-10k set up ice fishing isn't horrible, but still a lot of work. Think about it, drive out to the spot if you have the nice set up, if you don't you're pulling a sled or a shanty. You get to a 'spot' unload your anger, again if you've got the set up you coughed up $500 for a power anger, if not you have a hand anger and are drilling through usually 8" or more of ice. You drill the hole, clean it out, again if you have the 'set up' you coughed up at least $400 for a flasher, this is where things can go your way or not. You drop the transducer in the hole and you see no fish, so you move and repeat. If there's no flasher you sit on a bucket for and hour with no bites because there's no fish there, but you don't know that because you don't have a flasher. You sit that hour on your bucket and keep telling yourself "I'll give it 5 more minutes". You eventually move and drill another hole and repeat over and over. If you have a hand anger drilling through more than 6" of ice gets old real quick even with good blades. I could go on and on, about ice build up on your line, your line getting tangled in the snow and ice chunks, taking your gloves on and off 150,000 times in a day. Don't forget it's cold and your sitting on a giant ice cube! No matter what you do your feet get cold. As for my lake, there are no muskie only pike. Where I am Musky are truly the fish of 10,000 casts, they are that few and far between. As far as the fun videos goes keep in mind that's probably the finished product, and there's probably hours upon hours of thumb twiddling left on the editing room floor. I don't know if pike and musky school up but if you found a 'pack' of them it could be fun. So there's ice fishing in a nut shell. Trust me I know a ton of guys who love it, my step dad does. It's not for me, I applaud the guys who do it. As for me, I'll probably set some tip ups go back to my house and check them from my back porch from the warmth of my house. ?

I'm a glass half full guy, but you and I know even though the days are getting longer for us and the sun is getting closer we still have all of January, February, March, and if it's anything like last year a week or two in April. We never really got a spring, there was cold and snow then BAM 80 and humid. I'll give you my address, you can come up and fish my lake for Pike while I watch the look on your face go from excitement to pure disappointment in a matter of hours from my recliner in my warm house. ? I'm sorry but it's boring. You aren't missing much.

As an Ike fan I have to agree. As soon as Becky started talking I could tell it was going to be a dud. It's looking like it's going to be a very long winter for everyone!

Sounded like an easy decision Cuba vs Lake Baccarac. I wonder if I let my wife read it she'll say "why don't you go there instead of work?" ?

Yeah my bad. I'm sometimes that guy scratching my head wondering what they mean.

FFO has their buy one get one 50% off sale right now. I just picked up a pair of spinning reels.

If you're using to units and share waypoints, the total package Garmin is your cheapest route.

Just use your microfiber cloth.

I never knew he started. His salary says otherwise but Stafford sucks and always has.

This right here. I'm loyal to Abu Garcia. I've bought two other brands and neither met my expectations. Abu Garcia has yet to fail me. From the cheapest to the mid priced reels I've been happy, so why switch. I'm also a creature of habit and do tend to venture out of my comfort zone, so that's anothere reason.

Hmmmm I don't know what to make of his statement. I've got a word but I won't say it.

Well when you put it that way, It's only around the corner. ?

Check out BBG marine. Or the GPS store, best prices you'll probably find.

No safe ice here either. A lady died just over a week ago falling through the ice.