I look back through the forums, search by Most Viewed or Most Replies to find some great topics and old disputes and conversations on various topics.  Every weekend I try and convince the wife we need to drive out to the nearest BPS, or a local shop. I keep buying a few things every weekend, I find that helps pass the time lol.  We had the Toronto Sportsmans Show last weekend, but I wasn't impressed with the fishing related section, next weekend is another Boat and Fishing Show in Toronto so hopefully that's a little better.  I've been spending a lot of time practising knots, filling up the bathtub and watching the movement of lures. Tried Ice fishing a couple of times, bought every fishing magazine I could find, and doing research on local Bass Fishing Clubs to try my hand at co-angling this year and hopefully learn a lot more! COME ON SPRING!!!!! We've got until 3rd week of June for Bass season to open here , but plenty of fish around here to tug on the end of my line and keep me happy until then!

I've been cleaning and replacing worn parts on my reels, cleaning out my tackle boxes, sharpening/replacing hooks, restocking soft plastics, hooks and weights,  looking outside to see if the snow has melted, pacing the floor, playing my guitars and generally going slowly insane waiting for fishing weather to arrive.

 

 

Tom

Picked up a new hobby, collecting baseball cards. 

 

We're supposed to get around 8 inches of snow today, but a week from today temps will be in the mid 60s.

Buying too much gear, praying for the snow to end here in CT.    Winter can't end soon enough for me.

 

 

Rich

The only ice I see in Florida are the tiny chips floating in my martini 

 

Roger

The only ice I see in Florida are the tiny chips floating in my martini 

 

Roger

i wish i was in florida where i could fish all year long

Flipping & pitching large tungston inside, while my dog chases it.

Staring at my wife, as she stares back

Staring at my rods,reels,hard baits

Telling my wife, yes I heard you

Going stir crazy ! Classic cabin fever

Geez... Hope I make it to spring!

Flipping & pitching large tungston inside, while my dog chases it.

Staring at my wife, as she stares back

Staring at my rods,reels,hard baits

Telling my wife, yes I heard you

Going stir crazy ! Classic cabin fever

Geez... Hope I make it to spring!

funny thing is i did the same thing hahaha my dog would stand in the door way as i learned how to pitch out my bedroom door lol dogfishing is the new thing right? lol

Yep ! Sure is.. Except my line got caught in the ceiling fan and it spooled me

I gotta get outta this place.

I was busy hunting until a few weeks ago. Now I've been cleaning my tackle, organizing everything, and looking for good deals on reels.

Then you need this ~

 

 

A-Jay

 

http://stores.ebay.com/I-Love-Hard-Bait/Jerk-Bait-/_i.html?_fsub=476781011&_sid=270166761&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

 

You are an evil man for posting that link!!! 

You are an evil man for posting that link!!! 

 

C'mon Man ~ I was just trying to help a brother out . . .

 

A-Jay

C'mon Man ~ I was just trying to help a brother out . . .

 

A-Jay

 I can already feel my wallet getting thinner 

Buying tackle, organizing tackle, tying jigs, staring at tackle and watching way too many fishing videos!

 

On a particularly frigid day earlier this winter I even just went and stared at my favorite pond in all it's frozen sadness until I could bear the cold no more.

I've been trying to do non open water fishing related things and focus on work, coyote hunting, and ice fishing. That way come March and April I can clean the reels, organize the tackle, boat prep, etc etc..  It's been one long and cold winter. 

Over purchasing, testing lures in bathtubs and my school's 300 gallon aquarium, watching fishing shows while pitching and flipping a bare jig head with an ultralight across the room to catch socks scattered on the floor, trying to bust through the ice with heavy lead sinkers and lipless cranks....and dreaming about fishing.

And learning how to forge knives

Ice fishing all weekend! Willow slough on Sunday! Haha

goin thru my tackle so much i feel like i have memorized every inch of where everything is lol and feel like i have seen every fishin video on the web and im all like  

and then bassresource posts another video and im all like          ......lol

Does sitting in my man cave, -15 outside, drool running down my chin, blindly looking at 50+ years of fishing pictures, many with my Dad and good fishing friends now gone, going over my fishing logs of 25 years, ignoring the fishing catalogs, and once in awhile a mournful sigh escaping count? However, I now have to start getting my gear ready. Three weeks from today, I'm leaving for a 2 week trip to Guntersville. Even though there will still be 3 ft. of ice on the lakes when I get back. My 68 year old body will have a new bounce in my step and a renewed vigor. Then about a month after that the durn ice will go away and we will have 6 months to fish before it starts all over again. Life in the North. Wouldn't have it any other way.

Ice fishing all weekend! Willow slough on Sunday! Haha

I've ice fished the slough a few times this winter and had good luck as well. Always a good time!

Keeping busy this time of year is easy: leave job 1, go to job 2. Get daughter to & from dance or swimming. Cook meal, drop laundry in machines. Repeat. Wife is tax accountant so we pass each other coming & going this time of year.

In between I'm trying to finish my MBA before next fiscal year to pick up raise.

Also looking to buy a 'yak for Spring.... Look forward to fishing soon. I don't work the day between my night shifts - that's when I rely on Bassresource for ideas & opinions.....

Not much. Just looking over my baits; organized my rods; getting ready to take inventory for the end of month sales; looking over maps of waters to be fished this year; reading magazine and Forum articles; viewing Bassresource productions on YouTube; and tonight watching the snow fall in Richmond, Virginia.

 

Do I live an exciting life or what?

In phoenix az catching bass after bass on spinnerbaits in 80 degree weather. It's brutal I'm telling ya.

Between Nursing school, work, and ski patrol i dont have time for anything...my poor snomobile has only seen like 60miles and there is a solid foot of snow on the deck

Even though I do live in MD, the eastern shore is a whole nother climate as compared to western MD. Ive been lucky as to been able to fish pretty often this winter, although my wallet has felt quite an impact(Thanks Lucky Craft). But my best spot has been under drawdown for the past 2 weeks, so other than trying new spots and buying to much new gear Ive been gathering supplies for surf fishing, never done it before and figured since I moved this close to the beach might as well try it out.