9 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

No doubt - the 2nd annual thread is getting closer by the day

Bite your tongue!

 

I want open water year round - though like you I live in the wrong part of the country for that.

34 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Bite your tongue!

 

I want open water year round - though like you I live in the wrong part of the country for that.

I’ll keep some open water year round fish pics posted up for you this year to make you feel a little warmer! Actually for some reason I have the desire to ice fish, but I’m a bit of a scaredy-cat about walking on a frozen lake. 

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Actually for some reason I have the desire to ice fish, but I’m a bit of a scaredy-cat about walking on a frozen lake. 

Northern MN - Lake Bemidji - Once the University grounds-crew finished plowing parking lots they'd plow an area of the frozen lake behind the Student Union. We gained a couple hundred parking slots in the winter...ya, the ice was that thick.

My plan for this winter is to stay where it is warm and wait for the spring spawn.

Catch 400 LM vertical spoon fishing.

Ice fish as much as possible

Clean and re-lube all my reels

 

I'm either deer hunting or cutting wood......but with an eye on spring bass fishing. Lol

Finally get my rod arsenal up to 5 baitcasters and upgrade my finesse rod, also start saving up for a boat so next summer I won't be limited to bank fishing. 

53 minutes ago, Bird said:

I'm either deer hunting or cutting wood......but with an eye on spring bass fishing. Lol

Wood for yourself or do you sell it? I love chopping wood, especially red oak 

5 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Wood for yourself or do you sell it? I love chopping wood, especially red oak 

For myself, I have an outside wood boiler and burn about 8 cords per year.

Yes Red oak is easy stuff to work with. 

Wow... tons. More than I can actually get to. 

Reel maintenance, tweak some heavy cover rigs, and lures.

But first I have to replace the impeller on my well pump, upgrade the hot water heater, clean out my pressure tank, and... re-plumb the works while I'm at it. Among other such things...

 

For me, same as it is year around, to catch a DD bass..But here's the catch, it will come out of a public park lake/pond..

 

I've come close, hopefully this is the year it happens.

Besides fishing everyday I have to chase the deer out of my wife's garden.

I see some very nice goals.

Winter?  Heat index was still 105 here today lol

1. Not buy any new gear.

 

2. Not buy any new gear.

 

3. Not buy any new gear.