3 minutes ago, galyonj said:

I was just thinking about how jealous I was that I don't have the opportunity to shiver over a hole cut in the ice for hours on end.

You go right ahead and be jealous - while I stare at the ice covering my fishing spots and try to melt it away with the heat of my glare.

I've always wanted one of those Ice fishing shacks.......it's the most redneck thing I've seen up north ?

45 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

For whatever reason, the ski boat didn't go out in main lake and just went up and down the creek I was trying to fish

Must be a sizable "creek" if there's a ski boat in it lol.  When I think of a creek I think of something that is really only accessible by foot.

7 minutes ago, galyonj said:

 

I was just thinking about how jealous I was that I don't have the opportunity to shiver over a hole cut in the ice for hours on end.

Some of these folks have epic shacks.....like seriously being in your living room watching football and fishing at the same time.    I could do that lol.  

7 minutes ago, galyonj said:

I was just thinking about how jealous I was that I don't have the opportunity to shiver over a hole cut in the ice for hours on end.

Lol I don't know anyone that does that anymore when they ice fish.  They sit inside either a portable insulated pop up with a heater, or they sit in a $25k ice castle with satellite TV like they're in a cabin.  This isn't the 1970's anymore.

Oh yeah, here's the funniest fishing video I've seen recently ?

 

1 minute ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Some of these folks have epic shacks.....like seriously being in your living room watching football and fishing at the same time.    I could do that lol.  

Believe me, I've done it.  Its really not fishing.  You'd catch the same amount of fish and drink the same amount of beers in your own house.

25 minutes ago, king fisher said:

Winters are a bummer for me in Mexico, no ice fishing.  

Mexican ice fishing = Frozen margarita in one hand, fishing pole in the other?

3 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Some of these folks have epic shacks.....like seriously being in your living room watching football and fishing at the same time.    I could do that lol.  

 

2 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Believe me, I've done it.  Its really not fishing.  You'd catch the same amount of fish and drink the same amount of beers in your own house.

Potable generators, satellite TV and Internet, bunks, full kitchen...you could live out there the entire winter, only leaving to pick up more fuel and eats.

 

36 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Believe me, I've done it.  Its really not fishing.  You'd catch the same amount of fish and drink the same amount of beers in your own house.

Truth!

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

How much you want for it???

$34k

37 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Must be a sizable "creek" if there's a ski boat in it lol.  When I think of a creek I think of something that is really only accessible by foot.

Yeah...I see that.   I'm on a reservoir that has numerous 'arms', each named for the creek that feeds them.  The bends I was trying to fish are probably about 200' wide.

2 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Me too.

A-Jay 

 

I'll go.

49 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Must be a sizable "creek" if there's a ski boat in it lol.  When I think of a creek I think of something that is really only accessible by foot.

Me too. Our “creeks” up north are maybe knee deep. The biggest lake around me I think is around 400 acres. That’s a pond for the southern guys. 

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

How much you want for it???

I’ll make you one heck of a deal. You buy my ‘06 G3 for $34k and I’ll deliver it to your front door for free. Then with the money I make off from it I’ll head to my local Lund dealer and pick up a new Renegade. 
 

The two Garmins are not apart of the deal. If you want those add another $5k so I can add 10-12” Garmins on my Renegade. 
 

If you’re interested I’ll go fill the truck up tonight after work and head out in the morning. ?

1 minute ago, 12poundbass said:

I’ll make you one heck of a deal. You buy my ‘06 G3 for $34k and I’ll deliver it to your front door for free. Then with the money I make off from it I’ll head to my local Lund dealer and pick up a new Renegade. 
 

The two Garmins are not apart of the deal. If you want those add another $5k so I can add 10-12” Garmins on my Renegade. 
 

If you’re interested I’ll go fill the truck up tonight after work and head out in the morning. ?

I got $34 without the k 

27 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

I’ll head to my local Lund dealer and pick up a new Renegade. 

I priced one of those out in July and the cost almost gave me a cardiac.

 

I feel sad for those who can't fish year round. or who don't fish at all.......

13 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I priced one of those out in July and the cost almost gave me a cardiac.

 

I know. I build them and Vexus 2-3 times a year and have every year for the past few and keep seeing the price tag go up. It’s painful to see. 

On 10/11/2022 at 9:32 AM, TnRiver46 said:

I’m on the opposite schedule, it’s about to get really really good from thanksgiving til valentines. Only hinderance is extended periods of darkness 

October is perhaps the best month on the Tennessee River, but my biggest fish have

come in November and January!

In south florida there is no offseason.  That said repetitive strain injuries are common. 

Heck no!!! I enjoy the break that hard water allows. Nothing better than a hot cup of coffee, kitchen window view of the freezing landscape, and my laptop opened to all the tackle sites with multiple carts stocked ????

And so it begins in Murderapolis this morning. First time I get to scrape the Jeep. Might still get out a few times fishing this year, otherwise its "only" 214 days until the bass season opens here next Spring ?

 

 

The fishing is just getting good here again. The main thing that keeps me from freshwater fishing this time of year is saltwater fishing, and the occasional hunting trip…

Most of our “bad” cold fronts come in January/February. But it usually warms back up in 2-3 days… 

The bass sometimes start bedding here in late december!

34 degrees when I launched this morning. I’ll be clearing ice out of my guides soon.