Just wanted to say hello.  I registered here a long time ago, but haven't posted in quite some time (something like 3 years ago... :-[).  I'm from western mass... any local guys/gals?  Got a bad case of cabin fever since I don't really spend any time on the ice.  Really can't wait for the thawout.  

Howdy neighbor!  (RI)

Welcome Aboard!!

central mass here. been counting down the days till march 22, organizing, re-organizing, then re-re-organizing all my tackle and just buying as much gear as i can over these long cold months.

big ice derby this saturday, all public waters in central mass are open for the tourney as long as you get your catch to a weigh-in station before the end of the tourney. plus they draw a name every 5 minutes for cash prizes throughout the whole day. should be good times.

Ha!  That's funny.  I do that every winter.  Organizing, then re-organizing.  And... repeat, until the thawout.  I know, I am kind of a gear junkie myself.  Not as crazy as some of the other guys on here though from what I read, but I guess we probably all are.  Where abouts in central mass are you from?  I am from the Springfield area; I live here in Holyoke.  There's a handful of pretty good places to fish out your way.

Nice to meet you! Western MA here as well.  

Nice to meet ya man, i'm from western MA as well lol.

Ha!  That's funny.  I do that every winter.  Organizing, then re-organizing.  And... repeat, until the thawout.  I know, I am kind of a gear junkie myself.  Not as crazy as some of the other guys on here though from what I read, but I guess we probably all are.  Where abouts in central mass are you from?  I am from the Springfield area; I live here in Holyoke.  There's a handful of pretty good places to fish out your way.

i live in west brookfield right now, it's pretty much central to both worcester and springfield. there's a lot of good lakes and ponds out this way and out in the spencer/leicester area, as well as north of me in the rutland/oakham area. i'm shore-bound so unfortunately i'm limited to the areas i can fish, but i've found a few decent spots this past season.

Cool to see some local guys.  I bet you're all as anxious as I am for the ice to go away.  Any of you guys spend a little time shad fishing during the run in the spring?

I usually manage to put some time in on both the shad and stripers every spring.

Very cool.  Same here.  Those shad are a lot of fun!  But, I just don't get that same rush as I do with a 7lb. LM at the end of the line... or a 4 lb. SM.