I think I'm ill...

[TheWalleye]

So I love spring, summer and fall... shore fishing has got to be one of my favorite past times. But lately I've found myself day dreaming of ice fishing. This last winter I picked up an auger and cleaned off my ice fishing gear and picked up the hobby again after 6 years of not doing it. Man did that get the itch going. To top it all off i won a vex right at the end of the season past the time i was comfortable going on the ice! OI, what a long wait i have ahead of me.

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[wildeyes]

I feel you on that one had a good ice fishing season this year. but there is a whole lot of summer fishing coming. It started early this year

 

[TheWalleye]

I had fun getting back into it, but spent most of my time driving up to the Turtle Lake area because I don't know much of where to go around Bis and that's where my father-in-law lives. I found quite a few places once I started looking so I think next year will be a bit more fun.

 

[wildeyes]

stocking reports game and fish web site gives good ideas where to go. I look through those during the summer plus feed back from people in general. I have a list for first ice already.

 

[Captain Ahab]

If you don't have a boat, get yourself a cheap 12-14 foot and rig something to hold your Vex 'ducer over the side so you can jig under it. Voila! You are welcome.

 

[Bed Wetter]

This winter got me all screwed up because we didn't really have a winter. I find myself feeling totally indifferent to spring. It sucks to not pine for the coming season. This must be what it's like to live down south. Yuck.

Anyway, the lack of winter may be what has your spidy senses all messed up.

 

[wildeyes]

like capt. said use it during the summer also with that boat you can go to small lakes gps spots for winter.

 

[jer79]

i agree the ice season was lame. even though we had 20 inches of ice in my area, there were more than a few days with standing water on top of it from rain or melting snow . made me a lil nervous towards the end. ive started to prefer ice over open water the last few years.

 

[TheWalleye]

I think not having a boat makes me prefer ice, gives me a little more control and the ability to chase the fish more then I can from shore.

 

[jer79]

even with a boat.. it seems like the wind is blowing or raining,if or 99 degrees etc..in a fish house its usually comfortable, not always but usually.. you can also access these small perch sloughs in the winter that you cant get a boat in ..... I would consider taking these other guys advice and get a lil dinger, ive thought about it myself. you can get something called a bass tender for about 600 new I think. not a bad investment and your not locked into payments.

 

[TheWalleye]

I'm not a small guy (tall and wide), at all... so stuff like that freaks me out. I'd do something like this though and throw on some waders or improvise some way or another.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007MMBWC4/?tag=nodakangler10-20

 

[silentbob]

its funny, i always dream of ice fishing again a week into open water, then dream of open water fishing a week into ice fishing lol i must be extremely ill...

 

[Up Y'oars]

I'm still laughing at the guys who have their fishing boats in winter storage and going to get them this next week.... ACK! I've had mine in the water for a month already. Leave hard water alone and get that fresh air smell.

My rigs were tied and placed on the Tackle Buddies back in January during the NFL playoffs. Nothing like watching a football game on a Saturday afternoon with the fireplace rolling. Add in a recliner and a cold beer, and you have nothing more than pure bliss! Single hooks, Lindy lines, crawler rigs, slow death rigs, etc.

Once school lets out I'll be back on the lake, cuz those whackos on jetskis and pontoons, or wakeboard bastages, can have the Big Mo the rest of the season.

 

[TheWalleye]

I'm still laughing at the guys who have their fishing boats in winter storage and going to get them this next week.... ACK! I've had mine in the water for a month already. Leave hard water alone and get that fresh air smell.

My rigs were tied and placed on the Tackle Buddies back in January during the NFL playoffs. Nothing like watching a football game on a Saturday afternoon with the fireplace rolling. Add in a recliner and a cold beer, and you have nothing more than pure bliss! Single hooks, Lindy lines, crawler rigs, slow death rigs, etc.

Once school lets out I'll be back on the lake, cuz those whackos on jetskis and pontoons, or wakeboard bastages, can have the Big Mo the rest of the season.

I've really only seen the river get bad with the sports crafts between Fox and Interstate bridge, most other spots aren't to terrible are they? Can't imagine down south you'd want to tear around to much - unless you have a death wish i guess.

 

[Up Y'oars]

They go all the way from Ft. Lincoln up north past the Heskett Plant.

 

[TheWalleye]

Isn't that what paddlefish gear is for in the off season?