The itch is unbearable....

[TheWalleye]

Got a new ice house and a vexilar in the offseason... a guy can only fill up his time with side projects before losing his mind. I am so ready for ice fishing it's not even funny!

 

[lunkerslayer]

Amen brotherfromanothermother what kind of ice house and what vex you buy. Welcome to the vex family

 

[TheWalleye]

Won a FLX-28 last spring (after i was too chicken to go on the ice) and picking up a Nanook on Saturday. Figured if I have a vexilar now i better go the more portable sled route vs the hub route. Got my DL tickets, got my lakes near me mapped out, built a few smitty sleds, cleaned-up/fired-up the big buddy. Running out things to do. lol.

 

[shorthairsrus]

the itch to take off from work and go fishing on Friday is unbearable. The hell with ice fishing -- enjoy the season. They are never this great. The ice will come and then the dreaded 3 weeks in January will come with the wind blowing like hell - then I will look for the souls that want to go ice fishing now and they will be huddled up in the garage talking about open water season again --- and I will be freezing my blls off in my portable.

 

[TheWalleye]

Thats why I picked up my own portable this year, my father-in-law is the fair weather fisherman - little cold never hurt my feelings so now I have no excuses. I had shit luck fishing this year - cleaned up my stuff a few weeks ago and put it away - just wasn't my year i guess - that and I didn't have a lot of time to go anyway.

 

[remm]

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4150409-siberian-cold-way-thanksgiving-week#.WBs9wJBRMLw.link


Here ya go, hope you're happy. I love ice fishing, but this weather has been pretty dam nice lately.

 

[Bfishn]

Yeah now that I've been pheasant hunting for the past month and don't have a deer tag, i'm ready to hit the ice. Don't get me wrong i'm looking forward to relaxing and tinkering for the next month but i have been looking at ice rods and lures like crazy lately. I have a Helix 7 showing up today to mount to my ATV, that will probably be my weekend project. Scored a bunch of tungsten jigs at walmart for $1 last night, $30 worth of jigs for $10! Now i need to decide on a rod for the tungsten, narrowed down to DH Al dente, TUCR precision noodle/bullwhip, St Croix Avid Glass....Hmm

 

[Vollmer]

Nice find bfishn on the tungsten.

Im basically jacked for ice. Watching youtube vids. Prepping equipment. Dropping dimes on ebay.

Building a permanent. Added a clam x2. Added a 2nd ice auger. Added a 2nd big buddy. Runners. Hitches. Converting elite 7 into a 2nd sonar n gps unit. Still searching for a cheap tilt bed trailer.

I cant wait.

 

[Muzzytipped]

 

[deleted_account]

lmao

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for some reason I am not in anyway looking forward to ice fishing. not sure what's wrong with me.

 

[guywhofishes]

#winterofgeorgemya$$sayswags

 

[deleted_account]

#winterofgeorgemya$$sayswags

the summer of George was rough on this old body. I think I'm gonna be a hermit December-March

 

[DirtyMike]

lmao

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for some reason I am not in anyway looking forward to ice fishing. not sure what's wrong with me.

im not either. Maybe after a couple more sits in the stand or a rifle buck taking a dirt nap. But not yet.

 

[Sub_Elect]

Not even close to being ready for ice. I want to put another 30 to 40 hours on the Vrod this year!

 

[ndfinfan]

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4150409-siberian-cold-way-thanksgiving-week#.WBs9wJBRMLw.link

Exactly why I'm really gonna enjoy this weekend in the boat...never know when it will end for this season! 60 degrees the first week of November in my book is great. The ice season will get here soon enough, probably sooner than last year!

 

[Kurtr]

Ice fishing generally means the end of hunting season and i am sad.

 

[JayKay]

There are still fish to be caught right now. It's been a tough fall in the river, but might be approaching a tipping point.

The weather was super nice last night.

 

[wildeyes]

Love ice fishing but can wait, fishing is getting better and bigger fish showing up. me and the hound will be out chasing walleye and have shotgun with just incase a pheasant or two need to be shot. good luck deer hunting. I stuck out on the deer lotto but i did get the muzzleloader so will have to fish.

 

[Captain Ahab]

I look forward to early ice on the Wilcraft and then want to fast forward Jan 15 to April 1st.

 

[guywhofishes]

I look forward to early ice on the Wilcraft and then want to fast forward Jan 15 to April 1st.

I look forward to being jealous of your Wilcraft.

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There are still fish to be caught right now. It's been a tough fall in the river, but might be approaching a tipping point.

The weather was super nice last night.

I am still irritated at your having more fun than me