Angler21 (Jeff) one of the best times I had was when you had that gathering at your house. I fished with Volume 4130 (Ted) for the 1st time ever. I hope we can do that again on ice or open water.
Absolutely Jay! I agree that was a great day on the water. We'll set something up in January and have a reunion on the ice.
Where was that? Angler21, I know you fish Lake Boone a lot, but I don't remember there being much ice in the area (I live in Maynard).
Oh, and the thrill and anticipation of chasing down a "flag up" rivals the vicious strike and fight from a fat bass while frogging pads mid Summer.
I look forward to connecting with some guys this winter to join up...we don't have the gear but will bring the beer, bait and chow.
im supper exctied for ice and hearing guys out western part of the state all ready makes my itch even worse!!!
yea theres plenty of open water but its that in between time right now thats killing me!!! hopefully old man winter hurrys his old ass up!!! I NEED SOME ICE
Angler21 (Jeff) one of the best times I had was when you had that gathering at your house. I fished with Volume 4130 (Ted) for the 1st time ever. I hope we can do that again on ice or open water.
Absolutely Jay! I agree that was a great day on the water. We'll set something up in January and have a reunion on the ice.
Where was that? Angler21, I know you fish Lake Boone a lot, but I don't remember there being much ice in the area (I live in Maynard).
Jay was referencing a late season open water outing we had a couple years ago followed by a few cold ones and some grillin'.
This will be my 4th winter on Boone and I've managed to find solid ice the first three winter seasons. My first outing in Febuary of 2011 there was 15-18 inches of ice on the entire lake! I ice fished until the last week in March. With that said 2011 into 2012 there was 5 inches max in some spots and last year we had up to 8 inches but with the warm and cold spurts the ice never truly locked in the way I would like it to. I live near the narrows- second basin that transitions into the third basin and that tends to lock up the best...even during mild winters. Let me know if you want to join in when the ice is safe.
I love it, albeit I have only gone a handful of times but with some serious ice anglers...and these dudes did it top shelf. I compare it to a kick ass PATS tailgate on ice....complete with pond hockey, generators for TV/PATS game, grilling galore, fire pits etc, etc.
Oh, and the thrill and anticipation of chasing down a "flag up" rivals the vicious strike and fight from a fat bass while frogging pads mid Summer.
I look forward to connecting with some guys this winter to join up...we don't have the gear but will bring the beer, bait and chow.
Beer, bait and chow.....I like where your head's at! I totally agree about seeing a flag go up, you never know what's on the other end! I love running a football field's distance with the anticipation of finding a big one on the end of the line.
If I knew some guys that do it, I'd go to try it out, but none of my fishing buddies go in winter, and I'm not going to invest that kind of money in something I may or may not like.
Like others have commented, standing around a hole freezing your ass off to catch a pickerel, isn't exactly what drew me into fishing in the first place, however, I try to keep an open mind. Certainly I'd go if invited.
