You might be an ice fisherman if.......

[pikerliker]

When others are complaining about the cold weather in November and your reply is "good ice making weather"

~piker

[JimmyJames]

while snuggling up with your wife at night, you dream of putting your bobber in her hole. The "hole" you're dreaming of is her lucky hole in the corner of the portable.

[Pooh]

If you and your buddy are on a 20 hour bender only to wake up with the bobbers gone, with no fish

or wake up to all the bobbers gone and a 'pout has all 4 hooks

..you dislocate your shoulder putting a bucket full of fish in the back of the truck and pop it back in using the cab corner of your truck

[BuckKiller]

If you spend more time in your fish house then your actual house and work combined

[TruthWalleyes]

If a few times each winter it's too bad out to drive into work...but you make it to the lake just fine

[TubaDr]

When your wife won't go ice fishing but will bring you food, beer, bait or anything else you need with out complaning.

[NEUT6899]

When your hunny do list is put on hold because your funds are tapped out at the time but you can afford to go on that fishing trip to LOW with your buddies...

[Gordie]

You Know how to play tackle tip up and your good at it.

You base your vaction days at work to co-inside with the thickest ice of the year.

you set your tip out in the yard in July waiting for the flag to go up

You have a extra flute for your auger just so you can punch holes in the dirt to see how the motor runs

You set up your portable in the house and watch ice fishing shows

[Gordie]

You think about raising waxworms next season as it will cut down the cost of bait and fund your next years fishing trips

Everybait store Knows you by name with in a 100 mile radius of home

[leech~~]

When you go to Fleet Farm you always go to the fishing section first and cant leave without purchasing ice gear even though you only went there for plumbing supplies. Could have gone to Menards around the corner, where is the fun in that.

I live close to FF so that's 2-4 times a week! My wife keeps wondering when all these home improvements are really going to happen!

[Tom Buckles]

You live in California, but spend countless hours each week reading these fourms.

[tunrevir]

You know you are an ice fisherman when:

You feel a necessity to go out and drill a bunch of holes

You feel a 5 gallon bucket as a toilet is a luxury item

You say it really isn't that cold when it is -20

When someone talks about long or short rods your thinking of the next item to buy at the bait store

You go to the local town dance wearing sorels(I did this!)

You think thin ice signs are for city people that don't know any better

Your willing to drive 5 hours to freeze& get skunked but it was the best trip ever!

You keep your minnows alive better then your houseplants

A container of waxies in the fridge is better then a plate of brownies on the counter

You find an eerie smell in your garage in April and the nasty bucket reminds you of ice fishing!

Tunrevir~