Countdown for 2012-2013 ice fishing season

[hookncook]

Ice is starting to break and get dicey.

Guess it's time to start the official countdown.

t-9 months.....

[Stick in Mud]

Oh man, not me. Ice is still healthy and easily walkable. Heck, my buddy (not me) drove on the lake today.

That being said, the forecast looks, well, nasty for the ice....but nice for the open-water fisherman.

[LMITOUT]

Hope next year is better than this one. Massive open holes in the lakes right now and seventy degrees in the forecast next week. Might be time to dust off the boat.

I didn't bother ice fishing this year and by the reports I got from those who did I didn't miss a thing.

[pushbutton]

Three years ago I wanted nothing to do with the cold and ice and did this same countdown for open water. Even lost a dock one year because I would leave it in and break up the shore ice just to get a extra week or so in the boat. Now can't wait for next year and am hoping for a long cold winter. Funny how empires, little buddies, generators, batteries, inverters, and wireless cards can change your frame of mind

[Hory]

Let's hope next ice season is even shorter than this one! In all seriousness, there's still some decent ice fishing to be had, but I think the ice may deteriorate faster than I've ever seen before. Luckily my boat has been out and landing fish on the river each weekend that I've made it home for the last month!

[bobbymalone]

I didn't bother ice fishing this year and by the reports I got from those who did I didn't miss a thing.

I didn't get out as much as I would have liked, but for man-hours on the ice I did really good this year.

I got my fix.

I'm ready for the boat to come out but I'm dreading the lower unit seal job that needs to happen and the power t/t leak

[paceman]

Still plenty of ice up here. It is only 9 degrees right now with a high today of about 30. 30" of ice won't melt that fast. vehicles are still driving on the lakes. It is not over yet.....

[BLACKJACK]

Three years ago I wanted nothing to do with the cold and ice and did this same countdown for open water. Even lost a dock one year because I would leave it in and break up the shore ice just to get a extra week or so in the boat. Now can't wait for next year and am hoping for a long cold winter. Funny how empires, little buddies, generators, batteries, inverters, and wireless cards can change your frame of mind

+1 Except for the wireless cards, I go fishing to get away from that carp.

[pushbutton]

I hear ya, but allows me to pay the bills so i can have the opportunity to dookie in a 5 gal bucket more often

[Rick G]

i can have the opportunity to dookie in a 5 gal bucket more often

Now thats just waaaaay too much info .