Sign the season is ending if...

[Random guy]

Your boat becomes a listing and rolling block of ice.

You can't get out of the boat because you are frozen in the sitting form.

Your knit hat falls off on the dock, makes a "thud" and rolls around.

Your eyes keep freezing shut and you can't even laugh about it because your face froze solid.

I think the rods will be put away on Monday.

[MetroSteve]

Nonsense man! I see you where still able to launch. What was the water temp? Warm front coming in this weekend to thaw out you hat.

Steve

[Random guy]

About an inch of ice at the landing out about 15 feet and the water was coming in around 35-38. Temp would vary in the rollers.

[RK]

Hiya,

hahah...great stuff. It's over when you finally realize that, this time, it's too thick at the launch to use your trailer as a battering ram anymore. I'm heading to Mille Lacs in the morning. Be dicey on whether or not we can get on... Hope so. I think I have just enough left in me to reel one more in for the year

Cheers,

RK

[dakor]

Did you see any fish? When the water temp is that lower than 40 is it worth going? I am heading to leech tomorrow and wondering what pattern should I use? Anyone know the temp out on leech?

[cjac]

Nice pictures! Thanks for the laugh! That just earned you the "Big Kahunas" of the year award! I'm done too! Going to Mexcio in a week, trying to figure what's running down there at this time of year. Maybe a little deep sea trip is in order.

Could have been out today!!!

[TBone1]

John, The Ice Man lives. The pictures remind me of a Wally trip I was on early last spring in S.D.

[Random guy]

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Going to Mexcio in a week, trying to figure what's running down there at this time of year. Maybe a little deep sea trip is in order.

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Sure...weather gets a little iffy and you run to Mexico. I hope you catch a shark and it bites you.

Serious, have fun in the sun and let us know if you get any deep water action.

[cjac]

Thanks! Should be a fun time! After this morning's commute the vacation can't come soon enough!

Boat is in storage, got it in there when the roads were dry. I had kept a couple rods out, just in case, but the season is a wrap. Learned a lot, saw a lot of fish, hooked up on a few that still "haunt" me, and still managed to boat a few nice fish. All in all, a good season.

I was showing some of the season's photos to an uncle that lives in Arizona, and he was amazed that these fish were right here in the metro! We really have it pretty darn good with the metro scene....next challenge is to find some nice pike in the area without a million other guys on the spot already. I've got a couple places in mind. We'll have to drop a few lines somewhere one afternoon this winter and see what we can do!

Thanks for always sharing advice and offering input...and a few good laughs as well!

Chris