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Really can't take it anymore!

hanson

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hanson Grand Master

hanson

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You ever just "need", and I mean "need" to get out on the ice? I'm going absolutely stir crazy right now!

Reports are starting to trickle in that Upper Red Lake has walkable ice. I was planning on venturing that way over Thanksgiving to do some odds and ends work on my permanent ice shack, like gluing down the carpet that I've had in the garage for over a year now! Now it might look like I have to bring all the fishing gear with as well just so I can satisfy that "need"!

Maybe I've brought this upon myself. I've had my ice fishing tackle boxes opened up and laying around my place for a couple weeks now. I unzipped my Stone Legacy bag to check on my babies the other day as well. The Thorne Bros rods have never looked happier! I've been e-mailing buddies and trying to schedule fishing trips locally as well as weekend trips to my ice shack. And worst of all, I just put in my vacation request at work for 7 days off around the holiday season. That means some quality time split between Lake of the Woods, Upper Red Lake, and Devil's Lake for 2 weeks straight!

I'm not sure whats wrong, I know once I fire up that auger and punch that first hole, everything will be OK again. But until then, this feeling of anxiety and nervousness is overwhelming me. Its that feeling you get when you are going on a first date. Your not quite sure what to say, act, or do, but everything works out OK in the end.

Who's with me?

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Wow, we have the same symptoms. I retied all my tip-ups, started the auger, charged the batteries, cleaned out the clam and finished up the permament shack 2 weeks ago. Now I'm just sitting here in 40 degree weather praying for ice to start forming on the lakes. The doc said the cure won't be available till December. frown.gif

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Gordie Grand Master

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Hanson I still got deer and ducks on the brain but this morning I looked out to the lake from my deck and watched the ice start forming and was accually starting cheering it on .

I've also rebuilt my fishhouse and in the process of putting inside fender wells on another guys retractable and I'm getting the itch to fish. good luck on URL be safe.

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BigDaddy Community Regular

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I'm with ya brother! I have the week off between Christmas and New Years. I have a new (to me) wheel house that's begging for a trip around that time.

Maybe we should have an adhoc Holiday on-ice get together on URL or LOW?

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mjhowe Rising Star

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same here...I am so physced up I had to figure a way to get to the ice show, and hopefully get some fishing in while I am back there for THAT!

If that all comes down like I planned, I MIGHT make it to the middle to end of Dec!!! And if the ice aint here in Montana by THEN, Im really gonna be in trouble!!!

My loop after the show will take me north and then west thru the state, I have to be able to find ice somwhere up there...right? RIGHT????? Just nod your heads...thats it....thats it....all better now! laugh.gif

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harvey lee Grand Master

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Last week I took out my rods and put new line on them,check all tackle and ordered new hooks.New LX5 came today and new Otter soon to arrive.4-wheeler is getting tuned up and trailer is ready.

Five trips planned and looking for a couple more.

Now,some ice please.

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slick814 Proficient

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Anytime after this weekend is fine with me!! I just don't wanna freeze in the deer stand for the last 2 days.

I'm chomping at the bit more than usual, to be honest... imagine only getting out twice last year! Of course, had I not broken the old ankle and had screws & plates put in, I woulda been out more, but it was a really tough winter for me. I can hardly wait to see the ice on the lakes... punch that first hole of the year... see the first tip-up flag.. feel the first Crappie nibble on a waxie...

Geez, I gotta stop talking like this, it's getting worse... do you think that calamine will help the itch???

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Reynolds Proficient

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Yep, I am going nuts here. I got my first taste of the colder weather with being back home for the weekend for the first time in over three months. I even woke up to snow on Monday morning! Much better than the 85-90 degree highs we are still experiencing in Florida. Yuck : Had to pop in Grumpy Old Men the other day to ease the pain.

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mjhowe Rising Star

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MyVCR has been getting a workout as well. I had surgery on my right shoulder last Tuesday, so I have watched all 5 In -Fisherman ice videos, a couple others, GOM 1 and 2, and several product videos from Vex, Strike, etc etc.

Hey thats an idea for a thread, Ice fishing video movies and where to get them...

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Tyler Holm Veteran

Tyler Holm

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What is it about this ice that makes us all freak out. About all I can think of is how and when I'm going to plan my next ice fishing trip. I've got a load of tourneys I'm planning on attending and I'm working on a few more.

This weekend is full of open water fishing followed by getting ice fishing stuff ready during the evenings.

I need ice badly. If Harvey Lee just got his LX-5, mine is not far behind. I'm going to go absolutly bonkers once I have that until its gets its first workout. It's probably going to be waiting for me when I get home from work. Crapola yet, Heck Yeah!

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My anxiety peaked last weekend when it got cold enough to freeze the water in the bird bath. I saw that ice and flipped out; faster than you could say Chubby Darter I had the Jiffy out and was turning the back yard into swiss cheese looking for active fish. I finally found crappies feeding along the outside edge of the wifes beloved variegated hostas so I set up the Yukon for the evening bite. I was snapped back into reality when the wife accosted me with a leaf blower... I've been in a self induced fishing coma since then.

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My anxiety peaked last weekend when it got cold enough to freeze the water in the bird bath. I saw that ice and flipped out; faster than you could say Chubby Darter I had the Jiffy out and was turning the back yard into swiss cheese looking for active fish. I finally found crappies feeding along the outside edge of the wifes beloved variegated hostas so I set up the Yukon for the evening bite. I was snapped back into reality when the wife accosted me with a leaf blower... I've been in a self induced fishing coma since then.

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Boar Grand Master

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I think we all need a good cry. Lets all go to our happy place, All together now hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Ahhhh.... thats nice, yes I need a minnow, thank you. Oh! theres a good one. Big red 7' of the bottom!! Get me one too, Thanks. Hey your bobbers down!! FLAG FLAG FLAG!!! Yea I'll take another, an another an another an another. Dear, since when could you fit in a bikini, It's much to cold to dress like that, your gonna walk back to the resort for more beer!! just for me!! Hey you died youre hair too an your looking younger, yes I need another minnow. Aahhh.. POP! Man, reality bites. Boar

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I'm like the rest of you wild-eyed icemen. I've been thinking of hard water so much, I don't have much time to think of anything else. Surfing ice fishing websites, looking at new products, watching videos, fine tuning my equipment...etc...etc...etc... If it were to freeze hard tonight, it wouldn't be soon enough!

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