Fishing POll

[Bobby Bass]

I would be interested in a poll here of how many readers fish open water but do not ice fish and how many ice fishermen do not fish open water and of course those who fish both. From what I have seen the Ice Fishing forum may receive the most visits during the year.

[Ryan_V]

Die hard ice fisherman, but my boat is for water-skiing. never have liked open water fishing. starting to do some now with the little one when we are camping and stuff, but nothing like the ice!!!

[fiskyknut]

Both, heavily. Been 9 days sice I was in a boat on the Rainy river and I'll be on the ice this afternoon.

[harvey lee]

I fish both seasons but,I probably fish more in the winter. I love that hardwater season.

[Kylersk]

I'll very occasionally fish open water (mainly because I do not own a boat), but I try to get out an Ice fish as often as I possibly can.

[hanson]

Gotta have the variety!

Ice Fishing absolutely rocks!

I do a lot of outdoor sports- duck hunting, deer hunting, catfishing, ice fishing, etc. The one season that I really, really get pumped up and anxious for is ice fishing. I can't explain it.

[ChuckN]

Both, big time.

I had my boat out on Sunday, and yesterday the lake froze solid. Hope to be back on the lake, this time on the ice, less than one week apart.

[MrSloppy]

Dont do much open water fishing, but ice fishing about 4 times a week

[cjac]

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Gotta have the variety!

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That's why I'm looking at trying cats on the Chain this winter. Sounds like a blast!

[hanson]

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That's why I'm looking at trying cats on the Chain this winter. Sounds like a blast!

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Careful there... You catch a few cats through the ice and you wanna catch more, then you want to catch them in the summer, then you want to catch bigger ones, then you are selling your muskie gear and buying a jetboat. Right Jonny-P?

[lunker651]

I fish and enjoy both but I fish the hardest during hard water cause the times period is short, plus I love pulling out big fishes out of the hole. There is nothing like it.

[IceHawk]

I do both but ice-fishing is my true love. Summer fishing is a blastand I try to get the boat out as much as possible.But in the summer it always seems that I have a million things going on. I also work Rd constructuion so time is limited in the summer so I make up for lost time in the winter!

[McGurk]

Ice Fishing primarily.

I got into Ice Fishing just for something to do in winter, and mostly due to how affordable it can be to get into. It can be fun with a broom handle w/ nails and a bucket, and can be fun in the nice warm shack with rods/reels, flasher, camera, GPS, ATV, etc...

The villages on the lakes, no waiting at the access, not needing to store a boat the rest of the year, no soaking rains and whitecaps, chatting it up with a neighbor, all kinds of good times to be had. And the occasional fish, too.

I honestly used to hate winters, but now can't wait for them!

[ice_it_06]

Ice Fishing 100%

Daily on average and sometimes I'll go to the house twice on some days !!

Man can not get enough hardwater therapy

[harley52]

Only hard water for me. Mortorcycle in summer-fish house in the winter.

[coldmark]

I like ice better but my 10 year old is a die hard all-season fisherman so I've been doing more open water fishing lately. May buy a used salmon/lake trout boat and start fishing on the big waters. (Superior & Michigan)

[TNFL]

I'll give the lone vote for soft water. But for me its more about the temperature of the air and not the water. I have a portable shack and quite honestly I can have the boat launched and on the spot a lot faster than I can drill 50 holes hop around looking for fish then set up the portable and all the gear.

Besides that, I would much rather be working a lure for a bass and hammering home a hookset, than finessing pannies under the ice.

No offense to those who can't afford it, but if you have a decent boat and something to pull it and a place to store it and know how to launch and load efficiently... it would be more fun!!

[katoguy]

Don't decide which is more popular based upon a poll here!

Anyway... I do both, but love the boat a lot better.

This forum gets more hits in the winter, as do many sites. Winter tends to up the traffic on much of the web.

[10,000 Casts]

Both, Walleyes on opener weekend, then its time to get ready for Muskie season. Muskies exclusivly until there is 3" of ice and back to walleyes. Come February I might switch to crappies if there is a really good bite going. All the mean while dreamining about June 3.

John

[10,000 Casts]

oh ya and one more season...March is Muskie Lure buying season... Probably the best season of all.

[onemorelastcast]

I openwater fish probably 100 days a year. Sadly, I only ice fish about 30 days each year. Pheasant hunting is another 30 or so. I feel like I'm wasting so many days...but where...oh that's right...THE OFFICE. Dang. I swear, I'm gonna my job one of these days

[Blaze]

Both, as hardcore as I can get away with.

[Flaco651]

I do both, but I probably like open water a lil' more.

[BigWadeS]

Open water well, until this year, I think I have caught the itch to go out on the ice...

[BobT]

I usually fish open water during the summer and ice fish during the winter.

I do seem to find more time in the summer though.

Bob