Rainy Day...

[hanson]

Its raining today, I'm cleaning house, and realizing that winter is not all that far away.

As I was cleaning and reorganizing, I noticed a couple things...

1- Dang I own a lot of ice fishing stuff.

2- Dang I own a lot of ice fishing stuff.

I'm pretty excited for winter to come, I'll be happy when fall is here too but that is usually the precurser to winter excitement.

Already planning on Lake of the Woods a few times, URL for sure. Heck, maybe that will be it this year. URL was so good to me last year I don't know why I'd go anywhere else. Great fishing, good times at Hillman's Tall Tales, watching Jonny-P launch off snowdrifts with Big Sexy Yellow truck, man... what a good time.

Am I alone? Who else is with me? Who can't stand this winter anticipation?

Oh... almost forgot... Portable Ice House Modification get-together is coming up soon as well at Thorne Bros.

Good Lord, that will just about put a guy over the edge I think.

Then we can wait for the official start of winter, the big Ice Show at the St Paul Rivercentre.

Seams like such a long time away now.

[harvey lee]

I'm with ya. Today,plenty bored. Shot the bow for an hour and then started checking my ice gear. Noticed that I have two Nils auger tips that need to be sent back for a trade. Also charged by LX5 again and noticed my battery is shot for my camera, so its off to buy a new one some day. I have one new portable Otter to put together and a few other items.

2-3 more raining days and I will be ready. The get together at Thorne Bros scares me as I really need nothing for the ice season but, you know how it goes in a big kids candy store.

It will be here before ones knows it. The hunting season always goes to fast.

[Eric Wettschreck]

I'm soooooooooooo with you fellas. This morning I was supposed to be working on installing my new furnace. It isn't going well and I don't have a metal brake and my sheet metal work looks terrible. Lucky for my my buddy came by with a trailer frame for me to weld running gear on for fish house conversion.

Then I started going through my stuf. I set up the portable in the garage and sat in it for a while. Why not, the wife already thinks I'm weird.

I'm thinking aboot a few trips this winter also. Hopefuly slabfest will be as fun as it was last year. There may be a trip to Appledorns if I can, and definately a wife, kids, and me trip back to Highbanks on Winnie. Ya, I'm getting giddy.

The fact that I haven't been on the water too much due to boat problems doesn't help.

See yous guys at the portable mod get together!!!

[harvey lee]

Eric, we will do the Slabfest as that was a great weekend. I hope we stay at the same joint. I'll pump Paul to see if he will line it up again.

[Eric Wettschreck]

Ya, that was a great time. It will be tough to beat.

[JustinG]

Yup, I am getting pretty itchy myself. Going to be on vacation from Nov 15th- March 1. It is a good thing I have a very understanding and tolerant spouse! I will be on the ice every day during my time off. I am setting a goal to outdo myself again this year as far as time on the ice. Last year I missed 12 days...other than that, I was out everyday. Man, I hope we have early ice again this year!

Justin

[chris63]

I want your job!Vacation from Nov-March?Sign me up!c63

[chris63]

Golf pro?Hmmmmmmmm?c63

[zamboni]

My guess is construction worker

[JustinG]

Golf Course Superintendent, actually. Actually it has been a long haul for me since April with hardly no time off at all. I don't fish during the summer because I am either on call or at work- so I have alot of pent up fishing rage once the golf season is over. Can't wait!

Justin

[iffwalleyes]

Hanson I am with you but man there is too much to get done before we are ready for ice. But I agree I have way too much dump. I have elk hunting, deer hunt in MN and ND, Hopefully a couple more fishing trip, then if there is time duck and pheasants. I don't know how I am going to fit it all in and if I have to work any weekends I am screwed . You know I was home this weekend and I should have grabbed my Nils to rejet it but I guess it will be there the next time I get there.

[Borch]

Well I've been too busy with my "honey do" list to even think about playing with my ice fishing stuff. Although I still day dream about fishing URL and other lakes. In fact I tried to book with Kelly about a month ago but I'll need to wait until Oct until I can do that. I so tired of waiting.