FIRST ICE

[tank]

Our dogs wadeing pool was covered with ice this morning.

[CNYFrank]

did you jig up a perch??

[CNY Tim]

It's a start

[Dark Cloud]

Frankie - No perch in the dogs pool but if there was, I bet he'd catch it!

[CNYFrank]

I bet he would too

[cnypanfisher]

Yaman, snow this morning, first ice by x-mas I hope.

[Thunderman]

My dogs water dish had 3/8 inch of ice sunday (11/11/07) morning some of the Marinas backsets were skimed over also .Water temps in the canal are at 40* surface water temps in the lake are at 45*surface.These cold nights stay like this we might be on the ICE by Christmas Im keeping my fingers crossed I am ready for some HARDWATER this new Marcum is getting pretty restless .The smaller bodies of water are low and Im sure they are cooler than the Big O so just maybe .

[Dark Cloud]

9 out of 10 years we are on ice by christmas. This year looks good, im predicting december 17th. Two diff times we were on the first sat in dec...

[Thunderman]

I hope you are right Jay that would be awsome we need to get some good cold weather before the snow.It would be nice to get 6 to 8 inches of ice or more before we get any snow on top of it that would be .

[CNYFrank]

amen hold off on the slush . . . right Timmie

[Dark Cloud]

That slush was horrible!

About 15 years ago we got slush like that and I got to run behind and push a snowmobile and dogsled in to the north shore from Shackelton! That was fun!

[ICE_ADDICT]

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That slush was horrible!

About 15 years ago we got slush like that and I got to run behind and push a snowmobile and dogsled in to the north shore from Shackelton! That was fun!

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I'm pretty sure I was out there that year around Shackelton pushing dog sleds and snow mobiles!!That was UNREAL!!That was day one of a five day trip,after beating ourselves to death recovering all the gear we packed it up and went home..I think I was around 22 or 23 years old at the time and the gear and clothing we had was crude at best.Thats one trip I will NEVER forget.

[CNY Tim]

http://www.exn.ca/video/?Video=exn20020325-icewater.asx

[Thunderman]

Thanks Timmy that is good to know that should be shown to all ice fisherman or anyone who ventures on the ice.

[CNY Tim]

All you kastmaster, sidewinder fans don't know if you heard about the new Acme Frisky Fish. 1/16 oz. comes standard with a single sidewashed hook excellent for tipping a Maki Plastic on and the 1/8 oz. comes standard with a treble. I ordered a few of these in our favorite Acme colors and will post a review down the road.

Steve - Ordered your LD-4B blades yesterday and will give you a hollar when they come in. As usual I couldn't contain myself as par for the course this tme of year waiting for ice. I ordered some Lindy Rattl'n Flyers, a couple bait pucks, more line and got a pretty good deal on 300 yds of 2 lb. test P-Line Flouroice to try...

Todd - I'll give you a hollar later.

Big Johnny Ice - What's happening, how's Tracy doing?

[ICE_ADDICT]

Hey Tim,let me know how that P-line floro works out for you.

Last time I spooled up with a floro based ice line I couldn't rip it off the spool fast enough!!

[CNY Tim]

Big Johnny and I have been using the P-Line CX Premium and like it very much. But I heard the Flouroice is the chit, will see...

[insurance guy]

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Big Johnny and I have been using the P-Line CX Premium and like it very much. But I heard the Flouroice is the chit, will see...

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I've used em both and from what I can tell they are the same line just that the floroice is packaged in smaller quantities for icefishing. One of those marketing things I have been working that floroclear for at least two seasons now and it's great stuff all the way! I just buy floroclear because it comes in bigger spools. I use the 6lb for walleye/laker jigging and the 2lb for panfish action. You will be pleased with that line Timmy

[insurance guy]

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Hey Tim,let me know how that P-line floro works out for you.

Last time I spooled up with a floro based ice line I couldn't rip it off the spool fast enough!!

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Pure floro like Vanish sucks for a main line but this stuff is floro coated and works great on spinning reels for icefishing purposes. I've had nothing but great luck with 2lb floroclear/floroice over the last couple seasons and won't use anything else for panfish Great knot strength and holds up very well, fish after fish after fish after fish after fish

[ICE_ADDICT]

Thanx fellas, will definitely give it a try..

[Thunderman]

It is 17* here this morning and no wind I am sure there is some crystalizing going on some where .

Tim I hope you got everything just about ready for your trip bud .

[CNY Tim]

Right on! When we stood at Oneida Creek looking out to the lake it was locked up tight with birds sitting on the ice! Not to mention the ice chucks catching our line drifting through the barge canal. The small pond down the road from Joel's Steak house where the geese are was locked up solid and the geese were laying on the ice, yeah baby!