Is anyone else freaking out?

[Craig Plummer]

Every single day I check the bass forum multiple time like it's going to make the ice melt faster and I run home on my lunch breaks checking the mail for new rods that I ordered even though I can't use them yet. And when I'm at home I rig up platics like I'm sitting in a boat about to use them....

Anybody else got the itch that bad?

[polarsusd81]

Yep. Been diggin through the boxes for a couple weeks now. Messing with all the baits, reorganizing, the whole works. Even been out on the river fishing eyes just to get my fix.

[jwhjr]

The sports show didn't help either.

[JP Z]

no, no it didn't. My wife thinks I'm crazy.......but of course I'm not arguing with her on that one either.....

[Deitz Dittrich]

I know my weaknesses, and if I start messing with stuff now... its all I think about. .so, no, I have beena pretty good boy lately... my boat is still a really expensive shelf storage area for now.. .

[JP Z]

I'm happy my boat is in my other garage...........but that is where the plow is. It's too late Run!!!!! I've a bass obsessed monster!!!!!

[Bassman55]

Its pretty bad. My dad got a new Z-7 this winter, and we have been fishing out of a 1981 15.5ft Skeeter. That is a little upgrade. Luckily I don't live at home anymore so I don't have to look at it everyday, but when I do it is bad. Last time I was home it snowed 6", but I still had to try a reel out on a custom rod built by the same guy that I will be getting mine from on friday. Speaking of friday it is our new members night/tackle swap for our bass club, so we will all go and tell most of the same fishing stories we did last year and get even more pumped up. It gonna be a long wait yet.

[Daze Off]

Here's bad for you - I bought a 10 gal fishtank so I could balance my suspending baits and test the actions of some new jigheads and finesse worms where I could observe the results.

Picking up my new custom dock rod soon and was at three different Bass Pro Shop locations last week. It is driving me crazy at this point....

[frogtosser]

I got my boat out of storage 2 weeks ago and was organizing my new rods and looking at what I want to upgrade. Are 17 rods too many to take along everytime? I know I need to retire some but its just too dang hard to let them go.

[Deitz Dittrich]

lake- water temp is huge in how a bait suspends... So dont be surprised if you get a lure exactly how you want it, and then have it not work the same on the water.

[Wayne Ek]

Your right Deitz. Or you get it to suspend perfectly. Then you shave the bill and tweek the line tie just so, now it has a perfect roll and slow wobble in the tank. Then you change the hooks out, re-test it and thank GOD nothing changed, still the perfect lure. First cast, two cranks on the handle... musky or norther, bye-bye-all gone, so sorry, partner laughs his but off, game over... you get the picture.

[evinrude19]

i am going crazy here!!! haha every day i come homme i need to mess around with something tackle box, fishing poles or looking up new bass tactics and styles hurry up and let it be may 24 already!!!

[Superduty]

I'm ready to go too. Been able to scratch the itch a little bit by getting the new boat out on the river and catching a few rough fish(Walleyes/Saugers). I have heard of a few smallies caught also, havn't tried for bass yet though.

[ocf1]

Bass itch? I had that in February, Im going nuts, and to think i already cant wait for football season.

[st.crioxfishin]

I've had it pretty bad for awhile now too. luckily for me I will be fishing for the next 4 days straight down in Indiana. Its gonna be cold, and a chance of snow on sunday...I guess its better than not fishing though

[Stick in Mud]

While all you guys are driving yourself nuts, some of us are out there actually catching fish...and even bass! I've been out tons lately--gotta love daylight savings!--and I've caught a fair amount of largies on my tiny ratsos and diamond jigs. Plus, there's nothing better than looking down the hole to see a big ol' bass eyeing up your poor little jig. And then the gills flare...sluuurp...and the battle is on!!! And the crappies don't taste so bad, either!