Cabin Fever Sucks.

[Goose52]

I still have soft water and am fishing every day. Not catching much but at least I get out for 30-60 minutes a day and beat the water. The last bass I caught was on December 21st. Surface water temp was 42deg., air temp was 31 deg., wind was 25mph gusting to 35, wind chill <17deg. The bass was 15"....

I sure work hard for my fish...

[BassmanDan]

Being a native Hoosier now living in NC makes me really appreciate being able to fish pretty much year-round. Saturday it was a balmy 52 and the bass are fat and fiesty. A couple of five-pounders and a few of their smaller buddies just had to have a taste of a Zoom finesse worm on a drop-shot. Don't think I could make it through those Indiana winters anymore.

[tnbassfisher]

I haven't gotten to do much fishing since August because of school and other factors, so yes, cabin fever has set in.

[Shewillbemine]

I'll pour some beer on the water for the cabin fever folks. I'm goin' lake fishing on Wednesday and ocean fishing on Thursday. It's low to mid 60s around these western parts.

[Jig Meister]

This is terrible. The only pond with fish in it is a 20 minute bike ride away, and even if I do go, I only have 45 minutes to fish because it gets dark so early and I don't get home until 4:00. Am I the only one with cabin fever? I can't wait until spring. Weekends are not enough!

try living in ohio....if you do not ice fish the winter sucks.

[Clint C.]

Call of Duty has been helping keep me at bay, mostly. I spent $200 today on a new rod and swimbait due to cabin fever haha.

[RyneB]

checked the ice today. Looks like ill be pulling fish through the ice come next week. Really excited, considering i only got out once last year.

[Felix77]

Winter bites! I find that this site helps me deal with cabin fever. I also do the following ...

1 - Study new techniques. Learn all you can about a technique, see how your equipment stocks up against it and make a shopping list. My focus thus far has been on the drop shot and crankbaiting. :-)

2 - Read (and reread) about seasonal patterns. Books, DVD's (not reading I know) and magazines help keep your thoughts about fish locations fresh.

3 - Sort your tackle - I'm primarily a co-angler so I am revisiting my tournament bag to see how I can get more in there. Reorganize things so they are more accessible. Example Buy 2 Plano 3601's and replace them for one 3600. This get's more terminal tackle in there. You can never have enough.

4 - Clean your gear - Oil and lube reels. If you don't know learn how (videos on this site).

5 - Reply to posts. Helps to know you are not alone.

Good luck

[Fishing Rhino]

I'll pour some beer on the water for the cabin fever folks. I'm goin' lake fishing on Wednesday and ocean fishing on Thursday. It's low to mid 60s around these western parts.

Are you going to filter it through your kidneys first?

[tholmes]

Just in the last couple of weeks, it's been too cold for me to fish. The local lakes are iced over, so I'll be spending my time indoors until it warms up again. It's time to service some reels, send a few off for professional clean 'n' lube, pour some jigheads and spend a lot of time playing guitar.

Tom

[11justin22]

Just in the last couple of weeks, it's been too cold for me to fish. The local lakes are iced over, so I'll be spending my time indoors until it warms up again. It's time to service some reels, send a few off for professional clean 'n' lube, pour some jigheads and spend a lot of time playing guitar.

Tom

That's what I do, play guitar though I do play a lot more than just the winter time. Also when it gets this cold I start doing a lot more hunting.

[roadwarrior]

Here's a fun project:

Take all your baits and lures out of the Plano boxes, clean the boxes, inspect the lures

and reorganize your tackle bag. If you haven't used something in the last several years

sell it, give it away or put it into a separate storage container.

Another suggestion:

Even if you are completely satified with the knots you are tying, learn to tie a few more.

Try the Pitzen, Big O, Palomar, San Diego Jam and Snell knots for example. Maybe a

couple of different line to line knots: Blood, Albright or Alberto, Nail, Double Uni. Here

is a lot more to choose from: http://www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/

[rb56]

here on the arkansas-texas line we get so use to 70 degree weather in the fall that when december hits and usually brings winter here, it easily becomes way too cold. since Christmas eve it started to rain, then sleet, then snowed 5 inches Christmas day, then cloudy and cold and last night and today hard rain and 30 degree temps. not to mention last friday the fuel pump on my pickup goes out. still haven't been able to get it fixed. i have stole my son's car, walked to the store and am just about ready...i better not say. where i fish is 80 miles away, but even one lake closer at only 25 miles is alligator filled and in a canoe...i'd rather not. plus even going it's dang cold. this was my first summer to own my canoe and fish the way i use to. now i'm spoiled. i've even considered selling out and buying a large camper or small motor home and staying at the lake.

[Shewillbemine]

Are you going to filter it through your kidneys first?

Unfortunately, no bodily fluids allowed in the lake.

[jhoffman]

Here is the view off my deck, theres a mountain back there that you cant see its snowing so hard.

I was going to late season archery hunt today but that snow on the deck wasnt there last night and we already had 6" so now walking is even beginning to be a problem.

[jhoffman]

Ive been working on tackle(cleaning reels, replacing bearings) and brewing booze. We just gave away all but 5 bottles of 5 gallons of blackberry wine I made(christmas presents). I have 5 gallons of hard apple cider to bottle but the bottles are out there in that shed and need the labels removed and sanitized. I was going to do it this week and never got to it. Maybe tomorrow.

The cider is going to be bottle carbed so it still needs time after bottling. Its been sitting since Oct in bulk fermentation.

These colder temps are perfect to make a lager beer also.

Wonder how many guys on here think a lager is some form of a darker beer. Color has no indication of taste. Coors light is a lager!

Lagers are lagers due to the yeast fermenting from the bottom up vs top down(an ale yeast) and the temperature at which fermentation takes place. Ale yeast needs a higher temp than a lager yeast.

Its funny when someone says..."i dont like lagers" as they stand there and drink a bud light or a coors.