Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted December 30, 2013 Global Moderator Posted December 30, 2013 I go fishing! Power plant lakes are a lifesaver during the winter. I spend a lot of time building lures and changing out hooks that need changed and cleaning reels. Quote
basscatcher8 Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 Tackle making. been pouring and painting jigs like crazy the last couple months. Just ordered my first injector and grub mold from del-mart so that should be interesting. This season I have my new boat that I'm bringing home this week and gonna get that rigged out. The sauger should start running here in late january beginning of february and the season will be on! Quote
Clint C. Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 I work double hours it seems like. More spending cash for fishing season =0) Quote
Brent Christian Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 Thanks everyone! Headed out to the lake today it's down to winter pool gonna go see what I usually can't.. My winter will consist of archery competitions, trout fishin, buying more tackle, and trying to learn as much as possible!! Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted December 30, 2013 Super User Posted December 30, 2013 Strip the line off my reels Clean and lube reels Take reels in for maintenance if needed. Decide which type of line to use. Sharpen hooks on baits. Clean out tackle bag. Buy new fishing license. Stock up on plastics that I'm low on. Quote
SudburyBasser Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 Much like the other respondents to this question: Cleaning and organizing of equipment, stockpiling of lures, map and lake research of lakes I have and haven't fished before, watching fishing videos and reading on the subject, drinking, NFL (though now that my Bears are out will be an empty activity). One addition to this year is research on an angling kayak I'm thinking of buying in the coming months. Quote
doyle8218 Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 Don't know what Winter is 80 degrees today ! Quote
gr8outdoorz Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 Fishing!! Spring, summer, fall, & winter! 1 Quote
Super User DogBone_384 Posted January 1, 2014 Super User Posted January 1, 2014 It's already tough, but I work two jobs, have a family, and am trying to finish my MBA by June..... That'll fill up most of my time. Thankfully I have plenty I want to learn, so I'll be reading Bassresource until thaw! 1 Quote
Insanity Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 This! And I stripe fish all winter. ( white bass). Quote
Super User Sam Posted January 2, 2014 Super User Posted January 2, 2014 The dead people in my house who are looking at me and following me all around. I know they are there. I smell death cookies. Stalking me all the time. Looking at me through the rods and then moving the reels around. Playing with my baits. Opening up the draws that hold the baits. Laughing at me. Knowing that I can't see them but they can see me. I think they are largemouth bass but am not sure. They turn off the lights, too. And they turn the lights back on. They are here. All around me. Touching my things. Watching me. But then they go away when I start to fish in March. They float away. At least that is what the nurses and doctors say. They float away. But they leave the death cookies. You can never get rid of the death cookies. That's what the nice doctors and nurses say. I won't get my mind back until March. I can leave my padded room and go outside in March. But they are here for now. Gone in March. Can't wait for March. Bye Bye. Quote
5fishlimit Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 Right now the new Jann's Netcraft catalog is keeping me sane. My new club jerseys are arriving next week, so that's exciting to me. Sometimes it's the little things. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 2, 2014 Super User Posted January 2, 2014 Ice fish, and buy new bass tackle, but that's about it. I actually like the break. Keeps me from getting burned out. I'll know when I have "lost" it when I don't get excited for the ice to melt in early spring, or bummed that I have to put the boat up in the late fall. 1 Quote
Super User MarkH024 Posted January 2, 2014 Super User Posted January 2, 2014 Per the title - J. Walker Time to clean the reels soon. Tackle has been organized about 3 times already. Quote
Fish'N Impossible Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 Inventory gear, organize gear, make list of needed or desired gear for the next year. Then I start buying gear from previous list, and start cleaning rods& reels. Read fishing articles, forms, and books. Watch videos both DVD, and Utube on techniques and tips, as a matter of fact Bassresource has a great video set on Utube.I also set up a casting, flipping course in my garage by setting up 2,3, and 4" cut pieces of PVC around with obstructions (under the grill extension) and cast abd flip to them. This is the most critical skill in competitive fishing getting your bait exactly where you want it.During all this I am working/searching for sponsors going too expo's, and taking to other anglers, businesses, and youths. While constantly complaining about the solid water. Quote
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted January 2, 2014 Super User Posted January 2, 2014 Not a problem for me. Winter is the time I get stuff done around the house. This year, I'm replacing all the carpeting in the upstairs bedrooms with pre-finished hardwood flooring. Should have it done before we head to Daytona Beach for speedweeks. I get to fish whenever I want during the warmer months as a trade off. Another upside is that the fuel bills for my truck are about a hundred dollars per week less, which also pleases my wife. It takes me four or five days per room because I like a perimeter pattern in hardwood flooring. I also change the patterns slightly by using different color woods. It takes more time and care, but my labor is free, and we enjoy the finished product. The dining room picture below which I also did was done in the 1970s with the photo taken about thirty years later. It was not a prefinished floor. I rented a floor sander to even out the strips. Then smoothed it with an oscillating sander to get rid of the sanding grooves. Quote
Super User Raul Posted January 2, 2014 Super User Posted January 2, 2014 Nice job Rhino ! What keeps me from going insane year round ? well, unless the ball and chain orders something else ( like painting the house ) or the weather sux ( too windy or rainy ) ---> go fishing ! Ahhh, this warm climates are great ! Quote
CountBassula Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 Its cold here in Kentucky, all ive caught is an occasional trout.. Been looking at plenty of maps of lakes, and trying to find new spots to fish.. What occupies everyones time until spring? south FL baby! All year round fishing though summers are tough for bass, so i just catch snakeheads Quote
Jolly Green Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 Leash up the bait monkey and cruise the clearance bins. Assorted 5-packs of Gammy worm hooks at 50 cents each? Thanks, local Walmart. Fetch, monkey, fetch! Quote
CDMeyer Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 School, Lift, Homework..... Then research fishing and organize tackle and keep trying to learn more to one day go pro Quote
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