I am clearly an idiot...

[lecisnith]

It is obvious that I am the only on stupid enough to drive 15 minutes in a snow shower on slick roads just to get to Gander Mountain to take advantage of the promotions.  10 minutes early and I'm the only one in the parking lot.  Yep, I'm an idiot.

[Sam]

No, you are a good American, helping the economy.

Keep it up and you will be rewarded.

[KDW96]

No its smart thinking. Because you will have been there and gone,by the time the real idiots show up

[lecisnith]

56 minutes ago, Sam said:

No, you are a good American, helping the economy.

Keep it up and you will be rewarded.

I feel like George Costanza.  "Finally, my stupidity pays off!"

Abu Garcia Veritas 7'6" MH and Daiwa Exceler for Texas rigs and jigs for a total of $115 plus a bunch of free stuff.  Can't beat that with a hammer.

[Fishing Rhino]

When I first saw the title of this thread, I thought it had to be started by Raider.

[mrmacwvu1]

I hopped in the car and drove 58 miles one way yesterday to go to a little tackle shop that I always liked. Got there and they were out of business. Turned around and came home.

[deaknh03]

In reality your ok..the proper thinking is always that everyone else is an idiot and your the only normal one.

[S. Sass]

1 hour ago, mrmacwvu1 said:

I hopped in the car and drove 58 miles one way yesterday to go to a little tackle shop that I always liked. Got there and they were out of business. Turned around and came home.

d**n that sucks.  

I don't think you were a idiot now that you scored some good stuff. But before you said what you got... well one tow truck fee or fender bender could have changed the whole perception of the day. 

[lecisnith]

32 minutes ago, S. Sass said:

d**n that sucks.  

I don't think you were a idiot now that you scored some good stuff. But before you said what you got... well one tow truck fee or fender bender could have changed the whole perception of the day. 

I'm a professional driver on a closed course.  Don't try this at home.  That is my credo.  I have been incident free going on 15 years of winter driving.

[A-Jay]

4 hours ago, lecisnith said:

I'm a professional driver on a closed course.  Don't try this at home.  That is my credo.  I have been incident free going on 15 years of winter driving.

Congrats but if you want that streak to continue Do Not come up to Otsego County ~ It's like a Demolishing Derby up in here !

A-Jay

[lecisnith]

3 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Congrats but if you want that streak to continue Do Not come up to Otsego County ~ It's like a Demolishing Derby up in here !

A-Jay

As a furniture delivery driver I have driven Otsego, Emmett, Cheboygan, Kalkaska, and Crawford counties every day for the last 11 years.  I take great pleasure in seeing tracks out into some snowy field and saying something to the effect of "They ----ed up".  Every day basically from mid November through mid March.

[A-Jay]

27 minutes ago, lecisnith said:

As a furniture delivery driver I have driven Otsego, Emmett, Cheboygan, Kalkaska, and Crawford counties every day for the last 11 years.  I take great pleasure in seeing tracks out into some snowy field and saying something to the effect of "They ----ed up".  Every day basically from mid November through mid March.

LOL ~ Me too.  I routinely tow those knuckle heads out at least once or twice a winter.

A-Jay

[bigbill]

Your not alone after watching Hank Parker on that big lake in NH killing smallies when I first started bass fishing it was a blizzard here when I drove to Walmart and purchased the whole rack of the Manns baby 1 minus in brown craw. I had to have that bait. I gave two to my sons. I named it the "HANK PARKER SPECIAL"

1. Manns baby 1 minus, brown craw, Hank Parker special. This one just fast enough to wiggle it.

2. Rapala orginal minnow F7 blue,. Blue Max. Try this one as dark becomes twilight in the early am. Twitch it.

 

[S. Sass]

10 hours ago, bigbill said:

 I drove to Walmart and purchased the whole rack of the Manns baby 1 minus

Wish my Walmart carried any of the the Manns 1 minus lures. 

[Oregon Native]

Congrats...you know how to drive in the snow.  When living out west we never let some snow slow us down for going steelhead fishing.  Never had a problem.  Congrats

[everythingthatswims]

For the most part, people I see wrecked in the snow did something stupid. A couple weeks ago someone managed to end up in the woods on the other side of the road because I guess they let a tire slip off one side and thought the world was going to end (and overcorrected REALLY badly). It was 45 degrees out and the snow absolutely could not stick to the road, but someone found a way to wreck.

 

 

I work at a Gander Mountain and my last shift was spent packing those little gift boxes haha.

[lecisnith]

5 hours ago, Oregon Native said:

Congrats...you know how to drive in the snow.  When living out west we never let some snow slow us down for going steelhead fishing.  Never had a problem.  Congrats

I'm not sure if you're screwing with me or not, so I'll just take that as a compliment. 

[S. Sass]

Every time it snows here in n.e. Texas my northern in-laws always say us southerners don't know how to drive in it. 

I just want to know how anyone up north ever wrecks since the are so perfect. 

[lecisnith]

4 hours ago, S. Sass said:

Every time it snows here in n.e. Texas my northern in-laws always say us southerners don't know how to drive in it. 

I just want to know how anyone up north ever wrecks since the are so perfect. 

Trust me, stupid has no borders.  Natural, or man-made.

[lo n slo]

git r done

[Oregon Native]

19 hours ago, lecisnith said:

I'm not sure if you're screwing with me or not, so I'll just take that as a compliment. 

Absolutely not.....not many people now days go out in inclement weather.  Personally ... I love it and always have.  So, good for you and enjoy your passion.  I once drove over two hours to go steelhead fishing out of Astoria in my mustang with studs on the back.  I was the only car on the road and making the first tracks.  Fishing was awesome....believe I hooked 19 steelhead that day.  But then that was over forty years ago..   Thanks for bringing back memories.  With today's mindset and with so many experts in everything...including how to manage our own lives, well........   Enjoy your day...they are a gift from above.

[Master Bait'r]

18 hours ago, S. Sass said:

Every time it snows here in n.e. Texas my northern in-laws always say us southerners don't know how to drive in it. 

I just want to know how anyone up north ever wrecks since the are so perfect. 

 

Remember when the entire city of Atlanta shut down for 1" of snow/ice a year or two ago?  

 

Me too.  Lol.  

[buzzed bait]

2 hours ago, Master Bait'r said:

 

Remember when the entire city of Atlanta shut down for 1" of snow/ice a year or two ago?  

 

Me too.  Lol.  

me three....  i walked about 5 miles to get my wife stranded on the interstate and then we walked back home.  went out the next morning while people were still stranded on the roads and passed out some snacks and water....  looked like the apocalypse for real.

dread the day we ever get TWO inches!!!!

[Master Bait'r]

Glad to hear the wife wasn't REALLY stuck out there!  Crazy though, when I saw that on TV I was just like "You've got to be kidding me".    

 

As for me, I actually prefer to go shopping when the snow is falling.  People tend to stay home and I can casually grocery shop or thumb through fishing gear without a single elbow to bump into or cart to block my way.  Heck, last time we got snow and I went grocery shopping, I had a cashier flag me into their lane they were so bored haha...  Being overly prepared for inclement weather is truly an underrated luxury.  Can't even tell you the brownie points I've gained over the years simply keeping a shovel & tow strap in my spare tire well and a bucket of road salt in the back.  

[Raider Nation Fisher]

On 3/4/2016 at 8:07 AM, Fishing Rhino said:

When I first saw the title of this thread, I thought it had to be started by Raider.

Raider is chilling on his back porch smoking a cigar, sipping some Captain Morgan's private stock and enjoying the sunshine. He's about to go cook dinner and sip on some D'usse XO.