Things to do while ice is on the lake

[scaleface]

I enjoy hiking in the snow .  Looking at animal  tracks . take pictures , make a fire , smoke cigars , sip whiskey ... its all good . 

[Log Catcher]

4 hours ago, Columbia Craw said:

Sweatin' to the oldies. Treadmill 30 minutes, Elliptical machine 20 minutes, Stationary Bike 20 minutes. Two hundred crunches and 60 leg lifts. Lifting starts January 2nd. 

I'm glad you have that much energy.I get tired just walking up or down the basement steps here.

[MN Fisher]

Just now, Log Catcher said:

I'm glad you have that much energy.I get tired just walking up or down the basement steps here.

Sometimes I get tired just getting out of bed in the morning.

[soflabasser]

5 hours ago, Columbia Craw said:

Treadmill 30 minutes, Elliptical machine 20 minutes, Stationary Bike 20 minutes. Two hundred crunches and 60 leg lifts. Lifting starts January 2nd. 

Sounds like a good warmup.

1 hour ago, Log Catcher said:

I'm glad you have that much energy.I get tired just walking up or down the basement steps here.

Get your Doctor's approval first before you start any exercise plan. If you get the green light you can start walking for 30 minutes 5 times a week and build up to 60 minute walks 5 days a week. Next step is to start running for 5 minutes and build up to 30-60 minute runs 5 times a week. You will have energy to give away if invest in your health which is the most important thing anyone has. 

[GReb]

Buy a nice bottle of scotch and cry

[Way north bass guy]

10 hours ago, GReb said:

Buy a nice bottle of scotch and cry

You could cry with a cheap bottle as well, just saying ?

[tkunk]

Sharpening hooks is therapeutic and productive. You'd be surprised by how dull hooks can get, especially the big ones. Examining and changing worn split rings is also a good time killer.

 

Servicing your own reels is also worth doing.

 

Also, I've found that when I resist the urge to buy stuff I don't need, I have enough money to do a trip to the keys each year. Plus, I sneak onto golf courses at 3 AM to get my bass fix.

[Bluebasser86]

I like walking banks of lakes looking for lost lures.

 

Get into jig tying, you can waste a ton of time and money doing that.

 

Learn to service your own reels. Big money saver and very time consuming. You can even make money doing it for other people of you get good at it.

[MN Fisher]

5 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Learn to service your own reels.

I've been doing that since I got my first 'good' reel - a Mitchell 320 back in the 70's.

 

I've already stripped the line from my five - tear apart, clean, re-grease gears and oil bearings are on the table.

[Harold Scoggins]

21 hours ago, A-Jay said:

 

Work on your Hook Set.

A-Jay

If I flex really hard, you can see my abs!

[Log Catcher]

15 hours ago, soflabasser said:

Sounds like a good warmup.

Get your Doctor's approval first before you start any exercise plan. If you get the green light you can start walking for 30 minutes 5 times a week and build up to 60 minute walks 5 days a week. Next step is to start running for 5 minutes and build up to 30-60 minute runs 5 times a week. You will have energy to give away if invest in your health which is the most important thing anyone has. 

While this sounds good I can't do it. My knees are shot from arthritis. Doctors tell me my only option is knee replacements. I am trying to put that off as long as possible. Between Columbia Craw and A-Jay doing all this exercise and body building I'm worn out just thinking about it. I may have to go take a nap.

17 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Contribute to our "Palomar Knot break or Knot slip - Seaguar Blue Line Flouro Leader" discussion. It might go on all winter 

I'm left out of that discussion. I've never tried that line.

[gim]

Ice fishing?  Hard pass.  I can drink all the beer I want to from the comfort of my own basement rather than risking my life on some unsafe questionable ice.

[Russ E]

I usually chase Coyotes if the water is hard.It is good exercise and gets me out of the house.

Don't get many coyotes, but getting one to come into a call is a rush.

I do not ice fish. I hate walking on ice and don't have the patience to sit over a hole for hours.

[GReb]

6 hours ago, Way north bass guy said:

You could cry with a cheap bottle as well, just saying ?

Then you’re crying for different reasons

[MN Fisher]

16 hours ago, GReb said:

Buy a nice bottle of scotch and cry

 

6 hours ago, Way north bass guy said:

You could cry with a cheap bottle as well, just saying ?

 

4 minutes ago, GReb said:

Then you’re crying for different reasons

Ya, cause it's Scotch - needs to be a good Irish Whiskey.

[soflabasser]

6 hours ago, Log Catcher said:

While this sounds good I can't do it. My knees are shot from arthritis. Doctors tell me my only option is knee replacements. I am trying to put that off as long as possible.

Ask your Doctor if it is ok to incorporate swimming into your exercise plan. Swimming is excellent cardiovascular exercise and many people with joint problems prefer swimming over walking. You will need to find a heated indoor pool. Take your time, train safe, and work your way up until you can comfortably swim for 30-60 minutes 3-5 times a week.

[Log Catcher]

6 minutes ago, soflabasser said:

Ask your Doctor if it is ok to incorporate swimming into your exercise plan. Swimming is excellent cardiovascular exercise and many people with joint problems prefer swimming over walking. You will need to find a heated indoor pool. Take your time, train safe, and work your way up until you can comfortably swim for 30-60 minutes 3-5 times a week.

That possibility has been discussed with my doctor. I need to do this to lose some weight more than anything.

[ww2farmer]

I tend to sit on a stool in front of a bench pulling a lever on a machine that turns brass, lead, copper and other assorted things into noise makers. Then once or twice a month, I use said noise makers to punch holes in paper or clang steel shapes at various distances with steel, wood, aluminum and/or polymer instruments.

[12poundbass]

29 minutes ago, ww2farmer said:

I tend to sit on a stool in front of a bench pulling a lever on a machine that turns brass, lead, copper and other assorted things into noise makers. Then once or twice a month, I use said noise makers to punch holes in paper or clang steel shapes at various distances with steel, wood, aluminum and/or polymer instruments.

I had to read it a couple times before I got what the heck you were saying. ?

[MIbassyaker]

Read.

 

[starkeer]

Can't believe no one has suggested pitching jigs into coffee mugs yet. 

[Harold Scoggins]

18 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Get into jig tying

Dredge jigs @Siebert Outdoors.