Winter is coming...

[king fisher]

Winter is my busy season at work.  I don't have time for bass fishing, but at least I am on the water.  I sure wish I had some time off from work to fly north for some ice fishing.

 

 

 

 

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

34 minutes ago, king fisher said:

Winter is my busy season at work.  I don't have time for bass fishing, but at least I am on the water.  I sure wish I had some time off from work to fly north for some ice fishing.

 

 

 

 

 

You captain a boat down there?  What boat do you fish out of?   Love Sportfishermans 

 

Was a deck hand growing up.   Catching the fish is a blast, dealing with the boat when the day is over will make you yearn for a cane pole, a bucket of worms, and some bream.  

[ScottW]

Got some ice forming on the deep end of the pond here close to the bank. However, the lone duck and goose are still braving the extreme cold temps. Go figure. Hands are healing nicely but not to the point that I’ll try casting anytime soon. Maybe next week if the temps rise enough.

 

In the meantime I’m working my fingers (PT) and helping my daughter troubleshoot some code in her husband’s business website. He’s a dentist so it needs to be sorted out asap. Aside from that working on getting some more of this weight off.

[gim]

2 hours ago, king fisher said:

I sure wish I had some time off from work to fly north for some ice fishing.

 

I certainly hope you're kidding.  If not, you may want to check your sanity level.

[TnRiver46]

2 hours ago, king fisher said:

Winter is my busy season at work.  I don't have time for bass fishing, but at least I am on the water.  I sure wish I had some time off from work to fly north for some ice fishing.

 

 

 

 

 

PB bream? 

[king fisher]

2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

You captain a boat down there?  What boat do you fish out of?   Love Sportfishermans 

 

Was a deck hand growing up.   Catching the fish is a blast, dealing with the boat when the day is over will make you yearn for a cane pole, a bucket of worms, and some bream.  

I am captain of a private 65 foot sport fisher home port is Puerto Vallarta.  I don't have the grueling schedule of a charter boat captain, but maintenance on a private yacht is definitely a full time job. 

[FryDog62]

Transition time for me...

 

Lund bass boat is tucked in for the winter in Minneapolis - now its off to FLA to the kayak:

• Transfer tackle to Blackpak Pro storage pack
• Pack up rods/reels for mostly freshwater and some salt
• Get to destination next week and mount Livescope + 
• First local tournament on Jan 7, another in Feb and March
• Friend of mine from MN has a place on Marco and new Skeeter bay boat, fish some Reds, Grouper, Snook hopefully.
• Toying with Bassmaster Kayak series in Guntersville, Hartwell even though I've never fished either and would get my keester kicked, it'd be for the experience. 

Return May 1 for some white bass before the official open water season starts again in MN. 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

1 minute ago, king fisher said:

I am captain of a private 65 foot sport fisher home port is Puerto Vallarta.  I don't have the grueling schedule of a charter boat captain, but maintenance on a private yacht is definitely a full time job. 

Awesome brother, that's a big old battle wagon there now.   

 

Just shows how special the Largemouth Bass is, you're likely catching Billfish on the reg, yet you are on a Bass fishing forum, not the Hulltruth or something ?

 

Bass are my favorite thing to fish for, but nothing compares to bluewater saltwater fishing for a variety of reasons.   

[TnRiver46]

3 minutes ago, FryDog62 said:

Transition time for me...

 

Lund bass boat is tucked in for the winter in Minneapolis - now its off to FLA to the kayak:

• Transfer tackle to Blackpak Pro storage pack
• Pack up rods/reels for mostly freshwater and some salt
• Get to destination next week and mount Livescope + 
• First local tournament on Jan 7, another in Feb and March
• Friend of mine from MN has a place on Marco and new Skeeter bay boat, get some Reds
• Toying with Bassmaster Kayak series in Guntersville, Hartwell even though I've never fished either and would get my keester kicked, it'd be for the experience. 

Return May 1 for some white bass before the official open water season starts again in MN. 

Hartwell is fun to fish, everyone catches them

 

guntersville is the exact opposite 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

4 minutes ago, FryDog62 said:

Transition time for me...

 

Lund bass boat is tucked in for the winter in Minneapolis - now its off to FLA to the kayak:

• Transfer tackle to Blackpak Pro storage pack
• Pack up rods/reels for mostly freshwater and some salt
• Get to destination next week and mount Livescope + 
• First local tournament on Jan 7, another in Feb and March
• Friend of mine from MN has a place on Marco and new Skeeter bay boat, get some Reds
• Toying with Bassmaster Kayak series in Guntersville, Hartwell even though I've never fished either and would get my keester kicked, it'd be for the experience. 

Return May 1 for some white bass before the official open water season starts again in MN. 

If you come through BHAM, give me a shout, I'll buy you a brew.  

1 minute ago, TnRiver46 said:

Hartwell is fun to fish, everyone catches them

 

guntersville is the exact opposite 

Wheeler is where it's at right now.....had a good friend just go and caught 40+ fish in a day.  

 

I think it's exploded because they stopped killing lots of the grass IIrc., and in return the LGM have had a boom

 

 

[FryDog62]

Just now, TnRiver46 said:

Hartwell is fun to fish, everyone catches them

 

guntersville is the exact opposite 

Haha, yes I've heard Guntersville is humbling... I have family visiting that week and may take a pass and just focus on Hartwell. Gotta learn that lake, any suggestions for maps, discussions, videos? (other than of course BR!) 

[gim]

11 minutes ago, FryDog62 said:

Return May 1 for some white bass before the official open water season starts again in MN. 

Who's holding down the fort here at the frozen tundra while you're gone?

[TnRiver46]

Just now, FryDog62 said:

Haha, yes I've heard Guntersville is humbling... I have family visiting that week and may take a pass and just focus on Hartwell. Gotta learn that lake, any suggestions for maps, discussions, videos? (other than of course BR!) 

I just went one time for the bassmaster classic last year and took a canoe. No clue about anything and I caught 7 pretty easy in a short session. Spotted bass have a wonderful habit of attacking fishing lures 

 

granted, guntersville is also loaded with spots nowadays that most people don’t target. It’s the biggest tournament lake in the US, everyone wants big LM

[AlabamaSpothunter]

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I just went one time for the bassmaster classic last year and took a canoe. No clue about anything and I caught 7 pretty easy in a short session. Spotted bass have a wonderful habit of attacking fishing lures 

 

granted, guntersville is also loaded with spots nowadays that most people don’t target. It’s the biggest tournament lake in the US, everyone wants big LM

My fishing confidence would be the size of an ant without Spots ?

[FryDog62]

7 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Who's holding down the fort here at the frozen tundra while you're gone?

We sold the house a couple years ago, and are just renting as my wife continues to recover from health stuff.  One of my son's apartment lease is up, so he will move in for 4 months to save some cash. Part of his rent is to wax and polish my Lund lol.  

[MN Fisher]

5 minutes ago, FryDog62 said:

Part of his rent is to wax and polish my Lund lol.

Should make him detail it too..

[gim]

11 minutes ago, FryDog62 said:

so he will move in for 4 months

Is this the same son who essentially permanently damaged the Jeep with interior salt last winter?  lol

[FryDog62]

3 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Is this the same son who essentially permanently damaged the Jeep with interior salt last winter?  lol

Yes, that same BigFoot son with size 13's is moving in.  My Jeep goes into storage now, so thankfully he has his own vehicle to contend with ? 

[Bass Rutten]

I’ve been using my off season this year to upgrade my Illinois lakes to Florida lakes, I have a feeling it’s going to work out just fine.

[Jmontgomery87]

Well I checked a few local strip pits that had no ice at all last weekend but they were completely iced over except for one little spot by a dam. I pitched a drop shot in there a few times but the cold got to me after about 20 minutes and I headed home.

Sorry for the picture quality. The forum only allows me 1.46mb per post.

Edited December 24, 2022 by Jmontgomery87

[AlabamaSpothunter]

It's been so cold these last two days, I'm reminded once again that I simply couldn't exist much farther north.    I already believed in Seasonal Affective Disorder because we still have a true winter in central Alabama and I hate it lol, but now that I'm learning about how many of you fellow die hard Bassers have to shut down during the winters, I see there are levels to that game.    That said, lots of people oddly love the winter, snow, etc.   To those who don't though, I can empathize with the darkness that northern winters must be like.  

 

10-20 temps ain't nothing for most of you Yanks, but again I'd rather be homeless in FL or CA than experience much more of what we are experiencing ?

[Bigassbass]

On 12/23/2022 at 6:13 PM, LrgmouthShad said:

What I been working on

 

My first outing on Harris will be the 26th. I hope to get five in

Harris Lake is my favorite lake in N.C. winter fishing is tuff there as it is in every lake.  Crappie are stacked up catch them with jigs and minnows down deep, plan on keeping them, they die when you yank them up that fast from the deep.  Bass fishing is a hit or miss at the time you're going but enjoy the trip!

[Woody B]

I can't imagine not being able to fish for months.   Fishing every week actually helps me keep the bait monkey at bay.  I normally do my maintenance during the week after work, and fish on the weekend.   This is the first weekend I haven't fished since I got my boat last December.  I won't be able to go this Saturday due to a family gathering (my Dad's 88th birthday).  I'll be back on a lake somewhere Jan 1.  

I would have been fishing in the 8 degree heat last weekend but had Christmas gatherings during the warm part of the day both days.   

[TnRiver46]

8 hours ago, Woody B said:

I can't imagine not being able to fish for months.   Fishing every week actually helps me keep the bait monkey at bay.  I normally do my maintenance during the week after work, and fish on the weekend.   This is the first weekend I haven't fished since I got my boat last December.  I won't be able to go this Saturday due to a family gathering (my Dad's 88th birthday).  I'll be back on a lake somewhere Jan 1.  

I would have been fishing in the 8 degree heat last weekend but had Christmas gatherings during the warm part of the day both days.   

I have certainly never taken a month off, except maybe when I was in grade school or something and couldn’t drive. 8° can be hard on your boat motor, I like to fish off the bank if it’s that bad.

[Koz]

On 12/24/2022 at 3:27 PM, FryDog62 said:

Yes, that same BigFoot son with size 13's is moving in.  

My son just turned 17 - he wears size 15's and he's still growing. It took a bit to find some metal baseball cleats and baseball turf shoes for him for Christmas.