esr1 Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Thanks for all the welcome posts. I am sitting here in northern illinois. The temp outside is 4 deg. The boats has been put in storage since nov. Havent thrown a real cast in months. just wondering how many guys are in the same spot? If so what do they do to pass time? Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 19, 2008 Super User Posted February 19, 2008 Welcome aboard! Suggestion: Move south. : 8-) Quote
fishizzle Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 I wait for time to pass so I can cast again Quote
TeamBerettaGold Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Sunday during the snow I was standing the living room with my new rod and reel, flipping a jig across the living room into a cereal bowl. Talk about cabin fever! :'( Quote
Mrs. Matstone Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Welcome to the forum! ;D I hear you on the cabin fever thing. It's real cold and windy here too. I actually resorted to breaking the ice off a pond this morning in order to do some fishing. Unfortunately there was no fish around, just me standing in the cold and the wind. I did not stay very long. Yep it was pretty pathetic. I think I am gonna take roadwarriors advice and move south. ;D Quote
littlefisher Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Stuck up in Michigan here. I haven't lipped a Bass in months. Hopefully that will change when I go to Orlando and fish with badhabit in a couple weeks . I keep telling my parents I'm just going to get a job when I go down there and stay. Then I shall fish all year round! But seriously...I would love to move somewhere down south once I graduate and start looking for work. Quote
Handy Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 I live in north central Iowa and today it is 2 degres. Yesterday it was 8 with 35 mph winds! There is about 24 plus inches of ice on almost all bodies of water. I do go ice fishing and that does help with cabin fever but it just isn't the same. I thought about fishing in one of the little creeks that somehow manages to stay open even with these temps and is only a 1 ft deep, but it would still be fishing(LOL). I did catch a Largemouth saturday ice fishing, about 14 inches long nice an fat, many bluegill and a 18 inch channel cat. Paul Quote
Super User Raul Posted February 19, 2008 Super User Posted February 19, 2008 Thanks for all the welcome posts. I am sitting here in northern illinois. The temp outside is 4 deg. The boats has been put in storage since nov. Havent thrown a real cast in months. just wondering how many guys are in the same spot? If so what do they do to pass time? Oh boy ! the BaitMonkey is gonnna be all over you when it reads this. ;D BTW, welcome to the forum ! Down here it 's warmy 90°F ..... almost purrrfect. Quote
Super User senile1 Posted February 19, 2008 Super User Posted February 19, 2008 Down here it 's warmy 90°F ..... almost purrrfect. Raul, you're a bad man. You are a very ba-a-a-a-d man. Quote
JCrzy4Bass Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Northern, Va here, water temps in ponds probably in the mid 30's if that. Some partially freeze up in the mornings and evenings depending on if we have a front coming through. Water temps on the rivers won't be above 40 yet for at least a couple weeks (at least stay that way). The Rappahannock at Fredericksburg was 39 when we went this weekend to cast a few, what a waste that was, besides trying out some new line I bought. Other rivers are at about the same. Lakes close to the same. In other words we are still about a month away from pre-spawn action. Bleh. Somewhere around there. And ps: Raul, remind me to send you hate mail! What do I do in the mean time? Read about bass fishing, write about bass fishing, visit bass fishing forums, repeatedly look at my lures and plastics in my tackle box constantly reorganizing, watch bass pros/bill dance/and other bass fishing shows, and dream about the first lipping of the season... pre spawn can't come fast enough. Most importantly welcome to the forums esr1. You've found a great place where you can learn no matter what kind of fisherman you are. The people are great, and you'll probably make some fishing buddies in your region. Good stuff! Quote
Super User MALTESE FALCON Posted February 19, 2008 Super User Posted February 19, 2008 Cabin fever is killing me. I clean my reels and organize my tackle, but this winter it seems worse than ever. Worse yet, every time I look out my front window, I see this frozen tundra called Lake St. Clair. I look out my back windows I see my frozen canal. Last year at this time, there was open water, this year there is at least two feet of ice. I think it's going to be a long time before I take any casts. Falcon Quote
WTRDOG Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 End of March the boats coming out..Ice or not..lol Quote
tkite16 Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 My buddy and I have all but decided were going to Lake of the Ozarks in 2 weeks no matter what . Plus its only 1 month and 1 week till Lake Fork 8-) Quote
Tpayneful Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 What I have done for each of the last 3 years is take a trip to Florida in February. This year the trip is slipping into March. I leave in 18 days! Quote
elduderino Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 my boats been put away since October.... but i duck hunt in the fall so its OK. Caught my last bass through the ice on Jan 1st... fished Toho on vacation for a day and got skunked... since then i've built 1 rod, started 4 others and ripped the foregrips off all my bass pro rods along with some other mods. Also... ran my credit card up nice and high buying all those "secret baits" i'm gonna need for spring. Sad thing is with michigan's bass season it will still be late April before i get to go bass fishing. Quote
ba7ss3in Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 I wouldn't know what to do if couldn't fish year round. Don't get me wrong I love my wife and kids but Quote
Guest muddy Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 North East PA here, it has been a cold winter, with a lot of small pesky snow/sleet and frezzing rain storms. From the look of things Ice Out in Mauch Chunk will not be to mid to late March I start classes agian this week and I have 2 more to go for my degree. The hardesat one will be done just around Ice Out. Going up to visit LBh for Easter and other than that spend as much time in Brooklyn with Elaine that I can. It looks like in 2 years I may be living back in Brooklyn Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 20, 2008 Super User Posted February 20, 2008 We have plenty of room for everyone next month at Guntersville. Man up! 8-) Quote
Dean Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Cabin fever has got me real bad. It's so tempting to use my neighbor's birdhouse as a casting target :-/ :-/ Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted February 20, 2008 Super User Posted February 20, 2008 Go ice fishing, helps winter pass a little faster, and panfish caught from the cold water can't be beat for tatse. Actually, I like that we have a "hard water season", gives me a chance to stock up on tackle, reflect and lern form the past season, and prevents, if it's possable, burnout or fatique. By ice out I am soo raring to go, the passion lasts till the end of the season. Quote
Davis Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 I can't take it anymore. Not a winter sports person. Last spring was my first full year of fishing since being a teen. So this winter is killing me. Bought more than enough tackle. Actually went into Dicks the other day and went out empty handied because I had everything I wanted already sitting at home. My tackle is super organized and cleaned. Already told my wife when that first nice day comes in March I will be out all day long fishing. My favorite place to fish is great for ice fishing so I'm told. But never had the urge to buy ice fishing stuff. Quote
jwo1124 Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 My cabin fever was bad a month or two ago, but once the WIn/Spr semester started I've been so focused on school I haven't really had time to think about fishing. I just came back to the forum a few days ago after not posting for awhile. It seems the more I think about fishing when I can;t fish, the madder I go. It's like staring at a nice hot meal in front of you when you are starving but not being able to take a bite. I am really considering moving down to a southern state when I am done with school. Fish at least a couple hours a day after work, everyday, for the rest of my life...HEAVEN! Quote
riverfisher Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 I peeled the cover OFF my boat in my garage lastnite. Felt good a little cold but very calming!! *shiver* Quote
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