Is it turkey day yet?? I'm ready to ice fish!!!

[Out4Trout]

[cool]Bring on the hard water, baby!!! Only two and a half months till Scofield freezes!!

Anybody else getting antsy??
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[ironworker]

i'm also ready for some hard water stuff.
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[Anthonygreer]

Amen
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[PapaBaruu]

There was a layer of ice on the beaver ponds above the Berry a few mornings ago... like the mouse said when he got his tail caught in the trap- "it won't be long now"...

get those auger blades sharpened!
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[ocean]

Getting very anxious to hit the ice this year!
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[FishingWaters]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3][black]O-boy, I only have 2 months to get all my jobs done so I can start walking on water instead of installing systems to spray it. I better start get the gear out.[/black][/size][/font]
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[hashbaz]

I find it kind of ironic how much I am looking forward to sitting out on the ice, freezing my tail off, whithout catching any fish. Man, I can't wait!
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[Coldfooter]

I aint all that antsy about Scofield freezin', its a given its going to freeze and a great spot to start the season, Turkey season that is!
I do on the other hand have my fingers crossed that a certain old fishing hole at UL get solid enough to allow a few eyes can be tapped through the ice..
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[Out4Trout]

[cool]Hashbaz, were you just jokin', or do you get skunked a lot on the ice? You were probably just jokin', but if not, you are on the right fishing site to get tips about the hardwater fishing. I got skunked once last year, and that was at the BFT party at Rockport. Of course, having a hundred people all fishin' pretty close together and walking and stomping around on the ice doesn't help much...[]

Seriously though it was still a great time, and great food, etc. Can't wait to have more BFT gettogethers this year on the ice. If I'm in town, I think I might help organize the first BFT ice party of the year for slimers at Scofield the Saturday after Turkey day, or the Saturday after that.
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[hashbaz]

Yea,... I do get skunked quite a bit. On the ice, off the shore, in my canoe, I get skunked everywhere. I think part of it is I am too patient. I stay in the same place and/or with the same bait/lure too long. The nice thing about getting skunked all the time is you get used to after a while - then with low expectations I am rarely disappointed Even pessimism has a bright side to it!

This winter I want to try new ways of using bobber. It seems more sensitive to strikes and less likely for the fish to feel it.

Good luck all!
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