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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Fall is my personal favorite time to chase the skies....so just going through my list of activities to get ready for the Fall Fattie Chase. Any other suggestions?
1. Hook Sharpening - hooks can never be too sharp! About 3/4 of the way through touching up all the fall type baits and they're so sharp I get stuck from just being in the same room as them.
2. Gear Assessment - realized that I have cannibalized or destroyed all my sucker rigs since Spring when I last used them. Time to get or build some new ones.
3. Clothing Recruitment - I admit, I got excited when I saw my snowpants in the closet, but kind of concerned that one of my water proof socks is on the lam.
4. Glove Count - set on the gloves w/ 2 pairs of neoprenes and one set of heavy work type.
Anything else you do or recommend to get ready for the EXTREME muskie fishing season? |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Check or change the oil in the lower unit of your outboard.... Make sure there is no water in there to freeze on the ride home or in storage.
Other than that I turn the thermostat in my house from A/C to heat....
Time to rock the pond with a jacket on...:) |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 1) Long Johns 2) Stocking Cap 3) Hooded heavy Sweatshirt 4) Neoprene and ragwool gloves. The ragwool does a great job over the neoprene. 5) Gore Tex thinsulate boots 6) BIG coffee thermos 7) Several packs of the open and shake, then place in pockets of a fishing shirt (two pocket Model) hand or foot warmers. Last about 6 hours, are WARM! Keep the ticker and lung area very toasty. Wal Mart, cheap! |
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| Check the lower unit oil to make sure there isn't any water in it. |
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| On June 1st I begin eati
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| I'm with Sworral on the hand warmer packets. I put a few in the boots and and one in each palm of my gloves. I like using rubber gloves under a cheap old pair of brown jerseys (keep a few pair in ziplocs). My hands never get wet and stay warm with the hand warmers. Last year I fished a 400 acre lake and only had about 150 acres of open water on my last trip but those 150 acres were worth it. |
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| Is anyone a fan of those masks that make you breath in warm air? I bought one and thought it made a huge difference fishing late fall last year. The warm air in your lungs is going to act as a heater and warm you up from the inside out.
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Location: oswego, il | All the above are good. Get a turtle neck long sleeve shirt. They are nice for those windy days. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | MJB, I have both models of the face mask. I use them for hunting, and they WORK! The idea is based on breathing warm air recirculated through the mask, and warmed a bit from the outside by the material in the filter. One caution, onion/garlic breath will near drive you nutz.
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Location: Washington, PA | How much are those masks, I've never seen one before. |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | Hey Sworrall, I think I saw you looking through my bedroom window last week! YIKES! Those masks "do" work very well. I've used them for hunting and outside chores for years. |
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Location: Racine, Wi | Just don't go to the bar the night before wearing one. |
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Location: Madtown, WI | A big ass ugly hat! I saw Scotty Jenkins with his one year and it looked so warm! Attached is the last day of the season last year...17 F...notice the warm hat!!
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| I know I bought mine for as little as $20 at Cabelas.
MJB |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The Polar brand is about $40 for the full face guard model, I think. The thing works very well. I use it for 15 degrees and below open deer stand sitting, and it helps keep me warm in a big way. Never used it fishing because I am in the ' must kill deer'mode by the time I might need it. Ice fishng in the new Frabill portables makes the mask obsolete, but there is always hunting... |
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| Hi All,
I am a big fan of the rabbit-fur bomber hats. Got a couple of Columbia's last spring from Campmor.com on sale for $20. Mad Bombers can be found for 35ish. These are the hats with long flaps on the sides, can be clipped tight around the chin for when you have heavy winds. I have found that the ones with nylon shells are fairly water-resistant.
They look stupid, but I am OK with that.
I've also recently become a fan of the Gore Windstopper fleece, got a deal on Ebay for a Cabela's jacket with really wierd zippers, Windstopper is much warmer on the water than even the 300-weight North Face Denali.
Some of this stuff is expensive, but once you convince yourself that it's musky gear (not just clothes) the money thing works itself out.
Later,
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Wanted to bring this one up to the top, being that yesterday was the first OFFICIAL day of fall.....also known as the Muskie Anti-Jenny Craig season.
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Location: Cudahy, WI | Clothes, boots, gloves and a damn good warm windproof hat.
Therma-care heat wraps for my back. Can't say enough about these body warmers. Keep your lower back and kidney area nice and warm and flexible for at least 8 hours. Great for the bow stand too. Mycoal hand and pocket warmers.
Powerbars to fuel the internal furnace. Eat something every hour or two.
Just ordered 3/0, 4/0 and 5/0 hooks for replacement purposes.
Extra reels all spooled up and ready to go.
Spare boat and trolling motor parts.
Lubed up release tools.
Camera and proper storrage for it.
Gloves...lots of them. Thinsulate, neoprene, Gortex, you name it....take plenty of them and keep them stored properly.
Thinsulate lined Goretex raingear is always the top layer. Keeps warm in. Keeps cold and wet and wind out.
Lots of meds and ice packs for the end of a long hard day. Hot shower and then an hour of ice time for the back and shoulders.
Cap'n Ahab
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