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Location: The desert | What is everyone's favorite part about the 'winternet' here on MuskieFIRST? And to the moderators will we be having these events again?
Photo contest?
Weekly chat guests?
Random spur of the moment chats?
Trivia Contest?
Arguing with others about random things that seem pointless?
For me I am a fan of the photo contest and the trivia contest. A great way to pass the time and learn some things and see great photos!
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| I call 'em "eurekas".
Every once in a while, someone posts something that you never thought of, never considered, never tried, that as soon as you read it it's like a light going on. Doesn't always work, but when I read them I can't wait to try them. |
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Location: Madison, WI | Looking forward to the Debbie Breyer auction!! Tons of great guide dates, lures, fishing gear etc!!! Oh man i know where my christmas money is going, and it's for a great cause!
Edited by Magruter 12/6/2006 5:03 PM
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| Things to look forward to this winter?
Hopefully we do actually have a winter this year. If we do, things I'm looking forward to:
- Icefishing for panfish, walleye and pike
- Snowmobiling
- Playing w/ my daughter in the snow
- Continuing to rotate out the musky gear, fix, sharpen and organize anything that needs it
- Gear up for Round 2 with boat mods for the next season, which include: More trolling hardware and gear and a new stereo and new speakers and new wiring, converting one of the two live wells to no longer be a live well but to be a dry well for more storage, hopefully get the trailer in to a shop for Liqui-lube hubs and fix the one tail light that's been needing fixed now for the past two years and get the surge brakes adjusted....
Edited by MACK 12/6/2006 5:29 PM
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Working 70 hour weeks to pay off all the gear I bought the last 2 years ....... |
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Location: New Berlin,Wisconsin,53151 | I'm looking at Spring, that 1st Saturday in May when us Muskie1str's hit Pewaukee again to try to fullfill the dreams of winter. All those months of shows, seminars, and pool demo's end and all your equipment is reworked and ready to go. I'm not sure what it is but icefishing just doesn't look as good as it used to. Why that is I'm not sure but one thing is for sure I can't wait for this OLD MAN WINTER TO KISS MY BASS and water is back under my boat.
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | -chat season (every wed night after the first of the year)
-more contests
-the News Trawler
-shows shows SHOWS
-articles
-deleting many many MANY posts. |
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Location: Brookfield, WI | I'm looking forward to more posts from Guest. I think strong opinions carry more weight when you have no idea who's giving them.
Kevin
The Plan II, Becoming Boatworthy. |
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Location: Fishing the weeds | What am I looking forward to this winter? An early thaw! Pat |
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | Watching my sandal stripe slowly disappear. Usually lasts til the end of Jan., but this year it seems to be fading faster. Either it wasn'nt as sunny or I didn't get out enough ( my wife would argue that theory). 
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | AHA!! The world renowned Scavenger/Treasure Hunts from the Warped Mind of Ballistic will return, and VERY soon.... |
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| More big muskies this year on the open water down south here. Also, I wish for peace to all mankind. musky39
Edited by musky39 12/11/2006 10:43 PM
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Location: The desert | Watching the Bears lose in the Playoffs again.
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| some rule changes in Minn will no doudt spur some intresting debates |
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| Recooperating the funding for yet another season getting the boat ready for another long season (need a new trolling motor), Trying to put together a few trips, Finding new friends on the boards and making plans to fish in the upcoming season. |
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| Rigging the new Tuffy! She should be in the Garage by Saturday.
Items to be mounted so far include Lowrance X-111HD, LMS-334C, VHF Radio, Shakespeare Galaxy, Folbe Rod Holders, Trollmaster Digital Throttle control, Sony CD Stereo. Still debating on which bowmount, AP or Terrova, and if I am going to add a Minn Kota Engine mount.
Then I'll hit a couple shows this winter, and get things set for the Milwaukee Expo Swap. |
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Location: lansing, il | i think you broke the record for the worlds longest sale of a boat and boat order! things to look forward to this winter???...shep not selling his boat, and shep no longer buying a boat please get that boat on saturday!!! |
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| muskihntr - 12/12/2006 9:51 AM
i think you broke the record for the worlds longest sale of a boat and boat order! things to look forward to this winter???...shep not selling his boat, and shep no longer buying a boat please get that boat on saturday!!!
Not really. The boat was bought way long ago. It was the motor deal that held things up, and my unusually rare patience in waiting for it to happen. Fortunately, or unfortunately, it didn't happen as planned, and I'm back with Mercs! By the time that was determined, then I had to wait on delivery of the motors. So, maybe on Thursday, I will go pick up the boat, with motors, and begin the rigging of stuff! Now that will make for a great way to spend a few nights in the garage! |
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Location: The desert | Guest - 12/12/2006 10:05 AM
I'm looking forward to more posts from Guest. I think strong opinions carry more weight when you have no idea who's giving them.
I can't wait for the perpetual posts from people who know everything, but have caught fewer muskies than they have toes on their right foot. Oh, and for the wagons of the Mfirst community to circle when somebody makes a comment or disagrees with some of these internet adorned muskie know-alls...Giddy up.
Got to love those who hide behind computer screens!
Mike
Edited by Pointerpride102 12/12/2006 10:59 AM
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Guest - 12/12/2006 10:05 AM
I'm looking forward to more posts from Guest. I think strong opinions carry more weight when you have no idea who's giving them.
I can't wait for the perpetual posts from people who know everything, but have caught fewer muskies than they have toes on their right foot. Oh, and for the wagons of the Mfirst community to circle when somebody makes a comment or disagrees with some of these internet adorned muskie know-alls...Giddy up.
C'mon Ricky. You love your name so much, I find it hard to believe you don't become a member.
Edited by Gander Mt Guide 12/12/2006 11:09 AM
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| all the heated debates over maxxum vs powerdrives, tuffy vs ranger vs everyone else, long vs short rods, fluoro vs seven strand vs straight wire, and of course getting a few posts deleted!  |
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| I just enjoy the off season photo shop escapades and random rants |
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Location: Chicago, IL | KARLOUTDOORS - 12/6/2006 7:55 PM
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Im definatly with KARLOUTDOORS on this one!! DAAAAAA BEARS maybe a superbowl in the near future who knows rex played good last night!! |
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| internet biologists
the fact that apparently there "are no big fish in WI"
minnesota
lure hype
egometers
BOB and the toof
the "to-kill-or-not-to-kill" debate
debate as to why a released fish is smaller than a kept fish
winter "hot" baits
how a 50 isnt a 50 unless its a "rarer-er-er" 50
internet professionals
and BUYING MORE LONGTALE SPINNERBAITS!!! (that one's for JODI, not you jason)
i agree on the "hidden gems" comment
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Location: Brookfield, WI | I have just four toes on my right foot. I lost my pinky toe in a horrific bass fishing accident. I do, however, plan on growing my winter third hand as I did last year for the musky shows.
Please note that my posts almost always lack substance when it comes to fishing, so if you find yourself disagreeing with me anonymously, you certainly will not find yourself in a serious fishing discussion.
That even confuses me.
Kevin
The Third Hand Plan. |
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| I ain't seen my toes in YEARS. (Ain't seen my %^$#*%^ neither!)
My posts contain a lot of substance, Kevin!
It's the kind of substance that comes out of the northbound side of a southbound steer!!
BWAHAHAHAHA
It's fishin guys, it ain't life and death! Amazing how people can get all worked up over it, ain't it?
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| GUITAR!!!!!!! i play it non stop all year but i play it even more in the winter. |
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Location: Lake Tomahawk, WI | Ice fishing
Sport shows
Montana
A lot of reading and writing
Eating venison
Hanging drywall, yee ha!!!
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | One will glean what one wishes to from the MuskieFIRST winter's discussion. The true beauty of it all...you have a mouse on that 'puter, read what you like, and don't read what you don't!
One thing I will promise:
TONS of new relevant and interesting content. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | FEBRUARY! Feb. will be Mikie's Muskie Month, with:
- Feb. 10 being the West Virginia MI Chapter's annual meeting
- Feb. 17 being Gregg Thomas and Tony Grant's Road Rules clinic in Columbus
- Feb. 23-25 being the Ohio Muskie show.
Dang, if I can just schedule something for the 3-4th, that will fill up every weekend! Maybe I'll go fishing. m |
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Location: MPLS, MN | MNmatt - 12/12/2006 1:59 PM
internet biologists
lure hype
the "to-kill-or-not-to-kill" debate
debate as to why a released fish is smaller than a kept fish
winter "hot" baits
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| Ice drinking
Spearing Slimers
More drinking, less working!
Love the winter! |
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| -Having to wait until Wednesdays to get the stink off my hands from a wknd of pike fishing with frozen herring.
-Watching my 11 year old nephew practice his moves on his skates with a stick and a frozen perch. (Yep, I'm still gonna eat that).
-Tying bucktails, making trolling baits.
-Lake trout after lake trout after lake trout.
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| "I can't wait for the perpetual posts from people who know everything, but have caught fewer muskies than they have toes on their right foot. Oh, and for the wagons of the Mfirst community to circle when somebody makes a comment or disagrees with some of these internet adorned muskie know-alls...Giddy up."
What a crappy attitude. But I love the circling wagons image!
I look forward to ice fishing and the Winter Solestace (every day gets longer after Dec 21!) |
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Location: Greenfield, WI | I look forward to:
Sponge's Christmas/New Year's Season posts for the point of view of the world that only a warped individual like Sponge can provide;
The winter muskie shows both seeing and making new friends and where all of us get better and better at muskie fishing the farther we are from the water & the fishing season;
The sound of my 115 Yamaha firing up and the smell of the lake as I open up the throttle to race across the lake for the first time of the year! |
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| Must be the short day syndrome is already setting in for some.
I look forward to fishing all winter. Am going tomorrow and it will be around 65 degrees air temps. Has to be better than my fishing this fall.
I am also expecting a rod sometime soon from the contest I won this summer by being the smartest one. I will probably spring for an expensive reel to put on that rod, and will only bring it out for show fishing or fishing with company, and so people won't see the worn out scruffy beater stuff I normally throw. I asked Doc to make it gaudy. I want to flash the guys in the next boat.
Winternet stuff? Hopefully I will be fishing often enough I won't have to engage in it, but if I do, I am sure I will always be on the right side... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Didn't see and scruffy gear or any scruffy fish when I fished with you, FSF. This has been a horrible fall time-wise, we'll get out on the Southern Waters yet. The Hideout is awaiting another visit in 2007, too. I won't even make you fish in a foot of water in the slop all day next time!
It's going to be a great winter! Great chat schedule, good conversation, lots of new press releases, articles, video, Radio, show coverage, seminar coverage and announcements, and much more. We'll do our best to make sure no one gets too bored. |
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Things to look forward to this winter?