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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | What are you doing this winter getting ready for next season? I'm totally reorganizing my tackle boxes in order of use instead of just classification. Less tackle in the boat, and better focus on lures that produce for me regularly.
Soon as the weather breaks, it's a project to make sure my rig is ready for the Cave in March. |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Sifting through the unused and old stuff so I can give that away to guys who need it. Adding split rings to everything. Sharpening hooks. Gathering up everything that needs to be repainted or is in need of touchup or redos.
Carpet cleaning the boat, looking at the welds, adding a new sonar and doing paint touch up as well.
Edited by Gander Mt Guide 1/31/2005 4:21 PM
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | I have to eliminate about 150 baits that I take in the boat. It has been getting ridiculous, the number of baits I have with me.
Get my reels to Chuck Nelson so he can do his thing to them.
Check all eyes on old rods to make sure they aren't damaged.
Rig up new rods and reels aquired during the off season.
Research a few new lakes I have my eyes on.
Reinventory my baits to include this seasons purchases. This includes digital pictures. I do this just in case I need proof for the insurance man if some boxes ever become missing.
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| Made a MVP tackle box.
Trying to figure a good way to mount a video cam in the back of the boat when I catch the new world record.  |
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Posts: 107
Location: milwaukee | Re-install the AM/FM/CD radio I removed from the boat during 2004 off-season (bad move)
Buy and install new mapping GPS sonar
Clean/lube reels
Build rear casting deck for boat
Re-read 'Spoonplugging' by Buck Perry (almost done)
Scout local lakes upon open water
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Posts: 267
Location: Lake City,Pa. | Install downeasters on a track system and mount 2 downriggers. Also very busy trying to open a outfitter and tackle shop in our area.
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Posts: 2112
Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | Learn Trolling, Make my booth even better for the New London show, find a good source of "doggy downers" for my Labs when they are in the boat, and ensure that this season is the best ever for Lori and Justin! |
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Posts: 244
Location: Mallard Island Lake Vermilion MN | Geting in tip top shape.
Shoulder rehab and tons of Sit Ups so there is less of me in the boat this year.
Cool to save on GA$.
Looking at new reels, rods and lines to help shoulder do what it has to do.
Change hair color AGAIN so no one can tell it is me come open water?
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | Kid,
I have had surgery on my shoulder, because i dislocated it like 30-some odd times, and dislocated it once 11 years after the surgery. If I can give you some advice, it would be to start slow, then, as you get your strength back, work out those shoulders every derned day for the rest of yer life!
Rob |
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| just got my rods back from the local fix-it wizard who repaired some bad guides.
my fingers are bleeding from a sunday spent sharpening hooks.
tore down, cleaned and oiled my reels. have to still order a couple replacement parts.
spend too much time staring at the brochure i just got in the mail for the Wabigoon outing... |
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Location: oswego, il | I am stepping up my workout as well. Need to be more committed than I have been lately. Unlike norm, I have to figure out how I am going to get all this new tackle IN the boat. Try to find a plce that still sells round rubber for bucktails. |
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Posts: 152
| I don't have much time off the water here in balmy Southern Illinois, but I am looking for a GPS, making crank and trolling lures and changing the mounts for my Down East rod holders. Why do we all have shoulder problems? Later |
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Location: Kawarthas, Ontario | Spending too much time in my lure making basement shop tnikering with new designsand modifying old ones. |
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Location: lansing, il | i work out alot to get my arms and shoulders ready for the upcoming season....lots of 12oz curls!!!! sharpen some hooks, go to shows buy lots of baits, reorganize for the season, which seems to only last to the first outing. make up new leaders. tune some baits. paint some baits. do some ice fihsing when time allows. |
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Posts: 154
Location: Appleton, WI | reorganizing baits into new boxes, make leaders wire and fluoro, get reels ready and of course grab a few new baits. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Hook sharpening - about 1/4 of the way through right now, and have everything DONE on the living room floor, but its only been about 3 weeks now that they've been sitting there. Nikki aka. Crash will fall and impale herself on them soon if I don't get them done soon.
Shows - 2 down, 2 to go. Ugh.
MuskieFIRST Flyer - if anyone has seen this, PLEASE send it to me, so I dont have to create a new one.
MatchFISHING - just realized I need to get on that
Board Moderating - eh, whats 2 hours a day when you've got nothing else to do?
MuskieFIRST Chats - organizing, scheduling, mass emailing, moderating
MuskieFIRST Clothing - yes, I know I need to get in touch with the Jacket and Sweatshirt guy
Kly Outting Stuff - YES, I know I need to send the rest of it out.
Kly Silent Auction - YES (Hulbert) I know I have to post the rest of it online, then get the $$$ for all of it, then ship it out.
Kly Fish Stocking - need to start organizing where we can get some fishes
MuskieFIRST Outtings - gotta make sure we get all the details done.
MuskieFIRST Mass Emailings - gotta find more email addresses, must spam the world!
MuskieFIRST Pro-Staff - have ideas on that one.
MuskieFIRST Member Ship Drive for 2005 - need to seriously get on this one.
Oh yeah, and I'm supposed to email everyone when I delete a post to explain it. Ok.
Sorry, this was A. a poor me list and B. a reminder list of how far behind I am on everything. |
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Location: nationwide | I had a fishing buddy of mine talk me into making a few topwater lures this winter. I have not made any lures for about 10-12 years and it is actually kind of fun to get back into a little. Attached is one of the creations.
Corey Meyer
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 bullwinkle x.jpg (67KB - 122 downloads)
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Posts: 194
Location: Southwest PA | Making a couple new fishing sticks.
Rich W |
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| I reduced the baits in the boat last year. It was one of the better moves I've made. I now
only carry what I call "A" baits or those which have raised or caught fish. It really helped
build confidence on the water and simplified things a lot. I do not miss any of the baits that I parted with last winter. I now only carry about 50 baits in the boat at anytime. Just a few deep cranks, shallow cranks, chopper jerks, glide baits, bucktails, spinnerbaits, topwater, and a few irregulars/plastics. I would recommend this project.
I like to locate a few very specific baits each winter. I also like to research bodies of water a lot. Pretty much the same thing that Muskyboy stated earlier. I also like to go to the musky shows and pimp people for information. I will talk to anyone and more importantly listen to them.
Bill C. aka the greenduck |
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Location: Appleton, Wi | I need to get the bedroom set made that I promised my wife last fall. If I do not get it started soon, my opening day of fishing could be delayed. As far as getting equipment and baits ready I just use Muskie E's stuff until I get my ready to go. No hurry!! |
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| Dad got started on one of our projects yesterday. 12" trolling bait.
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12 inch crankbait (43KB - 160 downloads)
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Location: Michigan's U.P. | Sifting through my baits and attempting to sell the ones I do not use. I too have a few "A" baits that work for me and I am reducing my inventory a bit.
I have yet to sharpen hooks or do the reels...but I am still looking at snow piled up to my window and there is 20 inches of ice on the lake so I have a ways to go yet.
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Location: Hugo, MN | Holy crap Slamr there ain't enough time left in winter for all of that . . .
I have to get rid of the stuff I haven't used for a year or two . . . list includes 4 reels and about 50 lures . . . |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Just remembered, I need to archive the chats after they're done. Only takes about an hour per chat. |
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