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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | He stopped by last night to pick up an item or two headed up to the Eagle River area to fish. My Weather Bug screen lists the temps this morning at 16 degrees, with the wind at 12 and gusting to 32. Seperating the men form the boys is one thing, this is something else entirely.  |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Steve: he's probably still at Weasels full of anti-freeze and does not even know it's cold outside
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| I had a lot of trouble with ice last night, guides, line, engaging the reel, etc. Temp was about 27 with 10-15mph winds, so wind chill was probably in the mid-teens. But it was well worth is as I boated 3 fish after dark.
I had to put my wet/frozen Lindy gloves in a ziplock with two hand warmers to make them flexible enough to use. Worked pretty good.
I was also on a small, sheltered lake, but Slamr will be out on bigger water with more wind and lower temps. So, he is going to freeze his a$$ off. Worth it if the fish are hot, though. |
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Location: Washington, PA | I have been told by Slamr, that he likes fishing in the cold weather. Hope he's having fun, lol. |
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Location: Germantown & Land O Lakes WI | I'm up in Land O Lakes right now........FREEZING ISNT THE WORD....DYING IS!
When I got out this AM, Air temp was 14º, I just got off the water and it was 22º. My boat was encased in skim ice this morning. My yard has 3+ inches of the white stuff and if it does'nt warm up/rain soon....it's over for this year, this will be the last weekend.
I had one follow by a mid 30's on a Shallow Invader fishing 12' of water....but he was'nt moving too quick, just kinda peeping.
Walleyes are popping jigs/fatheads hard...Limited out last night. |
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Location: Holly, MI | If he brings a chainsaw he can cut long strips of open water and still be able to cast. |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | I guess this is one way for Slamr to "chill out!" (heh heh!) Lord knows sometimes he needs to......
Edited by stephendawg 11/7/2003 8:46 PM
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | Frozen FIBS--are they microwaveable??  |
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Location: oswego, il | Will muskiefirst offer a frozen slamr figureine similar to the hans solo one from star wars? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Slamr stopped in tonight calling the trip. I will let him report on the weather, but will say this: Those guys are nutz. They were on the 'water' in 30 MPH winds and 17 degree temps; dedication? addiction? No. Insanity. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | There is no way to describe the feeling on your face at 35mph, 16 degrees out, with a 30mph headwind coming at you.....cold just doesnt describe it.
Fishing was hot to begin with, Boron had a 38" come in and eat (which he promptly missed) and the suckers were getting nutty all morning. Went in to pick up a buddy...and the trolling motor FROZE in the upright and locked position.
Then it got colder.....
Rods/reels locking up every second cast, no trolling motor, ice forming on your clothes the second you got any water on you....time to go home!
NO, we didnt leave because of the cold, God won this round versus our gear!Next year's Lake XXX trip goes back to the end of October....open water ice fishing is for people who DONT have to drive 6 hours to get back and forth. Regardless, it was worth the trip, came home with 15lbs of yummy bambi that the honorable herd thinner Steve Worrall loaded me up with! Ask him for his new red squirrel recipe, I hear its really GOOD!
The only thing that made the trip complete was that my truck DIED in Elgin after limping it there from Portage. Pray that the muskie gods grant my truck a quick and inexpensive recovery, or that its dead and I just dig myself farther into debt getting a new truck....going to need the 4WD for the bigger, newer, faster, stronger 1810 Patriot for next year. Hate to do a self-serving plug, but you boys are gonna love this rig!!!
Season has gone out with a bang (the motor on the truck) AND a whimper (me watching my truck go bye-bye on a flat bed this morning)
*and btw, if you hire a good enough tow truck company, they CAN tow both your truck and boat simultaneously!
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Location: Black Creek, WI | Don't worry SLAMR.... you weren't the only one braving the ICE this weekend. I had to chop ice for 30 minutes to get the boat out. Squirt was froze on the motor. Boat FROZE to bunks on trailer. Never seen reels and eyelets freeze up so quickly. My boat is sitting 4 inches off the bunks from the wedged ice chunks under the hull. Boat is in the garage right now with a space heater trying to melt the boat back down onto the trailer. My reward for all that effort.... getting to see my buddy boat a small pike. Oh well... it was fun anyway.
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Location: Davenport, IA | Even in Illinois....it was cold Under 20 degrees and windy. I was wearing carhardt coveralls, 2 coats (1 cardhardt), a hat, battery powered gloves and had my mr heater buddy heater in the boat and still froze. That and I screwed up lots of big fish opportunities. |
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| As one who grew up in WI, and spent many days doing livestock chores in many kinds of weather, knowing that I will probably never have to shovel snow this winter unless I just want to do it, and knowing that I will be fishing every month of the winter, and thinkin about you poor SOBS up there freezing earlyandoften, I just have to say ha!.......;-) ha.......ha...........ha........ha......haha.....haha.....hahahahah.....hahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Location: oswego, il | Slamr, we evern had ice on the rods and reels in indiana today. Fishing was a little better though. |
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| I was out both days this weekend and found some open water to fish. Ice in the guides made it a bit tough to fish gliders but otherwise it was manageable. The fishing wasn't that great for me but I dressed plenty warm and even managed to keep my hands warm with a cheap pair of brown jersey gloves. I expected the conditions to be worse than they were.
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | Slamr,
Buy the fleece vest, neck warmer and hat and you will be cold no more!
http://www.shieldsafetystore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&... |
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