how long ?

[lonehunter]

how long before ice out in your area ?[shocked]

how long did the ice stay this year ?[]

how do you feel you did this year ?[crazy]

do you think davetclown will build a raft , cover it in that snow in a can stuff . cut a " ice hole " in the center , and continue ice fishing all summer long ? [cool]

that man loves the ice fishing []
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[stormy26]

I think the ice will be out soon. A couple nice days in the 60's will melt the ice pretty fast. Saturday was great on the ice, hooked up with Dave and a few of his neighbors. and pretty much everyone had close to there limit on gills.
Over all I say I did alright this year on the ice but wish I could of did better on the crappie and perch.
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[lonehunter]

i got a tip from one of the guys at work , at this time of year they look for the run off water from shore that goes out to a hole . ( spud the ice to make sure i'ts safe ) . organic material washes down the hole and the fish are there to get it . it's the first time i ever heard of this , but i guess it's common knowledge up here .
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[stormy26]

Ya I have heard of that too. shore line fishing is always better when the snow and ice is starting to melt.
[shocked] But the problem with that the shore lines is what melts first and the ice isn't safe half of the time. I would rather wait to the ice has melted and bobber fish for spawing crappie. Last year I did awsome this way. [cool]
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[lonehunter]

you said it , thin ice and i just don't get along , it always lets me down ! [blush]
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