My guys are calling saying they are Wrecking the crappie!

but you look at the forecast and it's gonna be below zero. Dang I am in need of some serious thump therapy and dying to head up to my cabin and get the wood stove roaring and see my guys.

but that whole below zero thingy? I'm not that tough anymore, nor was I ever really, to get out there and brave conditions like that even if it's only on a dock.

After the very mild december where I had a lot of family in so didn't get out, now really regretting it.

Plus on a lake website they are showing ketchn some biguns of various species especially the Preferred one.

Sounds like frozen guides weather to me

Get you some good cold weather gear and go. Make coming back to that wood stove even sweeter.

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Originally Posted by SuperDave336

Get you some good cold weather gear and go. Make coming back to that wood stove even sweeter.

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Don't listen to this crazy talk. Stay warm. :ThumbsUp

Fish today or tomorrow and then take a week or so off and see what happens. That's my game plan. Fishing in single digit temps with the wind blowing is not in the plan, this isn't Minnesota. Hope you get some before the cold gets here.

I’ll watch videos in the recliner with the wood burner going..:ThumbsUp

Can't catch them from the recliner.

spoiled, move south! :dono :Rofl :cheers2

You can catch them from a recliner. Them ice fishing guys up north with their ice houses, some have recliners in them with ice holes right next to them. Have all the comforts of home.

Mother Nature is going to make all the decisions for us. I would guess that by Monday the water is going to get hard. If I lived in Iowa or Minnesota I could be talked into ice fishing, but Missouri? No no no.



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Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

Fish today or tomorrow and then take a week or so off and see what happens. That's my game plan. Fishing in single digit temps with the wind blowing is not in the plan, this isn't Minnesota. Hope you get some before the cold gets here.

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went to LSL met my son and we got the Pontoon back to his place for the winter and it was good day. Then headed to Busch to hit up a lake that is Ketch and release just to feel the fight and caught one real nice rainbow. Enough to make me feel better and headed home.

But it still isn't the Thump and didn't quite get me over the want to of hitting a dock or bank and really getting after those silver beauties!

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Mother Nature is going to make all the decisions for us. I would guess that by Monday the water is going to get hard. If I lived in Iowa or Minnesota I could be talked into ice fishing, but Missouri? No no no.



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we have actually gone ice fishing on lakes stocked with trout close by. ONe of our buddies moved from WI and he has all that ice fishing stuff and drills the holes for us. IF the cold stays for a while and ice is thick enough. which I hope it ISN"T.

Judging from the weather reports I'm thinking the ice will be on the lakes for awhile. Lakes had ice on them yesterday so it won't take much before it's solid. Went bass fishing yesterday and picked up my first and hopefully only skunk of the year.

I remember years ago putting that bucket with sand in the bottom and lit charcoal on top in the boat. Had to watch the wind. And then play heck keeping the eyelets on the pole from frezzing shut. It was definetly cold, cold. But we were young and stupid. Now I agree, stay in the recliner.

As we age we tend to pick our poison and are wiser and made better decisions. So it's get in the recliner in my lower level, turn on the heaters and put the blankie on and enjoy some bluegabe or Richard Gene and watch someone else do the ketchn.