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Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317508 01/13/13 12:39 AM
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sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,979 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana	Be careful! "Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!" If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.

Re: Fishin' 2013 sprkplug #317511 01/13/13 01:25 AM
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esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana	Bring extra clothes and boots in case you go for a swim. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Fishin' 2013 n8ly #317514 01/13/13 07:48 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas G george1 OP Lunker
OP george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	Originally Posted By: n8ly Make some friends up north and simply give ice fishing a try..... My ice is gone, but just about an hour north will prob be safe in a couple days again... Dude whose kid caught that trout in Texas...Awesome!! TJ are the yellow perch reproducing in that lake? Hey Nate, got some good friends up Norte but y'all gotta come come down here and fish with us....I hate ICE!!! I would NEVER walk on 8 inch ice - heck, I've walked on 8 FOOT ice and don't need three years to grow a one pound fish.. George N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317523 01/13/13 09:27 AM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 457 southern illinois S skinnybass Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
skinnybass Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker S Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 457 southern illinois	Tj..be careful, bud. Make sure you let us know you made it back. I know some people on here are up by my dad's pond (north central/east IL, east of rockford, west of gurnee). Any updates on what ice survived the warmup is appreciated. As far as the conversation of pro or anti ice...i ice fished a couple of times with the boyscouts as a kid, and never really understood it, loved spring &in summer fishing too much to just sit on a bucket and freeze. Then, in my 20s i was introduced to chasing tip ups. On my dad's predator-heavy pond nothing beats the excitement of sprinting across the lake to wrestle a fish by hand. If you have northerly friends, i cant more highly recommend trying it at least once. Concerning the promotion....yeah, its nice...but i left one department for 8 months or so, and then the company restructured, and i think theyve put me right back into my old job (i find out in a week or 2). I get to keep the pay raise, which is awesome, got the experience of being out of the corporate structure and into one of the smaller business units, and im back to the beginning. Just when i thought i was out, they pull me back in. Skinny Trying to help with 7.5 Acres in the Chain of Lakes Illinois - - The fish would stay out of trouble if it could just keep its fool mouth shut. Turns out there is a lot I should be learning from the fish.

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317527 01/13/13 10:48 AM
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sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,979 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana	Well George, you and I have something in common....I don't need three years to grow a one pound fish either!! "Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!" If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317545 01/13/13 12:43 PM
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skinnybass Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker S Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 457 southern illinois	I saw on the news that somebody ended up in the drink in lindenhurst, il yesterday. Fire recue got him out, he was only on 4 ft of water, and survived. A) be careful, everyone. Lindenhurst is pretty far north of chicago, in an area traditionally known for reliably safe ice. B) if there was enough ice to get him out to 4' of water, then next weekend should be a go. Yes, i understand i just used tragedy to justify my risk-taking.... I read the other day that a daily average of 23 degrees creates 0.38 inches (averaged from a statistically relevant sample of small waters) of ice on a 2" base layer each day. Does that sound accurate to anyone who keeps that kind of data from their pond? Mike Trying to help with 7.5 Acres in the Chain of Lakes Illinois - - The fish would stay out of trouble if it could just keep its fool mouth shut. Turns out there is a lot I should be learning from the fish.

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317549 01/13/13 01:06 PM
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n8ly Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,505 peoria	George I'm gonna try to make Texas in 2013!!!!! 1 lb fish taste sooo good, I can only imagine how a young one lber will taste!!!!

Re: Fishin' 2013 n8ly #317551 01/13/13 01:28 PM
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OP george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	Originally Posted By: n8ly George I'm gonna try to make Texas in 2013!!!!! 1 lb fish taste sooo good, I can only imagine how a young one lber will taste!!!! Nate, you are going to get a huge Texas welcome - I got friends!!! Between the two of us we can cull a hundred +/- 8 inch CNBG in an hour but can't harass my 10+ inch OTS CNBG.. One of our friends needs help to cull all Florida LMB under 10 (?) lbs....from his 11 acre lake - guess who? Oh - fly rods only and we don't fish with worms or live bait - never have - don't need to.. Lookin' forward to seein' some of you guys - been a long time since PB Conference I... G/ N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

Re: Fishin' 2013 sprkplug #317569 01/13/13 06:07 PM
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Bluegillerkiller Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,544 Illinois, St. louis area	Originally Posted By: sprkplug Well George, you and I have something in common....I don't need three years to grow a one pound fish either!! Or as long of a growing season.. I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease.. BG. CSBG. LMB. HSB. RES.

Re: Fishin' 2013 n8ly #317571 01/13/13 06:26 PM
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esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana	Originally Posted By: n8ly George I'm gonna try to make Texas in 2013!!!!! 1 lb fish taste sooo good, I can only imagine how a young one lber will taste!!!! Ahem, it's 2013 now....... www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317574 01/13/13 06:37 PM
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teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	I'm back - poor day. Ice was 12" and clear, solid - but clarity was a mere 12-14". Raised several fish, couldn't get many to commit. Did notice a bunch of 2" gizzard shad frozen in the ice, so now I know why those crappie were so huge, and also why the fishing was tough. Abundant forage sometimes means a horrible bite. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Fishin' 2013 teehjaeh57 #317575 01/13/13 06:44 PM
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Bruce Condello Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,854 Likes: 1 United States	Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57 Abundant forage sometimes means a horrible bite. Truth. Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317581 01/13/13 07:35 PM
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sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,979 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana	At least you got out and made an effort TJ. I sat in the house and watched it rain/snow/sleet/rain most of the day. Ponds are high and muddy. Isn't it frustrating when they'll rise a few feet but still not commit! "Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!" If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.

Re: Fishin' 2013 sprkplug #317587 01/13/13 08:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana	Overcast here then it turned to sleet/freezing rain then finally snow. Ended up with about 1/2" on the ground. Pond is 60% ice free and the local lake is covered with rotten black ice. Almost 60�F yesterday, barely got a few degrees above freezing today. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317593 01/13/13 08:35 PM
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Bluegillerkiller Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,544 Illinois, St. louis area	32 hours of work this weekend alone on top of a 60 hour week leaves no time too fish.. But plenty of money to plan a fishing trip this spring lol I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease.. BG. CSBG. LMB. HSB. RES.

Re: Fishin' 2013 sprkplug #317601 01/13/13 09:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	Yeah, frustrating - especially since I know what size of fish exist in the lake. Oh well...I'm fortunate to even get out - sounds like everyone East of IA has no ice to speak of, even JKB in Michigan. I don't recall a year like that, ever...and I thought last Winter was too warm. We're lucky to have the ice. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317629 01/14/13 08:48 AM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,544 Illinois, St. louis area Bluegillerkiller Hall of Fame Lunker
Bluegillerkiller Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,544 Illinois, St. louis area	Welp finally off work, and looks like my pond is iced back over hopefully it thaws off enough for me to throw a worm in.. I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease.. BG. CSBG. LMB. HSB. RES.

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317709 01/14/13 06:05 PM
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Bluegillerkiller Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,544 Illinois, St. louis area	Got out for awhile this afternoon had the kids with me so I couldn't hit it hard.. Caught 6 only 1 worth taking a picture of the other are laying out on the Ice.. Last edited by Bluegillerkiller; 01/14/13 06:11 PM. I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease.. BG. CSBG. LMB. HSB. RES.

Re: Fishin' 2013 Bluegillerkiller #317711 01/14/13 06:22 PM
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JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan	Nice BGK. The last pic looks like he's saluting, but if you look really close, looks more like a friendly gesture of sorts (my screen is facing ET)

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317714 01/14/13 06:39 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,544 Illinois, St. louis area Bluegillerkiller Hall of Fame Lunker
Bluegillerkiller Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,544 Illinois, St. louis area	He did not want too sit still.. Also this was the first fish caught with my vermicomposting worms.. European nightcrawler Eisenia Hortensis I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease.. BG. CSBG. LMB. HSB. RES.

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317718 01/14/13 06:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	Wowza, good job BGK! Impressive fish, especially considering the conditions in which they were caught - he's almost 11"! Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317723 01/14/13 07:24 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,854 Likes: 1 United States Bruce Condello Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Bruce Condello Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,854 Likes: 1 United States	Put those on www.bigbluegill.com please!!! Unbelievable fish! Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.

Re: Fishin' 2013 george1 #317729 01/14/13 07:41 PM
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sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,979 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana	Outstanding BGK! "Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!" If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.

Re: Fishin' 2013 sprkplug #317733 01/14/13 07:54 PM
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FireIsHot Moderator Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,312 Likes: 300 Emory TX	Originally Posted By: sprkplug Outstanding BGK! I completely agree. I'm trying hard to match BG that nice. AL

Re: Fishin' 2013 FireIsHot #317738 01/14/13 08:10 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,979 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana S sprkplug Ambassador Lunker
sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,979 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana	And he caught it on a nightcrawler?!?! "Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!" If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.