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
