FFisch, Al Linder he AIN`T (yet), but he`s working on it! Luckily he don`t ice fish, or there just wouldn`t be any fish LEFT in CJ! Will admit, have watched him catch 35+ crappies in 1 hr during the spring spawn; mostly a jig fisherman...think you`d like him.

Sounds like we have alot in common. I got called into work at 2 am this thanksgiving day, much thanks to about 2 inches of rain flooding me here at the wastewater plant. have a very Happy Thanksgiving Lowell.

And to you and yours, sir! Look on the bright side?, holiday pay?! Used to work for a septic tank company; many times in the spring we doubled as a basement dewatering service during heavy rainstorms...also made the tanks and helped install them...

Hope you outside my home are in your own, warm, safe and enjoying a good meal with family and friends; was blessed to do so myself. ( Especially the food part.) Happy holidays to come and hard enough water to be SAFELY out upon....anyone else patiently awaiting a some what generous decline in the area`s bulgoning shad population? Count me in on that one...

howdy lowell, i had a good day with the wife and the eating wasn't to bad....for i was able to have some eats.
i see i can come on this site to give you and fffisch a hard time as well as on the chapter site......lol
yes i too is waiting fer the hard water ta form.....so for the mean time i'll go and wet a line fer a few steelies when ever i can

I think we about the only 3 or 4 with turnip that use the sites much. Don't know what happened to everybody else. You all have a good weekend.

Am sure there is a variable "silent majority" from all the views, and to all those, forgive me, don`t want to personally seem... eh, well.. "longwinded", although am/ are guilty as charged, just LOVE the sport and "fisheries improvement" and/ or "littering enmass with permission"....and imagine as the weather cools substantually more will post, if may suggest, CTom of "crappie. com" has a thread called "3 Principles of icefishing" that are rather simple that are applicible to all year; VERY well spoken. Was impressed, yet very basic...reread several times and enjoyed alot! Will try to apply more methodically this yr ahead...

i believe we are having allot of people that are facing some sort of a crisis. i just know that if i was closer to my folks-- where they live-- then i think i would be doing so many things for them that i wouldn't have much time to be on here either. so i must remember that the good LORD is in charge and to be giving HIM the many thanks that are deserved. plus remember to be humble to those that are helping and mean what they say when they will pray for us.

now as for hitting the water, i think i'll go and wet a line for a few steelies in this afternoon sun shine and then make some plans on going after a few gills and crappy tomorrow.

Is anyone seeing Shad die offs anywhere yet? Let us know, please post if you see this occuring! And Good Luck Mr Bill! Go easy on the shoulder, ok? And will have maps in the mail tommorow.

Only from the crappies and Bass eating them. There will be some die off during the winter. Are you looking to collect some bait when they do. I knew a guy who keep a zip lock bag with them in and would dip his bait into the juice it formed as an attractant. I tried it and it seemed to work.

lowel, as long as i don't slip and fall i think i will be alright. nope i haven't seen any die offs yet, but the minnows sure are balling up in really tight schools.

i kind of did the same thing years ago with steelhead eggs. i would dip my baits i used for catching steelies

Have used fresh dead and dying shad as bait, but have to confess never used a lure dipped in shad "juice"; seems like it would work... might try it. By the way, if you look in Webster`s dictonary under "fishy" why, there`s a picture of ...a SHAD! Imagine that!

My ice fishing may get messed up this year. My MRI came back. There is a tear in a ligament, a tear in a tendon, some cartilage issues, some sort of sprain and a cyst filled with fluid. have to go see a surgeon. Major BUMMER!!!!

FFisch, they haven`t found a cure for gettin` older, but they`re working hard on everything else; do what you must and get healed up; there will be time to get back on out there.... just do us (and YOU!) a favor and DO what Doc tells you to do. We`ll leave a fish or 2...by the way, several persons were upon CJ Sat? and again did ok, not as well as previously, but 35 fish in 3 hrs from a rocking boat ain`t TOO bad!

I am just hoping to get this taken care of by the end of the year. Insurance deductibles start over in January. Still waiting for an appointment to be set up with the knee doc. Don't know why I can't call and make the appointment myself instead of the doc 's office having to make my appointment. Toooo much red tape in this country.

Forgive my second guessing, but probably involves the doc being able to squeeze in as many rounds of golf before @$$ deep snow as possible and / or as many Holiday parties as possible. That and due to the economy they are trying to keep as many paper shufflers employed as possible, at least untill expenses finally force them to go soley computerized. (You aren`t a doctor or paper shuffler, are you? NO offence intended!) Anyway, for now sir, just go with the flow...Have had some good news, we are going to meet with Debra Walters of ODNR sometime next week to make our pitch for placing our last 300 next spring in CJ Brown. Hopefully, she will go for it....1,000 total.

either way and what ever is their delay....good luck to ya ffisch.
try to give them a bit of a push. if ya have a good doc. he should be willing ta work with ya and have an understanding for yer push.

They got me an appointment with the knee doc. I see him at 2:30 this afternoon. See what happens!

hope you got a good doctor! my buddy got 2 knees after 2 clean outs & 1 aint right yet been 3 months. dont worry though they are pretty good@ orthoscopic surgery. all else fails get some duct tape. get well soon larry

My Grand mother had there knees replaced, 10 yrs ago? She had more problem with her left one, but only for about 3 monthes. Now, she don`t do ball room dancing, but last summer she got up from where she was sitting and kicked a stray ball back to her great- great grandkids who were playing with it; if my memery serves me correctly, she is 93 this yr, doubt will be TOO bad if ya` DO what the Doc TELLS ya` to do...