With March 1st upon us and the best fishing shows of the season coming this month I was just wondering what sets your gears in motion as far as getting geared up (cleaning up tackle, putting new hooks on plugs...all that kind of stuff)? For me its always been seeing March 1st on the calendar!:bounce: Thats when I begin cleaning the rods, organizing tackle, cleaning and restocking my tackle bags, cleaning my reels, sharpening hooks or replacing hooks on plugs, tying leaders for the season, making a short:rtfm: list of spots I want to fish and scoping out all my usual haunts to see how Mother Nature has changed them, and getting my beach buggy ready for the long season!:btu:

When do you guys get motivated?

I do on the way to my spot.:jester:

I start getting ready Jan 1, I really need to find a winter thing. Maybe if there was more competition in asteriods? all reels re-spooled, hooks sharpened, baits changed, rigs tied, tackle re stocked and sorted, bring on the dandelions!!!

I start getting ready Jan 1, I really need to find a winter thing. Maybe if there was more competition in asteriods? all reels re-spooled, hooks sharpened, baits changed, rigs tied, tackle re stocked and sorted, bring on the dandelions!!!
Don't get Larry going on this.....He'll never finish his swap plugs:jester:

I've already geared up for next season, everything is cleaned and spooled.... but that won't stop me from buying and building more plugs:btu:

Don't get Larry going on this.....He'll never finish his swap plugs:jester:
:rotf3: Sorry Larry had to laugh. Take your time. Tick tock, tick tock

I should have started already but I've done nothing but buy stuff(line, sluggos, hooks, rods, plugs, etc.).

Still have to rig 125-150 Sluggos, tie billions of leaders, put line on my reels, swap out some hooks, order new waders, haven't even sent my vs 200 back to van staal for servicing yet. This is going to be a busy month for me. :hang:

For me there's never enough time so I usually just wait till the last minute so it's a nice non stressful transition into fishing season.:whackin: P.

I'll do it as soon as I get some room in the basement to set up a work bench :uhoh:

MAC and Professor.....:bl: you guys throw any more "tick tock tick tock's" my way I am gonna kick yer a$$!:laugha: :rotf2: :rolleyes:

In the middle of painting right now!:wavey:

MAC and Professor.....:bl: you guys throw any more "tick tock tick tock's" my way I am gonna kick yer a$$!:laugha: :rotf2: :rolleyes:

In the middle of painting right now!:wavey:

tick tock, tick tock:jester: Better bring a big lunch :whackin: :rotf3:

:btu: Back to the dungeon...painting to do...tick tock tick tock!!!:jester:

I had a big breakfast!

I just got a rod back from G-loomis that was missing the rubber/plastic lining on one of the eye holes. Also got back a reel from Penn that's drag was little screwed up so the pieces are in motion. I'm going go through all the tackle this montha nd tie leader replace batteries etc too.

When do you guys usually start catch bass again (not hold overs) I know my friend has gotten into the schoolies on the vineyard in mid april.

MAC and Professor.....:bl: you guys throw any more "tick tock tick tock's" my way I am gonna kick yer a$$!:laugha: :rotf2: :rolleyes:

In the middle of painting right now!:wavey:

Sorry Larry I just like to see other guys going down to the wire like me.:rotf3: Misery loves company. Good luck.

I start when MY SWAP LUGS ARRIVE from all the people who are past the original deadline :nailem: beause they are online instead of in the shop...............

No plug for you FP!:eek:

What is your computer next to your airbrush or something. I'm timing you starting now.

march 1st :jump:

November 1st....Thats when I start getting the X-Mas list together for what I could have used during the season. I'll start getting the gear together and in proper working order probably the 1st week of april.

Paint and rest....paint and rest....paint and rest!:jester:

Paint is done!:btu:

3 DAYS LEFT :eyes:

with the exception of re spooling reels- i'm ready to kick fin.

Gotta keep pushing huh MAC?:bl:

My timetable looks like late next week.....heck ya ain't gonna fish them for at least 6 more weeks!:huh:

is hurtling towards us like an asteroid....

it's out of control... it's a gonna slam us....

i can hear that splashing water now....

and don't forget bigfish that the mayan's predicted
the end of the world at 2012 ...so there's only six
years of fishing left.... makem the best years of your life.

tick tock ......tick tock.... tickity tick tock.... :wave:

and don't forget bigfish that the mayan's predicted
the end of the world at 2012 ...so there's only six
years of fishing left.... makem the best years of your life.

tick tock ......tick tock.... tickity tick tock.... :wave:

And their calender is insanely accurate.Tomorrow's tides forcasted to the minute.

Hmmm..............

I've been taking lessons from the Clammer....the gear is always ready..

The boss taught me you don't need to start getting the gear ready till you have parked your truck.......

today i started an inventory of my gear
and began writing a shopping list of things i want to have by April15th.

so far ive
been tieing rigs
fixing reels
finishing swap plugs
and making some killer Itunes playlists for fishing

50 days abouts till im truely happy again, almost there.

Soon..
done making plugs I think..
start tying a few leaders a night while watching the tube... tied 1 doz each plug, fluke and eel leaders last night...
New line on the reels in mid april
Reorganized my plugs last weekend, replaced hooks where needed...
thats about it..... I'll be ready to go for the second week of may...

i will be done this weekend , just a few more leaders to tie , i try to be done early so when the weather breaks i can get the boat ready , time is getting short:soon:

I'm ready but the fish aren't.

Gear up? :huh:

I never geared down

Im with Slip.:uhuh:

I've allready been out last week on wed. for some EARLY action ,but
the 1st weekend in March I'll be hitting all my early spots from shore
,swamp, mud .
Redneck those were my footprints:walk: :kewl:
Link Sr

line go's on my canal reel about may 22, mid april for schoolie stuff. besides that im ready to kick ass

I do alittle all winter,just got back my vs,I'll spool that up soon as well as start to make up some schoolie jigs.other then that I'am ready.

waiting on a March snowstorm to dig into the plug bags and start changing hooks etc. It always seems to be a good relief getting ready in a snowstorm.

BF don't forget to change the differential fluids, I was amazed in the different ride. Tried the sand out last week -- got da feva!!! :bl: :bl: :bl:

picked up some new plugs, a boat rod/combo for the deeper seas, some hooks.... looking at some reels.... oh crap there goes the bill money! At least I'm not spending it on live bait... yet :)

muhahaha, I didn't know you were supposed to stop.