This is just a vent.....
Man am I BORED.. What a terrible winter so far and it ain't even half over.......Comin into perfect tides for the next week and last quarter of the moon..........Pullin my hair out......All the boards seem to be dry....No hobbies.. nothin on tv that interests me much or worth watchin.....suspect can't take much more roughin up......SICK of shovelin snow...tried knittin.....the mittens I made look like socks for a lobster.....done with the winter readin list already...gear actually got stowed properly this year....don't fish plugs so sure as hell ain't got no interest in makin em....Still keepin myself 2 steps from a full blown alchi......I think I am gonna reinvent the wheel...maybe see if the Playstation still works.....But at least I got too cold to fish nite to look forward to:bl:

What are some of you doin to pass the time besides workin:yak4:or raisn kids????? Ideas??????
I gotta figure somethin out (that don't eat too much into the beer fund) before my brain turns to crackermush ................Maybe road trip south?????

Holdovers?? i read 2 over 40lb last week

Just get a bunch of porn(straight porn)

Get a girlfriend to keep you warm.Ok thats three minutes you get to burn.Read War and Peace.:hf1:

[QUOTE=eastendlu;656772]Get a girlfriend to keep you warm.

Tried that......touch much money and work.......besides, kept confusin her's and my wife's names:cheers:...next time gonna get a wife with the same name as the girlfriend....less headaches:love:

if you enjoy shooting, joining an indoor shooting range this time of the year would be fun. if it wasnt for me being in school in nevernever land upstate NY, i would in the range a couple times a week. with ammo prices these days though, its almost getting as expensive as buying copious amounts of plugs :hihi:

How about a seal watch cruise to a small island. :nailem: the seals

www.cuttyhunkferryco.com

Get a girlfriend to keep you warm.Ok thats three minutes you get to burn.Read War and Peace.:hf1:

Did you know "War and Peace" had the original title "War, What is it Good For"?

Ice fishing? Snowmobiles, snowshoes. Steelhead fishing. Sell your story. How to wetsuit efficiently articles. Burn X Mas trees. Get a game of hockey going?

get a bag. http://www.perfectduluthday.com/bush_bong.jpg

Ice fishing, or go to some winter seminars.

Eels will go on the "endangered list"(I have a bill in Congress now)You will be forced to fish plugs, that will lead to building your own plugs, and you will wonder why winter is so short!!:laughs:

if you enjoy shooting, joining an indoor shooting range this time of the year would be fun.
with ammo prices these days though, its almost getting as expensive as buying copious amounts of plugs :hihi:

Been shootin at least once a week, but that's gettin borin:rocketem:.....plus EXPENSIVE.......22lr doesn't keep me interested enough, so gotta shoot the bigger stuff.........


funds are low (don't WANT to work), so gotta be cheap........and they closed the candlepin bowling alley down here.....can't handle the big balls.......maybe I'll break down and ice fish..........


To top it all off, I have read the past months worth of posts in ALL forums on Both sites............weedin through the usual banter of which rod/reel and VS versus every other reel and happy b-days is startin to become mundane.......appreciate the ideas though.....keep em comin....

learn to ski or snowboard,never have enough time to get bored between skiing and fishing.that or head to Fla and fish all winter.

I just finished a suspended animation machine I need some volunteers.

I just finished a suspended animation machine I need some volunteers.

Sign me up. Work is stone dead. And with the lady back at school, I'm already pulling my hair out from boredom.

start writting yer memoirs,,,,,,,,,,,,,

especially to include last year's VERY
pheeshnominal season!!! even if it never gets published,

it takes time, you could share yer experiences with yer
grandkids much easier that way, and it doesn't cost you SQUAT!!

you DO have some pen and paper,,,,,,,,,,RIGHT?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

the only other thing that comes to mind

that is FREE and takes up time,,,,,,,,,,,,,IS






volunteer work!!! there is always some way to
contibute to either your local community, regionally, or
to a national agency somewheres. check the yeller pages,
the closest church, Senior Citizens Center, Big Brother,
YMCA (teach sum kids to surfcast), Boy Scouts of America,
or the nearest library and become a story reader for kids?????

while i realize that ALL of the above might cut into yer imbibement,
the rewards far faaaaar outweigh the sacrifice of a few too many brewskis
AND you might actually enjoy/learn something about yerself in the process

,,,,,,,,,,,,,good luck with your "pursuit of happymike"

:bgi::bgi::bgi::bgi:

go to p-town and make some new friends ....big boy:1poke:

Watch videos --- I know one that's three hours long :)

Bored????

There is ice fishing.

Try taking up plug making ( I know it ain't like eels but catching on your own stuff is kind of fun and rewarding)

Or..... back in 98' I went 22 months stright here on 'ol Cape Cod catching bass ( not big ones mind you in the winter months) it was lonely most times and very cold in January, February and March but Stifftip will tell you I took him one day In February to a local Cape Cod Bay harbor situated at the Mid Cape area and though it was 26 degrees, spitting snow and blowing 20 from the N/west he took a 26 inch fish on his first cast. The shellfish warden was there when we arrived at the landing to suit up to go out and he asked us for our shellfish licenses as he thought we were going clamming when he saw the fishing rods he said "do you two know what time of year this is"?

If you know where to go you can catch from Truro to sandwich year round ( btw the way the biggest winter bass I took in those 22 months was 33 inches long in a local creek) we took fish in the dark in January in one southside creek as well as soon as it would get light they shut off and it was in the 20's temperature wise and you had to slide down ice covered embankments.

I gove up the crusade at 22 months because my waders had a rim of ice around my waist and my guides were completely frozen, sh!t like that happens when striper fishing in 19 degree temps. I had had enough but proved it is possible!

There is no reason to be bored.

wanna sand and prime some plugs for me???????

hibernate

I know, winter sucks if your a striper fisherman, but when the winter is harsh the fishing the following season is usually good. I don't know why but it just is! Also, there are some good movies out there. Slum dog Millionare, Frost/Nixon, Clint's new one is a must see, and more. And, I don't know where you live, but Providense winter over striper fishing is WELL worth your effort. Fish after dark around Hemingways restaurant which is easy to find and there is plenty of parking. Use 1/4 oz to 1/2 oz jig heads with 4"white or greyish blue zoom flukes, sluggos, finess fish or the like. It's really pretty good fishing right through the winter. Bigger fish seem to be more plentiful this year. I had a 12 pounder last month and several of my friends had fish up to 40 inches so far. Also, there is plenty of elbow room. Alot of guys don't like the cold. Also, Ice fishing is very, very good. This is the first time in alot of years that we(RI) have had fishable ice. Get some shiners and go catch a big pike or large mouth. Check with local tackle shops for best bit. Most of the ponds here in RI are producing. Wordens has been good for pike. DEM stocked trout and some big salmon in a few lakes too.

learn to ski or snowboard,never have enough time to get bored between skiing and fishing.that or head to Fla and fish all winter.


I hear ya on this. Were having a great winter so far too. Great snow, and it seems every 2 weeks were having a nice powder day.

Redlite grab yourself a snowboard and hit the mountain. Your winters will become just as fast as your spring/summer/fall. Get outside and enjoy some SNOW!

So let me get this straight.....

You have to much time to your self and no kids to suck up your disposable income...WAHHHH!!!! :hihi:

Seriously, take up ice fishing. It gets you outside, you get to fish, you get to drink, you get to eat, You get to sleep nights, gear is cheap ( a good jigging rod is $35 and a good tip-up is $15), The company is good.....you can even bring the wife if you want

it's a natural answer to winter for a fisherman

Watch videos --- I know one that's three hours long :)

Excellent idea Mike!

I've got a nature video I've been watching on the habits of the long-legged bed-thrasher....gonna get another about the red-breasted warbler that's also supposed to be good....:laughs:

Actually, I'm starting a project that's gonna keep me outta mischief for a while using stuff from my collection on bass clubs - the time is right to get it underway.

Another one is with my uncle who's gonna be 97 this summer and has a collection of jazz and early blues 78's that goes back to the '30's that numbers in the 1,000's - told him about USB turntables and he's into it, so we're gonna digitize it and put some of it on CD's - another thing to keep the shack nasties at bay -

Also just got some bucktails from Jules - they're excellent - gonna cast and tie some bucktails, then there's cleaning and repairing my schtuff...walking the dogs at low tides around my spots to see what I see...reading old fish books to revisit them...

Basically, old guy stuff to keep me from jonesing...

Or maybe I'll just go watch that nature video again in a while...it's really fascinatin'...:rotflmao:

I bored also.Straight porn only takes up a few minutes of my day.Several times a day.So what do I do for the other 23 hours and 45 mins..Tried starting some flame wars..It's like they are made out of kindling..
I burned them all to a crisp.No competition there either.
Perhaps I could call Flap a plug tossing,giant Neanderthal,Big foot sissy and get a few pages out of that, but it has all been done before.I will get out black fishing Friday But they have been getting tough and it's about to wind down.
I don't have any hair to pull out.If I eat anymore I will have nothing to wear..
I will be the Naked Notorious NIB..:eek:

First off Tony when watching porn try using yer other hand it might get you a few minutes longer each day maybe add up to a 1/2 hour so Stiffy tells me.:hf1

Second I am a plug tossing giant neanderthal big foot sissy!!!!!!!!:bl::wavey:

Been hiking, snowboarding, shooting the 22 at stumps,cooking,tying flies and counting the days until the end of FEb. when I'm in Key West chasing fish down there for a week. Can't wait to trout and striper fish in the spring. Already setting up a trip for s. Maine in June.

Redlite, go with the Playstation thing. I dusted mine off after a two years of storage and fired her up just after Xmas. You can get used games at GameStop for like $1-$5 each. :bsod:

Also, I have been hitting the gym hardcore. That passes the time on the cold evenings where normally you would be preparing to head out to fish. I have put on 10lbs this winter already. :nailem:

Been finding %$%$%$%$ to put on Fleabay as well. It doesn't take much effort and you can make a few $$.

If nothing else, sleep while you can.

Watch videos --- I know one that's three hours long :)
That would help for three hours, but I know it would be way worse afterwards.

sounds like you need some kids Mike:uhuh:

sounds like you need some kids Mike:uhuh:

I second that!

I second that!

Federal Law that I'm not allowed to breed............Wife is waitin for Tom Brady's "sammies" :cens: to come on ebay..............

You don't have to make the kids yourself, just raise them. That will keep you busy.

i've been drinking. heavily. worst winter for me in a long time. too cold to do anything...

This is just a vent.....
Man am I BORED.. What a terrible winter so far and it ain't even half over.......Comin into perfect tides for the next week and last quarter of the moon..........Pullin my hair out......All the boards seem to be dry....No hobbies.. nothin on tv that interests me much or worth watchin.....suspect can't take much more roughin up......SICK of shovelin snow...tried knittin.....the mittens I made look like socks for a lobster.....done with the winter readin list already...gear actually got stowed properly this year....don't fish plugs so sure as hell ain't got no interest in makin em....Still keepin myself 2 steps from a full blown alchi......I think I am gonna reinvent the wheel...maybe see if the Playstation still works.....But at least I got too cold to fish nite to look forward to:bl:

What are some of you doin to pass the time besides workin:yak4:or raisn kids????? Ideas??????
I gotta figure somethin out (that don't eat too much into the beer fund) before my brain turns to crackermush ................Maybe road trip south?????

I'm thinking of dusting off the icefishing gear but need to find some free time to use it. Any chance you can babysit for me next week? :spin:

WOW!!!
Bored.
I am so GD busy it's crazy. Working about 60 hours a week. Been interviewing as I hate my boss. Heating completely with wood so I am hauling wheelbarrows of wood into the house twice a day. Shoveling the never ending snow. Installed a wood stove in the garage so I can keep the diesel tractor warm enough to start at -10 degrees. Taking the dogs out as my wife had an ACL repaired in her right knee 2 weeks ago and can't walk well enough yet. Bored. I WISH I was bored.

what happened to hockey Mike??
try skiing or snowboarding.....I just did Loon today, skied from 8 till 1 perfect conditions and the place was empty

on What? Southern lakes that have cabin rentals, boats, and striped bass in the lakes... a whole new challenge,,,

there is nothing that makes winter shorter than some
time away from it....

it gives you the stamina and patience you need til MAY

I always say if your in New England find a winter hobby embrace it! Last winter "renewed my spirit" for my winter hobby and this year is shaping up to be just as good! So far I feel like winter has just BEGUN...yet many are saying how long its been! just a matter of perception really.

One way or another get out there and enjoy the beauty on winter can offer!

Nice pics Jenn I need to upload some of mine from last weekend,.

going this weekend, sounds like there's some good riding up there right now

I second the take up skiing,,snow boarding ,,snow mobiles ... however deep your pockets are ... Take your honey to some nice resort ,, Something about being on the top of a mountain ,,in the middle of winter .. with boards strapped on your feet ..

Sit on your hand ontil it falls asleep then do the deed , stranger sex! Seriously, I find being a member of a fishing club helps, there is always something to do to help out in the off season, or go to the Rainbow Bend resort in Islamorada FL, where you get a 13' whaler along with your room..

the beginning of THE Cup's

~~~~~~~~~~~~Angler of the Year Curse~~~~~~~~~~~~

where life has KNOW meaning unless attached to a "SuperCow",
winter holdovers and ice fishing for the lesser species seems moot,
snowboarding/skiing/mountain resorting ~ALL~ of it pales by comparison,
so WON must be resigned to drowning in one's own beeers,
and chained to one's own fears of how do i top/repeat THAT????

or in the infamous lyrics of Dianna Ross and the Supremes,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,"when will i SEA her again?",,,,,,,,,and from the same song
,,,,,,,,,"will i have to suffer and cry the whole NIGHT thru?",,,,,,,,,

ahhhhh FAME, she IS a cruel and soul stealing BEEEOTCH!!!
:bl: :wall: :1poke: :wall: :bl:

This winter SUCKS but I have been super busy coaching my daughters B-ball team plus bringing my son to hockey and b-ball 3 times a week really helps take the edge off. The good thing is that work is super busy so that also east up time until fishing season.

I do have some winter projects I would like to finish but because of the busy schedule there may not be enough time to get it all done.

I think Redlight should write a book about the past fishing season.....I know I would read that book!! If you cant write a book create a blog!!

WOW!!!
Bored.
I am so GD busy it's crazy. .....
I WISH I was bored.


Boy do I agree.

Go back to grad school Mike.
I haven't even thought about fishing in a month :crying::crying:

Mike - I'm flat out - how about I give you a ton of my sh!et to clean?

How are your web skilz? Can you fix 'puters?

i've been drinking. heavily. worst winter for me in a long time. too cold to do anything...

I've been drinking heavily, too. But in my case, it's been the best winter in a long time.

Redlite, since you don't fish plugs, take up rod building. Build yourself a nice stick for next year.

Some great ideas floatin in....good to see how some of the regular posters pass the time.......I got all the rods and then some that I'll ever need (plus don't wanna take work away from my rod builder Backbeach)......1st graders know more about computers than I do........I've skied for the better part of my life, tried snowbaording 2 yrs ago and know that I am NOT a snow boarder, but the knees are pretty bad and skiin ain't so good for them.....been playing hockey 3 times a week though to keep the beer gut off.........I may give holdovers a shot, but I got to find a suitable reel that actually works..I'd take the wife away, but one of us has gotta work and make the money.....Grad school????Huh. Took me 5 yrs just to get the 1st degree.....I think I am just over all lacking motivation.....Looks like a nice day out today. Think I'll huff and puff and blow the snow tube and go hit the white hills for a while.......Maybe I'll shave that way I look like a 12 year old again......soccer moms beware.......

looking forward to ice fishing every weekend has been the ticket in my case, making sure gear is working, hooks are sharp. the fishing is half of it, making the food is the big thing for me. burn some calories thru out the day, and chow down. Plus if you get a few buddies to go with you it can be a pretty fun day out. Me, I enjoy being alone on a frozen pond with nobody bothering me, but I gotta be social on occasions, during the winter anyways.

Come to rhody for a haircut and a happy ending

Some great ideas floatin in....good to see how some of the regular posters pass the time.......I got all the rods and then some that I'll ever need (plus don't wanna take work away from my rod builder Backbeach)......1st graders know more about computers than I do........I've skied for the better part of my life, tried snowbaording 2 yrs ago and know that I am NOT a snow boarder, but the knees are pretty bad and skiin ain't so good for them.....been playing hockey 3 times a week though to keep the beer gut off.........I may give holdovers a shot, but I got to find a suitable reel that actually works..I'd take the wife away, but one of us has gotta work and make the money.....Grad school????Huh. Took me 5 yrs just to get the 1st degree.....I think I am just over all lacking motivation.....Looks like a nice day out today. Think I'll huff and puff and blow the snow tube and go hit the white hills for a while.......Maybe I'll shave that way I look like a 12 year old again......soccer moms beware.......

You are skating more than me! Three skates a week is great, most weeks I only get in 2. Cherish the time off as long as you can afford it. It all goes away when you have kids!

that's too bad your bored Mike, you're lucky you have time on your hands.It can't be too hard to find stuff to do to stimulate your short attention span ;). Babysit backbeaches kids, good idea, or do some volunteering.



I bored also.Straight porn only takes up a few minutes of my day.Several times a day.So what do I do for the other 23 hours and 45 mins..Tried starting some flame wars..It's like they are made out of kindling..
I burned them all to a crisp.No competition there either.
Perhaps I could call Flap a plug tossing,giant Neanderthal,Big foot sissy and get a few pages out of that, but it has all been done before.I will get out black fishing Friday But they have been getting tough and it's about to wind down.
I don't have any hair to pull out.If I eat anymore I will have nothing to wear..
I will be the Naked Notorious NIB..:eek:

answer ya phone for once

take up jenns idea and go on some hikes... all you really need is a pair of nice hiking boots and some warm non cotton clothes and your good to go. we live in such a beautiful area... all it takes is really a drive to the berkshires or the appalacians or VT, NH... or the adirondacks... which is amazing this time of the year. being outdoors is prolly your best bet for getting rid of that cabin fever

I know of a few more nights you skate if you want.

Come to rhody for a haircut and a happy ending

Next Friday we're hitting the city...board up your windows...

Come to rhody for a haircut and a happy ending

Does that mean you guys are Going to Friendly's? :hee:

Next Friday we're hitting the city...board up your windows...

Windows or widows? Looking for some super cougar action :angel:

Can I come along? I'm old but I still can do drugs. Lipitor, Tricor, Zantac, asprin. Maybe I'm on the wrong thread.:rotf2::rotf2:

Can I come along? I'm old but I still can do drugs. Lipitor, Tricor, Zantac, asprin. Maybe I'm on the wrong thread.:rotf2::rotf2:

Yep, maybe we can cooerce redlite into a boat purchase, I'm getting sick of the surf thing...

Windows or widows? Looking for some super cougar action :angel:

Dude, you want cougs, milfs, etc. come work out with me some morning this winter. :musc:

Join facebook.

Dude, you want cougs, milfs, etc. come work out with me some morning this winter. :musc:

I don't have to, thats my gym in the evenings too... plus the URI students :musc:

I don't have to, thats my gym in the evenings too... plus the URI students :musc:

Started the gym back up about a month ago... boy did I forget about the glorious sights in there. Keeps me motivated to continue going.

why dont you try and give me a call sometime, i know some coeds that might like you

Max, did you leave Kingston?? and Mike is too old for Co-eds anyways :D

why dont you try and give me a call sometime, i know some coeds that might like you

Why don't you try answering when I call!!!!!!!!!!

Why don't you try answering when I call!!!!!!!!!!

Lover's quarrel....

Started the gym back up about a month ago... boy did I forget about the glorious sights in there. Keeps me motivated to continue going.

I'm on my way now....:sled:

Join facebook.

what he said. only thing keeping me sane this winter...

I'm on my way now....:sled:

Mike, where are you working out? you and T doing yoga at the Y?

I started doing some 'ancestry" research this year. All my grandparents died before I was born and my parents are/were horrible record keepers.

So, I started messing around a month ago and now it's quite addicting. Lots of free resources out there to get you started and then minimal $$ to do further research. My neighbor just finished one for her husband which was really pretty cool once finished. Goes back to the 1700's and was even able to acquire some old pics from long lost relatives.


Facebook is cool too for catching up with old friends/neighbors from long ago. Plus Bart's comments make me laugh.......

Last week of jan to winter is more than half over once we hit march the end is in site. ThomT

Mike, the social club is within walking distance.

I'd head south! In particular, the keys...

Mike, where are you working out? you and T doing yoga at the Y?

I'm at the adirondack and actually getting into a power yoga class next week. Its pretty bad ass stuff. Next season I'll be walking the Rhody rocks on my hands..

Tony is MIA....:hihi:

I'm at the adirondack and actually getting into a power yoga class next week. Its pretty bad ass stuff. Next season I'll be walking the Rhody rocks on my hands..

Tony is MIA....:hihi:


Carefull wit the Badd Ass while doing the downward dog.
You never know who might be behind you..
:eek5:

Carefull wit the Badd Ass while doing the downward dog.
You never know who might be behind you..
:eek5:

Just let me know when you're coming up and I'll make sure I'm upright for that weekend...

What we need is a surf fishing video game. Anyone got a friend at EA sports?

Heres what I have so far:

Create yourself. Get a simple set up, 704, some 9 foot rod. Some simple gear. ie. cheap waders, mono, bucktail, redfin, needle.

Many different levels, to be ranked by difficulty and ability to produce a cow. ie. Cutty, Block, MV, Outer Cape, Canal, etc.

As angler gets better more options become available. ie Points towards stuff like a VS, wetsuit, more lures, hidden levels, custom gear.

Some how tie in time, tides, moon phase, etc.

Along the way have the ability to win the Striper Cup, Derby, and other tourneys. Gain points for a shot of a cow. ie. OTW Cover Shot.

Have the home page look like a man cave where you can select your gear, where you want to fish, etc.

Have various points in the game where experts give you advice.

So if anyone knows how to program PM me and we can get going on this.

Ideas? This might need its own thread.

Seems like a good way to spend the off season.:)

No takers on the video game idea huh?

I'm at the adirondack and actually getting into a power yoga class next week. Its pretty bad ass stuff. Next season I'll be walking the Rhody rocks on my hands..

Tony is MIA....:hihi:

i've actually been taking a few yoga classes and some abs classes. 45 minutes straight of abs is no joke. yoga is cool, except when you're in front of a whole class of women and your sweat pants keep falling down, your gut hangs out, etc. anyone who says all that chit is for women has never tried it. power yoga seems pretty hardcore. good for you..

Wtf is up with you Franklin boys?

chicks dig the Franklin dudes

Wtf is up with you Franklin boys?

I think there might be a connection between spongiform brain diseases and eel slime...............you know, like Mad Eel Disease. First you start gaining weight, then you get delusions about young women's interests, and finally you end up learning yoga so you can hump your own leg. After that all that is left is the drooling, babbling, and switch to spinning tackle. Tragic really.

Sit forlornly by the window and read #^&#^&#^&#^&inson.

chicks dig the Franklin dudes

Or the Franklin dudes dig the Franklin dudes :buds:

Sit forlornly by the window and read #^&#^&#^&#^&inson.

I didn't know Angie had a book out...Joe, she was hot back in the day...:humpty:

And wow...look at that Vespa!

Neat-o....:hihi: