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01-12-2011, 09:41 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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"Sick of Winter" Thread
Lets hear it!! Who has had enough and is ready for some open water fishing, yakking, warm sunshine on your face and the feel of a nice striper yanking on the other end???? It feels like a 4th and goal with 5 yards to go..........we will get there but it will be a battle! March 1st is my finish line!! Only 6 weeks which really is not too far away!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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01-12-2011, 09:56 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,203
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Bring on the cold....
Camping this weekend, you should tag along  , we're building snow shelters to sleep in....it just what the doctor ordered for what ails ya |
"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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01-12-2011, 09:59 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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Be glad you dont work maintenance
My life is a living hell during and for two days after each storm... Yup I hate snow... I dont mind the cold but that white _ _ _ _ belongs in the mountains!  |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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01-12-2011, 09:59 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lexington, MA
Posts: 1,940
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Winter just started.. lets enjoy the snow . I will be XC skiing and snowshoeing this weekend in NH. Go catch some fish thru the ice... winter is only 3 months... enjoy it while it lasts....
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01-12-2011, 09:59 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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You are not quite "Right" in the head Kevin!  And I was worried you would be uncomfortable sleeping on our couch!!! |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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01-12-2011, 10:11 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
Posts: 8,555
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Winter I like. Cold clean dense air to breath. Snow I hate , nothing but trouble.
How about snowless wineters? They have any places that get cold but get no snow?
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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01-12-2011, 10:26 AM
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Permanently Disconnected
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 12,647
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LOVE THE SNOW
You live in NEW ENGLAND not Aruba
besides it keeps the woodpeckers away  |
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01-12-2011, 10:30 AM
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zziplex lover
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: upper cape cod, MA
Posts: 856
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Winter.....Yuk!!........
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Originally Posted by blondterror
Winter just started.. lets enjoy the snow . I will be XC skiing and snowshoeing this weekend in NH. Go catch some fish thru the ice... winter is only 3 months... enjoy it while it lasts....
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No Thanks!!...... 
I would settle for mid-march and a little late winter trout fishing right now.......  |
Lobster Troll #1
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01-12-2011, 10:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
Posts: 4,152
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I love the snow!
I cleans the air, absorbs noise, and is a blast for skiing, snowboarding and sledding!
All of this AND the potential for some good ice fishing? It's winter nirvana for the soul!!!
Sure, I enjoy the warmer months, but that's a completely different season and a different set of likes and dislikes, and it will be here in no time.
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01-12-2011, 10:38 AM
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Wipe My Bottom
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,911
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Larry, count me in. Over two feet of snow this morning.
Is it just me, or has it been a little colder than in years past?
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01-12-2011, 10:40 AM
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Chris Blouin
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Warren, RI
Posts: 3,330
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I don't mind the cold but could do away with the snow.
Winter gives me time to work more, bank some cash and build plugs and buy fishing gear.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device
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01-12-2011, 10:49 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,939
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There is always a place called Florida for the sissies who don't like snow  |
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01-12-2011, 10:55 AM
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All up in the Interweb!
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In the dog house.
Posts: 5,205
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Snow doesn't bother me. I am actually happy when we get a lot as it direclty relates to how good the spring run in CT has been in the past. Lots of snow leads to solid, steady flooding to really draw the fish up the rivers come May. I just hope it doesn't all melt in the next few weeks. We need a good snow pack up north to feed the rivers. |
Co-Host of The Surfcast Podcast
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man. 
One good fish, a sharpie does not make...
Certified rock hopping billy goat.
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01-12-2011, 10:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
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Actually, this season, nay, this past year has been similar to '94-'95.
Since these weather patterns tend to run in cycles.
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01-12-2011, 10:59 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tlapinski
Snow doesn't bother me. I am actually happy when we get a lot as it direclty relates to how good the spring run in CT has been in the past. Lots of snow leads to solid, steady flooding to really draw the fish up the rivers come May. I just hope it doesn't all melt in the next few weeks. We need a good snow pack up north to feed the rivers. |
Here and in more southerly climes where the snow melt helps the Striper Spawn |
~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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01-12-2011, 11:00 AM
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Too old to give a....
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,505
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saltheart
Winter I like. Cold clean dense air to breath. Snow I hate , nothing but trouble.
How about snowless wineters? They have any places that get cold but get no snow?
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Go to Antarctica , hardly ever snows, one of the driest places on earth.
Have fun.
You can look for meteorites on snow mobiles.
Last edited by MAKAI; 01-12-2011 at 11:05 AM..
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May fortune favor the foolish....
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01-12-2011, 11:12 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
Posts: 9,703
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Hopefully 8 more storms like this before april and cod season opens.
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LETS GO BRANDON
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01-12-2011, 11:22 AM
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Wipe My Bottom
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,911
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Mixed feelings about snow ... when we have runoff from a lot of snow, it tends to give tautog lockjaw when fishing NY waters.
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01-12-2011, 12:19 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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I'm keeping track of everyone that LOVES the snow.... and when the ice dams form on thier roofs.. some snow relaated incident occurs on thier property or to their car... or the spring floods combined with melting snow floods their basements.. I'll remind them how wonderfull the snow is... now I'm off to clear the drains on the flat roof of the building.. all the while reminding myself how wonderfull the snow is...  |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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01-12-2011, 12:28 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
Posts: 17,125
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I hate snow
I'm not a kid anymore
snow is for the mountains
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01-12-2011, 12:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,679
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I like it. Clean air, beautiful to look at. Besides, when my black lab tries to swim in it it's pretty hysterical.
aram
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It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black.
DEMOTIVATORS®
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01-12-2011, 12:47 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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When Life Gives You Lemons.....
Drink beer!!!! Might as well make the most of it!!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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01-12-2011, 12:48 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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The "Larry" beer was a gift I was saving for a special occasion! It was great Kevin...thanks!!
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Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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01-12-2011, 12:57 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 5,704
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
Drink beer!!!! Might as well make the most of it!! |
That's what I do. |
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01-12-2011, 01:16 PM
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All up in the Interweb!
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In the dog house.
Posts: 5,205
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockfish9
I'm keeping track of everyone that LOVES the snow.... and when the ice dams form on thier roofs.. some snow relaated incident occurs on thier property or to their car... or the spring floods combined with melting snow floods their basements.. I'll remind them how wonderfull the snow is... now I'm off to clear the drains on the flat roof of the building.. all the while reminding myself how wonderfull the snow is... |
I live on the second floor of a condo with a pitched roof with no basement at the top of a hill a few miles from the nearest river, so I am clear on all accounts. Yay snow!  |
Co-Host of The Surfcast Podcast
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man.
One good fish, a sharpie does not make...
Certified rock hopping billy goat.
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01-12-2011, 01:31 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,679
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Lovin' it
I am not alone in my affinity for the white stuff. Hard to tell but she's smiling too.
aram
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It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black.
DEMOTIVATORS®
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01-12-2011, 01:39 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Winter is what you make of it.
Bags to build, rods to build, plugs to build,...........winter isn't long enough.
Here are some projects at various stages of completion.  |
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01-12-2011, 01:43 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,679
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Liking the looks of those bags!
ab
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It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black.
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01-12-2011, 02:20 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
Posts: 8,555
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Antartica!! Just what I need.
Actually , few people realize just how huge a place it is.
Cold!! Oh Yeah!! They say if you take a leak outside , the stream will freeze in mid air and you'll be stuck to that spot until the summer! |
Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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01-12-2011, 02:38 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bethany CT
Posts: 2,883
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If it is gonna be cold, I'll take the snow. Winter without snow stinks. Plenty of good open water right now and decent sized fish. If it wasn't cold and snowy, I would think it is the last week of April. Hate frozen braid, though. Only problem I have with the snow is that getting to the barn to and coup to feed the chickens and goats when there is 2' of snow is a bit of a biatch.
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No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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