1st time out!!!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Originally Posted by bunker dunker

sure was!!!! just don't want the ice to leave yet.ice fishing is just real peaceful. 6:30am and you are on the ice,all is quite.gives ya some real quite time until your buddy yells"tip-up" at the top of his lungs, but it is a great sound.

And that's what it's all about in my book! Just being out enjoying nature and what it has to offer! Most younger guys don't realize what they have in front of them until it's too late! Constantly moving around and in a rush to go here and there! Relax and enjoy the moment! It doesn't last forever! You catch a fish that's awesome. You don't, well then that's what keeps you motivated to get after em again!

The most thrilling moment for me on the ice this year was watching a Bald Eagle chasing a Sea Gull for 25 minutes. The Sea Gull sure did do everything it could to get away. 27 minutes later the Sea Gull was ripped to absolutely nothing! This stuff doesn't happen in front of your face every day that's for sure. What a creature! Gotta love our Bald Eagles! The image of this Eagle stalking and destroying it's prey is stuck in my head. Wow!!!

TIGHT LINEZ ED!!!!!

[NJSquatch]

It was great to finally get out on Saturday for the first time this year!

Lake was certainly a mad house. Action was non-stop in the morning. took me over an hour and half to get my 4 tip-ups setup. The fish were veracious.

Ended the day with about a dozen fish, mostly pickerel and the biggest damn bullhead any of us had seen. Forget to take a picture as I was in a rush to get it back in the water to fight another day.

Thanks again for the invite Chris!