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is it too early to start the countdown to opener?


walleyeguy7

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I was just wondering if it was too early to start the countdown, with this warm weather I am starting to get exited about opener!!! cool.gif

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Countdown started when I winterized the boat last November. Now if it would just hurry a little. grin.gif

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I just meant the timer that they put at the top of the page. And you are right it does start when the boat gets winterized!! grin.gif

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This has to be the worst time of the year . Especially this year with the weather being so mild . Repairs to my boat will be completed when I put the rebuilt prop back on . Upgrades are done . Tackle has been checked , organized & re-organized then rechecked . Now its wait .. wait & wait . Might just have to head to the Rainy @ ice out for Walleyes .

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Muskycrazy I am right there with you. Brother was out on Lake Superior today with a alright catch, myself I spent the past 2 days getting the boat ready for when I get back from Mexico. It will be time to hit it hard and I will be in no mood to be fiddling with gear.

It's time for the countdown as well, heck I might even go as far to say that open water should be climbing to the top and ice fishing gets put in snooze mode! grin.gif

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With the early time change and the unseasonably warm spring this is going to be a long wait to opener. I'm still staring at 2 feet of ice. frown.gif

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I brought the boat home from storage Saturday......WoooHooo!

Let the countdown begin.

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Quote:

Tackle has been checked , organized & re-organized then rechecked .


I knew I wasn't the only one........

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BRING IT ON! Im going crazy in this in between time. Oh well shore fishing and smeltings coming up.

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For all you wannaknows, its 45 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes, and 46, 45, 44, 43, well you get the idea. All acording to the freckle past a mole.

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Count Down what is that grin.gif? Come to ND and SD year round fishing baby. Got to love it I have a trip on deck for Oahe here in a couple weeks.

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the guys that can get out to south and north dakota are lucky, I just can't find the time to make it. I am really looking forward to the south shore in late april trolling for trout and salmon, otherwise just an occasional trip to pool 2 or 4. Either way I'm chompin at the bit to get at those Winnie walleyes. As for checking lines, jigs, rigs, rapalas and devoting entire paychecks to gander mountain I don't know what else a guy can do to pass the time. confused.gif

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Hopefully gonna get to Waubay in a couple of weeks then the week after were gonna head to Chamberlin and fish the river. grin.gif Can't wait to get into the boat.

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