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When the ice finally disappears!!


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What do you guys do? Do you wait until opener or do you go out for pannies?

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Leech, according to my calculations, the ice will not ever disappear this year (at least that's how it feels). Man, I need to get outta here and in a boat...

I'll be out crappie fishing within a few days of the water being off!

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I'm with scoot. I will fire the boat up and head for the crappie hole as soon as I can after ice out.....

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Taking the boat out Fri, heading to the Rainy River. Open water is not here I will go to it.

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AS soon as the ice is out and the shallows start showing some pannies i will be out there with my 6 year old daughter.....i can already hear her "Daddy can we eat this one?" Gotta love it!

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As soon as there is open water I'll be on it! May even take a swim

At a boy!!! dive right in there and get a good mouth full!!! I SSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOO want open water.... I love the ice but I for one have had enough..

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I will shore fish for crappies after dark as soon as the ice goes off. In the old days, we used to take a grill, burgers, and a fifth and fish late into the night. Now, just a radio and a bottle of water.

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I went out and hit a river to see if there were any perch in there yet. NOPE NONE YET. I'll be back this coming week though... and the next... and the next..

And yeah I agree with leechbait Cicada, Maybe its time to revert back to your youth! Sounds alot funnergrin

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I went out and hit a river to see if there were any perch in there yet. NOPE NONE YET. I'll be back this coming week though... and the next... and the next..

I wonder if we're thinking of the same river? wink

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Originally Posted By: Pickelfarmer
I went out and hit a river to see if there were any perch in there yet. NOPE NONE YET. I'll be back this coming week though... and the next... and the next..

I wonder if we're thinking of the same river? wink

Deadhead, winkwink I'm pretty sure we are.

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Speaking of when the ice disappears, does anyone want a sea witch river anchor? I used to live in Pierre SD and it was great on lake sharp but I need a different anchor here. It is like new if anyone wants it that fishes more rivers now than I do. Yes, it is free. Just let me know and we will hook up sometime.

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