Ice Vs. Open Water...The Official Poll

[billybono]

thanks guys....i guess now that this is in my head im going to respool my tip-ups.....were only  a little over 5 1/2 months away  

 i HATE the hot weather...once its above 90 for more than a day you can smell every single thing  that has been dead in the woods for the past 6 months  


  billybono

[Polar]

open water fishing is just to pass time untill first ice!!!!!!!!


  billybono

My thoughts exactly.

[Fishingking]

What first important thing  You can now buy beer before noon on sunday?

I chose Ice because it is soo addicting and after spending 64 days on the ice last season its now addicting as ever something about sitting still and being able to jig  that gets me going.

[camo_fish]

I like open water fishing, but ICE FISHING gets my vote.   The season is shorter, but the fun is much better. Coming from the south as a boy to NY as a teenager, I did start icefishing till in my mid-20's and never even knew I could still fish thru the winter. And to catch fish thru a little hole in the ice, no way, but from the first time I did it, I was HOOKED. The walls close in on ya during the winter if you can't do anything, and now, the walls still close in on me if I don't get out at least 1-2 times a week.   And know that I have a sonar fishfinder for the ice, isn't hard to keep me off the ice.  
Bring on the ice, it's less than a 1/2 year away.   The month of Dec. sucks until the ice firms up.  

[adkbrookie]

up until two years ago i thought that ice fishing was a joke. not any more. as soon as things firm up i'll be out there as often as possible. 

[grumpymoe]

Ice hands down....its going to be more than just lopsided lol.....you can prepare for the cold, but there's nothing you can do about the heat, bugs, storms, poison this, poison that...you can keep warm properly prepared, but you cannot stay cool if the temps climb crazily....plus...I like the fact that once you drop anchor, your in one spot......awesome...Grump

[JETSTER]

Open water,why sit in one spot to wait for fish when you can go find them.

When theres ice on your lake though,what else can you do?

I wish I had the time to ice fish,but it seams like its a PATIENCE game and I just dont seem to have that!

I dont even sit in a tree stand for hunting,I GO FIND DEER!

[billybono]

When theres ice on your lake though,what else can you do?

drill holes and find fish!!!!!!!!

  billybono

[Skipper]

Open water,why sit in one spot to wait for fish when you can go find them.

When theres ice on your lake though,what else can you do?

I wish I had the time to ice fish,but it seams like its a PATIENCE game and I just don't seem to have that!

I don't even sit in a tree stand for hunting,I GO FIND DEER!

If you have a power auger and a portable shanty, why sit in one spot? Sometimes I will run a reef into deep water, and the auger never has the chance to cool down. I don't think ice fishing is a patience game, guys with patients don't catch as many fish as the guys who go "run em' down".

[adkbrookie]

that's right, pop holes in every piece of ice you think that the fish are hiding under. icefishing can be as little or as much waiting as you chose to make it. i find that the more i move the better i do. i love to "run em' down."

[archbishop]

drill holes and find fish!!!!!!!!

  billybono

he needs his dart gun

[JETSTER]

If you have a power auger and a portable shanty, why sit in one spot? Sometimes I will run a reef into deep water, and the auger never has the chance to cool down. I don't think ice fishing is a patience game, guys with patients don't catch as many fish as the guys who go "run em' down".

I bought a power auger for last years "Whitney Point Crappie Derbie",But it got cancelled due to not enough ice!

I guess ice fishing is a sport you need to be aquired to "LIKE" that is,sorta like the taste of spinnache...

[billybono]

I bought a power auger for last years "Whitney Point Crappie Derbie",But it got cancelled due to not enough ice!

I guess ice fishing is a sport you need to be aquired to "LIKE" that is,sorta like the taste of spinnache...

well attending events like that i can understand why you feel like you do
 thats a stupid zoo!!!!

i was fishing on ice that day about 100 miles away, while they claimed lack of ice there.......


  nothing like zero degrees at 4 am, hot coffee, driving to the spot!!! except, setting up your first tip up, going to set up the second and the alarm on the first one goes of!!!

   sorry jet, i live to ice fish....i icefish to live

  billybono

[Thestanimal]

Alright I guess I'm going to be in te miniority, but OPEN WATER all the way.  Don't get me wrong-I love ice fishing, but there is something about warm weather and being in a boat that i can't get enough of.   Hardwater fishing has it's fair share of excitement but i would much rather catch a nice brookie or salmon flyfishing.

[JETSTER]

Alright I guess I'm going to be in te miniority, but OPEN WATER all the way.  Don't get me wrong-I love ice fishing, but there is something about warm weather and being in a boat that i can't get enough of.   Hardwater fishing has it's fair share of excitement but i would much rather catch a nice brookie or salmon flyfishing.

I agree,and there is so much more opportunities to fish with open water.

And dont forget that the winter cold sucks!!!!!!!

But this thread is a double edged sword.

When theres hard water there is not alot of open water.

So maybe it should say I.E: Summer VS Winter What do you perfer?