Ain't that the truth. Location, location, location. Lol, ain't that just like fishin.

 Nice birthday present Though! 

http://www.blackwolfecomm...4XEAcQ3zBEoI1NMNkg#p=1

So Capt, am I right, the guy dancing with the net? Pretty kinky?

crappiefisher
https://www.pennlive.com/...&utm_medium=social

VERY INTERESTING.......

Thanks for the headsup.


Meanwhile, couldn't help notice the north end of the lake being pretty well froze over, as I prowled the neighborhoods today.

Paid $2.29 a gal. for gas, stopping in Andover while I was north bound and down, on historic route 7.

Not sure we be playing bore-a-hole, bore-a-hole on historice Pymy ice before Christmas, but it won't be long after, if the temps stay low enough.

Oh... and those property taxes in Crawford County PA, went from like low to WHOA 😱 in a big way, for sum yinz folks.

That's gotta suck.😡

I passed the spillway yesterday and saw the auction signs were down.  Hell of a deal if that price included a liquor license.  Never stopped to eat there, maybe have to try it out some day. 
 
Surprised to see the spillway froze over as solid as it looked.  Figured the moving water would be the last area to freeze up.  Oh well, lots-O-standing area at the wall.... ummm, if'n yinz was wantin' to get a good spot, for the snag fest this spring.
 
 
Fired up the pick-em up truck today, for a trip through Jamestown and out across 58, soon to be rt 5 ending at 7 then south, to historic  Kinsmen where we stopped to top off the tank at $2.06 a gallon.  Geeeeeez......, I thought I got a deal yesterday in Andover at $2.29 a gallon.  Who knew???
 
Pymy still froze over but I aint keepin my fingers crossed things will continue as the weather is to warm up (just a tad) with wind & rain in the forecast.  Welp, maybe won't have to wait so long for the snag fest to begin after all.
 
Good times and tight lines.
 
 
 

Wow.... that was a super deal.  Best of luck to the new owners.
 
 
So Crappie, you get whacked with that new tax assessment?   I pay more taxes than most at the new value now so I'll be getting a bit of a break in the long run but man, some taxes went from like, $800.00 a year to $2500.00.  Even worse I would assume, in other cases.

PSU, I have noooooo idea of who did what when and where.  I've been checking real estate in the Pymy and Tamarack Lake areas for better then a year and there is a significant change in taxes as compared to years past.
 
Some really good buys on the market, especially for fellers what can cut straight and don't bend nails.
 
 
 
BTW.... nice buck, congratulations.

 
 
I hear youuuuu on "don't look at the mail" so that makes two of us but there has been those times when I should o' been sum place else like watchin the snag fest instead in the kitchen when the mail got opened.   Dang, just wish FishUSA would use code words like "flowers" or "candy"  in place of 'fishing rod' or 'fishing reel' on them invoices.

BTDT:
Our place is just a short walk north from your Orchard shoreline picture. The allotment is called Sunset Knolls. There's a house for sale there for about 207 grand, but I think it is over priced. Maybe you've seen in in your travels? Is a really nice house, just over priced in my book. Should be a couple other places coming up for sale in the next couple years as most of the owners are elderly and starting to die off. It's a nice quiet allotment. The state dropped something like 125 cribs just off shore last June, but I didn't spend much time fishing them over the summer. Might fish them on the ice if I ever get used to this cold weather. 

Welp..... so much for the ice.  At least on the main lake south of the 285 causeway.
 
Boat load of Mallards in open water just to the north of the causeway.  Didn't see any Geese though, wassup wid dat???
 
Tried to git a 'neak-a-boo peek at Tuttle Camp Ground today but the 'tupid gate, was closed.  So I zoomed on over to McDonald's in Andover where I had a facilime of a burger and fries, before filling up the truck with gas still costin $2.29 a gal.
 
Whilst en-route home via Williamsfield Rd, stopped by Mast Mini Barns for a look see what there was.  Seem like decent prices, anybody have recommendation(s) or comment regarding their product?

psu_fish
I was unaware Crawford County, did a re-assessment? Or did they come around and assess all the stuff that wasn't on the tax rolls? Or did they increase the predetermined ratio?

 Mercer County also did re-assessments this fall for all properties for 2019 . They take pictures from the air and compare to older photos.... they see what's added new, different ,or gone. I got busted (tax raised ) for 2 sheds I put in years ago. They actually came and measured them sometime when I wasn't around to be sure. Any new building over 120 sq. feet is taxed. There go's my Trump tax break.....from the Fed to the county to the state.   

Here is an article in todays Titusville paper on taxes. My property taxes rose by $11.25, so I guess I got off easy..
http://www.titusvilleherald.com/news/article_d9ae90ec-041a-11e9-b2c6-a3e755dc11ba.html

BeenThereDoneThat.


Yep, these creeps are using Google to view property's then go for a reassessment unlike Crawford County, who said screw it and just raised the taxes for everybody. Most by 150% or more.

Where are you getting your information? I own property at the northern end of the lake. Our taxes have barely changed much at all. Even the article above mentions the last time an increase occurred:
 
As the budget currently stands, Crawford County will see a three mill raise in the real estate tax in 2019, and a one-tenth of a mill jump in the county library tax. One mill equals $1 for every $1,000 in a property’s assessed value.
The increase is the first major climb in the county’s taxes in several years. Outside of a quarter-of-a-mill increase in 2016, the county’s taxes haven’t gone up since 2011.
Commissioner Chairman Francis Weiderspahn said that the county has been able to forestall any tax increases by using reserve money to cover increasing costs. However, that reserve is starting to run low, according to Soff.
The real estate tax is the county’s primary source of income, according to Weiderspahn.
Meanwhile, the library tax is set to receive its first raise in 32 years under the budget. The increase was requested by the Crawford County Federated Library System in May. According to Benson Memorial Library Executive Director Justin Hoenke, the current library tax amounts to roughly $9 per person per year, and the increase will tack on about $3 extra to that mount.
 
As you can see taxes haven't been majorly raised in 8 years. Now, if you put in for a permit to say put on a roof or add a structure . That  would trigger a reassessment and you could see a hefty increase. There was no across the board tax increase in Crawford county that raised taxes by 150%.  Even the proposed increase would only raise taxes by approx $150 a year on a property with an assessed value of $50,000. So again, there was no major real estate tax increase in Crawford county and there hasn't been in a number of years. A new one is on the way, but the exact millage has yet to be determined. But the jump won't be much considering most properties are assessed very low. Take a look at Crawford counties website and check the GIS mapping. If you look at an area north of causeway around the Tuttle area or south of causeway say around  Shaker Rd, you will be hard pressed to find a property that has an assessed value over $20,000. There are houses that last sold for close to $100k and are assessed at $18k. Most are in the 10k to 15k range. If you do the math , a modest increase dollar wise is in the future. But somebody paying $700 a year now is not going be paying $1,750 (150%) increase.

Quite a few years ago when I lost my job due to plant closing, we had to get a loan to pay the bills the new job didn't pay well enough to cover. The bank told us we were paying to much in taxes for the value of the property. We had been for 3 years. We were over assessed because they thought the barn had running water and electric. (no wires ran to it) No water either. It was redone and promptly told we could not go back the 3 years and get the money we were being over charged. Don't know if that was true or not, we didn't fight it. Just happy to have lower taxes.