hot tuna
Ice is nice

 
IN a Manhatten!

Since this is by far the most informal , viewed and informative thread, I'm wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving..
I hope the weather, festivities , fish and family are smiling tomorrow :)
Thanks so much for being able to share your adventures and waters with some fool like myself.. In all my years on this site , EVERYONE  I have met have been an absolute pleasure .. Those I have not are visions of the future that I wish to share..  The families as well deserve thanks.. Crazy people we are, they put up and even join in the fray.. ALL good folks , even those spending time in Ohio :)  
Enjoy your day tomorrow
Now go kick some AZZ on them fish Clint and 3 man
Peace & Tuna

I'll third that Tuna!
Yep I'm in Ohio and will be starting my Steel adventures on Monday, which is the first day of rifle for deer in Penna.,I hope that most are out chasing deer.Reports to follow.

Congrats on the turkey smack down !!

Spot burner !! Lol

hot tuna
Spot burner !! Lol

What the heck Lucky and I probably won't get  back again til next year so have at our spot.

Really good to meet you Clint and I had a great time. The river was a touch busier than I thought it would be but a lot of fun anyhow. Sure wish that first one stayed hung but that is fishing!

 

Had to be a good day for late November we will continue to take the warmer weather no offense Tuna. Looking to hit the Battenkill this afternoon after a little time at work. Hope everyone enjoyed their turkey day.

Well I could n't wait 'till Monday so I went out today and hit the Grand in Ohio cause I read some reports that there was some action there.Well the action died today,I did n't get a snif or a bump,did n't see any one else with a fish but talked to one guy that said he saw one fish on.The wind was howling'the rain started to get heavy so I quit around 1 PM.Back to my original plan to fish Monday in Penna.

Well I went back and re read your adventure 2 b , a different but most entertaining read .
Thoughts and shares like that make me smile . BTDT ..
It's not the clothes we wear , the rods we handle or the fish we persue , if your a dbag , none of that matters. I only wish to share water and time in the outdoors with like minded people that have the power to love, just ask the axis :)
Maybe you 2 will get an itch to sit in a shanty shack or chuck a rapala to some dumb adk trout with a ragamuffin outside of the Great Lakes boxed in fishery .
Peace & Tuna

No worries BTDT ,
I seen some white on that pumpkin of a pond in your back yard .
It means it's a start of things to come , ya know .. It's a field of dreams and people will come , sooon , they will .
In 2011 I Was swimming in the Colorado river on dec -25 at 90 degs , 1 week later blasting a UTV across 20" snow and 8" ice over 100 FOW on lake George with a jig rod in hand
It will come :)

It's a beautiful day [or, was til I saw who else was posting]  here in in my little piece of downtown Penn's Woods.  Sky is a lovely cold gray with a wonderful chilled drizzle falling.  Wind is from the north at 4.7 mph making the 40'F. air feel like 37.
 
My current dilemma involves (no, not Walcat) a standing dead cherry tree about 40' high and 20" at the base.  This tree has been girdled by beavers better than 8 years ago so, I thought, cut it down and have enough fire wood to keep me toasty warm while I pass the winter doldrums, playing in my man cave.
 
I cut the wedge, at the base of the tree, just as any good lumberjack would do.  Before continuing I should explain, this tree is on a bank with a beaver pond to it's east, to the north is unstable ground covered by heavy green brier, undermined and, perforated from the beaver.  I need the tree to drop to the west to keep it from hanging-up in maple trees to the south.  Therefore, my only exit without getting wet (regardless of Walcats image of me (I can't walk on water)), shredded or, fear of tripping in the brier is, run to the south.
 
Now with the wedge cut, (50% +) facing the direction of desired fall, I made the required cut across the opposite side, waiting for the proverbial "CRACK" which, would tell me it is time to drop the saw and, run like hell in a southerly direction!!!!
 
Update: the tree does have a slight list to the east but, just slightly.  Oh!  My saw has a 16" bar.
 
Well, to make the second cut, I had to begin on the far side of the tree and pull the saw toward me, all the while waiting, for the sign that says, get your azz out of there.  Which, never happened as the tree, now waving it's huge dead branches over my little head, began to list even more to the east.  Not much mind you, only a fraction of an inch,  my chain and bar served as a wedge an prevented the tree from leaning any further.
 
Now, I know what your thinking and your right, the huge dead branches waving over my little head was caused by the wind kicking up and as luck would have it, rocked the tree letting me free the saw and take "Three steps towards the door" as in, "Mother may I" giant steps.
 
That was three days ago, and now,  I stand here in my my favorite deer stand recalling that day cutting fire wood thinking......... when is that dam tree gonna fall?
 
Good luck to those now hunting and to those still fishing.  
 
Think spring!!!

Just drop the darn thing . Getting a tree hung up sucks but it happens .
Terrible day , weather sucks , no ice and mud season is back .
Man cave is eating wood and spirits ,
I'd rather be goinn down the road feeling bad

Finished up buttoning up for the winter, barn is ready for the cows, plows are the trucks and snowblower is on the tractor after fighting a fuel leak and a bad key switch.  I went out twice ands saw nothing but a few does, but I was not trying hard.  FWIW all reports are leading to a pretty crappy fishing winter as far as steel. 
 
My wheeler has two bad cylinders, that's why it was running bad. I knew it was bad when the tech said ''let me show you the pictures''.  After reading up I am surprised it lasted this long..........
After some dickering we came to an agreement on a new machine and they waved why I owed the service dept. and gave me $500 for my broke down machine.   Going from a Kawi 750 to a Polaris 570. It was not a hard choice as my machine was 10 years old needed close to two grand in parts before they even got into the bottom end. Also needed tires and the suspension was making some funky squeaking noises. Going from carb to efi will be nice too.
 

Bad in my book HT. Did not want or need a new wheeler, but I use it as my main firewood gathering tool as the places I cut are too wet for the tractor except in the dead of summer. Lot's of work on the farm too.   With $600 off all 2015's  now is as good as in the spring. Was planning on about 1k of tires, suspension parts  and maintenance this winter so I am glad it blew now and not right after. Will even try it out on the ice this year if conditions warrant.