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General Discussion / Re: coleman lantern ?
« on: December 26, 2020, 04:02:35 AM »
Hey snowcone, let me know where i can get coleman fuel for $5 a gallon.  My local wally world has it for $10 or 12 last time i checked.  Still beats paying $3 per pound of propane.

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Grand Lake St. Marys / Re: Christmas day 2020
« on: December 25, 2020, 09:28:57 AM »
The big muddy made me a liar, she is skimming over now.  It is amazing what a couple of hours will do.

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Grand Lake St. Marys / Christmas day 2020
« on: December 25, 2020, 04:52:00 AM »
17 degrees on Christmas day and still no ice on the open part of grand lake . >:(. Hopefully soon!  I am not liking the high 40's and lows still above freezing in the forecast the next few days.

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General Discussion / Re: Ice Fish Ohio - Username
« on: December 25, 2020, 04:47:42 AM »
I would be happy to promote this site and include my username.

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General Discussion / Re: Holiday Greetings
« on: December 25, 2020, 04:44:40 AM »
Merry Christmas and happy New year to all!  May everyone stay safe in 2021.

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General Discussion / Re: First date of safe ice?
« on: December 25, 2020, 04:43:04 AM »
3" on what lake?  I will guess January 14.  I am just hoping for some safe ice in Ohio in 2021.

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General Discussion / Re: coleman lantern ?
« on: December 17, 2020, 12:15:29 PM »
I would be very careful using gasoline in a coleman lantern inside a shanty.  I think it might even be pushing it using coleman fuel.  Beware of carbon monoxide and lack of oxygen.  I guess that might be why I can't think clearly enough to find fish when I heat my shanty with my lantern!  I thought about going to propane, but dispise having to carry extra 1# bottles around and I don't want to  lug around a 20# bottle or spring for a 5# bottle.

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General Discussion / Re: Weather
« on: December 07, 2020, 03:50:47 PM »
I saw some skim ice on some channels and bays on grand lake st marys today.  The water temp is right there,  ow all we.need is a couple of weeks of below freezing temps!

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General Discussion / Re: Early season safety reminders
« on: December 05, 2020, 06:09:38 AM »
Carry retractable picks around your neck. They can get you out of a hole if nobody else is nearby to throw a rope.  I have been watching frabill's college of ice series and they have been pushing them for ice safety.

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General Discussion / Re: Weather
« on: December 05, 2020, 06:05:34 AM »
I have seen some ponds with skim ice.  Water is cold, now all we need is steady cold temps, no wind, no snow until the ice is 5 or 6" thick.  Too many mild Winters in a row has me chomping at the bit to get out on the ice.

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General Discussion / Re: Any thoughts
« on: November 29, 2020, 04:58:54 AM »
Hey Noticeman & Evinrude,
Natural lakes in NW Ohio are few and far between.  I would suggest a get together at Lima Reservoirs:  Metzger/Ferguson east of Lima, Bresler/Williams west of town.  Van Wert reservoirs and Findlay are other possibilities.  These are usually hard to fish due to water level fluctuations, very little structure.  Nearby bait shops and parking are limited.  Fishing pressure is usually light.  Perch, crappie, gills, walleye/saugeye and white bass are usually present.

Natural lakes would be in far NW corner, Harrison and La Su Ann in Williams county.

Even on wildohio.gov, fishing forecast and reports leave this area out.

Grand Lake St Mary's, Indian Lake and Lake Laromie are in either Central or SW Ohio, but get fishable ice most years.

I  would hate to tick off any locals by "invading" their secret spots, but an event like this could help teach us all something about finding and catching fish through the ice.

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General Discussion / Re: Any thoughts
« on: November 28, 2020, 06:04:06 AM »
Hey Slab,
Some events in the NW part of Ohio would be nice.  It seems many past events were in Central or NE Ohio.

Good luck to the new 3 muskateers on running the site!
Toadfish

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General Discussion / Re: Where is everybody?
« on: November 14, 2020, 07:02:21 AM »
Man, that’s tough!!   I think we’ve all have it too.  We have the same symptoms but added GI stuff.   They won’t test any of us either.   Been going on since mid September.   I hope you can get to feeling better soon!!
watch it wapak ice dawg, my whole family had it in August and none of us had a fever.  Mostly mild symptoms, everyone had something different. It is running rampant in your county and mine.

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General Discussion / Re: Where is everybody?
« on: November 02, 2020, 03:36:26 PM »
Snow yesterday and below freezing temps this morning have me stocked for.some hard water.  Temps are forecasted to be in the 60's later this week though.  Until cooler temps arrive' i will continue to catch ccrappie from the bank, watch perch videos and dream about hard water!

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General Discussion / Re: Where is everybody?
« on: November 02, 2020, 05:43:23 AM »
I am just checking in.  I hope slab makes a full recovery prior to a good, long season.  If things work out, we might be on the ice a week or two prior to him being allowed to drive.  I have been watching YouTube ice fishing videos like crazy.  I hope to get out this year.  No dock tournament for me, it turns fishing into stress and work, that is what i try to get away from by fishing.

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