O/T - Cabin Fever, Winter Blues, Hobbies, Pastimes...

The Butcher · Post by **The Butcher** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:02 pm

Tail Drop,
I want what you have, I just don't want to put the time it to get it! LOL

Tail Drop · Post by **Tail Drop** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:57 pm

Well Butcher I think I served my time working for Dupont for 35 yrs. but I'm enjoying retirement now,so it was worth it all those years of shiftwork

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:31 am

dsr wrote:I'm glad that you posted your original question.It has me thinking that life is good and I have many interests which I can pursue.

Yes you do! Enjoy it!

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:34 am

The Butcher wrote:I catch some monster 10# plus walleyes, out of the Ohio river in Jan and Feb. Not many, but enough to keep me coming back.

You bank fish for those? Or go out on a boat?

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:35 am

Tail Drop wrote:god I love retirement.

I'm jealous

Only 20 more years and I'll be there too!

Oh how the days just FLY by when I think of it that way

The Butcher · Post by **The Butcher** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 5:37 pm

Bank fish Zeke,
Very slow presentation, usually a jig tipped with a minnow, and the water has to be just right. I watch and see which locks they have open, and what the drift is like (I live 3 miles from a major lock), then I know where to fish. I have been fishing the Ohio, for the last 30 years, and still learning. Lots of snags, so making my own jigs, is the only way. I'll bet I've lost thousands of jigs over the years, and that's not being funny. I cast about 500 jigs at a time, and they last me about 2-3 years. The bite is soft, and a good rod and reel combo is a must. I have not ice fished in 20 years, but we've got some good snow on, and it's been very cold for a few weeks, so I may break out the parka and muckalucks or how ever you spell that. Butcher