cabin fever

[junkman41]

hello everyone, I been buying things for my barge, to get ready for fishing, over the winter, and sitting here reading threads posted, and learning. I was wondering how many others out there got cabin fever like I do. it has been a mild winter so far here in PA. but I had enough. Feb and March I start getting restless and want to get out and about.I bought my pontoon last fall and have not yet had it in the water so I am so ready.

thanks Jack

 

[The Rooster]

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I'm with you, Jack. Hopefully going to be doing some "Mardi Gras" boat parades this weekend !!! I'll save some beads for you.

 

[junkman41]

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I'm with you, Jack. Hopefully going to be doing some "Mardi Gras" boat parades this weekend !!! I'll save some beads for you.

ok Rooster have a good time

 

[mayorjones]

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Hey' Jack -

We live in Iowa and I am right there with you... Normally spring time here is a waiting game due to high water on the Mississippi from melting snow up north, but with the very light winter we've had throughout the entire region, in addition to the fact that our water was low in the fall, I'm hopeful that we will be on the water in late April, early May which is normally unheard of here (minus the die hards).

Hoping you find as much enjoyment with your boat as we have with ours. You only live once my man.

Have fun!
Dwight Jones
Waukon, Iowa

 

[MH Hawker]

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Well it was a lovely 55 degree day here after sitting here for 12 stright days of rain and snow and I was able to get out and work on the boat and work on my rebuild and all I can say is it 30 days its SPALSH time.

 

[junkman41]

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Well it was a lovely 55 degree day here after sitting here for 12 stright days of rain and snow and I was able to get out and work on the boat and work on my rebuild and all I can say is it 30 days its SPALSH time.

good luck on your rebuild, I dont think I will get in the water untill late march or early april. what part of WV you located? I cannot get the cover off my pontoon yet to do any work

 

[MH Hawker]

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I am in the Huntington area, thats in the WV, KY OH tri state corrner, and the rebuild is going fine its ben a on going project since june of 2011 inturped by a lot of fishing and it may be finished by next winter if one is ever finished. But the bad weather will pass it just gets very long waiting out the bad days and the on line parts shopping is killing my bank account.

 

[junkman41]

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the waiting gets to me,but spring will be here soon I hope. lol and yes the online buying sprees are killing my bank book also,but what is one to do on these gloomy winter evenings.I put my pontoon in the water in north western PA. so I will have to wait alot longer than you will.to get it in the water
well best of luck to you
Jack

 

[BOWMAKER1]

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We bought our pontoon in late September and got to use it several times until the first of November here in southern Iowa. All winter long I have been studying catalogs and this site for add on stuff and have visited Bass Pro several times to be ready for the spring fishing. So far we have a new Minn Kota PD2, a new Minn Kota on board charger, new life jackets, rod holders, a couple of new rods to do some trolling with, planner boards, more tackle for trolling for walleyes, new spark plugs, 2 new batteries for the trolling motor and wiring to hook it up and an extra older depth finder to mount in the front of the boat. I need some warm days to get to the storage area to get every thing installed and ready to fish ASAP. No cabin fever here (hee hee) but the ice is starting to melt around here so it could be any time now!!!

 

[junkman41]

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good luck Bowmaker

 

[5150abf]

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It has been such an easy winter so far I am just waiting till the April for it to really hit us, lots of snow and bitter cold, I really hope not but it just so weird this year.

I finally got my lower togehter and painted so technically the boat is ready to splash any time so hopefully very soon.

 

[playbuoy24]

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I'm here in ohio live by the river i guess you could say i also have cabin fever since i just bought a pontoon boat yesterday in the balmy 45 degree temp well hopefully spring will be here sooner rather than later.Hang in there we'll be boating soon I HOPE.

 

[CAPTAIN TONY]

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I will have to post some pictures from my fishing trip this weekend to help you get over the Fever. haha.

 

[Underblog]

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I feel your waterlust, Jack. I have a new-to-me toon waiting up in Northern Minnesota. Got a call from the island several days ago and the ice was 2 ft thick! Soon enough, May will roll around and we'll get the thing launched. I am looking forward to many trips back and forth to the boat landing to get supplies!

UB

Good Dog Island
Burntside Lake
Ely, MN

 

[MH Hawker]

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splashed mine awhile yesterday just to ride around and see how the rebuild improvements worked , it was a beautifully 60 degree day

 

[junkman41]

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splashed mine awhile yesterday just to ride around and see how the rebuild improvements worked , it was a beautifully 60 degree day

did everything work out ok ?

 

[MH Hawker]

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yea ever thing was fine now just a few more small things and its done for th e winter

 

[junkman41]

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the weather is so close to breaking, I can't stand the wait much more, you wanna talk about having the cabin feaver bad, I probibly went through my tackle box and re-arranged it, added new stuff. around 10 times now. been online buying things for the pontoon, getting it ready for my first season on the water with it. not to much longer now..... I HOPE
thanks Jack

 

[frfly172]

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Being in florida can boat most any time,have a few cold fronts this year but boating is great.need a reasonable guide to limits of a pontoon boat . Thanks ron