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How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 02:46 PM
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MadCatter
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So the magic question on this frigid morning...how cold is too cold to catch crappies?
"I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work."-Thomas Edison
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 02:52 PM
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Jig Man
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Never too cold to ketchem, but it does get too cold to go...
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 02:55 PM
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marktx
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Seems my best days in the winter has bee the coldest raining or snowing days. They catch them on the ice in the north but it's mainly a personal decision on how much cold they can take
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 03:01 PM
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bloo_rainger
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I was just watching a show on tv from up north and they were catching giant crappie on a frozen lake. It's crazy.
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 03:15 PM
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chas1
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As I get older the temp for me is in the 40's,i tend to stay home below 45
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 03:23 PM
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Bobcat1
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This cold: Gets you this:
Bobby Barnett
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 03:24 PM
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Tommy Ezell
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Rain, sleet or snow it's never too cold.
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 03:27 PM
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Gamblinman
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I so miss our heated dock on Grand Lake in OK on these cold mornings. Slip into a 72 dock and catch crappies when its in the 20's outside, in a T-shirt.
Todays superb clothing sure makes it easier to tolerate those cold mornings in the boat. Windproof outer clothing and merino wool base layers make it enjoyable.
Gman
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 03:44 PM
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Bruce Bullard
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Enjoyable or tolerable? Catching crappie in cold is great, but it's the cleaning that gets me. Hands are like ice after first dozen or so.
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 07:03 PM
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Bud B
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Back in my bass tournament days, I would get out on some really cold days. I don't do that any more. If it's below freezing, I'm usually at home.
That said, my other hobby is cycling, and I would rather fish on a cold day than ride a bicycle. So, in the winter, I tend to ride on the warmer days and fish on the colder ones ......... to a point.
Bud Baker Gun Barrel City, Tx
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 08:31 PM
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Jerry T.
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No such thing as too cold. Colder the better it seems....
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 09:57 PM
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Chiprat
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weekend before last, I went to Ray Roberts Spillway, it was 24 when I got there at Sun up. went down to the cut and there was a guy already there, so we fished together. when you reeled your line in, the water would freeze up on the Eyelets.. I am thinking that is a bit too cold... Lol, caught a few, he caught most, for he was right over the pool, and they would not stray too far from there. I will stay above freezing from now on..
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Re: How cold is too cold?
[Re: Jerry T.]
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01/17/16 10:11 PM
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banker-always fishing
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No such thing as too cold. Colder the better it seems.... Plus #1. Side Note: As long as the wind is not blowing to hard!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/17/16 10:18 PM
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Lovfldx
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For crappie, unless creek,river or lake is frozen surface to mud, never too cold to catch crappie. Colder the better.vthatsxwhycthey make thermals and neoprene.
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Re: How cold is too cold?
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01/18/16 01:48 AM
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sapalmer
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Below freezing,sleet and snow. Some of my best trips.
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