I lived in upstate NY and Walleye fishing was big. A bunch of us were set up for ice fishing but not like the Grumpy Old Men but, almost. We fished Oneida Lake most of the time. For Salmon we'd go to Ontario. I had a Crestliner Great Lakes Cuddy with downriggers. That was a lot of years ago. I scaled back. Now, I have a 14 foot StarCraft Seafarer it is enough for me, the lakes that I fish I can swim across and I feel pretty safe in the boat. Except, during electrical storms.
I bought my license today. I planned on going for Calico and Bluegills tomorrow but, when I was coming back from the sporting goods shop the engine in my van started acting up. I dropped it off at the garage, it needs a distributor cap and a rotor. They didn't have time to repair it, so tomorrow, I'll have it in time to get out for the first time. The weather is supposed to be nice. Today was windy and rainy.
You guys might find this pretty disgusting but my fishing beer is canned Corona. It used to be canned Becks and Heinee until the capitalists bought them out. I do not use limes, I don't want to ruin a lime. I am thinking about purchasing a 2.5 gallon corny and a co2 injector. The corny is small enough to fit in my cooler. Then, I can drink my own stuff. It should cover a few hours of fishing.