New guy from Iowa saying hello!

  • Steve Strain
    Thor, Iowa
    Posts: 34
    December 24, 2014 at 9:02 pm #1488038

    Hey guys, been checking this site out for a few weeks now and decided to register tonight. Looks like a great site and great info on it. I’m 38 and live in North Central Iowa and call Brushy Creek my home lake but also go to the Iowa Great Lakes very often as well and call Kabeles Trading Post in Spirit Lake, Ia my go to bait shop. I’ve been up to West Okoboji ice fishing twice already this winter, one with my fiancé and last weekend with my brother and had some decent success up there. I look forward to learning more from this site and wish everybody a Merry Christmas!!!

    dougie
    Sobieski,Wi
    Posts: 454
    December 24, 2014 at 9:08 pm #1488040

    Welcome

    Wharf Rat
    Mahtomedi
    Posts: 265
    December 24, 2014 at 9:42 pm #1488054

    I know several people from Iowa and as far as I can recall I like every one of them. ;)
    Welcome to the boards!

    competitor
    South central, mn
    Posts: 137
    December 24, 2014 at 10:00 pm #1488056

    Welcome to IDO Steve! This is a great group of people with a wealth of knowledge!! Merry Christmas

    joe_the_fisher
    Wisconsin Dells WI
    Posts: 908
    December 24, 2014 at 10:46 pm #1488083

    Welcome to IDO Steve. It’s a great place to be. wave

    ederd
    Northeast Iowa, Randalia
    Posts: 1537
    December 25, 2014 at 5:34 am #1488108

    Welcome Steve, there are a great bunch of guys here and a few jokers!!!

    Ed

    tpmorgz
    Central Iowa
    Posts: 243
    December 25, 2014 at 7:29 am #1488113

    Welcome!

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13297
    December 25, 2014 at 8:25 am #1488123

    Welcome to IDO. Hard to find a better group of people. toast

    elk_addict
    Northern IA/Lincoln Lakes Area
    Posts: 253
    December 25, 2014 at 8:44 am #1488134

    Welcome, from a fellow Iowan!

    JD Winston
    Inactive
    Chanhassen, MN
    Posts: 899
    December 25, 2014 at 11:08 am #1488156

    Buckle up buttercup, this place is a wild ride! Welcome!

    Travis Swanson
    Posts: 41
    December 25, 2014 at 11:21 am #1488161

    Just across the state and a bit south in the Cedar Rapids area….welcome and wish we had more ice here to share reports.

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    December 25, 2014 at 11:35 am #1488163

    Welcome to IDO.
    wave

    mxskeeter
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 3578
    December 25, 2014 at 2:50 pm #1488200

    Welcome to IDO! This site has lots of good info from a great bunch of guys and gals!

    Steve Strain
    Thor, Iowa
    Posts: 34
    December 25, 2014 at 4:20 pm #1488225

    Thanks for all the welcomes! I look forward to learning from everybody here and sharing what I’m doing here in Iowa!

    gary d
    cordova,il
    Posts: 1125
    December 25, 2014 at 4:25 pm #1488228

    Welcome to IDO. Remember we all like pictures every now and then. coffee

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    December 25, 2014 at 4:54 pm #1488230

    Nice to hear that there is another guy from Iowa on the site you would not happen to be a Packers fan would you

    river rat randy
    Hager City WI
    Posts: 1736
    December 25, 2014 at 5:05 pm #1488232

    Welcome Steve. You are going to like it here.!! …rrr

    Steve Strain
    Thor, Iowa
    Posts: 34
    December 25, 2014 at 5:15 pm #1488236

    Since u guys like pictures, here’s one of my favorites. I proposed to my girlfriend on November 29th of this year at my favorite bait shop, Kabeles in Spirit Lake,Ia and they set up an Otter ice shack like the one I’m buying this weekend, put candles in it and going up to it, and I tied the ring onto a 13 Fishing Tickle Stick and Black Betty reel. Thankfully she said yes! She loves going fishing and ice fishing with me and is truly a catch of a lifetime!

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    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59944
    December 25, 2014 at 7:56 pm #1488266

    That is a rare catch indeed! Glad you took a photo of it ’cause without a picture…it’s just a story. )

    Welcome to Ido!

    Fill out your profile sometime so we know where your from, it helps for many different things.

    )

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11299
    December 25, 2014 at 8:57 pm #1488297

    Welcome! Don’t let the Iowa jokes get to ya.

    Brian Klawitter wrote:

    Fill out your profile sometime so we know where your from, it helps for many different things.

    )

    Like stalking?

    reverend
    Rhinelander, WI
    Posts: 1115
    December 27, 2014 at 12:50 pm #1488648

    Welcome to the site! Great group of people on here.
    Just came through Dubuque and Maquoketa on my way to QC area yesterday-you guys are in serious need of some ice!

    Rope
    Kansas
    Posts: 71
    December 27, 2014 at 2:25 pm #1488672

    Welcome!

    Steve Strain
    Thor, Iowa
    Posts: 34
    December 27, 2014 at 9:33 pm #1488758

    You guys are awesome! Thanks for the welcomes again! I’m in North central Iowa and have to drive an hour or better to find ice so it’s a good thing gas is cheap! By mid week next week Brushy creek should be solid and fishable so I won’t have to drive much!

    reverend
    Rhinelander, WI
    Posts: 1115
    December 27, 2014 at 9:45 pm #1488762

    Ooh, post a report on that one…go by it on my way to the father-in-laws every trip. Was rumored to be a good walleye lake at one time, but never made it there to find out. Good luck, stay safe!

    Steve Strain
    Thor, Iowa
    Posts: 34
    December 27, 2014 at 10:36 pm #1488783

    Brushy Creek is a damn good lake! I know theres monster walleyes in there! Plus big gills, crappie, Muskie and bass. And there’s a fair amount of perch too. I caught 2 nice eyes early this summer, both 5 pounds and that’s where I’m gonna be ice fishing just as soon as I can get out there! Here’s one of my Eyes from this summer. This one was caught the Friday following Memorial Day.

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    reverend
    Rhinelander, WI
    Posts: 1115
    December 27, 2014 at 11:06 pm #1488790

    Nice fish! Can’t wait to hear the ice fishing report!

    belletaine
    Nevis, MN
    Posts: 5116
    December 27, 2014 at 11:50 pm #1488799

    Welcome aboard Steve!
    Don’t forget to ask BK about the new member starter kit.

    toast

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