[FASTEDDIE29]

I'll say this one more time...... It's a normal ice year in beautiful NJ! It's January 1st, 2017! We get an early Arctic blast, a very small portion of safe ice, then a melting period! After all that nonsense we get another DEEP FREEZE, like the one were getting later this week! Although some years it just doesn't happen. The northern tier should make some ice as long as the wind isn't blowing out of the NW @ 20-60 mph all winter like it was last year. You have to pay attention to details and do some scouting if you want to get on the ice. It's not a game! There are many variables to consider when looking to get into the game of ice fishing! You can't rush the ice making process here in NJ! You have to wait for it! Haste makes waste! It also makes you swim when you don't want to! Trust me, I've been swimming in February when it was 10 degrees out, it's not a good feeling at all. Be safe! Make phone calls! Make contacts! Make friends and never, absolutely never venture out onto the ice alone if you don't know what the hell your doing!!!!

TIGHT LINEZ and FLAGS to all in 2017!!!