10-30-2005, 09:32 AM
sounds like you are already loaded for bear...
your rods and reels sound good. I would sugest you pick up a few spare spools for your reels, on one put on 1lb or 2lb ice line for gills and perch, on another spool put on 4lb ice line for crappie bass trout and cisco.
you can pick up a tub of wax worms fairly cheep. two tubs run around 15 bucks at bass pro shop. keep them dry and cool and they will keep for the better part of your season. just keep pulling out the dead ones so they dont rot. get a skoll or bubble gum can to put your wax worms in when going out on the ice.
trun your bucket upside down when sitting or get a seat for it. Gander mountain has an extra tall bucket with a padded lid and a built in minow bucket. I do sit a little bit but in all honesty I like to stand when I am ice fishing, I am allowed to use two lines when fishing so if I have two rods set I tend to run back and forth between them, I set them about 15 -20 feet apart. different riggs for diffrent species. I do have to modivate a bit when the crappie start up. I work my gill rod and like a set line with a minnow for crappie and perch.
I do use tipups for trout and pike. steal leaders for pike.
as for electronics they are ok but I dont depend on them much for locating fish. I find I make them come to me better than me chasing after them. I usualy drill about 6 holes for my self till I find a couple good ones then I use the same holes the rest of the season. finding a good structure and working around it pays off much better than any electornics. I do have a bottom line protable I can take out with me to find my geographical location. then I mark it with my gps for the rest of the season.
from what I see in your post you could do well with a nice 3 horse jiffy power auger or a nice 6 inch lazer hand auger. and pick up an extra set of blades when you get your auger. it is well worth the effort and will save tons of time...
if you are going to target walleyes you might want to get a heavey acton rod. though the ice they tend to be a tough coustomer.
there is a tone of things to talk about, putting it all on one post isnt easy...
we have a couple weeks before ice on so jump right in here and pull up an ice block and set a spell....
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your rods and reels sound good. I would sugest you pick up a few spare spools for your reels, on one put on 1lb or 2lb ice line for gills and perch, on another spool put on 4lb ice line for crappie bass trout and cisco.
you can pick up a tub of wax worms fairly cheep. two tubs run around 15 bucks at bass pro shop. keep them dry and cool and they will keep for the better part of your season. just keep pulling out the dead ones so they dont rot. get a skoll or bubble gum can to put your wax worms in when going out on the ice.
trun your bucket upside down when sitting or get a seat for it. Gander mountain has an extra tall bucket with a padded lid and a built in minow bucket. I do sit a little bit but in all honesty I like to stand when I am ice fishing, I am allowed to use two lines when fishing so if I have two rods set I tend to run back and forth between them, I set them about 15 -20 feet apart. different riggs for diffrent species. I do have to modivate a bit when the crappie start up. I work my gill rod and like a set line with a minnow for crappie and perch.
I do use tipups for trout and pike. steal leaders for pike.
as for electronics they are ok but I dont depend on them much for locating fish. I find I make them come to me better than me chasing after them. I usualy drill about 6 holes for my self till I find a couple good ones then I use the same holes the rest of the season. finding a good structure and working around it pays off much better than any electornics. I do have a bottom line protable I can take out with me to find my geographical location. then I mark it with my gps for the rest of the season.
from what I see in your post you could do well with a nice 3 horse jiffy power auger or a nice 6 inch lazer hand auger. and pick up an extra set of blades when you get your auger. it is well worth the effort and will save tons of time...
if you are going to target walleyes you might want to get a heavey acton rod. though the ice they tend to be a tough coustomer.
there is a tone of things to talk about, putting it all on one post isnt easy...
we have a couple weeks before ice on so jump right in here and pull up an ice block and set a spell....
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