11-10-2005, 08:02 PM
Here's a few other things I thought I would add.
#1 - After checking reviewing some of my ice fishing trips in my database I found that the bite often slows down last hour of daylight.
#2 - Spring bobbers are a very effective way of spotting light bites. I believe what I call spring bobbers are the same thing windriver is calling wire strick indicators. The slipe bobbers that you can fill half or 3/4 full of water are also very effective at spotting light bites but are more of a hassel to deal with than the spring bobbers.
#3 - Light line gives me a better feel of the smaller jigs and ice flies. I have 2lb line on a couple of poles and 4lb line on most of my other poles. I don't like using heavier line than 4lb unless the jigs I'm fishing with weigh at least 1/4 oz if not more. The only problem with the lighter lines is that I have to retie my line more often.
#4 - Unless the fishing is slow there is no reason to use all five poles that Idaho allows one to use while ice fishing. While ice fishing by my self I have often had two or more poles with bites at the same time. Last year I had 4 out of 5 poles get bites within a minute of each other. It is just too much work to run back and forth reeling in fish and trying to keep 5 lines in the water when the fish are bitting. [crazy] There is also a greater risk of having a fish pull a rod into the hole.
#5 - I don't own a power augar and ice fish with someone that has one less half of the time. Keeping the blades sharp on my augar allows me to spend more time fishing and less time drilling.
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#1 - After checking reviewing some of my ice fishing trips in my database I found that the bite often slows down last hour of daylight.
#2 - Spring bobbers are a very effective way of spotting light bites. I believe what I call spring bobbers are the same thing windriver is calling wire strick indicators. The slipe bobbers that you can fill half or 3/4 full of water are also very effective at spotting light bites but are more of a hassel to deal with than the spring bobbers.
#3 - Light line gives me a better feel of the smaller jigs and ice flies. I have 2lb line on a couple of poles and 4lb line on most of my other poles. I don't like using heavier line than 4lb unless the jigs I'm fishing with weigh at least 1/4 oz if not more. The only problem with the lighter lines is that I have to retie my line more often.
#4 - Unless the fishing is slow there is no reason to use all five poles that Idaho allows one to use while ice fishing. While ice fishing by my self I have often had two or more poles with bites at the same time. Last year I had 4 out of 5 poles get bites within a minute of each other. It is just too much work to run back and forth reeling in fish and trying to keep 5 lines in the water when the fish are bitting. [crazy] There is also a greater risk of having a fish pull a rod into the hole.
#5 - I don't own a power augar and ice fish with someone that has one less half of the time. Keeping the blades sharp on my augar allows me to spend more time fishing and less time drilling.
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