06-05-2006, 12:04 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I am an ice fisherman, as well as a tuber. I make most of my own rods, including some little 20 inch ice rods. I don't like them even for ice fishing. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The shorter rods were originally designed for fishing inside tents and ice shanties, where there is limited space to swing a rod. I do not fish inside any kind of covering. I prefer ice fishing rods at least 5 feet long, mostly for the better feel and greater "lift" when setting hooks and fighting fish. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That being said, I will admit to taking out some "bitty sticks" just to play with bluegills or perch when they are hanging on the bottom in water deeper than 10 to 15 feet. That's all they are good for...vertical jigging. And, they can be fun for playing with panfish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On one lake in Arizona, my wife (TubeBabe) was using one of those flimsy little wands and hooked up to about a 3# largemouth on a tiny jig being fished for bluegills. Never knew she could yodel before.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The shorter rods were originally designed for fishing inside tents and ice shanties, where there is limited space to swing a rod. I do not fish inside any kind of covering. I prefer ice fishing rods at least 5 feet long, mostly for the better feel and greater "lift" when setting hooks and fighting fish. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That being said, I will admit to taking out some "bitty sticks" just to play with bluegills or perch when they are hanging on the bottom in water deeper than 10 to 15 feet. That's all they are good for...vertical jigging. And, they can be fun for playing with panfish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On one lake in Arizona, my wife (TubeBabe) was using one of those flimsy little wands and hooked up to about a 3# largemouth on a tiny jig being fished for bluegills. Never knew she could yodel before.[/#0000ff]
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