Gearing up for the ice

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I mainly use just one rod. I broke my two oldest rods last year slamming huge bows. Now day I use a modifed rod from a company in Enterprise Ut. They are the ones that have a u shaped stand and the rod comes from the bottom of the stand. We modified it so the rod comes out the top part and taped the piece that holds the unit up to the bottom. We also took a couple screws and drilled the sides of the stand out and put those screws in for extra support. We taped the reels on and never had any problems except for when it gets warm the tape stretches. Now we have a pole that works great for controled jigging and siting. Plus you can take any rod that would work and put in the stand. My brother took a ugly stick and cut it down to fit in the stand.

I'll post some pictures when I get the chance.

We use the coleman tent heater in ours during the early morning hours. It works good after the tent warms up but I wish it had a fan. After it gets nice and warm we get out and enjoy a day on the ice.
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