08-28-2013, 05:13 AM
OMG - is it August and we are talking Ice-Fishing!
glutton!
Ok - never tried a Nils, but hear all the hoopla. Blades can be sharpened. I hear they'll compete with a powered.
7 inches is plenty, especially for a hand auger. drill two holes together and "chip" if you need.
KSL ads - should be lots of "ice" setups coming at end of summer, folks realize "I didn't use this last year, time to go".
Rods - personally I like one with some backbone, and then a real good spring-bobber. ActionTackleProducts has some great spring bobbers, of get some used Guitar strings and beads...
Reels, Line. Ice rod combos are generally crap, especially the reels. I've been swapping in other "small" reels to replace. Some of the super flimsy might be ok for a perch, but even a descent planter-bow can make the cheap reel "skip".
Bigger fish - fatter rods. Not necessarily longer, but . . .you CAN fish outside, and length is not such an issue.
No one has talked shelters. You can get by without. Go with friends . . . but eventually, that snowstorm or wind makes the difference of "comfort" vs "short trip".
Jigger Totters - love em! Just want 'em taller, propped on a "table" works.
Fishfinder - it helps to know what's down there. And there's affordable options. Buddy's and such.
Hey - go Chill Out! Maybe catch that off-season yard-sale!
glutton!
Ok - never tried a Nils, but hear all the hoopla. Blades can be sharpened. I hear they'll compete with a powered.
7 inches is plenty, especially for a hand auger. drill two holes together and "chip" if you need.
KSL ads - should be lots of "ice" setups coming at end of summer, folks realize "I didn't use this last year, time to go".
Rods - personally I like one with some backbone, and then a real good spring-bobber. ActionTackleProducts has some great spring bobbers, of get some used Guitar strings and beads...
Reels, Line. Ice rod combos are generally crap, especially the reels. I've been swapping in other "small" reels to replace. Some of the super flimsy might be ok for a perch, but even a descent planter-bow can make the cheap reel "skip".
Bigger fish - fatter rods. Not necessarily longer, but . . .you CAN fish outside, and length is not such an issue.
No one has talked shelters. You can get by without. Go with friends . . . but eventually, that snowstorm or wind makes the difference of "comfort" vs "short trip".
Jigger Totters - love em! Just want 'em taller, propped on a "table" works.
Fishfinder - it helps to know what's down there. And there's affordable options. Buddy's and such.
Hey - go Chill Out! Maybe catch that off-season yard-sale!