Ice fishing

[kansasdad]

Nice fish @BuzzH !

I laughed when I spotted your Mcgyver reel attachment to your rod. You are a redneck genius with that setup. (Meant as a complement…..I think I’ve done much the same in a fishing emergency)

 

[BuzzH]

Nice fish @BuzzH !

I laughed when I spotted your Mcgyver reel attachment to your rod. You are a redneck genius with that setup. (Meant as a complement…..I think I’ve done much the same in a fishing emergency)

Oh yeah, I've been taping reels on for a long time. That's actually a pretty big improvement over black tape.

Leukotape works way better, much warmer and better to grip. I've caught a lot of fish with setup...just a tip off a broken rod glued into a cork handle. Picked up the reel on a closeout deal for $9 about 10 years ago, still going strong. Probably have $12 in that set up.

 

[Nick87]

Wierd year we had more ice in early December than we have right now. Almost thawed out here...waiting.

 

[mtmuley]

Oh yeah, I've been taping reels on for a long time. That's actually a pretty big improvement over black tape.

Leukotape works way better, much warmer and better to grip. I've caught a lot of fish with setup...just a tip off a broken rod glued into a cork handle. Picked up the reel on a closeout deal for $9 about 10 years ago, still going strong. Probably have $12 in that set up.

That's how my Grandfathee built ice rods. mtmuley

 

[Brauee20]

Wierd year we had more ice in early December than we have right now. Almost thawed out here...waiting.

Its dog poop man. We had a couple days of safe ice here in southern MI right after Christmas and nothing since. Buddies and I are headed up state next weekend just to burn some cabin fever.

 

[Sask hunter]

After a tough morning chasing white fish, I got over to my shack and setup for pike around 130. Over the next three hours I went 5/5 on flags with the highlight being this chunky 38” pike. Quick picture and back she went. Also a cool experience with a burbot today

 

[Newenglander]

Nice Pik

After a tough morning chasing white fish, I got over to my shack and setup for pike around 130. Over the next three hours I went 5/5 on flags with the highlight being this chunky 38” pike. Quick picture and back she went. Also a cool experience with a burbot today
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[Newenglander]

Nice Pik

Nice Pike.. Our ice got too thin the post few weeks. Crazy warm in New England .

 

[Newenglander]

Nice Pike.. Our ice got too thin the post few weeks. Crazy warm in New England .

Hey Saskhunter. Didn't you hunt elk in unit 19 Wyoming?

 

[Newenglander]

Anyways. I think it was you. If so, I'm going to draw 19 or 120. Trying to decide. I'd love to hear your thoughts on WY elk unit 19.

 

[Sask hunter]

Hey Saskhunter. Didn't you hunt elk in unit 19 Wyoming?

Think that was the other saskhunter @SaskHunter i stick to Sask

 

[tkhuntsman]

Having a good ice season in MT so far perch, walleye, pike, and trout planning a laker trip to flathead or maybe Swan next week reports look good will keep hemering the local lakes in the evenings to stack up the filletsView attachment KIMG1016.JPGView attachment KIMG1018.JPG

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Finally made it out on the ice for the first time this season. Only caught four, all suckers

 

[SwaggyD]

Finally made it out on the ice for the first time this season. Only caught four, all suckers

I caught a sucker on the boat 3-4 years ago. My daughter who’s 7, still reminds me of it. “Daddy, remember when you caught that sucker fish?!” Sorry for the derail. I haven’t been out ice fishing yet.

 

[Sask hunter]

Storm coming in tomorrow and the fishing was hot! 1 burbot, 1 eye and 9 or 10 pike today all on tip ups and smelts. Wasn’t till the last two hours I had friends show up so we could get more lines out. If we would have had 6 lines out all day we would have really slayed them. Two best pike were nice 35 and 36”

 

[Monroe110]

Good batch of Gil’s from the Mississippi river

 

[Irrelevant]

FIL, Daughter, and i caught 64 perch in 1.5 hrs. Took about that long to clean them....

 

[reallyoldman]

Polish ice fisherman goes ice fishing.....very successful trip..........he caught 50 lbs. of ice!

 

[Gellar]

Tried to go ice fishing this afternoon with 4 and 7 year old. 4 year old stepped in a snow covered hole in first 20 minutes. Luckily it wasn’t a long drive home.

 

[Buckskinbob]

Did alright today, ended up having to throw back a few fatties