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rebel
01-02-2011, 11:47 AM
Anyone else doing a little ice fishing?

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg168/apache_33_2007/IMG_0219.jpg

crimescene450
01-02-2011, 12:48 PM
Me and my dad are gonna try this for the first time this weekend probably.



Anything i should know?

LowKey
01-02-2011, 01:01 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Vfz_Mf9gs
:p

Just can't bring myself to go ice fishing. They have tournies on the lake but I'm not a fan of sitting out in the wind (or in a hut) on a frozen block of ice waiting for a flag to tip. I'll stick to warmer, more uh...active...types of fishing.
Would be a good survival skill to have though... Should look into it more.

crashdive123
01-02-2011, 01:25 PM
Still waiting for temps to drop a little. Until then, I guess the ice in the beer cooler will have to do.

tipacanoe
01-02-2011, 02:48 PM
The ice here just isn't safe at this time. The snow we had last week, weighed the ice down, then it turned warm to boot. It is in the mid 40's today, we need a good five day's of teens to firm it up. I am ready to go as soon as it does. The warden service has put up warnings about thin ice even up north in the state.

flandersander
01-02-2011, 02:55 PM
I spent a couple hundred hours converting an old camper into an ice shack. I got all finished, but I cheaped out on the wood stove, and the paint on the outside of the stove caught fire. Burned the whole thing to the ground. $300 shack, and about $1000 worth of tools, not to mention my ice fishing camera... Gone. So I guess the short answer is no, I won't be ice fishing this year. Maybe next year...

Rick
01-02-2011, 04:31 PM
Thankfully, you weren't in it. Sorry to hear about the shack. That would definitely put me in a bad mood.

No ice fishing here. No ice.

crashdive123
01-02-2011, 05:08 PM
I spent a couple hundred hours converting an old camper into an ice shack. I got all finished, but I cheaped out on the wood stove, and the paint on the outside of the stove caught fire. Burned the whole thing to the ground. $300 shack, and about $1000 worth of tools, not to mention my ice fishing camera... Gone. So I guess the short answer is no, I won't be ice fishing this year. Maybe next year...

Was there a Cold Steel Knife in there?

mountain1
01-02-2011, 05:13 PM
i'm planning on getting out with a couple of friends in the next week or two. we go quite a bit every year.
we mainly just catch a buzz!!:)

wildWoman
01-02-2011, 08:48 PM
The ice here just isn't safe at this time. The snow we had last week, weighed the ice down, then it turned warm to boot. It is in the mid 40's today, we need a good five day's of teens to firm it up. I am ready to go as soon as it does. The warden service has put up warnings about thin ice even up north in the state.

A quick, easy, and accurate way to test the thickness of ice is with a cordless drill. Mark however many inches you need to be safe on the drill bit (take a long one, obviously) with a piece of duct tape and then just keep checking the ice.

rebel
01-02-2011, 09:12 PM
I spent a couple hundred hours converting an old camper into an ice shack. I got all finished, but I cheaped out on the wood stove, and the paint on the outside of the stove caught fire. Burned the whole thing to the ground. $300 shack, and about $1000 worth of tools, not to mention my ice fishing camera... Gone. So I guess the short answer is no, I won't be ice fishing this year. Maybe next year...

Dang, I'm sorry to hear about your shack!

rebel
01-02-2011, 09:17 PM
Me and my dad are gonna try this for the first time this weekend probably.



Anything i should know?

Wear good boots.

rwc1969
01-02-2011, 09:25 PM
Not yet, planning an overnighter at the end of the month though.

crimescene450
01-02-2011, 09:41 PM
What type of tackle or/and bait should i use? Just the same as the summer stuff?

We're gonna be fishing on a lake (pymatuning on ohio/penn border), with crappie, walleye, and perch, etc..

flandersander
01-02-2011, 10:49 PM
Was there a Cold Steel Knife in there?

K, crash, settle down about that, I'm getting another one.

tipacanoe
01-02-2011, 10:50 PM
WM, using the cordless drill sounds like the best idea I have heard of for checking the depth. I would think it is the quickest as well. Thanks, I'm going to mention it to the guy's at work in the morning.

rebel
01-03-2011, 12:27 AM
What type of tackle or/and bait should i use? Just the same as the summer stuff?

We're gonna be fishing on a lake (pymatuning on ohio/penn border), with crappie, walleye, and perch, etc..

How much do you want to spend? What do you have for ice fishing? As you can see this can be as complicated as you want to make it. You could start with what is available to see what you may want:http://search.gandermountain.com/?cname=Ice-Fishing&Ne=1000&N=1518

rebel
01-03-2011, 12:51 AM
To CS 450:

At a minimum an auger, http://http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=419243&pdesc=StrikeMaster_Mora_8_Adjustable_Hand_Auger&aID=504C16A&merchID=4006 (http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=419243&pdesc=StrikeMaster_Mora_8_Adjustable_Hand_Auger&aID=504C16A&merchID=4006)

An ice fishing pole, http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=419970&pdesc=Gander_Mountain_Advantage_Ice_Fishing_Rod_Re el_Combo_25_Ultra_Light&aID=504C2C&merchID=4006

Some lures / jigs, http://http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=432332&pdesc=JB_Lures_Glitter_Glow_Lure&aID=504C18&merchID=4006 (http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=432332&pdesc=JB_Lures_Glitter_Glow_Lure&aID=504C18&merchID=4006)

Some bait, http://http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://lifeandlawns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/grubworm.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lifeandlawns.com/2008/03/03/grub-worms-in-your-lawn-this-spring-are-not-a-concern/&h=306&w=308&sz=42&tbnid=ZXj0FZcraLtv_M:&tbnh=116&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgrub%2Bworm&zoom=1&q=grub+worm&usg=__yXS6_SkwqXv9WZPxnwngwuLALGo=&sa=X&ei=nFMhTcvTIIOBlAeT972-Cw&ved=0CCEQ9QEwAA (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://lifeandlawns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/grubworm.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lifeandlawns.com/2008/03/03/grub-worms-in-your-lawn-this-spring-are-not-a-concern/&h=306&w=308&sz=42&tbnid=ZXj0FZcraLtv_M:&tbnh=116&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgrub%2Bworm&zoom=1&q=grub+worm&usg=__yXS6_SkwqXv9WZPxnwngwuLALGo=&sa=X&ei=nFMhTcvTIIOBlAeT972-Cw&ved=0CCEQ9QEwAA)

skunkkiller
01-03-2011, 03:59 PM
ratfingys and grubs the best baits but any small jig with a grub will work but you have to try different colors minnows also work

finallyME
01-04-2011, 11:51 AM
I was hoping to try it this last week. But it has been too warm here lately, and none of the spots I went to had ice. :(

NightShade
01-04-2011, 05:34 PM
Cant wait for ice fishing!...... unfortunately there has only been about a 5 min window of safeice time on my water so far this year....
As for what do you need.... depends how much you wanna spend.... I definetley reccomend an auger.. sure power ones are nice, I just use a hand crank one though... its still pretty easy, much cheaper than a gas auger... and so so so much better than ax and pick!

Id say auger, traps, and some kind of sieve... other than that... its all in how much you either want to spend, or love ice fishing.

Pocomoonskyeyes3
01-04-2011, 05:44 PM
Nope,not even if the ice was thick enough. Not unless I HAVE to am I getting out on ice. My luck I'd hit the only thin patch of ice for a thousand miles around.:sweatingbullets:

crimescene450
01-05-2011, 06:47 PM
Well i went out today, but there wasnt really enough ice to go "ice fishing" yet. Id say i went "winter fishing". I caught a couple of ice cubes, but they werent big enough, so i had to throw them back.


This weekend im going winter camping though, and its supposed to be below freezing every day, so there should be thick enough ice by the time i go.

mountain1
01-08-2011, 08:49 PM
i was suppose to go out today with some friends from town but the "weather was to shi$$ey", according to the wusses from town.
damn townies:(
here i (we) are living on a mountain in the middle of nowhere and they wuss out because the frekin' wind was blowing with a little snow... it's winter and ice fishing for god's sake. ugghghghg. and one of the guys is originally from MN. a city kid...

rebel
01-09-2011, 02:52 AM
i was suppose to go out today with some friends from town but the "weather was to shi$$ey", according to the wusses from town.
damn townies:(
here i (we) are living on a mountain in the middle of nowhere and they wuss out because the frekin' wind was blowing with a little snow... it's winter and ice fishing for god's sake. ugghghghg. and one of the guys is originally from MN. a city kid...

It's a real PITA to set up my shelter in the wind. I'm glad to have it after it's set up.

mountain1
01-09-2011, 03:08 AM
we don't have a shelter we just sit on buckets.
and--we have a hand auger! yes i know; the stone age:)
we just like to sit out there and shoot the s%$t with a few beers and hope something bites. we generally catch a few things. trout,perch, with a pike thrown in here and there.
we just mostly catch a buzz

rebel
01-09-2011, 03:09 AM
Here's a similar picture of mine. I've got the cheaper non quilted version. It's a typical chinese anything in that everything is made so conservative that it barely works. I may get one season out of this. After this year, I'll make my own shelter. http://http://www.cabelas.com/product/Fishing/Ice-Fishing/Shelters-Sleds|/pc/104793480/c/104735880/sc/104561280/Clam-Base-Camp-Thermal/1083150.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Ffish ing-ice-fishing-shelters-sleds%2F_%2FN-1100505%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104561280%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%3BMM%3Bcat104 735880&WTz_l=SBC;MM;cat104735880;cat104561280 (http://www.cabelas.com/product/Fishing/Ice-Fishing/Shelters-Sleds|/pc/104793480/c/104735880/sc/104561280/Clam-Base-Camp-Thermal/1083150.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Ffish ing-ice-fishing-shelters-sleds%2F_%2FN-1100505%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104561280%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%3BMM%3Bcat104 735880&WTz_l=SBC;MM;cat104735880;cat104561280)

rebel
01-09-2011, 03:19 AM
we don't have a shelter we just sit on buckets.
and--we have a hand auger! yes i know; the stone age:)
we just like to sit out there and shoot the s%$t with a few beers and hope something bites. we generally catch a few things. trout,perch, with a pike thrown in here and there.
we just mostly catch a buzz

Ice fishing on a calm sunny day is great!

rebel
01-09-2011, 03:23 AM
We've got 18 inches of ice. I watched a big pike yesterday. I first thought it was a log. I should have had a spear.

mountain1
01-09-2011, 03:24 AM
that looks nice. no doubt about it.
for me, part of ice fishing is just being out on the ice in the open air. i enjoy winter and cold. i think for me personally, a shellter would kinda spoil the whole 'being outdoors' thing. i don't know that's just me.
of course we see plenty of folks with shelters and sometimes want to go 'warm up' but thats just how it goes. we just have another beer:)

mountain1
01-09-2011, 03:26 AM
not sure excatly how much ice is up where we go. last i heard it was around a foot and a half or so.

rebel
01-09-2011, 03:28 AM
that looks nice. no doubt about it.
for me, part of ice fishing is just being out on the ice in the open air. i enjoy winter and cold. i think for me personally, a shellter would kinda spoil the whole 'being outdoors' thing. i don't know that's just me.
of course we see plenty of folks with shelters and sometimes want to go 'warm up' but thats just how it goes. we just have another beer:)

Me too. I like to take my grill and cook wings.

mountain1
01-09-2011, 03:32 AM
now your talkin'. i thought about grilling steaks on the ice with my sportsmans grill last year but never did it.
this year will be the year.

rebel
01-09-2011, 03:36 AM
My neighbor made some pickled walleye the other day. It was outstanding! I found a recipe. Has anyone else done this and do you have a recipe?

http://http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1636,153175-227197,00.html (http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1636,153175-227197,00.html)

mountain1
01-09-2011, 03:41 AM
i love pickled fish.
the wife and i pickled some trout a few years back just to see how it was; pretty good i must say. i don't remember the exact recipe though.
pickled herring is on of my all time favs. i'm sure walleye is delicious. hard to go wrong there.

crashdive123
01-09-2011, 05:28 AM
Let me tell you - Rebel makes some darn tasty wings!

Supertramp
01-09-2011, 08:43 AM
well i got out on New Years (barely).we also got the warm spell here and it took away most of the ice we had accumulated .we had planned to go out on Lake St Clair but when we got there it just wasn't good so instead of going home we found a little spot and fished.not what i would call a successful trip but it was an outing.if you are bored i made a video here- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_V_XjrsfCU

crashdive123
01-09-2011, 09:26 AM
You may not have gotten any big fish, but looks like enough small ones for a meal. Did you get the chair back?

Rick
01-09-2011, 09:49 AM
Thanks for sharing. That chair did scoot right on a cross there.

Justin Case
01-09-2011, 09:53 AM
Great Video, Thanks,,,,

Supertramp
01-09-2011, 10:18 AM
thx guys-yes i got the chair back and that was not the only time it left me either until i finally tied it to my sled

copybiz
02-23-2011, 10:39 AM
Me and my little brother usually go for ice fishing but it is very tough to catch some.