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nightstalker
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| TK, we all hunt for trophy fish, its the method we go about it lol some better than others but every fish i catch to me is a trophy. |
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TurtleKiss
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| nightstalker wrote: | | TK, we all hunt for trophy fish, its the method we go about it lol some better than others but every fish i catch to me is a trophy. |
I'm new to ice, so I'll admit I have no idea what I'm doing. I already have no confidence in maggots on #10 hooks & 4# test. Those laughably small fish we caught were lighter than the lures I throw in summer (they were adorable though.) Quantity doesn't matter as much as quality to me. What's the proper setup if you plan to catch fish with teeth, or fish in excess of 6 lbs? Any way to do it without using live bait or tip-ups?
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nightstalker
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| Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| oh absolutely, first of all lose your fear of the ice, 2nd drill about forty holes in the ice, take forty sticks of dynamite drop them in the holes, calmly walk back to shore, take a shot of tequila and pull the fuse, take another shot of quila an go get your fish , works every time lol |
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pikePERSUADER1
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| Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| my cousin just called me and told me he caught a bass that him and his father estimated at around 7, both said it was the biggest bass either has caught or seen caught, got it on the smaller silver swedish pimple!!! dont worry kira i have a bunch of those we can try tomorrow! |
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TurtleKiss
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| Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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| pikePERSUADER1 wrote: | | my cousin just called me and told me he caught a bass that him and his father estimated at around 7, both said it was the biggest bass either has caught or seen caught, got it on the smaller silver swedish pimple!!! dont worry kira i have a bunch of those we can try tomorrow! |
That's it - I'm putting braid on my jigging rod. Screw this 4lb trouty line.
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AustinB
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I recognized you guys standing outside of the maple tree cafe thursday afternoon. i went buy you in the firetruck and recognized kira's hat
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TurtleKiss
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| AustinB wrote: | | I recognized you guys standing outside of the maple tree cafe thursday afternoon. i went buy you in the firetruck and recognized kira's hat |
That's too freaking funny. This hat is extremely popular with the general public if frequent compliments are any indication. Scads of people ask me where I got it. It's made of warm, soft super-comfortable fleece and has the earflaps I require in the winter. I'm told it's "cute." It really is the greatest hat. 
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SeaDog1
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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Yeap!
That is one cute hat Kira has 
And it goes well with that winning smile she also has
Now about that boat of yours Kira 
Oops! Wrong picture -> I think 
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woolzy
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:13 am Post subject: |
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| Kira if you put braid on your jigging rod make sure its for cold weather. Regular braid will freeze up. |
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PECo
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:50 am Post subject: More photos. . . . |
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I found a couple of photos on my Nikon SLR. Unfortunately, I didn't have many good reasons to pull it out that day. Here's Jon exploring a laydown close to the intersection of the dead end branch with the main channel of the river:
Being on river ice instead of pond ice creeped me out a little, but the ice was so thick that I didn't really worry about it, despite the noises it made and the cracks that appeared in it:
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TurtleKiss
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Guess what Phil? I don't scream like a girl when the ice is covered in snow, not making cracking noises, and I can't see the 2 inches I'm standing on. I prefer it over that 9 inch thick, more reliable ice.
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PECo
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:38 pm Post subject: LOL! |
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Yeah, Jon and I talked about how opaque white ice is psychologically more comforting than transparent black ice when you're walking on it, even though black ice is safer. It reminds me of that experiment where they put a crawling baby on glass that goes over a visible drop. Even though the baby can feel the glass surface, it will not crawl over the drop. Its sense of vision trumps its sense of touch. Being able to see through the ice is inherently a little creepy.
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SeaDog1
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Hi All!
A good stretch of cold Wx and black ice "over" 4 inches is very reliable. 
Though I do have the advantage of confidence because as a 100% Polack -> S_ _ t....... FLOATS
And I do "ALWAYS" have my Safety Gear on me
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Flipper
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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I'm with Kira on the whole micro ice fishing. I kind of have the same question, though. How am I going to rig a 8" live baitfish without setting off false flags?
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nightstalker
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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| big baits big fish? dude call me crazy but ive caught 5lb bass on half the size of those baits. Eveen a 38.5in pike on smaller bait. thru the ice! some of the heritage tip-ups and some others have a drag system on the reels that you can tighten down if you must. sometimes by fooling with the flag on others you can put more tension on the spool. I am also a strong believer of quality over quantity and always practice catch and release 99% of the time. i think you would be better served with smaller bait just my opionion. |
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