Who is ready for some ice?!?!?

[TeeBugg]

Any other ice fisherman out there? Im enjoying deer season but in the back of my mind im ready to jig up some panfish!

[Early]

Nothing like a meal of panfish pulled from under the ice.  Make sure you pick up a jar of Berkley GULP Maggots to tip your jigs with.

[PREDATE]

Some tip downs and fatheads after dark is my way of doing it. I jig too to pass time between hits on tip downs. Got out once last year, ice growth sucked..again.

[TeeBugg]

Nothing like a meal of panfish pulled from under the ice. Make sure you pick up a jar of Berkley GULP Maggots to tip your jigs with.

Heck yeah! Dont leave home without em! I use alot of plastics too. Was able to fish a private pond alot last year. Some areas had no ice and this still had 8 to 9 inches. Big gills sunnies and crappie!

[greybeard]

You ice fishermen are a lot tougher then me.. I fished at the beach in the snow today and my foot got  wet, then it  got so cold that it swelled up and I could barely walk..  I cannot even imagine ice fishing....My hat is off to you...

 

[Redneckoflatham]

At this rate we will be on the hard water before the year is over

[papabear]

i am ready just picked up a new jigging rod have all the tip ups ready just waiting for some ice

[PREDATE]

You ice fishermen are a lot tougher then me.. I fished at the beach in the snow today and my foot got  wet, then it  got so cold that it swelled up and I could barely walk..  I cannot even imagine ice fishing....My hat is off to you...

It can be brutal and some times it is most pleasant. I can remember a few times as a youngster being on the ice in a t-shirt.

[azhuntress]

I have a funny story about ice fishing to share. A couple of years ago my husband was

ice fishing with a couple of his buddies on Lake Chautauqua. He had drilled a few of

his own holes to fish out of but then later he fished through a hole that was already

there. He got a hold of something and pulled it through the ice. It was a plastic

shopping bag. He squeezed it and out oozed a brown substance. Here it was a bag of

crap! LMAO! Someone must have pooped in a bag while in their fishing hut and then they

dropped it down the hole and then he caught it! We teased him like crazy saying he's

probably the only guy ever that's caught a bag of crap! LOL!

[PREDATE]

That'll teach him to go meddling around in other people's business! lol

[shawnhu]

Nothing like a meal of panfish pulled from under the ice. Make sure you pick up a jar of Berkley GULP Maggots to tip your jigs with.

GULP! Was around 60 years ago?

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[TeeBugg]

GULP! Was around 60 years ago?

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Seriously? Its getting ridiculous. Go hijack some other thread please.

Edited November 13, 2013 by TeeBugg

[wdswtr]

Im ready, Im ready to get some chromers too this winter on the SR. 

[crappyice]

I'm a big fan of waiting out the tip ups...I love shouting, "FLAG!" Even when I'm alone on the ice!

[shawnhu]

Seriously? Its getting ridiculous. Go hijack some other thread please.

I don't see anything wrong with my question. But obviously you do, and since its your thread, I'll respect your request. I hope you can PM me the answer Early!

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[TeeBugg]

It wasnt a question you posed. Its a slam on early for his non use of modern things. But thanks for respecting the thread.

[TeeBugg]

I'm a big fan of waiting out the tip ups...I love shouting, "FLAG!" Even when I'm alone on the ice!

I dont do too much tip ups or tip downs....maybe i should start. Even when im jigging alone i yell theres a nice one! Lol

[Early]

Another tip for tipping your jigs: Use tiny slivers of dried apple...works great, especially when you pull a "grub" out of your mouth to bait up in front of other fishermen. Just explain that "They work better when I warm them up a bit!"

[PREDATE]

I've had good luck using ice flies for panfish. On the main line I will put a micro spinner that spins while it falls. Then I rig 3-4 ice flies on the line. One every couple feet and tip each one with a minnow or meal worm. This lets me fish multiple depths on one jigging rod.

Edited November 13, 2013 by PREDATE

[BUCKANDAQUARTER]

i sold my vexilar last year, but i got the itch. i heard another good tip taking those little rubber sqiushy toys that have the little rubber antenae sticking out all over the place (about 1" long not even a 1/8th in diameter), cut off some of those and rig em.

[TeeBugg]

i sold my vexilar last year, but i got the itch. i heard another good tip taking those little rubber sqiushy toys that have the little rubber antenae sticking out all over the place (about 1" long not even a 1/8th in diameter), cut off some of those and rig em.

Ill attest that they work. Found a bunch at the dollar store last year...they work great and i have hundreds of em in different colors!

[Deerslayer]

Ready, Ready, Ready!!!!!!! First need to fill the freezer tip top with meat!  My boys are 13 & 8 and absolutely LOVE ice fishing.

I'm ready to take them up for the landlock salmon and laker slam!!

[Terry]

I don't want deer season to end, but when it does I am glad there is ice fishing. I am really looking forward to perch and walleye.

[river]

I am ready!!!

[Marti375]

I love to hunt but when im sitting in a tree freezing, all I think about is a nice warm shanty, a beer, and a Flaaaaag!!!!!!.