11-12-2005, 03:16 PM
Guess I killed the thread with my last post. So I'll try again
8. Paint a ping pong ball black and put it in your ice hole (don't say that very fast or it could get you in trouble). If there is any sunlight it will absorb the light and heat and keep your hole from freezing. The wind also moves it around the hole and keeps it ice free.
9. Snow shoes work great to keep you on top of the crust layer when your friends are falling through into the sloppy slush layer underneath. However if you break through the crust and get the snowshoes wet and then walk in powdery snow they work like a lick-n-stick and all the snow sticks and feezes to them and they weight 20 pounds each in no time at all. Snow shoes can also distribute your weight better on thin ice if you are hung enough to try it.
10. Like windriver says: Always tear off the head of the meal worm, they are tastier that way
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11. Always use scent when ice fishing. I like berkley trout scent.
Anyone else want to chime in?
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8. Paint a ping pong ball black and put it in your ice hole (don't say that very fast or it could get you in trouble). If there is any sunlight it will absorb the light and heat and keep your hole from freezing. The wind also moves it around the hole and keeps it ice free.
9. Snow shoes work great to keep you on top of the crust layer when your friends are falling through into the sloppy slush layer underneath. However if you break through the crust and get the snowshoes wet and then walk in powdery snow they work like a lick-n-stick and all the snow sticks and feezes to them and they weight 20 pounds each in no time at all. Snow shoes can also distribute your weight better on thin ice if you are hung enough to try it.
10. Like windriver says: Always tear off the head of the meal worm, they are tastier that way![
] 11. Always use scent when ice fishing. I like berkley trout scent.
Anyone else want to chime in?
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