12-08-2010, 08:23 AM
In the winter time, we get a small spot on our lake that opens up to a couple square yards because of under water currents and atmospheric preasure.
my rule is, if your standing on a sheet of ice and your dropping your lure in to a hole of that ice, you are ice fishing.
we would stand a few feet away and cast in, The trick we found to not snag the edge was to use enough bait to cover the tip of the hook and use a regular size bobber and when we get close to the edge with our rods pointed down, we would lift our rods upwords quickly.
now we were only fishing a couple feet below the ice wich means our leads were only about 3 feet, the depth of the spot where we the hole opens is only 4 foot deap to if a man were to go though, he would only be chest to chin deap. And yes someone always goes though there every year...
might I suggest if your fishing for larger fish to use weedless hooks it has a wire across the point that will keep your hook from biting in to the ice when pulling it out.
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my rule is, if your standing on a sheet of ice and your dropping your lure in to a hole of that ice, you are ice fishing.
we would stand a few feet away and cast in, The trick we found to not snag the edge was to use enough bait to cover the tip of the hook and use a regular size bobber and when we get close to the edge with our rods pointed down, we would lift our rods upwords quickly.
now we were only fishing a couple feet below the ice wich means our leads were only about 3 feet, the depth of the spot where we the hole opens is only 4 foot deap to if a man were to go though, he would only be chest to chin deap. And yes someone always goes though there every year...
might I suggest if your fishing for larger fish to use weedless hooks it has a wire across the point that will keep your hook from biting in to the ice when pulling it out.
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