11-14-2012, 04:45 PM
[quote RonPaulFan] I like the idea presented here of using my same spinning reels that I've been using. [/quote] Yep a good ultra light or light reel will work on the ice.
[quote RonPaulFan]Ice fishing poles look too weak for the size fish you guys pull out from under the ice. [/quote]
Like there longer cousins Ice rods come in different flavors; light, medium heavy and everything in between.
Most use the light since perch and panfish are what people are gunning for. I like using a medium with a removable spring bobber.
[quote RonPaulFan]
I do like the idea of longer rod length presented above to help set the hook, so how about I choose one of my two piece rods and just not use the second half. [/quote]
I assume you going to use the butt section so you can connect a reel. You would loose the sensitivity to detect strikes. You got remember when ice fishing the strikes are very subtle and very light. Every once in a while youll get that summer tug were it almost drags you pole down the ice hole. But detecting those light strikes can turn 2 fish day into a 20.
This is one of those ares were if you looking for rod thats going to cast well and ice fish your going to want 2 separate rods.
[quote RonPaulFan]My 7 foot rod should be 3-1/2 feet and my ten foot two price rod which I like a lot should be 5 feet. Either would be much stiffer than an ice fishing rod which seems right to me, but how am I wrong? Lighter action for big fish when they are under ice? I do have a spinning rod that is 5 feet and ultra light. It's carbon fiber and would seem to be easy to break with a big fish. [/quote]
Its in the engineering of the rod a 7 to 10 foot rod is built for casting, the upper half flexes while the lower 1/2 is the backbone in a ice fishing there no need for casting the entire rod flexes especially in light weight pan fish rods you literally can bend them in a u shape.
Ice fish rods have plenty of strength to bring in the big ones I actually have yet to break one while fishing were i have broken many spinning & fly rods [laugh]
[quote RonPaulFan]
Ice fishing tents? The material is black on the inside. Are we trying to keep out light? Other than that, they look very much like my camouflage hunting blind that looks something like this one:
[url "http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunting/Hunting-Blinds/Ground-Blinds-Accessories%7C/pc/104791680/c/104702580/sc/104365080/Trekker-T500B-Hub-Blind/1087169.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fhunting-hunting-blinds-ground-blinds-accessories%2F_%2FN-1100113%2FNo-0%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104365080%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat104791680%253Bcat104702580%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNP%26recordsPerPage%3D48&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat104791680%3Bcat104702580%3Bcat104365080"]http://www.cabelas.com/...02580%3Bcat104365080[/url]
Is that substantially different from an ice fishing tent? [/quote]
Not too many specs on the link you provided but it looks very similar to a Eskimo or clam ice tents. The main thing you looking for in a Ice tent try to avoid of the elements especially Wind. If that tent can block the wind rain and snow should work fine.
[quote RonPaulFan]
But, the high dollar item is the fish finder and that's where I would most like multiple use versatility, if it makes sense.[/quote]
Fish finders are fighting words [
] meaning everyine has there opinions of whats the best I like the Fishing buddy series im sure other will chime in
[quote RonPaulFan]
Can a MarCum LX-9 be used on the boat or would I do better with a boat fish finder that I also use on ice?
[/quote] Not sure about the LX-9 in the past ive owned a Vexilar and could buy a seperate hockey puck transducer and directly mount to the hull of a boat The Marcum is much like the Vexilar, I know the transducer on Vexilar with shoot through aluminun boat hull. As far as using it a a fiberglass or deep hull v shaped not sure of Marcum make a separate transducer ( just my opinion the LX9 is like 1200 dollars Id suggest buying a lesser model and a separate fish finder for your boat it would be cheaper just my opinion ) [/quote]
[quote RonPaulFan]
I might design and build my own auger to take out a core of ice and much easier and built much lighter. I have some titanium superalloy to make it even lighter still. Has anyone ever seen a core of ice removed to make a hole? [/quote]
I have no clue on this traditional Ice augers drill through the ice coring it sound like you cutting it and trying to bring a up chunk of ice instead of shavings.
[quote RonPaulFan]On boots, I've read our posts on that too. How about I wear my insulated waders for ice fishing? [/quote]
Insulated waders aren't enough maybe for the beginning of the season but when the weather start dipping in the single digits it gets cold. Insulation for your feet is the most important part since there in constantly contact with the ice I highly recommend muck boots or boots with 800 to 1000 gram thiunsulate boots. Warm boot will extend your day and keep you from going home early.
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[quote RonPaulFan]Ice fishing poles look too weak for the size fish you guys pull out from under the ice. [/quote]
Like there longer cousins Ice rods come in different flavors; light, medium heavy and everything in between.
Most use the light since perch and panfish are what people are gunning for. I like using a medium with a removable spring bobber.
[quote RonPaulFan]
I do like the idea of longer rod length presented above to help set the hook, so how about I choose one of my two piece rods and just not use the second half. [/quote]
I assume you going to use the butt section so you can connect a reel. You would loose the sensitivity to detect strikes. You got remember when ice fishing the strikes are very subtle and very light. Every once in a while youll get that summer tug were it almost drags you pole down the ice hole. But detecting those light strikes can turn 2 fish day into a 20.
This is one of those ares were if you looking for rod thats going to cast well and ice fish your going to want 2 separate rods.
[quote RonPaulFan]My 7 foot rod should be 3-1/2 feet and my ten foot two price rod which I like a lot should be 5 feet. Either would be much stiffer than an ice fishing rod which seems right to me, but how am I wrong? Lighter action for big fish when they are under ice? I do have a spinning rod that is 5 feet and ultra light. It's carbon fiber and would seem to be easy to break with a big fish. [/quote]
Its in the engineering of the rod a 7 to 10 foot rod is built for casting, the upper half flexes while the lower 1/2 is the backbone in a ice fishing there no need for casting the entire rod flexes especially in light weight pan fish rods you literally can bend them in a u shape.
Ice fish rods have plenty of strength to bring in the big ones I actually have yet to break one while fishing were i have broken many spinning & fly rods [laugh]
[quote RonPaulFan]
Ice fishing tents? The material is black on the inside. Are we trying to keep out light? Other than that, they look very much like my camouflage hunting blind that looks something like this one:
[url "http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunting/Hunting-Blinds/Ground-Blinds-Accessories%7C/pc/104791680/c/104702580/sc/104365080/Trekker-T500B-Hub-Blind/1087169.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fhunting-hunting-blinds-ground-blinds-accessories%2F_%2FN-1100113%2FNo-0%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104365080%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat104791680%253Bcat104702580%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNP%26recordsPerPage%3D48&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat104791680%3Bcat104702580%3Bcat104365080"]http://www.cabelas.com/...02580%3Bcat104365080[/url]
Is that substantially different from an ice fishing tent? [/quote]
Not too many specs on the link you provided but it looks very similar to a Eskimo or clam ice tents. The main thing you looking for in a Ice tent try to avoid of the elements especially Wind. If that tent can block the wind rain and snow should work fine.
[quote RonPaulFan]
But, the high dollar item is the fish finder and that's where I would most like multiple use versatility, if it makes sense.[/quote]
Fish finders are fighting words [
] meaning everyine has there opinions of whats the best I like the Fishing buddy series im sure other will chime in [quote RonPaulFan]
Can a MarCum LX-9 be used on the boat or would I do better with a boat fish finder that I also use on ice?
[/quote] Not sure about the LX-9 in the past ive owned a Vexilar and could buy a seperate hockey puck transducer and directly mount to the hull of a boat The Marcum is much like the Vexilar, I know the transducer on Vexilar with shoot through aluminun boat hull. As far as using it a a fiberglass or deep hull v shaped not sure of Marcum make a separate transducer ( just my opinion the LX9 is like 1200 dollars Id suggest buying a lesser model and a separate fish finder for your boat it would be cheaper just my opinion ) [/quote]
[quote RonPaulFan]
I might design and build my own auger to take out a core of ice and much easier and built much lighter. I have some titanium superalloy to make it even lighter still. Has anyone ever seen a core of ice removed to make a hole? [/quote]
I have no clue on this traditional Ice augers drill through the ice coring it sound like you cutting it and trying to bring a up chunk of ice instead of shavings.
[quote RonPaulFan]On boots, I've read our posts on that too. How about I wear my insulated waders for ice fishing? [/quote]
Insulated waders aren't enough maybe for the beginning of the season but when the weather start dipping in the single digits it gets cold. Insulation for your feet is the most important part since there in constantly contact with the ice I highly recommend muck boots or boots with 800 to 1000 gram thiunsulate boots. Warm boot will extend your day and keep you from going home early.
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