bassr95 Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Hit a small pond today and caught a ton of bluegills with some nice bass mixed in. It felt great to get out and bend a rod again! The ice was almost 4" thick in some spots, but less then 2" in others. I was using 3 and 4 mm tungsten ice jigs tipped with plastics. 1 Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted November 21, 2014 Super User Posted November 21, 2014 Nice! Hope I get to try ice fishing one day! Quote
Super User fishballer06 Posted November 21, 2014 Super User Posted November 21, 2014 Nice! Hope I get to try ice fishing one day! It's not as exciting as it may seem lol Quote
ccummins Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Keep safe..... the only ice fishing we get to do down here in Miami-Dade County is fishing through the ice in the cooler for a nice, cold beverage.... Quote
fishguy613 Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 It's not as exciting as it may seem lol It's actually much more exciting than it seems! 2 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted November 21, 2014 Super User Posted November 21, 2014 Congrats on the fish. Be very carefull on 2-4" ice. Quote
bassr95 Posted November 22, 2014 Author Posted November 22, 2014 It can actually be pretty exciting! Watching the fish respond to your bait on your flasher is really fun. Quote
OntarioFishingGuy Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 It's not as exciting as it may seem lol No kidding. I once fished a 10hr day for perch and caught nothing. Being stuck in a shack for that long sucks... Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted November 22, 2014 Super User Posted November 22, 2014 ! The ice was almost 4" thick in some spots, but less then 2" in others. Your braver than me. I like ice fishing just fine, and do it often. BUT 4" of ice is pushing it. If it's clear, hard, (what they call "black ice") I would go out on 4" and have before, but the minute I found that 2" spot, I would be out of there altogether. 1 Quote
desmobob Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 I'm hoping to do a lot of ice fishing this winter. My favorite local lake for ice fishing, Lake George, has a great panfish population as well as lake trout and landlocked salmon. I usually fish for all three, setting tip-ups for the trout and salmon and jigging for panfish. I have a portable pop-up two-man tent shanty for shelter from the wind and cold. A Coleman kerosene (not white gas) lantern heats it up nicely. Tight lines, Bob Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted November 22, 2014 Super User Posted November 22, 2014 No kidding. I once fished a 10hr day for perch and caught nothing. Being stuck in a shack for that long sucks... I would rather be fishing than sitting at home. If I didn't go freeze my butt off trying to catch a fish a few times in the winter I would lose my mind. Quote
bassr95 Posted November 22, 2014 Author Posted November 22, 2014 Your braver than me. I like ice fishing just fine, and do it often. BUT 4" of ice is pushing it. If it's clear, hard, (what they call "black ice") I would go out on 4" and have before, but the minute I found that 2" spot, I would be out of there altogether. Braver or stupider? I have some friends that venture out on under 2 inches...Young and stupid I guess lol But seriously, I am comfortable on 3" but never go alone until there is a lot more ice. Quote
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