Author Topic: Your best tip (Read 93056 times)

nocod · « **Reply #210 on:** Jan 05, 2012, 03:55 PM »

Quote from: Waynesburgjay on Dec 19, 2010, 07:26 PM

Keep movin' till you find the fish

this is the best tip i have ever heard,dont listen when they say I know the fish come to this spot eventually.

nd_guy · « **Reply #211 on:** Jan 07, 2012, 11:52 PM »

Dress warm but pack light. If you are dragging 500lbs of gear you won't move and if you don't move you won't find fish.

atholmike · « **Reply #212 on:** Jan 09, 2012, 08:05 PM »

A cheap way To make the end of your ice fishing rod more visible especially in low light conditions, take & wrap it between eye loops with Flagging tape & secure it with scotch tape. I have tried pink & Orange flagging tape & have found that Orange works the best for me.

Fidlerontheice · « **Reply #213 on:** Jan 10, 2012, 06:54 AM »

Pack to stay comfortable, fish hard and have fun!

lastapproach · « **Reply #214 on:** Jan 10, 2012, 02:10 PM »

Take your friend that has never been fishing before. Show him how to hold a spinning reel, because the rookies hold it with the reel facing upward!

cornfed · « **Reply #215 on:** Jan 19, 2012, 08:59 AM »

Awesome tips for us newcommers! Thanks guys for taking the time to help us!

vtfisher49 · « **Reply #216 on:** Jan 19, 2012, 10:22 PM »

don't leave fish.... to find fish

labbybass · « **Reply #217 on:** Jan 20, 2012, 06:55 PM »

Be mobile and dont be afraid to move.

rvrbt · « **Reply #218 on:** Jan 22, 2012, 08:43 PM »

bend your hook open so that the point is opened up and twist it a little offset

NYSporty · « **Reply #219 on:** Jan 23, 2012, 06:25 AM »

After fishing 3 days in a row with Sat being -7
Chapstick!!
My lips are on fire today.

appleye · « **Reply #220 on:** Jan 23, 2012, 09:12 AM »

Rod socks. Keeps everthing in place and keeps from getting tagled

mmckenzie15 · « **Reply #221 on:** Jan 23, 2012, 10:41 PM »

Don't be afraid to ask other fisherman what they are biting on.

PowerHour · « **Reply #222 on:** Jan 26, 2012, 02:27 PM »

The best keep secret of fishing....fish where the fish are.

Akhardwater · « **Reply #223 on:** Jan 27, 2012, 01:24 PM »

Put a tarp over your popup to stop the condensation on the ceiling in the shack. DON'T EAT THE SHANTY ICE!!!!!

nswiken · « **Reply #224 on:** Jan 27, 2012, 01:37 PM »

Quote from: vtfisher49 on Jan 19, 2012, 10:22 PM

don't leave fish.... to find fish

I did this the other day. I caught four large perch in two side by side holes, then things slowed down. I spent the next three hours trying to find fish, then went back to those two holes and caught four more larger perch. I probably would have had plenty in the bucket if I had stayed put.

bearbgone · « **Reply #225 on:** Feb 04, 2012, 01:37 PM »

Use Wolfram tungsten jigs and get rid of the split shots!

gooseblaster49707 · « **Reply #226 on:** Feb 10, 2012, 07:18 PM »

12 pages and still going strong. what a post. gotta bump with take a kid/dad/wife/someone out on the ice to share the good times and be able to say ''remember the time we . . . .''. enjoy life before you loose yours.

nocod · « **Reply #227 on:** Feb 10, 2012, 08:30 PM »

Quote from: vtfisher49 on Jan 19, 2012, 10:22 PM

don't leave fish.... to find fish

I have left fish to find fish and not found any

.

gemcityslayer · « **Reply #228 on:** Feb 15, 2012, 09:58 PM »

Use your a small strip of your favorite tape to keep jig boxes, tackle boxes, etc, (whatever), closed. Works good on worm lids too, keeps the wind from blowing it away.

Also use small strip(s) of reflective tape placed on your most valuable gear... If you do any night fishing it can help you make sure you don't lose any gear.

Canadianiceguy · « **Reply #229 on:** Feb 15, 2012, 09:59 PM »

don't be afraid to use lake ice for your drinks.

Clam Sr. · « **Reply #230 on:** Feb 16, 2012, 11:35 AM »

I'll go against the grain here. Find FRIENDLIER Fish. why not leave fish that aren't readily biting to find fish that are ready to give it up? No reason to watch them sniff your jig/bait but not eat it. Move around until you find some fish that are ready to go.

Be mobile. Move around and drill holes. My buddies and I will drill on average 100 holes at the very minimum in a morning/afternoon of fishing. If we go out all day, look out. The ice will look like it was mortared while we were there. No sense to leave any stretch unchecked.

I love the "fish tungsten" tip. I have just seriously gotten into Ice fishing and there is worlds of difference between tungsten jigs and lead. I hate tying on a lead jig now because they just don't have the mass a tungsten has for the same size.

Lastly, confidence is key. Not only in your ability, but in your presentation and your decision making. Try not to second guess yourself and roll with the punches.

smontague · « **Reply #231 on:** Feb 16, 2012, 11:43 AM »

Don`t eat yellow snow.

ASATMillerbluegill · « **Reply #232 on:** Feb 26, 2012, 05:45 PM »

Buy a suit that floats

ASATMillerbluegill · « **Reply #233 on:** Feb 26, 2012, 05:51 PM »

Quote from: Phouvieng on Jan 24, 2010, 11:57 PM

With that said, here's a tip for you.. Spool with braid and use fluorocarbon as a leader. Longterm wise, more cost effective as the braid will never go bad and one spool of fluorocarbon will last you a long time.

I do this too

Gills-only · « **Reply #234 on:** Feb 26, 2012, 06:20 PM »

This year would have to take a spud everytime out and stay topside!!

Snakehunter · « **Reply #235 on:** Feb 29, 2012, 11:21 PM »

Buy some of the rubber-dipped gloves you find in hardware stores. The knit gloves with the blue rubber type of palm and fingers.
A friend of mine introduced me to these - cost about $4 and you can throw them in the laundry or dishwasher.
These things make handling slimy, fin-barbed fish a breeze for fillleting. I use one on my left hand to handle the fish while I fillet with my right hand.
If I need to dress fish on the lake like whitefish, which I gut, behead and descale before bringing home, then it also keeps my hand a lot warmer than trying to handle a fish on the ice bare-handed.

SPADED · « **Reply #236 on:** Sep 16, 2012, 10:08 PM »

when your fingers get numb you need to get some warm blood in them to get em moving nimble again, the best way to do this is to do the windmill with your arms, jumping jacks, any arm swinging really that will force warm blood into the tips by centrifugal force.... been doing this for years and just saw it on bear grylls survivor man show awhile back lol i guess it isnt just a family trick after all...

da man cave shack · « **Reply #237 on:** Sep 16, 2012, 10:12 PM »

Thats really neat, never thought or heard of that before. Now I just have to wait for the time of year to try it to come. lol.

shake · « **Reply #238 on:** Sep 16, 2012, 10:15 PM »

Quote from: gooseblaster49707 on Feb 10, 2012, 07:18 PM

12 pages and still going strong. what a post. gotta bump with take a kid/dad/wife/someone out on the ice to share the good times and be able to say ''remember the time we . . . .''. enjoy life before you loose yours.

X2 Well said.

Loudmouth879 · « **Reply #239 on:** Sep 16, 2012, 10:31 PM »

Quote from: gooseblaster49707 on Feb 10, 2012, 07:18 PM

12 pages and still going strong. what a post. gotta bump with take a kid/dad/wife/someone out on the ice to share the good times and be able to say ''remember the time we . . . .''. enjoy life before you loose yours.

Actually said the remember when part with my old college roommate last weekend... took him and another one of my buds ice fishing 3 years ago

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Author Topic: Your best tip (Read 93056 times)