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General Ice Fishing Chit Chat / Re: [CLOSED] Iceshanty Giveaway#2 CJS lures/TI patch!

« Last post by bigvfb on Today at 02:25 PM »

put me in please

Ice Fishing Pennsylvania / Re: Gloves

« Last post by bigvfb on Today at 02:23 PM »

i usually dont wear any gloves but when i do i wear the fingerless wool gloves. very warm and easy to slip off when a flag goes up.

General Ice Fishing Chit Chat / Re: what line is best

« Last post by Walks on Water on Today at 01:36 PM »

Quote from: thomasthepikehunter on Nov 20, 2023, 06:01 PM

I don't see why your line choice would be any different from a spinning or baitcasting reel. I like 8# or 10# braid with a 4# mono leader, but that's just me.

It can make a difference with fluorocarbon. An 8 or 10 lb fluoro sometimes falls off a spinning reel spool in coils when you don't want it to. That can't happen with a baitcaster.

I'm using baitcasters on my outside rods this winter. Braid freezes outside and 8-10 lb fluoro is easier to control when the spool is contained on each end.

General Ice Fishing Chit Chat / Re: what line is best

« Last post by cwavs1982 on Today at 01:35 PM »

My rule is 3# flourocarbon. Most of the times I am fishing in 10-25 ft of water. Rarely go deeper than that because of the threat of killing panfish. Pros will say shallow to go to 2# mono, and deeper than that to go to either flourocarbon or braid. I fish lakes that have northern, so not going to risk the 1# upgrade.

If I am fishing walleye - then its a spinning reel and either flourocarbon and braid mixed in. Started using more braid last year and going to continue that trend. 6-8# test on either of the line.

Ice Fishing Maine / Re: Found some early ice

« Last post by 9huskies on Today at 01:20 PM »

You're braver than I am, Josh. I'll fish on the early thin ice but the only gear I bring is an old Mora hand auger and an inexpensive jig stick. If I break through I won't feel bad about leaving anything behind and won't be tempted to take any risks to recover it. The flasher and battery auger can stay safely on shore until I have more confidence in the ice.

General Ice Fishing Chit Chat / Re: what line is best

« Last post by jigmaster5 on Today at 01:09 PM »

Quote from: Bearseatfish on Nov 20, 2023, 02:17 PM

What is the most common line used on a inline ice reel for trout and pan fish?

Most common line for inline reels is probably some kind of mono or fluoro

For me, on my inline reel, I use 2 lb Maxima Ultragreen (mono)

On most of the rest of my reels (spinning), I run a mix of Fireline Micro Ice (Crystal) w/ some kind of leader or straight fluoro (lots of good options including some of the 3G or 4G fly tippet) or mono (mostly Maxima Ultragreen + Sufix Ice Magic).