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You can never have "enough" ice fishing stuff. Just don't tell the wife.
How deep of water are you fishing?. If less than 20ft you are missing out by not using a fly reel.It stops the jig spin a gets you more bites faster.JMO.
Picked up a 26" HT Cysco UL and put my spare President 6720 on it. Not too shabby of a set up in my opinion.The Cysco UL felt alot like the Ice Blue in terms of action to me, but it has bigger standard guides so I picked the Cysco instead. Im probably going to get an Ice Blue later on though too.
enlighten me about these rods? never seen or heard of them
thanks. i have the ice blue ultralight for my pannie fishing and love it. that does look like it has about the same sensitivity at the ice blue would have. i have a little quantum on mine, great little setup! definitly looking into expanding my jigging horizzons though, will look into the cysco rods. thanks
Yeah I had the Cysco in one hand and the Ice Blue in the other, and they felt almost exactly the same. (noodle-wise) I think it will be a great panny rod!I'll slap the red reel on another rod for the grandson, he could use some more gear too. LOL
never too young too start compiling the gear!
I just ordered a Jason Mitchell Elite Series MEAT STICK ROD 24" med action.I like the longer light action rods my self but bought this for fishing with the flasher.That thing is awesome the tip is super sensitive but has great back bone.
I was seriously debating on getting a Meatstick , but I really hate the taping-on-the-reel deal.I was thinking of getting those rubber band reel fasteners, but I cant remember what they are actually called....
Coldsnap reel wraps - type it in google it will get you to the site
Your thinking of shrink tubing it works but does not hold up well.I love this stuff:Frabill Specialized ReelTape is specially designed for attaching reels to ice fishing rods that have eva foam and cork grips. This tape bonds only to itself and will not damage the rod grip. This reel tape adds comfort to the grip and is anti-slip when wet. Frabill Specialized Reel Tape comes in a 60" roll enough to mount 3 to 4 combos and is rated to -65F.
I know combos are junk (mostly) but when looking at rods in the store how can you tell how it is going to react when fished? Just shaking it and seeing what the tip does/how it reacts? I was looking at this thread before and went to look at some HTs but the store only had some that had not been mentioned. I need something UL for mostly small pan fish with the occasional perch and crappie the size of two crappies. I was looking at the HT ice blue because it has been mentioned so much, is it a good way to go? How about reel? Not sure if I should order something online like from fish usa or should try and find something at the store (as well as let my fiance pick her own instead of gifting her a new rod). Also I want something with tip response, no spring tip/bobber. Sorry if I high jacked the thread but it seemed my question was somewhat on topic.