Author Topic: HOW MUCH GEAR IS TOO MUCH (Read 13865 times)

blaster22077 · « **on:** Feb 26, 2007, 02:51 PM »

I have 5 jigging rods
1 hand auger
24 tip-ups from small to big
I have more jigs than most stores do
a box full of just mics. stuff
2 sleds
1 2 man shanty
AND THE BAD PART IS I STILL BUY MORE WHEN I CAN

MikeThePike · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 26, 2007, 05:52 PM »

As long as the gear gets used you can never have 2 much.

IceFishingWithaGaff · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 26, 2007, 07:10 PM »

When I go ice fishing I have enough gear to take 6 of my friends and me fishing and all they need to bring is the beer. I think that is a fair trade. The only thing I am missing is a vex. then that would complete the set. Adam

fishmaster2004z · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 26, 2007, 07:15 PM »

i have all the walls of my back porch full of ice gear on nails
and augers in the corners and a shack leaning up against the
tackle boxs and bait buckets

Rockman · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 26, 2007, 07:54 PM »

I have to admit that I have way too much gear for one person. But, I like to bring someone new to the sport and have enough "extra gear" to make their experience as complete as possible. I fish inland lakes in Western Pa. and on the Western End of Erie which requires totally different equipment. With over 30 years of purchasing must have equipment before and after the seasons my basement is full of historic stuff and "state of the art electronics.
My biggest purchase was a quad for Erie. A three mile walk pulling a loaded up shanty works up quite a sweat that you have to deal with once you start fishing. Several years ago my buddy sent a photo, in a Christmas card, of me grinning

while holding a 9 lb walleye with our Cherokee in the background with tracks leading from the horizon. I had some real explaining to do to my wife since I promised to keep the car on dry land

I have three shanty's, a homemade one, a used "fish trap" and a Clam 3000 purchased at 1/2 price. I have 4 augers, a 6" spoon (my first auger), 8" strikemaster ( my old friend), 7" strikermaster ( $ 3.00 in a garage sale) and a 4" strikemaster ( my son pulled it from some curbside trash). How can a ice fisherman pass up buying 8 Frabill Thermo tip-ups @ 3.50 ea.? They are much easier to use than the bucket full of wooden tip-ups, right? Three years ago I said I was done buying icefishing equipment, then my buddy got a Aqua View and then a Vexilar. Guess what I asked Santa for the past two years? Well, I am thuough buying stuff for icefishing, as soon as I get that little tripod for holding the camera still, and a GPS that has waypoints and lake contours, and some of those new....

BCJensen · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 27, 2007, 12:42 PM »

too much gear = can not pull the sled anymore!

RLWagner · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 27, 2007, 12:44 PM »

Quote from: blaster22077 on Feb 26, 2007, 02:51 PM

I have 5 jigging rods
1 hand auger
24 tip-ups from small to big
I have more jigs than most stores do
a box full of just mics. stuff
2 sleds
1 2 man shanty
AND THE BAD PART IS I STILL BUY MORE WHEN I CAN

Well Blaster, sounds like you are just getting started with ice fishing. Once you have been doing it for awhile, your stock piles will begin to grow. Keep at it!

penna · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 27, 2007, 02:36 PM »

i"m in the same sled more gear then I can handel I need a ice caddy

Fat Boy · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 27, 2007, 03:16 PM »

My wife says that all my gear is too much

If I go on a trip I'd better bring it all or she'll pawn it off on ebay!

RLWagner · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 27, 2007, 07:32 PM »

I bet you still buy stuff huh?
Good hearing from you, have a great rst of the winter, and stay on the dry side of the ice!

capt.crappie · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 06, 2007, 03:39 PM »

Quote from: icewagon on Mar 06, 2007, 09:45 AM

Is this enough gear? who says you have too much? I'm looking to buy a bigger shanty for next yr.
Icewagon

(Image removed from quote.)

Did you guys stay the week?? I dont see any fish laying there.& did you have the remote

RLWagner · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 06, 2007, 03:58 PM »

Looks like the iceland ghetto!

Wish I was there.

little blaster22077 · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 06, 2007, 07:23 PM »

I use my dads old stuff

Prairiegoat · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 06, 2007, 07:27 PM »

Re: HOW MUCH GEAR IS TOO MUCH

What, there's a limit?

Ronbo · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 07, 2007, 08:07 PM »

hey RLWagner that is the best last name cause icewagon and i are wagners. that pic is not all of are gear,we usually have more

RLWagner · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 08, 2007, 06:49 AM »

I agree!

capt.crappie · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 08, 2007, 08:16 AM »

glad i'm not pulling your sled

Ronbo · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 21, 2007, 07:18 PM »

Quote from: capt.crappie on Mar 08, 2007, 08:16 AM

glad i'm not pulling your sled

thats y we take our kids along lol .its not that bad if u pack all that crap right

WANNAKETCHUM · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 22, 2007, 02:17 AM »

Rockman...we're right up there at a "photo finish". I am a gear guy and won't be without most anything.....I agree that a lot of the gear I have is just so the others I fish with with have a good time out on the ice. I recently bought three new slammer tip-ups with rods etc. and on the first time I took them out for a trial run....I took a friend and his son out for the day. They have never been ice fishing before in their lives. We got five fish on the slammers and a number of others on my polars and the rest jigging. A good mix of Trout, Bass, Perch, and Gills. The thing is.....my friend's son has a brain cancer and he's been told that there isn't much they can do for him and to live his life to the fullest ( he's 27 yrs. old) so as much as I wanted to run for one of those slammers when it went off I hollered....THERE'S A FLAG ON THE SLAMMER ....GO GRAB IT!!!!!..... same with the tip-ups, I let them have at em'. I have a FL-18 and a FL-8 and I showed them how to use them and just kinda stood back and "coached". They both were amazed at what the electronics could do! They had a great time and so did I just being there....WK

Round Top · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 22, 2007, 09:12 AM »

It will happen when you have a habit like FISHING ( ice or open ). If there is two or three in the family that fish then you have two or three times the stuff . And then you never have the right bait or lure at the time you need it ......

Just my 2 cents worth
Round Top

ICEMAINEiac · « **Reply #20 on:** Oct 19, 2007, 12:06 PM »

as long as you have all the beer and some Tip ups your good

Van_Cleaver · « **Reply #21 on:** Oct 19, 2007, 01:48 PM »

If you need to buy a bigger truck to haul all your gear you may have too much. Notice I said may. Always better to have some extra stuff; then you can thin it down for specific trips.

Sven936 · « **Reply #22 on:** Oct 19, 2007, 02:51 PM »

When my wife asks for a divorce, besuase there is no room for her stuff.....

I might be getting close to too much... might

jayswimmer09 · « **Reply #23 on:** Oct 21, 2007, 02:10 PM »

too much stuff??? i always say the more people the more fun it is. So the more stuff i have the more people i can bring along and the more fun i have it all works out in the end because when they are not paying attention and playing football on the ice or something and i have 45 tip ups out if one of them goes off ill just slowly sneek out to it and gt the fish without them realizing it. So its really just basic math More stuff=more people=more fun!!

1MOFISH · « **Reply #24 on:** Oct 21, 2007, 05:59 PM »

as i get older i need less stuff its simple i need less you have to need to bring mo' no pun intended mo

dabber-doo · « **Reply #25 on:** Oct 21, 2007, 09:35 PM »

Well let see. Hmmmmm

I guess if I couldn't fit it in 2 trucks and a 18 foot trailer then it's to much!!!!!!!!!

ralwag · « **Reply #26 on:** Oct 24, 2007, 06:14 PM »

It's never to much. Ever time I leave some thing behind it seams that I can use it.

Mainedog · « **Reply #27 on:** Oct 24, 2007, 06:51 PM »

It's not how much gear you have, it's how well you use it.
You can never have too much gear, only too little time to use it all!
MD

RLWagner · « **Reply #28 on:** Oct 25, 2007, 05:28 PM »

No such thing as toomuch, but you can bring too much on the ice at a time, then we get to see you Fall-Out!!

ralwag · « **Reply #29 on:** Oct 25, 2007, 07:00 PM »

Hey RLWAGNER. I'm a Wagner to. We seam to be every where. LOL

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Author Topic: HOW MUCH GEAR IS TOO MUCH (Read 13865 times)

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