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IceShanty Main => General Ice Fishing Chit Chat => Topic started by: TickleStick on Nov 06, 2019, 08:47 PM
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How many rods do you take with you ice fishing?
I usually take 3 but might up that this year....
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Usually 6, sometimes more. We can fish 4 lines in my state tho
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My rod case holds 6, and have another case for tip up equipment with 2.
It's nice being able to quickly switch to a rod that's already tied up with different lures. We only get 2 lines in MN.
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If I'm the passenger, usually no more than three. If I'm solo and have all the room to myself I usually bring a minimum of six rods.
Bare minimum use is one dead stick set up and obviously one jigging set up.
Usually it's panfish set ups, but will also make sure to bring set ups for catfishing, hole hopping, walleye fishing that are a little more tailored for those tasks.
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Five
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I carry 8 in my rod case all setup with different jigs n spoons so I don’t waste much time on the ice
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4
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6, but will be 10 this season, we can use 5 a piece.
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Weekend trip, 6 or 7 depending what the target species is. Day outing 3 or 4? We can use two lines a person.
I've found if I'm targeting a certain species say panfish, I should only bring those rods. Not a extra pike or walleye rod "just incase" helps make me focus only on the target even if I'm striking out and cuts down on gear.
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Day trip for a specific species, 3-4
Weekend trip or out of town destination, 6-8
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I used to always keep it at 3 mostly pan fish set ups now I find I want to use little spoons other lures so rather than retie I have added 4 more for a total of 7 then if the wife comes with I don't feel so guilty having that many only 3.5 per person ;D
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I Usually hop around with 3 to fish with, prettied with different lures. But we are allowed to use 5 lines, so on the occasion that I use set lines, I also bring out 4 for the ice riggers.
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As many as I can carry.
In Nebraska we get five lines each. I mix and match "Salt Valley" tipups (sensitive enough for a crappie bite) with jig rods, dead sticks and other. No matter what I at least have one rod with a spoon, and another with a little jig. More rods equals more presentation options without having to retie. Once you get a presentation dialed in you can start changing out stuff that's not working.
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If I'm a passenger usually no more than 3 If I'm solo and have all the room to myself I usually bring a minimum of 6 rods
Bare minimum use is one dead stick set up and obviously one jigging set up.
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6, but will be 10 this season, we can use 5 a piece.
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I’m sorry but I have never seen the ability to fish more the 2 at a time so I think 5 is impossible.
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I take five in my case, 2 Laker rods and 3 pan fish rods!
IW
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3 pannies, 2 walleye. I also take 3 tip ups...2 for pike, 1 for walleye. That's it.
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6 this year, 4 will be pre-rigged with various heads while 2 will have quick snaps for jigging spoons.
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6 rods, and depending on if I stop for bait or not, 4 tip-ups.
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I usually take 2. If I get to go out on the ice this year might take more. What are people using for rod cases?
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I use the eagle claw rod case, it's my rod case and tackle box. Everything in one place.
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I usually take 2. If I get to go out on the ice this year might take more. What are people using for rod cases?
I use a soft case from HT...like 35 bucks or so. It offers up a little protection. Just have to use a little caution when packing. Better than nothing.
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I carry 8 panfish jigging rods In my Flip-over. I have a Clam 4 Rod Holder mounted to a cutting board on each side of the tub. I HATE retying while on the ice! It is a little tight, but it is very convenient for me to switch out a rod rather than tie on a different lure.
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In Michigan we can have 3 lines so I take 3 rods. I use 2 TUCR precision noodles and a TUCR Bullwhip. All 30”. I use a Plano breakdown shotgun case (the same one as the bow-max case). Works well enough for me.
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I carry 4 rods when perch and eye fishing
Panfish 4
2 when laker fishing
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Usually 3 or 4
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I usually have 10 rods with me, don't like to retire on the ice to hard to see and to cold.
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When i was younger id bring a bucketful.now im beginning to become a minimalist and bring my clam rod locker with 3 pre tied combos.one with a black jig,1 with red and 1 with white.pretty much can get it done with those color jigs.and my 2 tipups.
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home waters I take 3, anything outside of that I take 5-7
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A dozen. Couple rigged as dead sticks. The rest with an assortment of jigs for different targeted species.
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Normally 4. 2 for each of my Jawjackers, then my main rod for whatever I'm targeting that day, and a backup rod for when the inevitable happens :tipup: :-\
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home waters I take 3, anything outside of that I take 5-7
That's pretty similar to how I pack. Typically two graphite, one lighter action, then something glass. If I'm not sure exactly what to expect, I bring a few more spares to cover my bases. If others need rods, I bring 1-2 per angler plus maybe some sort of tipup to fill the gaps.
For cases, I mostly use Eagle claw or Lakewood soft sided.
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5 without snowmobile and 8 with snowmobile.
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Normally 4. Two spinning and two with Schooley reels.
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Usually 6 or 7: 2 rigged with slip bobbers for the evening crappie, one for the automatic fisherman, two very light rods for jigging up gills and two med/heavier rods for jigging for walleyes/bass.
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6, but will be 10 this season, we can use 5 a piece.
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I’m sorry but I have never seen the ability to fish more the 2 at a time so I think 5 is impossible.
It can can be done, it's a lot of work, but only usually use 2, they're all rigged with different jigs and spoons, so I can change rods quickly.
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One laker fishing rod and one panfish setup.
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4...ML,M,MH, and a deadstick. I'll bring 2 more if any of my kids come out with me walleye fishing.
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9-10 all in a case 6 panfish 4 with lures tied on 2 with swivels 2 walleye 2 set up for pike
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Wow. Some setup. What does that weigh and how do you carry it around?
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Usually 4
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Six
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Anywhere between 4 and 10, depending on how much room I'll have and what species I can target. I can cram all of them in the eagle claw case if I get creative. Have one dead stick 'dangler', have one set up for a jaw jacker, and the rest I will set up with a variety of different baits so I can quickly switch between them to see what the fish like. Once I narrow in on what's working that day I will re-tie some variations on that. Having a bunch of rods ready to go also lets me keep a couple heavier walleye/northern setups ready to go in case i see one cruising on the sonar.
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Usually seven; my sled box has five holders and I always have a Schooley rig (sometimes two) and another short rod in the box. Each one is rigged differently for varied presentation.
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I usually have 6-10 rods with me on the ice, and then another half dozen or so rigged up at home that I grab when needed or when friends wanna tag along.
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6 or 7. To old to retie or untangle on the ice. If I screw up 7 rods, I go home.
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I take 10 but want to expand to 12. Idaho can have 5 lines in the water. I set up 3 on jaw jackers. Then I have 2 lines in the shanty with me. One that will be usually dead stick with an occasional jig and then one more active. Also helps me have a better shot at getting fish when a school moves through. Those 7 rods not on the jaw jackers are usually all set up with different jigs/lures to i can easily switch around. Also allows me to bring a friend or something who may not have the gear. I also have 2 finders. I have taken a few new-to-ice fishing folks out.
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Five. We can use five normally only use one if you’re on the fish one is all you need. One ul two L two ml.
Oops six one ml hole hopper.
Keep it safe! JDL
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6 or 7. To old to retie or untangle on the ice. If I screw up 7 rods, I go home.
What he said. :thumbsup:
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I always have 8 in my hut, in Nebraska we are allowed 5 in use. I have 4 for only dead sticks, 2 ultra lights and 2 medium lights. Do use 5 very often, but always prepared.
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Our law reads, in my view at least I can fish 3 rod and reels 5 tip ups or tip downs or combination there in and something else. Used to be able to fish 5 ups and 5 downs with 2 rod n reel
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6-7 in the frabill rod bag.
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A dozen. Couple rigged as dead sticks. The rest with an assortment of jigs for different targeted species.
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Wow. What does all that weigh and how do you bring out to the ice??
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I start with 6 and go up from there.
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Usually 2 or 3 rigged with different baits. Mostly fish for panfish so that's all I need.
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Wow. What does all that weigh and how do you bring out to the ice??
Doesn’t weigh all that much. Usually pull by hand using the “Smitty” sled in the corner of the picture.
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2 when strictly panfishing. For walleye and perch, I take 4.
2 for jigging heavier baits (kastmasters, jigging raps)
1 for deadsticking/slip bobber
1 ul for tungsten/panfish jigs
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I take 3 rods, a ul, a lite, a med., 2 schooley setups, a true handline setup - here in NJ, we are allowed 5 lines in the water, bring the whole rod closet as long as only 5 lines in
the water
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Probably around 10 sometimes leave more in the vehicle too in case I decide to go to another lake with different species.
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I always take 6 rods plus tip ups. We are allowed 6 lines here in a Wyoming and when I always rig up 2 rods so when the bite is one I can just grab second rod and get back down to the fish quickly
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4 rods, 2 tip ups & 2 tip downs. And lots of baits of course.
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6 rods of various lenghts and actions.
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I always take 6 rods plus tip ups. We are allowed 6 lines here in a Wyoming and when I always rig up 2 rods so when the bite is one I can just grab second rod and get back down to the fish quickly
Just to keep people out of trouble, in Wyoming we can use 6 rods only on lakes designated in the Special Winter Ice Fishing Provision; everywhere else is 2 rods per angler.
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4 rods in cabelas case along with the tackle and lures.
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I take 6. I have 3 jigging rods for panfish (one for a jig and spike, one for a light spoon, and one for slightly heavier spoons or lipless baits), one heavier rod in case I want to jig for bass or walleye (not much for walleye around me, but hey...you never know), and then I have two cheap rods that I can set on my Arctic Warrior tip-ups.
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Van Noord - what state/area are you from ?
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two rods... 4 tip ups
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two rods... 4 tip ups
7 or 8 we are allowed 7 lines per guy here in NYS. Doesn't matter in what combination we use them either. Can be 1 jigging rod 6 tip up or tip downs or you could have 7 jigging rods in at one time. As long as there isn't more than 5 lures and 15 hook points your in the clear in nys
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Usually 3-4. Two noodles for panfish jigs, one a little heavier for spoons/raps, and sometimes one for a minnow deadstick.
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7 or 8 we are allowed 7 lines per guy here in NYS. Doesn't matter in what combination we use them either. Can be 1 jigging rod 6 tip up or tip downs or you could have 7 jigging rods in at one time. As long as there isn't more than 5 lures and 15 hook points your in the clear in nys
Holy cow, in Iowa we get three but have to buy the third one.
I wish we were able to buy extra tip ups. It'd be nice to hand fish two rods and then have three or four tip ups as well
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Usually take 3 rods when just jigging...one with 2lb test for bait, one with 3lb test for plastics and one with 4lb test for spoons. Times will bring Jawjackers and have one rod for each. Nez
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I take 6 poles. And 4 tip ups.
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Holy cow, in Iowa we get three but have to buy the third one.
I wish we were able to buy extra tip ups. It'd be nice to hand fish two rods and then have three or four tip ups as well
Come on out and fish with us it's only $50 for a year long non resident fishing license
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4- rigged up and ready to drop in the water and go..
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We can only use two rods in Utah, unless we are fishing Flaming George then we can have 5.
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The question is how many rods do you bring, not how many are you allowed..
In ny I think technically we are only supposed to bring what we can use legally
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In Michigan I can bring as many rods as I want, but can only have three in the water per person.
I bring rods with assorted jigs so I can change fast when I am viewing the camera.
5 tip ups and 7 rods is normal for me.
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I’ve always had 3 with me but going up to 5 this year. They have never been jerks b4 about it when dec stops by so I figure they realize things like that too, anyway only my jig rod and dead stick are ever out the rest are in the bag. I do over run wires and tip downs every now and then.
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5 already have lure on it. fast switch over when needed
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I bring 10 or 12 with different jigs on them, don't like to tie jigs on in cold.
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I carry about 5 different rigged rods (panfish jigging, walleye jigging, slip bobber, deadstick, in-line reel)
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Ontario you are only allowed to have 2 lines,so I carry 3 rods. One dead stick, one jigging, and 1 spare just in case.