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My Chevy does the job too but I sure wouldn't mind a Porsche. Seems simple.
I am also in the market for a shelter fitting your description. I have done a bunch of research recently and would say the best bang for your buck (what i am looking for) would be an eskimo fatfish 949iIt is a hub style (pop up style) that has an extra wide bottom so it has more room to fish but is still a good size that it transports easily and can be set up by one person and roomy for the days when its just teo people (like when it is him and mom ). You can buy them for 300$ but I've seen some sales down around 275. Its possible that they may go down lower for black friday deals but regardless its within your provided price range.There is also another thread on this forum called something like "black friday deals" but this thread has had more hits and posts. I hope you find what you and your son are looking for on this forum. Its a great place full of good people.Be safe on the ice and keep being a great mom!
I wouldn't mind a Porsche either as long as I didn't have to pay for it. Same with a Shimano Stella or a Van Staal reel. There may be some sublime experience associated with using a Stella that I will never know. I'd just like to hear a description of how that feels. I suspect that there are other human needs in play that don't really involve fishing per se.
LOL Here you go stinky! I am an unabashed fishing gear junky. I have enough open water gear and ice gear BOTH to outfit a small army. I only have one real hobby, fishing. I don't golf. I don't camp. I don't gamble. I don't take expensive hunting trips. I don't have season tickets to NFL or any other pro sports games. I own my own a small manufacturing company and have 25 employees, but I don't own fancy cars, boats(I rebuilt my own pontoon last year from the tubes up), atvs, guns, campers or any other big boy toys. I DO spend a lot of money on my fishing gear, #1) because I can and #2) because I enjoy buttery smooth torque-free reels and rods that are super sensitive and light as a feather. I'm a cry once guy when it comes to gear. It's not rocket science and it's not a mystery. It's my one vice. I come from a humble beginnings. My dad worked for PennDOT his entire life and never made much over $32K a year(family of four). We didn't have a lot growing up and I worked hard to be where I'm at today. I started working after school and weekends to be able buy my own things when I turned 16. Maybe that has something to do with it too. It's probably also the reason I take such great pleasure in finding deals for other fisherman here. I've been there.Mark, aka Deal NinjaPS. I don't use the Exsence/Archangel outfit to ice fish with. lol The Archangel is a 6' 10" medium light/fast action open water spinning rod. It's in the same class as the G. Loomis NRX rods in both components and price. Lots of guys fish with those btw. And, yes, a Stella is still on my radar. hahaha
Thanks for your sharp eye for good values and should you come across a brother-in-law deal on #30 Pflueger Presidents please let us know.Mark, Aka Stinky
You got it! I'll pm you if I find anything you might be interested in, since a size 30 is on the large size for ice fishing and the best deals thread.DN
Speaking of size, what is a good spool size for ice reels? I am in the market for Pflueger reels and curious what size would work best.
The Pflueger '20' size is great for all panfish. The '25' size is better for walleyes/bass, etc. The Presidents are great reels for the price, but the downside is that they are quite heavy for their size. One of the reasons they are so inexpensive. Die cast gear boxes and bodies instead of carbon or magnesium which are much, much lighter materials. My Ci4+ 1000 Stradics at 5.8 ounces are both much larger and lighter than the President 20 and 25 at 6.2 and 7.5 ounces respectively.Peccavi18 posted while I was typing, but yeah, basically what he said.DN
Fleet Farm will have Buddy heaters for $65 on black friday. Hope to see some good equipment deals on black friday/cyber monday.
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Thank you sir. I am also wondering about the ION. I have a great gas auger but this Ion would be great for my old man. So basically, I am not in the market for one but would love to add an electric to my set if the price is right. I have zero knowledge of which ION is the best ION as well.
My old man does not fish alone often so the auger would be an investment so that he can drill holes while we are out there together vs pull starting a gas motor and then lugging it around. I move a lot on the water and drill lots of holes while jigging. Not sure a drill would handle that vs the ION and it would defeat the purpose of bringing two augers out. If we were simply set up in an area and drilling few holes, the drill would be the way to go but thats just not our style.
I was able to punch 35+ holes through 28" of ice last season with my 8" lazer and a milwaukee 9ah battery. We move a lot too, and I never ran out of juice on a normal 8"-12" of ice day with a single 9ah. It's super light compared to a gas, or even electric auger, and I have a real nice drill to us when the water isnt frozen.