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Title: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: lenny 308 on Nov 17, 2009, 07:01 PM: Hi all, I'm new to the board and as the title says I got a bone to pick. I was thinking of trying ice fishing with my two boys(3 and 4 years old) so I thought I would build a cheap simple shelter. I looked for plans on the internet and found this site.
Now the bone to pick. After searching this site for a while I am totally hooked and haven't even dropped a line through the ice yet. This will only result in constant whining and complaining from my wife about money spent on gear and never being home in the winter. A big thanks to all of you.
By the way I can hardly wait for ice. This is a great site and from what I can tell so far full of great guys who are willing to help a newbie like me.
Over the next couple of weeks I will be building a shack and posting my progress on this site.
Thanks to all of you who have already replied to my posts and answered the questions I have had, but be warned, I am sure there will be plenty more as I try to learn the ins and outs of the sport.

Lenny
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: prchslyr on Nov 17, 2009, 07:06 PM: Welcome to the shanty. Feel free to ask any questions. There's always someone that will know what your talking about on here.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: FishingNewEngland on Nov 17, 2009, 07:06 PM: I say get over your gripe and go get some gear! ;D

Welcome to the Shanty!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Irish Jigger on Nov 17, 2009, 07:07 PM: Sorry dude, welcome to our world, and the shanty.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: fishman31 on Nov 17, 2009, 07:12 PM: oops your hooked now. Lets real him in now guys. LOL
Yes this is a good site
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: chazmatic on Nov 17, 2009, 07:13 PM: amen
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: rgfixit on Nov 17, 2009, 07:26 PM: Just wait till you start collecting jigs ::)

Welcome aboard,
RG
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Irish Jigger on Nov 17, 2009, 07:34 PM: RG, you should invite him to the ice fishing anonymous meetings.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: fishman31 on Nov 17, 2009, 07:44 PM: Quote from: Irish Jigger on Nov 17, 2009, 07:34 PM
RG, you should invite him to the ice fishing anonymous meetings.
Shhhh We almost landed him.
Yes the jig collections There will be many.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: yog on Nov 17, 2009, 07:45 PM: welcome to our shanty :tipup:
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Doubles Shooter on Nov 17, 2009, 07:46 PM: Just bring your wife along. With a shelter and heat she will have fun. She also will have a better understanding why you need 800+ jigs, 9 rods and all the other goodies. The only drawback will be the expense for her collection of 800+ jigs, rods, etc.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: camocrazy82 on Nov 17, 2009, 07:47 PM: Good stuff enjoy! You will have ice before me! :( :'(
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: topher7694 on Nov 17, 2009, 07:47 PM: Its easier to ask for forgiveness than it is for permission....she'll understand...Welcome to the Addiction !
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: panfishman13 on Nov 17, 2009, 07:49 PM: yeah we totally didn't mean to catch you bait hook and sinker lol. ;) welcome to a site full of the meanest, grumpiest, feistiest, most awesome ice fisherman ever!!
tight lines, and welcome!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: InSearchOfPerch on Nov 17, 2009, 07:52 PM: Step 1, Sell off all your worldly possessions not related to fishing...you will need the money to resupply yourself for your new passion.

Step 2, Let your boss know you will periodically be late for work, sometimes not even not showing up at all if the bite is on.

Step 3, Dont buy anything "entry level" when it comes to gear, just buy the good stuff up front, this will save you alot of shopping time down the road. Maybe involve the wife in the shopping part, women love to shop...on second thought, dont involve her, it will only result in you buying alot of entry level stuff.

step 4, post alot...we love to see the progress of a new addict!..welcome to your new obsession.

ISOP
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: jpicks on Nov 17, 2009, 07:53 PM: nice to have another Saskie on the site. What part are you from?
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: fishingPole on Nov 17, 2009, 07:56 PM: Fish Finder (Vex, Marcum, Showdown), auger and a couple small ice rods is all you need to start. Half the fun is thinking of what you're gonna buy next! Of course up there in Saskachewan the ice can get thick, hand auger might be a little tough come mid winter. Good to start with though, and always handy to keep as a back up in the event the power auger (you will have!) decides to misbehave.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: lenny 308 on Nov 17, 2009, 08:05 PM: jpicks, I'm in Saskatoon. Where do you live? Thanks for the welcomes guys!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: meatman on Nov 17, 2009, 08:10 PM: find some friends that ice fish and mooch off them for a while until you can accumulate thousands of dollars of gear. besides the more the merrier. we usually have quite a crew on sundays, a couple cookstove going, food friends booze(within reason). :tipup:
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Hoosier on Nov 17, 2009, 08:14 PM: Step 1 is complete..ACCEPTANCE..
Step 2 Just do it and suffer the rath we all have/do with wives and girlfriends...(do it right and your wife might not even wanna be your girlfriend)...
Step 3 Do it anyway....

Enjoy the site and GL
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: holden222 on Nov 17, 2009, 08:17 PM: You just signed your life away when you accepted the terms of agreement here. Getting setup is the most expensive part (till you decided to buy a vex and a snowmobile)
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: vermonner on Nov 17, 2009, 08:24 PM: Yeah, what they said

Oh yeah, it gets realllllll fun when you join your first online derby
New guy: "There's an online derby?"

Welcome
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Irish Jigger on Nov 17, 2009, 08:27 PM: Quote from: fishman31 on Nov 17, 2009, 07:44 PM
Shhhh We almost landed him.
Yes the jig collections There will be many.
He's already made 7 posts he's ours now. Just wait till the reports and conditions boards start lighting up he'll be watching the screen like a zombie, like the rest of us planning and dreaming of the perfect spot and the limit awaiting him, uh oh I think my jigitis is acting up again with all this talk.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: fishman31 on Nov 17, 2009, 08:33 PM: Quote from: Irish Jigger on Nov 17, 2009, 08:27 PM
He's already made 7 posts he's ours now. Just wait till the reports and conditions boards start lighting up he'll be watching the screen like a zombie, like the rest of us planning and dreaming of the perfect spot and the limit awaiting him, uh oh I think my jigitis is acting up again with all this talk.
Oh then comes the checking while at work
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: lenny 308 on Nov 17, 2009, 08:45 PM: Well I think I am already done for. I priced out the material I will need to build a shack already and will be hopefully picking everything up this weekend. My old man is an auction sale junky and I told him to watch for ice fishing stuff a couple of weeks ago. He got me two hand augers, an 8 and a 6 and an old strikemaster (I think), it is a gas powered auger. The gas job needs a new gas tank and a little work but I have already had it running. The best part is he got all three for $55.00. I figure that should be a good start. What do you guys think.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: fishman31 on Nov 17, 2009, 08:51 PM: you are hooked
good score
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: rgfixit on Nov 18, 2009, 01:52 AM: Quote from: Irish Jigger on Nov 17, 2009, 07:34 PM
RG, you should invite him to the ice fishing anonymous meetings.
Nah..we'll let him get really hooked ...then we'll reel him in ;D

RG
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: dk_kon on Nov 18, 2009, 01:53 AM: Kiss your life Goodbye! For real.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: pikeking on Nov 18, 2009, 03:55 AM: Welcome to the Shanty...Wait til you see the ice on a puddle and you go over to it, just to see the ice. That's how you know you have a problem. Then comes the shopping. I love this sport. It is the time of year when nothing bothers you. Because they are all to cold to come find you!!!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Fat Boy on Nov 18, 2009, 05:08 AM: I don't think that you're really picking bones, rather, you're picking brains. There are lots of good ones on this board to pick. Just watch out for the rest of 'em, LOL, they're a motley crew!

Welcome to the best ice fishing site on the web!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: fishingPole on Nov 18, 2009, 05:14 AM: Ok, you got the auger issue covered. Make sure you bring one of the hand augers with the power auger. Power augers, especially one thats not tried and true because you haven't used it before, could die out on the ice. Great to have a hand backup. Start thinking about a fish finder of some sort. Initially I used to use the soft water humminbird from the boat, it'll tell you your depth and if there's fish down there, but one of the flashers like a Vex, Marcum, Humminbird or the Showdown are the best. You can watch your lure go down and position it while watching the fish react to it in real time. They will definitely increase your catch.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: pooley on Nov 18, 2009, 05:15 AM: i think he's gut hooked!

welcome to the shanty.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: NatefishNY on Nov 18, 2009, 06:02 AM: welcome to the shanty lenny... this time next year you will be driving yourself nuts looking for safe ice... come on cold weather
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: holehawg on Nov 18, 2009, 06:05 AM: welcome to the shack lenny :)...giv'um some line folks then...wham...set the hook... ;) ;D
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: jascpa099 on Nov 18, 2009, 06:08 AM: Misery loves company.... :o
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: fin-n-feather on Nov 18, 2009, 07:17 AM: I got hooked last year. At first it was just checking the site occasionally. Now this year I have a blacberry with internet and I'm on the site all day long. The sad thing is I'm 48 and can text now almost as fast as my teenage son. Don't worry your obsession will get worse. Welcome aboard!! Fin
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: vermonner on Nov 18, 2009, 07:22 AM: Quote from: lenny 308 on Nov 17, 2009, 08:45 PM
The best part is he got all three for $55.00. I figure that should be a good start. What do you guys think.

I think you'll be building your own portable within a calendar year. You're doomed. Everyone said this to me a coupla years ago and I was like "Yeah, I can quit whenever I want to". Turned out to be like joining a pirate ship. YAAAHHHAAARRRRR!!!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: jpicks on Nov 18, 2009, 07:37 AM: s'toon too.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: stoutbait on Nov 18, 2009, 07:51 AM: Welcome to the shack, being newer around here aswell I know how much the site is a help for ideas, a hinderence to productivity. Good luck and hope you and your boys have a safe winter.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: steubenlaker on Nov 18, 2009, 08:27 AM: i bought some more lures last night becauce of this site YES YOUR HOOKED
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: michianafisherman on Nov 18, 2009, 08:34 AM: Welcome!! There are worst way to spend your time. ::)
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Tomhusker on Nov 18, 2009, 09:07 AM: Welcome. In no time you'll be looking at your other hobby toys and figuring out what you can sell to finance your ice addiction. I sold my Honda Goldwing to buy gear 2 years ago. It's vicious, man.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: saskoutdoorsman on Nov 18, 2009, 09:11 AM: welcome to the shanty from a fellow flatlander!! best of luck on the ice this year, and check your pm inbox
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Neptune on Nov 18, 2009, 09:21 AM: Take solice in the one simple fact: That once you start Ice Fishing, the rest of your world can fall apart and you'll always have your ADDICTION to keep you warm!!!

Good Fishing :tipup:
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: sled-in on Nov 18, 2009, 09:33 AM: Oh no, a Riders fan :P

Yep good site, found it the same way as you looking to build a shack, never did, but I sure have a lot of gear.

You live in a good spot for this sport, I don't know what lakes you have nearby, but you might want to start with some pike fishing (I assume just like here in 'Toba, you have lots of pike everywhere), all you really need for that other then the auger is tip-ups and quick strike rigs, build a fire and enjoy the company of friends that you get hooked too (I think many of us start this way). Then you can move on to the jigging and sonar and the shack, heater, snowmobile, 4x4, and ...............
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: MassPikeAngler on Nov 18, 2009, 09:41 AM: Wecome to the shanty. Ice fishing is the worlds greatest winter sport :tipup:
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: smitty0312 on Nov 18, 2009, 09:51 AM: Quote from: rgfixit on Nov 17, 2009, 07:26 PM
Just wait till you start collecting jigs ::)

Welcome aboard,
RG

Just wait til you start making your own jigs.....you can't stop!! Very gratifying to make your own and they catch fish! Smitty
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: skulldugary on Nov 18, 2009, 09:57 AM: Welcome aboard Lenny you poor sucker...it's only going to get worse for ya now that you've come here to IS.Hope you have deep pockets,plenty of time to be a fishing and an understanding wife....cause you are going to need them..... ;D
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Spud_bar on Nov 18, 2009, 02:59 PM: Quote from: holden222 on Nov 17, 2009, 08:17 PM
You just signed your life away when you accepted the terms of agreement here. Getting setup is the most expensive part (till you decided to buy a vex and a snowmobile)
exactly- this site is the gateway drug to purchasing vex's, snowmobiles and 14' long behemoth-shacks.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: jmh58 on Nov 18, 2009, 03:03 PM: Welcome.. Have a safe and fun time. Tons of great info to be found on here!! John
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: mealworm on Nov 18, 2009, 05:53 PM: welcome to the shanty and the addiction,goodluck tight lines and be safe
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Trophy Hunter on Nov 18, 2009, 06:18 PM: Welcome to the shanty Lenny!! I found this site back in 2003 the same way as you this place is like a big extended family 8)
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: walleye tattoo on Nov 18, 2009, 06:26 PM: Welcome addiction is an understatement necessity is what it will become.Safety first a spud bar or with friends that have on and rope. Next every time you go shopping with the wife buy just one pack of jigs at a time a tip up here a jig rod there she will hardly notice.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: metalfish on Nov 18, 2009, 06:43 PM: Welcome to The place to be. Now start collecting jigs. ;D
This is a great place, lots of awesome folks(Men And Women). Have fun
Metalfish :tipup:
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Hardwaterhunter on Nov 18, 2009, 06:56 PM: Quote from: lenny 308 on Nov 17, 2009, 07:01 PM
Hi all, I'm new to the board and as the title says I got a bone to pick. I was thinking of trying ice fishing with my two boys(3 and 4 years old) so I thought I would build a cheap simple shelter. I looked for plans on the internet and found this site.
Now the bone to pick. After searching this site for a while I am totally hooked and haven't even dropped a line through the ice yet. This will only result in constant whining and complaining from my wife about money spent on gear and never being home in the winter. A big thanks to all of you.
By the way I can hardly wait for ice. This is a great site and from what I can tell so far full of great guys who are willing to help a newbie like me.
Over the next couple of weeks I will be building a shack and posting my progress on this site.
Thanks to all of you who have already replied to my posts and answered the questions I have had, but be warned, I am sure there will be plenty more as I try to learn the ins and outs of the sport.

Lenny

I`ll give you a tip. Build the shanty big enough for the four of you and take the wife with, that way she can see how much the boys love to be out their and it will make future expenditures in the sport that much easier. I know first hand I have a 16 and 19 year old. Make sure you buy plenty of Tip-ups boy are you going to have some fun.

Bob
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: howesfc on Nov 18, 2009, 07:38 PM: Welcome to you and your boy's to I.S. and may you and your boy's share some good memories icefishing!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: prchslyr on Nov 18, 2009, 09:29 PM: Quote from: KingPerch on Nov 18, 2009, 06:23 PM
Hey, Didn't Brad Paisley write a song" I'M GONNA MISS HER"............ :woot:--KP
He most certainly did! That song was my anthem when I was filing for divorce. That was basically the same time I found this place too. It made me feel good to know I wasn't alone. ;)
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: keng52 on Nov 20, 2009, 10:12 AM: I wonder how many guys on this site have less than $1000 worth of ice gear (not including clothing or transportation)?
Not many, I bet!!!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: michianafisherman on Nov 20, 2009, 11:03 AM: More than you think!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Mainehazmt on Nov 20, 2009, 11:09 AM: Welcome to our addiction this site is gonna cost ya 1000's of $ not to mention checking this site out before regular email or coffee ect..... your gonna have to have the next best everything or a couple of them so the others will leave yours alone!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Nor Easter on Nov 20, 2009, 01:41 PM: I just spent another $50 at FishUSA TODAY, and it`s ALL YOUR FAULTS$S$S$ :-\

$1000?

Chump change to some of our habits...

Sno machine, 4wheeler, gas auger, hand auger, spud, permi shanty, popup shanty, jiminy creepers, JetSleds, trailer to haul it all, dedicated truck to haul the trailer, bait tanks, aeration, heaters, clothing,,,

I can meet that grand and raise it a couple more... ;)
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: trapster on Nov 20, 2009, 02:08 PM: I would be one that has far less than $1000 in equipment.. If I were given that much to spend on gear I don't know what I could spend that much on.. Got everything I need.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
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Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: brokeinNYS on Nov 20, 2009, 05:50 PM: I will be 75 in less then twenty days - it took me 73 years before i could be talked into sitting inside a Calm Pro shelter instead of a five gallon plastic pail. It took me another year to buy a small heater. Both on sale which turns a blowing gale into a "not quite perfect" ice fishing day almost any day.
Gathered the remaining toys needed for the sport - but believe me your boys will never forget it or you for being out there with them. Priceless is the fraternity of folks you will meet also enjoying the sport with you.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: rgfixit on Nov 20, 2009, 06:02 PM: "What do you do for recreation?"

"Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback."...and ice fish.
RG
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: SkeeterJeff on Nov 20, 2009, 07:05 PM: Quote from: keng52 on Nov 20, 2009, 10:12 AM
I wonder how many guys on this site have less than $1000 worth of ice gear (not including clothing or transportation)?
Not many, I bet!!!

I've got almost that much in two Clams and a power auger. Heck, I spent $1K in gas last year driving north to find ice several weekends until the first day of spring!!

-Jeff
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: steubenlaker on Nov 21, 2009, 06:42 AM: acid flashback IM IN TEARS LOL THATS FUNNY !!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Wiener on Nov 21, 2009, 10:57 AM: Start off small, and get things that you need.

Gas Auger - helps to keep you mobile.
Vexilar - Helps you catch fish.
Portable Ice Shanty - Helps you stay when the weather gets a little challenging.

Those three items will get you darn close to a grand or more in $$$.

And we haven't even talked about creature comforts, heater, nice fishing equipment, cook stove, etc.

Wiener
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: prchslyr on Nov 21, 2009, 02:49 PM: I got wicked deals on all my equipment. I basically won't buy anything unless I at least FEEL like I'm getting a deal.
Portable-$150 on E-Bay.
Sonar-Way old Marcum (10 years I think) $200. It does the job and has been faithful.
Auger-I sold my gas auger because I found it unnessecary for the amount of ice I have to drill. It's rarely more than 24". Finbore 8" $120... I think.
Quad- Same as the auger. I only used it to drive to where I was fishing and drive back to the truck. I never rode for the sake of riding so I started walking and saved $60 a month.
I use a small Sunflower type heater just to take the edge off and heat up soup. I don't mess around when it comes to actual tackle though. With all the cash I saved on general comfort items, I can justify spending more on rods, reels, jigs, and terminal tackle.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: jiggin4eyes on Nov 21, 2009, 06:22 PM: It's a great addiction to have. My wife would rather I spend money on my outdoor hobbies than going to bars and drinking and such. Buy the basics now, couple of rods and a flasher is all you really need. Make sure you like the sport before you really dump money in. Then towards the end of the year you can get stuff on clearance and stock up. That's how I usually get my stuff. Watch sales and second had items.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: jbird68 on Nov 21, 2009, 08:26 PM: My first year I sat on a bucket all season. I had an old LFP-150 Lowrance fish finder that used 2 lantern batteries, a couple of rod and reel combos and a few safety items(creepers, ice picks, etc). Then I had to get suckered in to other stuff (Showdown -$229, IceGator - $389, HT flip-over shelter - $200, new HT hand auger - $60, lots of jigs ($100's), fly boxes to hold all my jigs - $20.00, new boots - $90, IceArmour suit - $200, Underwater camera - $100, Mr. Buddy heater - $70, rod bags - $50, rod holders - $20) There are lots more I didn't buy. Once you are hooked, you better expect to invest.

Welcome to the Shanty!!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: SNAGGER on Nov 21, 2009, 08:39 PM: I never got on a computer til last year, a friend told me there was place called IceShanty.com, Thanks Alot Slamboney, now I can't walk by the darn thing without out looking at IceShanty and MFF!!!!!! I'm hooked like the rest of you!! ;D
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: rezeye on Nov 22, 2009, 02:33 PM: check out spearfishing :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: combsey on Nov 22, 2009, 08:31 PM: portable shanty , gas auger ,sled ,wheeler, vex, underwater camera (it does take away from fishing but it's fun when there not biting) more then enough tip ups rods and jigs all the money spent is always worth it when your on the ice with family and friends just enjoying mother nature ;)
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: jimmygunns on Nov 22, 2009, 08:55 PM: Welcome to IS. Not only is this site full of facts, there is a never ending amount of stories & opinions! Most of the tips on gear is based on individual trials. You still need to see what will work best for you.
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: bruce21m on Nov 22, 2009, 09:03 PM: You and kidding, i have spent tons on ice fishing gear. I have had my old tip ups for years and wanted to up grade. Spent 250.00 on jack traps and then spent another 150.00 on 3 Big Bobs from jack traps. A larger pack basket to put them in 100.00 plus liner for the basket 50.00. New jig stick 45.00 jigs and such 100.00 and pop up shack 250.00. There 950.00 in just two weeks. Thank god iam a beer salesmen , so please drink more. I have to pay for my house now and a new sled. Sled first ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: jayswimmer09 on Nov 22, 2009, 09:10 PM: haha you will only get more and more addicted!!! its a great site with a TON of info on it
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Jrod0582 on Nov 22, 2009, 11:30 PM: You may want to cancel any other plans you had for the winter... I have a feeling you will be plenty busy (just like the rest of us) with your new hobby! Good Luck!
Title: Re: I got a bone to pick with Ice Shanty members
Post by: Swampfox on Nov 24, 2009, 06:14 PM: ;D ;D ;D I feel the same way Lenny , im new here and new to the sport ,and ive spent more time reading about catching fish than I have spent on the Ice. I hope it all pays off . Now all I need is some ice on the lakes!! ;D ;D ;D