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First Ice Intelligence?
rmoody79:
--- Quote from: FishingFredrik on Nov 20, 2022, 04:27 PM ---That sounds like fun. Let me know if you want company. I only jig, but am keen to try my European techniques on New England trout: brookies, rainbows, browns and lakers. Tight lines and be safe!
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What type of hot dogs do you typically bring?
Guinea:
I was going to check my early spot today, but I might as well wait for these downpours to end and go during the week.
Besides, I was getting all Bill Murray in Caddyshack on the red squirrels today.
So Fredrik, saying you are from Sweden reminded me of buying some Swedish Pimples from a guy named Fredrik (who was in Sweden) some years ago. They were very nice and I caught fish with them. A bunch of us pooled together to buy a bunch to make the shipping cost worth it. I wish I could remember the name of the company!
FishingFredrik:
--- Quote from: Guinea on Nov 27, 2022, 04:49 PM ---I was going to check my early spot today, but I might as well wait for these downpours to end and go during the week.
Besides, I was getting all Bill Murray in Caddyshack on the red squirrels today.
So Fredrik, saying you are from Sweden reminded me of buying some Swedish Pimples from a guy named Fredrik (who was in Sweden) some years ago. They were very nice and I caught fish with them. A bunch of us pooled together to buy a bunch to make the shipping cost worth it. I wish I could remember the name of the company!
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Hi Guinea, that's really funny. There are a lot of great online retailers in Sweden that carry really nice, often handmade, vertical jigs, in the style of the Swedish Pimple. Pimpel (not pimple) is actually both the verb and noun for vertical jigging/jig. The spelling got a little mixed up during the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean - "pimpel" has nothing to do with acne ;) The Finns - a little further to the East - are also great at ice fishing and lure making for it. Fishing is anything but a niche activity there - a huge portion of the population fish both on the hard and soft water. There are some highly specialized, small scale, manufacturers of handmade balanced jigs that have inlays of real fish skin/scales. They're incredible, but not cheap.
I am lucky to have some good friends over in Sweden that send me what I need when I run out, but the postage isn't actually that much. The challenge for non-swedish speakers is that most online stores don't have web pages in English, but with a little patience, you'll find your way around. The last one below has a page in English (shortcut to the vertical jigs). You can always call their customer service and ask about international shipments if you're interested - they will speak good English. But not all of them ship internationally.
https://sportfiskeboden.com/
https://www.olssonsfiske.se/
https://www.sportfishtackle.com/
https://www.sportfishtackle.com/en/fishing-methods/ice-fishing/ice-jigging-lures-ice-fishing/vertical-ice-jigs
I haven't made my own jigs since I was in my teens. I used to make both vertical and balanced jigs. However, I still make my own "pimpelkrok" / jigging hooks. Keep us updated on how you go.
Best,
Fredrik
Steve H.:
As someone mentioned above, oxbow ponds generally freeze up earlier than other ponds in the same area. (These are from last December.)
lowaccord66:
--- Quote from: 800stealth on Nov 20, 2022, 08:41 AM ---You've been listening to the voices in your hotdog again?? Crude but a solid technique for early ice just the same.
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The pork voice guides me to all the early ice I need!
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