ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS THREAD 2013/2014

[H.T.]

not here

[filetandrelease]

went out yesterday, at 9:00 and the first spot was a dud , second spot had perch but were sluggish ended up with 24 and 4 were in the 9" range ,and 1 eye but he made a daring flip and escaped me after he was landed LOL, and cleared two more paths across the north south crack

[mcully]

Just cleaned 45 good ones, dozen on blade on braid and rest dead sticking minnow splitshot and truturn. 30' deep. Should only get better. No keeper eyes.

[kingfisher22]

Nice Filet and Mcully.  Just read 3 pages and I can't keep track of who did well, but congrats to those that did.  Looks like things are picking up ever so slowly.  Hope to be back out there Sunday, probably hit the soft water Saturday.  Good luck to all that hit the ice this weekend.  Good luck Pooch/Racer on the big 'eyes up north.

[filetandrelease]

Nice Filet and Mcully.  Just read 3 pages and I can't keep track of who did well, but congrats to those that did.  Looks like things are picking up ever so slowly.  Hope to be back out there Sunday, probably hit the soft water Saturday.  Good luck to all that hit the ice this weekend.  Good luck Pooch/Racer on the big 'eyes up north.

good luck to you in the boat 

[Pman]

Those are some nice numbers. Planning on hitting the south shore tomorrow, hopefully we can ice a few more than our last outing.

[paul23]

Grabbed the honda 4 stroke earlier in yr.  Starts 1st or 2nd pull.  No regrets.  No mixing any oil. No worrying about keeping battery warm.

[pooch2543]

Thanks Kingfisher good luck to you as well

[A-TOM-MIK]

Bent my nils, using the back-up, anybody ever straighten a bent auger?


My biggest hard water Trophy in 2013/14' so far taken today #1lb. 10 oz.

[hardwater61]

Grabbed the honda 4 stroke earlier in yr.  Starts 1st or 2nd pull.  No regrets.  No mixing any oil. No worrying about keeping battery warm.

How is the cut/power with the 4 stroke??

[bcons]

Sweet slob!  Now that's a perch.

[scout57]

didn't get out till 1:30 this afternoon....too damn cold this morning ....fish were right where I left them yesterday......kept 14 male jumbos all between 10.5" and 12.5"....tossed back more than double that.....most of the fish I am catching are males....I would say at least 75%.....man are they thick in the shoulders.....lite biters to say the least

[eaglejac]

I have been using the Dewalt 20 volt with the new style lith- ion batteries now for two full seasons , my new strike lite is going to lock solid from lack of use. I use a 6 inch lazer and never ran out of battery power with ice under 15 inches. I can drill 90 holes in 5 " of ice on one battery. I have converted four guys to this set up last year and all very happy.

[Racer268]

Good luck Kingfisher.  Maybe we can get together up north with the boats in May. 

[kingfisher22]

Good luck Kingfisher.  Maybe we can get together up north with the boats in May.

For sure.  I'll be there.

[Gozzos]

Hey thanks to the person who put 6 perch in the back of my truck. I fished 6 perch also this afternoon your contribution is much appreciated.

[cjwoodwor2]

NE word on BB about 4 hours to kill in am

[fishhooksul]

i'm using the dewalt 18 volt. no problems at all with it. plenty of power, and battery life is great.   Sully...

[Pequod1]

I was happy with my Ridgid 18V lithiom until recently. The low temps and 12" ice have taken its toll and I can only get maybe 6 holes out of it/battery. I use a 6" lazer and have kept the batteries in an inner pocket. I think I reached its limit. Going back to my gas auger today.

[kchamp]

I was happy with my Ridgid 18V lithiom until recently. The low temps and 12" ice have taken its toll and I can only get maybe 6 holes out of it/battery. I use a 6" lazer and have kept the batteries in an inner pocket. I think I reached its limit. Going back to my gas auger today.

Mine Ridgid goes right throw it, no promblems havent taking the gas auger out since I bought it, I also have the clam plate for mine. Nice thing about ridgid is lifetime warranty so go get it replaced as long as you registered it

[paul23]

How is the cut/power with the 4 stroke??

It seems the same as the jiffys we grew up with.  Wouldnt say its much faster or slower. Check out some youtube video comparisons.

[shark]

      I had a Jiffy 30 for 25 years and bought the Pro 4 this year and it works great.

    If your going gas I would recommend propane. much cleaner.

   Cuts great.

[paul23]

Honda lite 23 lbs  vs jiffy pro 4 38lbs. 

[shark]

 The weight is definitely the down side. 

[pimplepounder]

See you fellas in the morning if anything should be a beautiful day out the ice the ice enjoy it.

[Cheeks13]

Went out of Taft yesterday afternoon. What a day! Beautiful warm sun and light winds. The eyes didn't cooperate. Had some good chasers but they would not commit in the end. I had only one hit and I missed him. We were humbled yesterday for sure. No issue for wheelers out there. only a couple inches of grainy snow in most places. The presssure crack out of Taft isnt too bad. I saw some slush near the spot where we crossed. Just use caution. I think I'm heading north to hunt for the big ones on Saturday.

[DeadEyez]

I have been using a 1975 ice king 3hp power auger. Got it from my neighbor. He took it out of the box and it was like brand new! Said he hasn't had to use it on oneida in 35 years! Lol. Does the trick

[pimplepounder]

12below zero and pressure at 36.6 whoa it can only get better the next couple days.You guys got your work cut out for ya today

[filetandrelease]

going late today starting about midday that ought to make it a challenge ,remember it's the consistencey of catching 

[Rugburn]

I have been using a 1975 ice king 3hp power auger. Got it from my neighbor. He took it out of the box and it was like brand new! Said he hasn't had to use it on oneida in 35 years! Lol. Does the trick

Love the old Ice King! Sat morning I'm going to fire up my old Jiffy 30. It's the Harley of ice augers. Please don't yell at me guys! I won't crowd anyone and just maybe drive some fish to ya.