Author Topic: Korean Style Ice Fishing - Gyeonji  (Read 1067 times)

Offline spiltmilt

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Korean Style Ice Fishing - Gyeonji
« on: Jan 27, 2018, 12:51 PM »
I am always amazed at the endless variety of ways different cultures catch fish across the globe. In part I believe I enjoy fishing because it allows me to have some commonality with people across the world. Recently I was able to to acquire a couple gyeonji rods. These unique fishing rods have been used on the Korean peninsula for centuries to fish in rivers and thru the ice. Having lived in Korea for a while I've always been interested in this counties culture and was curious to try out this style of fishing.

I rigged a couple of these rods with tungsten jigs and headed up to Summit Lake on the Colville Indian Reservation. The road in was treacherously icy and I had to slog through deep snow until I got the lake but I was well rewarded. I found plenty of action which provided a lot of opportunity to learn how to hook, fight, and land fish on these rods. I had a lot of fun, caught some gorgeous Brook Trout, and enjoyed quiet solitude on a  beautiful winter day.


Offline walleyeboater

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Re: Korean Style Ice Fishing - Gyeonji
« Reply #1 on: Jan 28, 2018, 06:47 AM »
That's a sweet set up!
That rod looks like a souped up flyswatter.
Looks like fun.

Offline Reinert

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Re: Korean Style Ice Fishing - Gyeonji
« Reply #2 on: Feb 02, 2018, 06:01 PM »
That's pretty cool!! Thanks for sharing this

Offline Gills4me

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Re: Korean Style Ice Fishing - Gyeonji
« Reply #3 on: Feb 03, 2018, 07:33 PM »
I agree very interesting video but I don't think im ready to give my spinning reels yet

Offline nocod

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Re: Korean Style Ice Fishing - Gyeonji
« Reply #4 on: Feb 04, 2018, 06:55 PM »
The first thing that came to mind was no one twist  ???

Offline Soupy944

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Re: Korean Style Ice Fishing - Gyeonji
« Reply #5 on: Feb 05, 2018, 05:46 PM »
pretty cool. ive seen them used in the stream too

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Re: Korean Style Ice Fishing - Gyeonji
« Reply #6 on: Feb 05, 2018, 05:52 PM »
Interesting... I'm not sure what they were thinking.  Seems like a pretty complex way to pull in a fish.  I would just hand bomb em before I'd do that.  Seems you're getting a lot of slack most times at the beginning.  Thanks for sharing.
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