just ordered a marmish rod and some jigs

[fishingabomb2006]

dug out my gear and decided to buy one of the palm rods to give it a whirl this season pretty excited to see how it works, at worst i now have a spottail rod lol

[fishingabomb2006]

and friday i will be heading up Ct outfitters to buy a new quick tip or 2, one of mine is bent in a spiral (care of bad storage by me)

[Matt_Atkins]

Fishingabomb,
I got one of those last year, cant really give any advice, never really dedicated anytime to it, ill have to give it another go this year, but the fish are meant to be hand lined. And the Marish jigs are really well made. and the rod is pretty much unbreakable

[fishingabomb2006]

aiming to catch the super picky gills and calicos in shallow water or use as a sight fishing rod since its so short

[Velcro]

I thought the marmish rods looked neat and I heard good things about their jigs, might buy one myself someday but probably not this season. Let me know how it works.

I found an extra jigging rod kicking around the house, and one of those schoolie type reels (think it's an HT, not an actual schoolie) so it looks like I'll have a 3rd jigging rod to play with this season. Besides the hooks and line I got in the other day I'm not planning on buying much this season besides bait.

[fishingabomb2006]

i think with the new palm rod ill be at 6 or 7 jig rods now including my arctic warrior deadstick; assessed all my jigging gear not including shelter and flasher at around $2500 when i was bored one day on the ice

[Velcro]

Heh, I probably got around $1000 worth of gear, some slow fishing day I'll have to add it all up. So easy to spend money on icefishing gear.

[schaffman]

I've been using a Marmish rod for about 3 years now.   It's very sensitive and picks up the slightest bite.   You can even see the line slack when a Crappie bites from below.     I use 2lb test.   I know they are designed for small fish but I've had good luck for it when fishing shallow for trout as well.   It's great when you are trying to travel light or have those long walks into those small ponds.

Hopefully by the weekend, I'll be out on one of those ponds.

[Flypopper]

I bought a Marmish last year, caught about 30-40 fish on it. Lots of fun!!

[CT-iceguy.]

The jigs look great, I ordered a few this past fall and can't wait to try them. Im not so sure on the rods, however they do look wicked sensitive. I cant imagine handlining a fish in on 2# test is fun from 20FOW though..

[fishingabomb2006]

im not looking to use it much deeper than maybe 10fow

[highvoltagejigger]

I have been fishing a marmish outfit for about 5 yrs now. I dont hardly set out my tilts anymore. They will out catch anyone on the lake. You will get plenty of spectators because you cant see the rod but from a distance you see lots of fish coming thru the ice!  I have 6 of them. Keep a couple in your jacket pocket with different lines and baits.   I have 2 of them with 1lb test which is really fun. I fish johnsons cove quite a bit.

[fishingabomb2006]

still waiting on my order to arrive!!!

[fishingabomb2006]

they said my order shipped on the 19th and still not here......

[Velcro]

I hate depending on the postal service... A book I ordered for my sister for Christmas just came in today.

I hope your marmish and safe ice come soon!

[fishingabomb2006]

came in last night!!!

[jss111678]

done waiting for your new stuff now we got to wait for ice. glad it came for you 

[Velcro]

Whoot!

Now for some ice...