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Hi everybody, I'm starting to get my ice fishing stuff ready for the upcoming season and I realized that I lost the spring for my jaw jacker, I went on their website and to ship it up to canada the total cost would be 25$+ for a tiny spring, Does anyone know what the equivalent size for this spring is at a hardware store? Thanks 😊

It's hard to beat a custom rod.

I've seen a few posts about people asking about them. It's peaked my interest in an effort to move away from a Buddy Heater. Getting tired of all the moisture in my Otter hub after a full day of fishing.

For those that do have one, have you had an reliability issues with them not firing? Is the noise from the fuel pump annoying? Are there any cons besides the requirement of having a battery power source?

Unfortunately I don't know of anyone with a diesel heater, so I haven't been able to see one in action. Appreciate the info!

How many of you guys actually take time to charge your glow jig ! I had so many with the years, but was not charging them that much, found out it’s actually killer for walleye after dark , for the big mama hunting late

i’m thinking of buying this reel and pairing it with a tickle stick 27” ultra light.

i could not find any reviews on it.

has anyone here used this reel and how was it?

i’m talking about the new white version of this reel. :)

edit: i wanna add that it’s on sale right now for 12.90eur

Hey all!

I've been looking for a little bit now for some good rugged quality and most importantly warm winter bibs for the Great White North where I'm at in Canada, as I'm looking to get into ice fishing this year. The issue is that I'm 6'6 215lbs with 36-37 inseam for my long legs and can't seem to be able to find bibs with those measurements. It's either I go XXL for some 33.5 or 34 inseam but then I'd be swimming in my bibs, or the rest just seems to be too short in the inseam department.

Any tall or knowledgeable individuals in here who could point me in the right direction?

The help would he much appreciated thanks!

Not sure which one to look into. I want to jig with meduim -large sized rattle baits like the frostbite tantrum or the buckshot spoon and also want a pole that is 36"+. so im curious what you folks thoughts are on a completely custom rod from mags (like what power to get) or should I go with a frostbite rod like the smoke show or drench. Thank you all in advance!

Edit: should I go for something with higher power like a medium heavy or just a meduim.

Wondering if anyone out there has a weight on these things. About to go buy one but the seller doesnt have any info on the weight. Called the manufacturer in my hometown and the best they could give me was the weight on a 2016 model at 4100 pounds.

Been wanting to get a lite-flite but was hoping to get it on a discount. Does Scheels normally have a good Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale for ice fishing gear?

I’m from western ny and none of my buddies like to do what i love to do ice fish and hunt I love em both but I’d rather ice fish then hunt any day crazy part is I don’t even like to eat fish so most of them go back into the water but some go to families less fortunate and on hard times looking for a buddy to go out and enjoy the outdoors with I hunt 8G mostly and I’ll ice fish anywhere there’s good ice went on a trip to the thousand islands last year just to get a good weekend on the Ice

If you had to pick one what would you pick? A snowmobile or an atv without tracks

Thinking about upgrading to livescope this year ffrom an flx 28. I've seen some people keep their flashers for hole hopping and was curious the general consensus. Should I sell the vexilar to help the livescope hurt less or is it worth it to have both?

Hi everyone,

Looking for some advice on the best spot to setup our ice fishing hut. I have a cottage near SunnySide Resort and this will be my first time ice fishing on the lake!

If any one has some tips or ideas for best ice fishing spots please let me know! Appreciate any insights or help!

Thanks!

Every year I say I’m gonna get up to Lake of the Woods, and every year I don’t. But I mean it this time. It’s happening this season. Im an Illinois resident. I know I’d need a MN license for the portion of the lake that in the US. Does the MN license permit me to fish the ON side? I’m assuming it doesn’t but it’s worth the ask.

I got the reel in an auction with some other stuff, and already had the rod. Do they make a good combo for fishing in canadian lakes?? If so, what kind of line does everyone recommend?

Also, if this is a decent combo for perch, walleye, trout, what would everyone suggest I get for a second setup? Or third lol. Thanks!!

I have been thinking about trying a diesel heater for my shack any thoughts or concerns apprecited

I am curious what kind of rod I will need and what type of transducer? It seems right now my only option is the Garmin High and Narrow Ice Transducer.

As for rod and tackle, I am a bit confused. As there are many different species of fish, should I buy a rod that is strong enough to handle the heaviest of fish, but have the lowest % of getting a bite? Or do I buy a middle of the road rod and just let the drag run if I do get hit by a big one?

Thanks so much!

Good morning everyone! Hope your weekend went well! So this year I'm looking at getting a rod Case. To help with travel.. storage and protection. I started investing in some good quality gear and just shoving things in my pail might not be in the best interest anymore. I'm usually solo or with one other person. (Sharing my gear). I want some that will work but not over board. I usually end up walking every where. Thinking about this Scheels case. Is it too much.. or work just right? I also prefer quality. Suggestions would be great! Thank you.

https://www.scheels.com/p/08227100172/?queryID=9a02cb5b70b753d044e328b663972b4a

Hey everyone

I have a new to me ice shack this year and am not interested in smoking out the inside when drilling holes with the 2 stroke auger.

I am looking at getting into a battery powered something or other, I saw those old ones that connect to a car battery, haven’t seen one for sale recently. I will likely get a power drill auger 8 inch hole.

Does my Milwaukee fuel m12 battery drill (the little battery) have enough torque to drill holes. Battery life is not an issue, it is more if it will actually drill 2 feet of ice or not.

Thanks in advance

I currently only use a big plastic tackle box for my gear, and will probably upgrade to a backpack in the near future for the summer fishing adventures. I'm wondering what everyone uses for their dedicated ice fishing tackle, whether it be a bag, box, or bucket.

So everyone, its new auger time. I currently have a 8in Eskimo pistol bit with a dewalt 996 attached but the drill is starting to slip. Overall it was really good to me, only thing I didn't like was how hard it was to get the chuck to hold on that darn thing. So this year, I'm going to upgrade to a fully electric auger. Looking at the strikemaster 40v lite and the Ion Alpha, in 10 inch. So I'm hear to ask, whats everyone's opinions, which should I get? I see the strikemaster is currently 100$ off, should I jump on that? Do we think that there will be some black friday deal that surpasses it? I see scheels has their Ice days coming up, do we think there will be a better sale then?

Looking to take my son will be 8 this January and want to take him to catch a walleye through the ice. He loves ice fishing for sunfish and have caught plenty of walleye on open water. So no newbies here but looking at a sleeper on lake mille lacs. Any recommendations? Also found icefishmn.com out of the Brainerd area. We are about 4 hours south of mille lacs and would like to take him to red but that's a long truck ride for a 8 year old.

Anybody use jaw jackers? What pole do you use had a full carbon pole snap in half read just a fiberglass pole works best.