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Easy fix on the trolling drag a sock behind the boat a blue ikea bag is a great weapon

I have never run a kicker in my life Maybe I should have but never could get my head around the actual need. Save your money for something else, you don't need it. Take that for what it is

See my note above about the Rapala "2 man" hut.....

Thank you so much, I'm definitely going to look into it. I was a bit obsessed with the thrill of a 'fish-on' moment, but i've colled down now and realize that spending time relaxing with friends and family on ice is the real cake, and catching fish is just the cherry on top. But I still going to improve my knowledge and equipment. Other than not catching much fish, my wife and kids love the experiences.

No… lol… maybe I should. I just go fishing and if they bite they bite. You don’t have to spend loads on a flasher, just get the cheapest regular colour humminbird or garmin , the iceducer would be extra but you could easily just put the boat transducer that comes with them on a stick and drop it down the hole. Get an old cooler and mount it in that with room for a battery. Battery, Fishfinder and cooler probably under $280. I use the one above with an ‘iceducer which runs about $140. Basic but does everything you need.

Speaking of wildlife, noticed many flocks of geese and a few swans heading north, a few turkey vultures circling around looking for dead stuff, cardinals, chickadee's and finally a group of robins showed up.

In NWO at Clarks they had banner ice fishing season for walleyes and some good trout as well. Still plenty of ice for the time being. I's tend to say no. With this having the best ice in 10years it really got things rolling derbies, etc. back in full swing.

For anyone interested, I dragged the deer into the woods behind my property on Wednesday and checked on it today and it appears the coyotes are having a fest on it. About the only parts recognizable now are the head & legs.

Save yourself the aggravation, go to CTC and buy a cheap hockey bag big enough to fit everything in you'll be a much happier camper. All those things are folded by machine when made but they never fit in the original bag.

That's a good idea, it would make things easier.

Hi all, been fun fishing here. Guided some guys from Iowa for crappie a couple times in the last couple of weeks, they left and came back… lol . Weather held until the last day. So glad I didn’t have to clean any fish this time…

Nice!

Those are HUGE! Thanks for sharing!

Ice fishing has definitely declined in my life...and it's just not the shorter season. As I get older, I'm becoming more of a pu$$y. My tolerance for the cold and staring down a hole for hours is declining as the years go by. I still get out on the ice a few times a season...mostly to target Crappie at the cottage as the slot sizes make a Walleye meal difficult. Lake Trout is closed in winter on my lake, but occasionally I luck into a Whitefish or Burbot.. I also do a trip on Simcoe with my grandkids for Petch...that's with an operator so it's a pretty cushy affair. However, now that I've retired I find myself (and my wife) spending more of the winter down south. We've never liked Florida (and certainly wouldn't spend our money there now, given the politics), so we rotate between renting places in Mexico, Belize, and Costa Rica...as a bonus the Cdn $ still goes relatively far in these countries. We're down in Cancun right now...kids and grandkids came down to visit last week..my son and son-in-law got out on a charter to load up for some fish dinners.. By the time I return, it should be ice-out fishing season.