redpearl99

many of you guys are confused. The OP is asking about Service Canada, which has nothing to do with fishing or driving licenses.

Service Canada --> employment insurance and Canada Pension Plan

Service Ontario --> fishing licenses, drivers licenses, health card...etc

^ those are next year's plans

Last year I went ice fishing for the first time. Since then I have slowly come to get the ice fishing bug. I wasn't able to contain myself as I've amassed the following equipment during this off season, all purchased new. I'm hoping to finally get out on some bigger lakes for some nice lakers and pike.

- Eskimo Fatfish 949i

- Humminbird Ice-45 flasher

- 6" hand auger

- Sienna 1000RD reel spooled with 10lb powerpro ice braid and 8.8 lb floro leader

- Rapala xice med action rod and reel spooled with 4lb floro

- HT ultra light perch rod

- HT polar tip up with 25lb tip up line

- windlass tip up

- Jet sled

- portable snow shovel

- buddy heater

- columbia waterproof snow pants

- woods goose down jacket

- Misty mountain thermal underwear and winter sock

- portable ice fishing chairs

- aerator bait bucket

- rapala jigging raps and williams jigging spoons

It should be a good season. I'm super excited

has anyone actually been spooled on a 1000 series or do you just prefer the extra line pickup of the 2500? I'm just thinking the 2500 might be a bit too heavy compared to the rod

hmmm, interesing..... I would have figured a 500 series reel would get spooled very easily but it doesnt seem like it does. do you think 50 yards of braid + 10 yards of leader is enough for simcoe lakers??

I've decided I want to give lake trout fishing a try this winter, so I need to get a reel for deep water lakers.

I was thinking of getting either the Shimano Sienna 1000RD or the 500FD. Leaning towards the 1000FD.

I'm assuming I would need at least a 1000 size spool. But kind of line should I also be getting? braid or 8lb mono?

Thanks

I would go watch it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUY6lDja-DE

i couldnt catch 32 rainbows in september if i tried

i am currently debating on whether to get a quickfish or fat-fish

The salesman is dead wrong, lol.

can you explain why he's wrong? the graph models have dual beams of 20 and 60 degrees while the ice 35 flasher and some marcums can shoot a much narrower degree beam and can therefore pick up much better detail (hence why the graph models have a 2.5 inch target separation while the flashers have 0.5 inch)

I forget the model number but i think i looked at the 345ci or something like that. The sonar salesman also suggested getting a flasher rather than a graph because the flasher as much better detail / target sepertion.

Right now im leaning towards the Ice 35 as it has dual beam sonar (9 and 19 degrees) while the marcum vx-1 only as a single 20 degree beam.

The benefit of the marcum is the swing out arm and the fact that it comes with a carrying case. The humminbird carrying case costs $40 extra.

I am also debating whether to get the ice 45, but I've been reading that the LCD back lit screen causes major battery drain (battery is done after 7 hrs).

The humminbird also has a much better zoom function it seems. It doesnt split the flasher into two screens, instead it just zooms in and out of the target zoom area.

So I went to sail today and checked out some of their fish finders and flashers. I was talking to the guy about the Marcum vx-1 pro, and he said it was a great unit, but he said it only has a single beam transducer. In comparison, the Humminbird ice 35 has a dual beam transducer and is good for shallow as well as deep lake fishing.

So I was wondering why some of you recommend the Marcum over the humminbird? is it based just on the Marcum hype?

I appreciate that some of you are telling me to get a graph. But can someone please recommend a specific introductory graph unit.

Am I supposed to just get the PiranhaMAX 196ci PT and an ice transducer????

what you think about the PiranhaMAX 196ci PT?

which is a good intro graph unit you would recommend? just a regular portable humminbird with an ice transducer ?

is graph mode what's on a regular fishing finder?

Im thinking of getting my first flasher this winter and wanted your opinions on some models. Not really looking for anything with all the bells and whistles. I mostly fish in smaller lakes up to 50ft.

so far I'm looking at the following:

- Hummingbird Ice-35 ($310)- http://www.basspro.com/Humminbird-ICE35-Portable-Flasher/product/102293/

- Marcum VX-1Pro ($330) - http://www.basspro.com/MarCum-VX1Pro-Ice-Sonar-System/product/1109190413/

I was also wondering if you know of any portable fish finders that can also convert into a flasher. Perhaps then I could use the same system year round.

Thanks for the chart Burtess, that's some great info

thank you for the advise so far. I dont plan on hand pulling to far, I normally just ice fish smaller kettle lakes

I don't have a snowmobile, so any recommended shelter would have to be light enough to be pulled via human strength

Im looking to get an ice shelter for this year. I dont have a snowmobile or tow vehicle so it has to be a shelter i can pull. Im looking to get a one man flip up shelter but dont really know which one is the most practical to pull with a rope.

I would ideally like a pull-able flip up shelter that has a sled with enough storage room to fit my auger, rods and tip ups

I agree with everything but the last part. That'd be a waste of tax money! Just take away their fishing rights.

just give them a cattle prod up the bum.... no more white buckets after that

I understand your intent, but they guy could have had you charge with harrassment, and you would have been guilty.

 

Be careful doing stuff like that. What if he had a few buddies with him??

 

S.

1) I am an officer of the courts so I highly doubt any cop would ever charge me with harassment for what I did.

2) If he was with buddies I obviously wouldn't have confronted him.

im not disagreeing with anyone on this board... just saying I couldn't take it anymore watching him kill innocent fish with a freaking tuna pole

the knife wielding snagger would have had to cross the river in no waders to get to me.... then he would have to confront my fillet knife. I knew it was a dangerous move, but I coudnt hold it in any longer