kickingfrog

Good ice fishing rods are relatively inexpensive, and now a days there is a lot of selection. A fairly soft tipped panfish rod will help, light line and a light reel will also be needed to balance the outfit. There is also the option of using a spring bobber on the tip of your rod. It's a small flexible piece of metal with an eye that you attach to the end of your rod that will move at the slightest touch from a fish. Here is one type but there are others: http://s7d5.scene7.com/s7viewers/dhtml/images/spacer.gif If you are getting hits, but not hook-ups, then changing the style and or size of your bait/lure will likely help as well.

I just used my ICE 385ci Combo for the first time yesterday. When I went out of the hut to fish, it took me about 5 minutes of fiddling with the settings to realize that it was ice on my line that was showing up from top to bottom.

I'm the same as you. Where did you order the bearings? And was it easy to change them? I want to upgrade my Curado300 bearings and don't want to have $300 worth of parts if I screw up.

I will place an order one day.

Jigging rap is where I usually start. I figure it's somewhere in the middle and then I'll go more or less aggressive based on what I see on the finder. I'll let you know how Saturday goes.

http://www.simcoe.com/community/barrie/article/1282113 MNR mum on Barrie fish virus Ministry forecasts spring fish deaths BARRIE – It’s official: Lake Simcoe has a fish virus. And many fish are likely doomed to die this spring, says a spokesperson for the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). But questions are being raised after the ministry waited at least five months to announce it. In June, several dead fish were seen in the lake and tested positive for Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS). It affects fish like walleye, smallmouth bass, muskie and some small bait fish. The virus is not transferable to humans or pets that may eat a contaminated fish, the MNR said, and the announcement doesn’t affect anglers who use live bait. But it does affect people like Pefferlaw’s Dave Weaver, who harvests emerald shiner minnows from the lake. The bulk of his business is north of Lake Simcoe, and now he won’t be able to sell his fish up there as the MNR tries to contain the virus to Lake Simcoe. “I spent $40,000 putting fish away (this fall),” said Weaver. And with Lake Simcoe not even frozen over yet, Weaver hasn’t had much luck selling to local tackle shops. “Now I’ll have to move my fish to another area,” he said.But Weaver now has to let his customers down. “There’s stores in places like Pembrooke and Ottawa, if people had known in September there wasn’t going to be emerald shiners, they would’ve bought chubs and suckers to know their winter was going to be OK. “But if they don’t find out until Christmas, they can’t prepare for the following winter. It’s a kick in the pants.” John Cooper, spokesperson for the MNR, defended the ministry’s decision to delay the announcement. “It takes time to look at what the different options are and trying to map out an area around Lake Simcoe we’d consider potentially infected,” said Cooper. He said baitfish licences are issued annually, so the province decided to set the new restrictions starting Jan. 1. “In this area, there’s already an existing ban on movement of bait south of Lake Simcoe. They’re looking at adjusting their operations in the Lake Simcoe area and to the north.” Cooper was asked why the ministry didn’t advise the media about the positive test results earlier, like the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care does with West Nile Virus testing of birds. “The implications of finding a positive result affect so many people, we wanted to make sure whatever decision we make is as fair as possible,” said Cooper. However, he said the province wouldn’t financially compensate people like Weaver, because it didn’t compensate Lake Ontario bait catchers when the virus was first found there in 2006. What is Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS)? * VHS is an infectious disease of fish. * VHS disease outbreaks may happen at any time, but are most likely during the spring as temperatures fluctuate and fish are reproducing. * The Great Lakes strain of the virus was discovered in 2005 in Lake Ontario * VHS was additionally detected in Lake Simcoe. * Fish carrying the VHS virus are safe to eat and to handle. As a precaution, do not harvest fish that appear sick, dying or dead. * VHS can spread through the water, on infected fish, or with their body fluids. * To slow the spread of VHS, the Ministry of Natural Resources has established two management areas in Ontario: the VHS Management Zone (established 2007) and the Lake Simcoe Management Zone (established 2011)

My brother and I are on Nipissing this Saturday. I am getting very excited.

Power play has been top 3 this season. The penalty kill has been awful, awful, awful.

What three goalies? You are making things up. Reimer was the answer, based on half a season. He started perfect this year until he had his brain busted. The monster had not shown much in 60 odd nhl games. That's it. No one said squat about depth. There was hope that they had enough. When you fabricate facts no one will listen to your arguement.

It's a 7 foot rapala magnum. I'm sure it was less than $50 at BPS. It was 3-4 years ago I don't know if they are still on the market.

Leafs are the second youngest team in the league. Nashville is the youngest, Detroit is the oldest, and looked it against the Leafs a week ago. Ottawa is the tenth youngest.

Thank guys. My brother has changed his mind/schedule. Now that there is two of us we've booked a day hut.

They are all bent. I put the one on end to show the profile. They have JIGAWOPPER imprinted on them.

My concern is the snow that has now fallen on the ice and the resulting slush possibility.

This is what came to mind when I read JIGAWOPPER: The white one is a knock-off. The other three are genuine and no, you may not have them. They haven't been made for about ten years.

Is it a jig or a spoon?

I leaning towards nipissing for this Saturday. How's the ice? How much snow is on top of it today?

Coach of the year = Ken Hitchcock

And just like a stomach virus its back and predictable. Nice to see another excellent post. Thank you for making this place a little bit better.

Of course you could get it in, it might come out as a two piece however. I like the nylon mesh soxes as well. And to be honest, if I'm fishin' with someone I don't know I leave a few rods at home.

Ya if it does turn cold I may pack the skates just in case.

Ya the saltwater size x-rap worked well and helped to keep some of the smaller walleye away. I liked the gold and black too. I'll try to dig it up and post a photo of what a week of walleye mouths does do a saltwater lure.

Better have some diapers.

They do have an ice road to the island. Whether or not that is safe or not?

Sure are purdy. I know they would catch fishermen.