Generally with braided lines about a 3 foot floro leader for lighter fishing and icefishing. Always Drennan 4,5,6,8 or 10 pound. Personal choice for all really, there's no clear cut must-do approach.
Friend of mine does this trip each spring and the invite has been made a few times. This photo filled report certainly gets the mind wandering there, and to past trips alone, deep in the wild.
Nicely done Dave. Excellent landscape shots as well.
A pleasure to view and read Rick. Some gnarly looking dark eyes in the mix and a cool rundown on how you eliminated water to find what was only working.
The speck... well, that would blow the mind when you're not expecting it. Did it fight harder than every other fish you caught all week? They are stubborn.
This question has totally been on the brain and I gotta say the advice given here is awesomely helpful.
Leave a charger in the boat that puts out 2.5 amps. I've been blaming cruddy batteries and then my MinnKota as to why the battery life of any deep cycle bought seems to suck out too quick. Will charge from now on at 8 or 12 amps on the Eliminator instead.
Thanks.
Well done. Area looks mint and congrats on not getting voted off the island and being reinvited to outwit, outplay and outlast the others next season. lol.
Thanks for reporting.