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Cardinal sin, i forgot about the game???? Caught it right at the end of the 1st. Coffee and hockey, perfect

Awesome simon! Glad to hear your getting better! And man oh man i wonder what that house is worth? Talk about paradise!!!

Awesome! Im jealous. I went out yesterday and struck out big time. Only 3 walleye all day lol. The fishfinder works awesome but when tour not catching it makes it even more heartbreaking as tou watch all those fish hahaha

Ummm, i can see where your going with this but you might end up wit some questionable footage lol

Meh really? I know ive used propane in colder temps back in the oil patch. Just had to heat it first, which is very sketchy at best lol. Would never do it nowadays. I went out today had nice temps, about -10. Had a blast but only caught 3 walleye in 6 hours. Kids had fun though plus we went sliding good times

 

Yeah, except my propane heater will not work at those temps because it is too cold for propane to vaporize.

pffft, tiger torch that THING

Ill go out in -40 but only near my house on the river. No way would i travel to fish in that cold lol. -25 is about my cutoff too

Pffft isnt it a "dry" cold though?

Me too !!

Let me know how it works out. It took a while to get it out of the box.

Looks kind of complicated to get started. download this

upload that ????????

thats where my better half came in hahahaha.

Lowrance elite4x, eskimo 51 shark 8" auger, new eskimo insulated 3 man shack, i forget the name, but some really awesome winter boots, and a gopro hero black. My best xmas haul in my adult life

I took a peak at your gifts, and your all gonna be happy merry christmas OFC!!!! Have a great time with your loved ones, and even your families hahahaha.

Its not the rod that catches the fish

 

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i lol'd.

Bunk you sure have a way with the camera, and an eye for the beauty in nature! Guess your a decent angler too lol. Amazing report!!! Ill be looking it over a few times, as i do with all your reports. Merry xmas to you and yours and have a great new years as well.

Oh my! Those lineups are insane!!!! Ill be hyped to see stevie y, my all time favorite. Any money on iafrate blasting a 90mph slapper from the blue line lol

 

 

Do you guys think the rod is better to throw more money into or the reel because i have a crap reel i just cant stand the rod it has LITERALLY NO FEEL, If a shark hit it i probably wouldn't know. I just want something that feels good in my hand im gonna go over to CT and then SAIL after X-Mas to check out the lightning rods, ugly sticks and st.croix to see what feels good for the the price. I see lots of frabrill at CT and if I can find one I like I might just skip SAIL its 45 mins from where I am and my car is in the shop. .

My buddie has this 28" meat stick from CLAM I cant seem to find it anywhere but he loves it to death any one know where i might be able to find it?

for ice fishing i spend more on the reel. I dont go expensive either but the reel is usually 10-20$ more then the rod. I dont think ive ever had an ice fishing rod i hated, but you seriously cannot go wrong with fenwicks at CT. Awesome rods. I havent tried the st crouixs though but the way people talk about them on here maybe i should check em out too

Yeah your right GBW. When i buy these rods i usually just use the reel for emergencies or backups. Good reels for tough backlake trips your getting beatup is bound to happen

Hey bill that reminds me i have an 26 or 27" uglystick ice rod thats actually really nice, or was till i snapped off the cork end anyhow. It still gets called into duty sometimes. Dont remember what i paid but it couldnt have been more than $15

Dude, you sure that's not an Ugly stick? Remember the way those things used to bend? LOL!!!!!

hahaha true! This rod has some good power believe it or not. Frig i still have my ugly stick from when i was a kid, a 2lb walleye will fold it right over lol. Geez though those rods would be 27-28 years old now

Whoever thought a white ice fishing rod was a good idea needs to give their head a shake. At least use some crazy fluorescent wraps or something.

i bet they sell good though. Virtually invisible on the ice, but stick out like a sore thumb in the store lol. Visual appeal i suppose. Last year my son wanted a new spinning setup for his birthday and thats the same pattern on the rod he chose. One of those ianconelli rods. Nice rod though for the price. Reel was crap though. And its a better walleye rod than it is for bass lol. . Now back on topic lol.

There was 4 of those abus out on the ice in our group on saturday. Look like decent rods but the fella that was using them sure took a lashing lol. Everytime his or his sons rods fired he had a hard time telling where to go haha, he missed a few good bites. If you were jigging id see no issue, or in a hut. But out in the white stuff those rods are VERY hard to see

Love my 28" fenwicks. Think there about $26 at CTC

I got two weeks off but im always on call. Should be good unless it dumps snow. So far so good

That's one ugly trout in my opinion. Lol

my thoughts as well lol. Coloring is nice but to me that fish looks deformed. How big do these get? Looks in the pic like it maybe 14-16", but thick

Okay let`s go down the HIV road...the two Wikipedia experts can enlighten us with their blah blah!!! :sleeping_02:

or you can enlighten us??? That would be awesome since your post did nothing to help anyone

This should happen before the line snaps