Ice Fishing Creations / Purchases This Year?

[Rod Caster]

I was a off topic on my last post: I need new line for my ice rods, other than that I'm pretty good for this year.

 

It's not going to happen this year, but I'd like to build an ice shack and place it on the lake down my gravel road; sure would make it easy to fish for a couple hours without having to haul all kinds of gear every time I want to go out.

[Fisherman]

Great price

Let us know if they work well.

Well the mailman dropped off the new purchase yesterday. It doesn't come with any instructions, however I'm sure most of us can figure out the star drag, clicker button and spool drag without to much difficulty. The spool has the tiniest amount of wobble, nothing I'm worried about. To engage free spool, push in the side gold button, to retrieve, just crank, instant anti reverse. I put a 110yd pony spool of 6lb mono on, lots of room left over. One turn of the crank retrieves 16 inches of line. I pulled line a couple of times with different drag settings, seems to come off smooth. Then I put on the smallest snap swivel, free spool and down it goes. Added the tiniest split shot and it takes right off. This was done inside. I took the spool off, there's no grease in there to get stiff and slow things down in freezing temps. So far so good, wait and see how it performs with a perch on the other end.

[Terry]

sounds like it will do the job, and a real good price

[DRIFTER_016]

It's not really for ice fishing but I could use it if I wanted.

I'm in the middle of designing and building a large komatik to haul my building materials in to my cabin site.

The size will be just under 4' wide and 12' long.

 

My new planer and belt sander should come in handy.

 

I'll post pics when I get it built.

[Fisherman]

Here's a couple more ideas I found:

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q781/Deryl-v/IMG_2022_zpscdf587a9.jpg and

http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/431-sigs/PC030005.jpg

[misfish]

Here's a couple more ideas I found:

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q781/Deryl-v/IMG_2022_zpscdf587a9.jpg and

http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/431-sigs/PC030005.jpg

 

Think I seen the same thing . LOL

[Bondar]

I bought a lund for dodging ice bergs on the niagara

[bare foot wader]

Well the mailman dropped off the new purchase yesterday. It doesn't come with any instructions, however I'm sure most of us can figure out the star drag, clicker button and spool drag without to much difficulty. The spool has the tiniest amount of wobble, nothing I'm worried about. To engage free spool, push in the side gold button, to retrieve, just crank, instant anti reverse. I put a 110yd pony spool of 6lb mono on, lots of room left over. One turn of the crank retrieves 16 inches of line. I pulled line a couple of times with different drag settings, seems to come off smooth. Then I put on the smallest snap swivel, free spool and down it goes. Added the tiniest split shot and it takes right off. This was done inside. I took the spool off, there's no grease in there to get stiff and slow things down in freezing temps. So far so good, wait and see how it performs with a perch on the other end.

 

 

when you hold the reel on an angle, spool face towards the ground, does the spool slip off and go into free spool?

 

that's the biggest piss off about my black betty, and the price sucked for what you get...glad to see some cheaper competitor options, the freespool feature got me bites

[GBW]

I picked up a Clam Bigfoot XL2000 on Sunday for 20% off and some extra ice anchors and the drill bit adaptor for $318.xx out the door when the hut was $329.99 + taxes. Cannot wait to use it.

[Fisherman]

 

 

when you hold the reel on an angle, spool face towards the ground, does the spool slip off and go into free spool?

 

that's the biggest piss off about my black betty, and the price sucked for what you get...glad to see some cheaper competitor options, the freespool feature got me bites

Never tried holding it with spool towards the ground, I'll do a thorough check when I get home and report back.

[LeXXington]

Lets see, A new Black Betty had one last year and it turned into my go to reel.

New ATV with greater ground clearance.. Hopefully Wayne won't have to pull me out of deep snow this year.

 

Now if the boss will just let me have the time off.

[jimmer]

Never seen those Black Betty reels before. They look interesting and a possible purchase. Is there anywhere to buy them in Ontario?

Quickme: You're going to love the Titans.

[Fisherman]

Sail has them.

[manitoubass2]

I was a off topic on my last post: I need new line for my ice rods, other than that I'm pretty good for this year.

 

It's not going to happen this year, but I'd like to build an ice shack and place it on the lake down my gravel road; sure would make it easy to fish for a couple hours without having to haul all kinds of gear every time I want to go out.

be careful and i hope you have good neighbours???

 

my brand new shack got broken into, used as a brothel, and i lost my heater and two propane tanks. just to be nice they smashed out the windows, ripped off the door and smashed a hole through the wall

 

oh and some needles on the floor just for decoration

Edited December 3, 2014 by manitoubass2

[BillM]

A brothel, lol!!!!

[Fisherman]

 

 

when you hold the reel on an angle, spool face towards the ground, does the spool slip off and go into free spool?

 

that's the biggest piss off about my black betty, and the price sucked for what you get...glad to see some cheaper competitor options, the freespool feature got me bites

Well I tried every conceivable position, rattle, shook, caressed, fondled, nope, the spool doesn't go into free spool.

[Terry]

I did the same with my black betty and could not get it to do it

[irishfield]

Thank God Terry... or you'd want to return it to the point of purchase...

[bare foot wader]

hmm, i warrantied mine right out of the box, the new one does the same thing....they told me that's how it was...

 

I've used the reel and like the freespool function, but has a tendency to slip into freespool when it shouldn't, ie right before i set the hook...left hand retrieve, so when I hold rod with my right hand, the spool naturally faces the ground

Edited December 3, 2014 by bare foot wader

[irishfield]

Is yours the regular Black Betty or the 6061 bare foot?

[bare foot wader]

6061

 

I was on the preorder list from reeds in the US...with shipping and duty, I really wish I waited for them to hit local stores first lol

[irishfield]

The new 2015 model?? or the older 2014?

 

Dang... now I've got to go back out in the shop and play with the 3 I have out there.. lol

[bare foot wader]

older model, bought it the first month they came out, I warrantied immediately and same issue

 

guess I need to check out their website, did they change much on the new model?

[irishfield]

They enclosed it for 2015.. which I don't like and why I jumped through hoops to find some left hand '14's

[manitoubass2]

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Edited December 3, 2014 by manitoubass2