heavy gear

  • swami2806
    Posts: 9
    December 29, 2005 at 11:42 pm #1297441

    Hi everyone…new here. I live in Connecticut and will be going to upstate NY to ice fish in February. I am trying to get an outfit (rod and reel)together to handle the larger lake fish up there. Around here, I can only find cheap, ultra lite ice fishing outfits. I use my light spinning reel on a medium ice rod for around here–all I need. I found a good heavy ice fishing rod, and now am trying to get a decent baitcasting reel for it that can handle the lunkers in hopes I can snag one. The silstar/southbend/HT ice fishing baitcasters just won’t cut it–they’re plastic. What do you Wis. and Min. guys use for heavy rods and reels on the big lakes? Thanks in advance… –Jim

    tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    December 29, 2005 at 11:53 pm #407572

    WELCOME TO IDA .

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12239
    December 29, 2005 at 11:58 pm #407574

    Welcome to IDA CTMountainman!!!

    I am sure that some of our ice experts will jump in here with some good advice for you.

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    December 30, 2005 at 12:03 am #407577

    Welcome to the family CTMountainman
    What kind of fish are we talking and how big? That will better determine the kind of gear you will need. With that info, the guys on here who go after big fish through the ice can recommend the ideal gear

    swami2806
    Posts: 9
    December 30, 2005 at 12:09 am #407581

    Man, that was fast! Thanks for the replies and thanks for the welcome. I will be going for lake trout mainly. I trolled for those up at like Winnipasockee (?) in New Hampshire and had a tough time getting them in on heavy spinning gear. As far as the guys in Wis. and MN, that is mostly curiosity—what kind of gear do need to get in a 30-40 pound musky, for example. Wow! I can’t imagine ice fishing gear made for that. Thanks again.

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    December 30, 2005 at 12:22 am #407586

    There was a discussion on what gear to use for Lake trout on here just a few days ago. I will go and see if I can find it

    fishahollik
    South Range, WI
    Posts: 1776
    December 30, 2005 at 11:52 am #407677

    Garcia 5500c3 should do the trick on your heavy little stick. Spooled up with 10-12 lb.

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12317
    December 30, 2005 at 2:40 pm #407724

    I would go with set up from South Bend in Medium heavy, and team it up with this reel….

    swami2806
    Posts: 9
    December 31, 2005 at 12:44 am #407925

    Thanks fishaholik and fish-eye. I figured the answer would be all-season gear, given the junk I’ve come across made for icefishing. fish-eye…is the reel you posted the garcia 5500c3 fishaholik was talking about? Thanks.

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12317
    December 31, 2005 at 1:44 am #407936

    Yep!
    Cabella’s can set you up online!

    swami2806
    Posts: 9
    December 31, 2005 at 2:19 am #407942

    sorry eye-guide…just realized I called you fish-eye!.

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