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If you were going on an ice fishing trip, and could only bring 3 or 4 rods.What would they be, and why?

rednax wrote:

If you were going on an ice fishing trip, and could only bring 3 or 4 rods.What would they be, and why?

Need more info on this trip… indoors,outdoors,small shack,big shack or a flip over?

No shack, can only fill your sled

One rod with a strike indicator. 32 ML ( like a perch sweetheart) great deep water rod. Dead stick rod. A smaller rod for the shack.

(2) 42″ custom crappie noodles
(1) 40″ custom walleye special

power noodle, a rod right between a power noodle and a quiverstick, a quiverstick and a rod slightly heavier than a quiverstick

rednax wrote:

If you were going on an ice fishing trip, and could only bring 3 or 4 rods.What would they be, and why?

What species are we targeting on this trip?

Walleye and panfish.

28″ Noodle, 26″ ml deadstick (bobber), 28″ perch sweetheart, 28″ walleye sweetheart. I would fish longer rods but I’m generally in my 1 man and can’t do longer than 28″.

Walleye: TB Perch sweetheart with Tripwire

Panfish: DH Al Dente Noodle

Only need 2 rods!

36″ Thorne quiverstick
36″ Thorne perch sweetheart
34″ Thorne tripwire quiverstick with a medium light wire.
With those 3 rods I can do anything.

TUCR
32″ Precision Split Grip
32″ Precision Noodle Split grip
32″ #### new rod split grip (Not out yet, but I would not leave home without it).

tucrs wrote:

TUCR
32″ Precision Split Grip
32″ Precision Noodle Split grip
32″ #### new rod split grip (Not out yet, but I would not leave home without it).

32″ Quick tip but do not shorten it. Believe it or not I have a QT with a inch cut off and it is too sensitive for me.

Cover you bases.
1. noddle
2. something for jigs that you want to feel
3. something for blades and lures with a good backbone
4. A good dead stick.

And I would add in a pop up shelter (it will not take up that much room and can save a bad day). JMO

4 is easy, 3 is harder.

4 to cover both walleye and panfish

Thorne bros perch sweetheart, length to personal preference
Jason Mitchell 28″ meatstick
Favorite bobber rod(mine is still a cheapy)
Jason Mitchell 24″ panfish and I run braid(substitute with your favorite really sensitive and light rod.

3 to cover both.
Meatstick and bobber rig stay regardless
Probably cut out the panfish specific rod and keep the Perch Sweetheart for versatility. Will miss out on the braid for deep water light biting crappies though. Others are mono for various reasons including freeze up.

TUCR
32″ Precision
32″ Precision Noodle Split Grip
32″ Dead Stick Split Grip

Precision jigging for the bigger fish, Noodle for pan fish, and Dead Stick, well that speaks for itself.