I got another one!!

HOF put together another long panfish ice fishing rod for me. Graphite ultra lite, 3 1/2 feet long with a Tennessee handle. This time I decided to go with a plain cork handle. No need for those fancy reel seats because everybody knows, good ice fishermen tape their reels on their ice rods. It has to be black electrician tape or it don’t count. Am really very satisfied with the longer lenght, so nice not having to bend over and can stand straight up comfortably.
HOF has put together a few more of these longer ice rods. Stop out, pick one up and handle it. No need for a sales pitch once there, cause they sell themselves.
Bill when I heard you were going to order a graphite, well you know how it goes, I just had to have one too.

Yes, I just have to have one of those babies. No bending and just relaxed easy fishin. I also have a dipper, or whatever you want to call them, that I can adjust the length on so I can clean the ice out of my ice holes without having to bend either. Great toys for guys with a bad back or the ice fisherman who wants the ”smart” equipement. Pretty soon Hooked On Fishing will have us guys so comfortable when we are ice fishing that we will want to be out there 5 days a week and only work two days a week. Hey, I already wish it were that way. Mike is always thinking of ways and finding us fishin goodies to make our day more productive and comfortable. Now if I can get Mike to bring in my fish and put the bait back down the ice hole I wouldn’t even have to get out of my easy chair. Oh well, dream on hey! Hey Mike, is my rod done yet as I hear ice is being made?!!!! If not then Mike Fischer has another day as I will be in Northfield Sat. for an early Christmas gathering. Some kids can’t wait til Christmas to open their presents you know. Especially when they know they are getting gift certificates to HOF.
Thanks, Bill

Hey Bill,

I think it will be Sunday before your new rod will be ready. Mike is making 6 of them, so there should be at least a couple extra ones for someone else! Of course, we can always make more!
We also have more of those expandable handle ice dippers.
You will want to have some ice cleats for your boots – nothing worse than to take a fall on that hard ice! And don’t forget to have an ice spud bar to check for safe ice.

Good Fishing,
Mike

I don’t know how similar to mine these are but with a little arm twisting I would get another one too.

looks like maybe i should start another 6 on sat.

mpfish

Mr. MPFISH – master rod builder!

Yes Bill, smart fishing equipment and then fishing smart, sums it up pretty well. That’s never been more true especially when ice-fishing. One must give it some thought and prepare according. If done right, your success rate will increase. First of all one has to be comfortable not only with your equipment but yourself. With the different winter and outdoor clothing we have today, you no longer have to be cold. If you get chilled, your concentration will leave in a hurry and instead of catching fish, your thoughts will be the warm car. Money well spent to assure you are warm and relaxed. Since I started ice-fishing over 20 years ago, it has changed considerably with new and improved equipment. Portable shelters, heaters, flashers, cameras, lines, rods, reels and all sort of jigs that glow to different designs. It continues to change every year with newer ideas and better equipment. Sometimes it is little things that can make a difference, for example going to longer ice rods to prevent back aches. etc.. To top it off, we have IDA so all can share ideas and report what is hot now.

My ”now” reply to your title of ”I got another one” is: me too. And I do mean 2. Yep, I bought 2. A walleye trout style med. action that Mike made for me which adding a spring bobber to the rod tip will make it great for any kind of fish AND I saw a real nice ultra light on the rod rack that I just had to have too. With the quality Custom St. Croix rods that they make its hard to not walk out of HOF without a couple of these sensitive rods. I now have the best of both worlds when it comes to ice fishing rods. And like I said-me two.
Thanks, Bill

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Now if I can get Mike to bring in my fish and put the bait back down the ice hole I wouldn’t even have to get out of my easy chair.

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Bill

Didn’t you post that Mike was getting that bait route? Maybe you can get him to expand on the idea – instead of carry out like we do now when we get bait, Mike could deliver!!!

Just think – you’re on a hot bite w/ the slabs, and down to your last 1/2 dozen waxies. You pull on the ol’ cell, dial up HOF, and 15 minutes later, there’s Mike w/ a couple box’es for you.

UG

I’m SURE Mike would love to do that but he wouldn’t make any money because once he got there and the fish were biting you would never get him to leave. You have to remember that hes ”first” a fisherman and ”second” a bait man.
Thanks, Bill

Mikes, tested her out pretty good tonight on a little old 13 inch crappie. If my buddy said you got a bass one more time I would have choked him with it. Does what I wanted thanks for building it up.

Hey Blu, a 13 incher is one nice crappie. You got me excited now.

A couple that size from URL were what got my fishing buddy in the world champs in Alexandria. This one was out of his backyard.
I was nailing gizzard shad today. Oops….