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Yes I have been using it for jigging raps and #6 and 7 rippin raps

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300$… anyone? Awesome auger. Just don’t need it as I’ve switched to lithium.

325$

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While I’m not an electrician I am a Journeyman Lineman by trade, I will second the notion of getting a volt meter and testing voltage to make sure you are getting 220 at the socket. That would be a good place to start. Based on your findings there, you may or may not want to consult with an inside wireman.

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Another vote for the commander, rod is as good as it gets in a walleye rod for me. Ill even fish it down to 1/8oz spoons

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How bout 320$

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8lb Sufix 832 double uni’d to a 2-3′ fluoro leader. If you think freeze up will be an issue Ive also done just fine on Erie spooled with 8 and 6 lb fluorocarbon.

bowtecmike wrote:

X2 I ordered 2 rods Dec 12th still no confirmation on shipping.

Patience boys, should be very soon I ordered Dec. 9 and got it yesterday. You should hear something soon.

Are you running your IR and 8* cone when fishing close to others?

nws6373 wrote:

I fish Smelt here in southwest Michigan. Gull Lake, Kalamazoo Co. to be exact. The last couple of years the Smelt seem to be hanging out in the deepest water for us. 60′ to 80′. We start at sundown right on bottom and as the night goes on they usually come up to about 20′. We can use lights here, so most people have the high intensity LED green lights they hang just under the ice. Theory being that it glows of off the ice straight down to get the plankton and small creatures active. What I do know for certain is to stay away from the big crowds with too much noise and too many lights. If you want to party get right in the middle of them, you will not be disappointed. We can also have multiple hooks on our lines. The most common is a 3 or 4 hook set up. I use # 14/16 flies tipped with a spike. They’re tied on using 1″ dropper loops about 6″ to a ft. apart. On the bottom most of us tie on a Hali or Sitka jig to help get the line down. Hope this helps others. We are fortunate to have such a good Smelt fishery here SW Mich. Tight lines!

Some good info there.

When i used to live in upstate NY Smelt fishing and dipping was pretty popular especially when i was young. We fished them in many deep lakes across the Adirondacks, Caroga, Piseco, Pleasant, Indian, Gilmantown, Lewey, Champlain, to name a few and the list goes on. As a kid i remember towns of hard side shanties on the lake with guys hauling pails of them out. They are still plentiful in many bodies of water but it seems people have lost interest in fishing them. I believe its mostly impart to the new baitfish regs and people just not fishing as much in general. Really miss those times with my grampa and his buddies.

As others have said they can be anywhere in the water column. I personally have caught smelt everywhere between 3ft and 120ft of water. We had a spot at one time that lasted for about 3 seasons where you didn’t even need a reel on your rod because right at dark they would pile into about 4 fow. It was pretty common to pick up 10-12 doz in an hour between two guys. As far as rigging we used to tie 2 tiny Aberdeen(just found them easier to unhook with the longer shank you can get ahold of) hooks about 8-10″ apart inline above a small pilkki all hooks tipped with spikes/maggots/eurolarve

I agree theres plenty of room out front you will have no problem fishing your 34″ rods. while its not as tall as a lodge at 77″ its still 60″ tall and as long as your hooklets don’t get too out of hand you’ll love it

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Im loving my 5i so far, I actually had the LX7 but my girlfriend kinda just claimed it as hers so I found myself in the market for another 7 but i got a smokin deal on a 5i at St Paul and I’m glad I did. Gain adjustments are all you need and the SFL (super fine line) helps a lot as well

For those of you that have been, how late should we wait to go? What dates would you recommend being there? I was thinking mid March the 17-20th. I know the season goes into the end of March, but I got burned 2 seasons ago waiting too long to head to Erie and that resulted in no trip at all. I almost waited too long last year on our Erie trip but made it there just in time to fish a few days before ice conditions deteriorated.

I know its a big difference when it comes to ice conditions between these two bodies of water and most years extensions are still needed into the end of March for Winnipeg but I just worry about access conditions and shorelines breaking up. For those of you that have been we would greatly appreciate any input on dates as it pertains to ice conditions and the bite. Did you go and get on a great bite? or was it one of those “shoulda been here last week!” trips?

Thanks again