you work luke???

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I can’t believe people use $200 reels for ice fishing. Had no idea.

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My guess is he already owns them for use on summer rods and they serve double duty on walleye rods in the winter.

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Thats what I do…Use the reels all year round. My highest end thorne bros walleye rod gets the sustain. I know of a ice fisherman that has twelve stellas on his ice rods, and they never come off the ice rods…

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ummmm, OVERCOMPENSATING for something???

for what it’s worth…it’s pflueger president 6720’s here…

or 2 nights at the northland inn by spirit lake, and 4 meals at mickey d’s…

rumor has it rice lake perch and crappies are suckers for a quiverstick….

i was on moreland pond by fort dodge yesterday…a solid 5″ on the east end down to 3 1/2″ on the west….2 stocked rainbows, 2 11″ crappies, 1 8″ perch, and schloads of dinky gills….but hey, it is ICE fishing!!!!

very, very cool……

TOTAL= 16.8 lbs.
Big Sauger= 4.35 lbs

southern iowa usually locks up in mid-dec give or take 2 weeks…i’m about 100 miles farther north and i usually get out for the first time on thanksgiving give or take a couple days…i’ve got permission for 30 or so farm ponds in sw iowa…shoot me a pm when it gets colder if you’re up for a road trip.

around the iowa/missouri line you can hit the hard water safely for 6-8 weeks each year…i wouldn’t try much further south…tho some guys get out around KC i’ve heard…fools.

a couple new powells….got the square-bill crankbait rod, the spook/trap rod, and the wacky rod from tackle warehouse….so far they seem to work pretty well with the steezes and the certate i had laying around.

wednesday night league started last week…more muskies than bass were caught…. all in all- wind, rain, and really cold temps made for a great week……there’s a huge logjam for third at a total weight of 0.0 lbs!!!

biggest one i’ve ever gotten came from a farm pond -4#2oz…sight fishing in 3 FOW weed edge right next to the deepest hole in the place…she was 19 1/4″ and is on my wall…. regularly get 15″-17″ fish during the late ice periodevery year from the local lake but those on the other hand are usually on a hump in 45 FOW coming out 65 FOW…talk about both ends of the spectrum!!! (and yes i fizz em’…1″ long insulin syringe does wonders.)

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Well,glad you found them….at least we dont have to start looking all over Iowa again.

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don’t worry…if you lose em’ in IOWA….Luke probably has them!

one on the camera…and i pick up all i can find at garage sales/ classified ads/ etc…. i make a fairly good size “weed bed” (i’ve got close to 40 stalks)… usually in a “Z” shape, then drill holes around it…really works if the fish are roaming, they’ll stay with you all day!

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If you go with the $199. (sale price) wireless remote, make sure it’s strapped to your daughter!

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hardly….she can darn near fit through an 8″ hole!!!!

here’s the question….marcum panner or aqua-vu mo-pod? i’m looking for something to turn my camera right now…actually been taking my 6 year old daughter with to do it so i don’t have to get out of my seat (trust me, i know lazy!) anyway… from what i understand, the mo-pod is a wireless remote and runs off 12v battery and the marcum has a cable and runs off C batteries… any other differences?

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I appreciate everyone’s help on this, I’ll definitely go with a CD-ROM. I didn’t realize the learning curve is so steep on the computer side of managing a GPS unit.

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it’s not if you get the chip….get on the lake, look at the map, scratch your head over the endless possibilities, drill holes…

i’ve got a 60 csx myself….call thorne bros and have em’ ship you a lakemaster micro sd chip FOR GARMIN…you’ll love it, especially on hi-def lakes!!!

i’ve got some skandias…..only seem to make it out of the boxes if i’m fishing deeper than 30 FOW…otherwise it’s CJS for me….sure wish CJS would introduce some tungsten into their lineup so i could avoid feeding european pocketbooks!!!

i know you must hear this a thousand times a day, but Bob; if you’re looking for someone to help with the field testing that’s on the ice 100+ times a year- I’m your man, just tell me what i owe you for the samples!!!!

got a ross reel on a panfish sweethart….great outfit, NO line twist….heal hassle taping a fly reel on is my only complaint.

question: Has anyone seen the “off-white” power noodles yet? i’m in the market for a new noodle and want to know what the difference between rod blanks is- other than color???

the one question i have with the recoil guides isn’t so much with the quality as the price….the cost for the recoils if you were to buy them is under $10…so why is this a $20+ upgrade…just my 2 cents… profit is good…this however on top of a rod with more than a 400 point markup??? that said, thorne ARE great rods, and i will admit i have a few.

if all works well i’ll be on the water from about 4-7 tomorrow evening……awww, ta heck with work….i city is only a 4 hour drive from elm!!! i’m in, i can be there in 20 minutes!!!!

the offer still stands luke…i can put you on perch and a smattering of other fish (gills, small whites, yellows, and small ‘eyes) RIGHT NOW!!!

bass are just starting to move shallow….pretty good jig and spinnerbait bite— male walleye on the dam at dark…not too sure of crappies yet (although they are starting to bite pretty good at briggs woods- 10-14″ers)

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The H2O C is being discontinued, they are still out there, but I’m also looking for a new unit, was looking close at Garmin. Interested to hear some opinions on some of the newer units out there. For instance, do you have problems with the touch screens? I would think running a GPS with an active screen would eat up batteries faster, I know my sons cell phone needs to be recharged about twice as often at a non-touch screen.

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garmin gps 60 (or 76) csx…best accuracy i’ve found in consumer gps on the market…and touch screens generally slow down in cold weather…ie. ice fishing.

the store is great…the knowledge of it’s staff needs a lot of work…everytime i’ve asked a question looking for a specific fishing item in that place, NO ONE knows what i’m talking about…

you guys forgot the squeeze….the fish races in, stops so hard the jig moves and eyes it for what seems to be an eternity, what do you do??? SQUEEZE!!! if you’ve got a pencil grip on you’re rod/reel, a good firm SQUEEZE and release will get the jig vibrating in place enough to turn even the most finicky pannies!!!

garmin or lowrance??? i’ve been looking everywhere (locally in iowa) for a chip for my garmin 60csx.