I fish TUCR’s and I will tell you back in the day stroking $100+ for a rod was stomach wrenching. I finally bought the quick tip about 4-5 years ago and I was besides myself on the difference from the rods i used before (jason mitchell meat stick the whole genz line and the frabils) that were nowhere the quality weight and performance. TUCR seem more expensive but in all honesty you will always be buying a newer $40-$50 rod because you won’t be satisfied with the others (at least was my experience) and they don’t hold up like a TUCR. I spent more money looking and looking and replacing cheaply made rods that kept braking than i have since i switched all my rods to TUCR’s. I use a quick tip and bull whip for the crappies, perch and gills. Amazingly sensitive and detect the smallest bits that my buddies are missing

did you do the blue guide wraps or custom? Pic would be nice.

Got on some ice on a few different lakes today in Utah hope everyone can get out soon!!
Pic of my fishing buddy and some of the brook trout I caught

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DWSDave31 wrote:

I can not be the only one here looking for ice making weather lol I’m not crazy I swear!!! plus after seeing what some of those guys catch up there its a wonder they never went before?!?!

You are not the only one!!! I was ice fishing this time last year I’ve been looking for about a month or so now!! If Alaska wasn’t so far to drive I’d be there tomorrow

the past three years i watched as everyone up north and back east got to talk about all the awesome ice they got to fish and the long season. while here in utah we didn’t have much ice till christmas and it was gone by february. well glad to say that there is ice in the uinta mountains and i get to fish this weekend. sorry for those of you who have to wait. i know your pain just glad for once its not mine…

possible ice in utah by then maybe you guys should come down here and fish the uintas and or other spots if they have ice. uintas are in the teens and single digits right now. some lakes are capping over……
ya i know already answer is no. but worth a shot.

i fish lake Powell a lot i live in utah so thats my big water. i have been trapped in storms on there with 6-7 foot swells and i haven’t sunk it yet. now its not something you want to take out and try to handle water like that but sometimes we’re a hour away from the marina in a tournament and a storm can blow over in 5-10 min and you are poop out of luck. also i go there with my dad on family trips and troll for the strippers and walleye and it handles and trolls well. i have caught kokanee and lake trout trolling at flaming gorge as well. up until two years ago all i did was troll and then i got hooked on bass and tournament fishing. we will always keep our fish and ski for the use with family. i’m getting a tournament boat next year but we want to keep the fish and ski for family outings because it accommodates everyone’s needs so well.

i have a skeeter fish and ski and i fish bass tournaments from it and the only thing i give up is a little tackle storage. i get to have fun and i can also take my wife and two boys out with me and they can be comfortable while were out fishing and they can tube and ski as well.

the old ones did and do which i have. my friend bought the new one and it has been fixed. the problem was the zipper tab was plastic and broke in bad colds its now a fabric holds up i has to redo all mine now its all good.

I did the banana split color it’s a gold yellow and I love it

i have the same issue here with my pop up. ill drill a couple holes and the water comes flowing out. i take my heater and let it sit by each corner just before i leave and it comes up quit easily. that’s the only solution i have ever come up with. the one time i didn’t take a heater and the tent froze in the water i had a hell of a time chipping ice with the ice scoop.

i have a battery tender it is the best keeps the battery charged and doesn’t allow it to get overcharged. i have the big double on my bass boat and i have the smaller one for all my flashers and my humminbird that’s on my inflatable pontoon. it works great and i haven’t had an issue for the past two years of owning the chargers.

i love marcum and think they have the best equipment out there… but this unit(showdown 2.0) is not one you want. i have a friend who has one and its been issue after issue and they have an issue of not being water proof and it shuts down the unit and wont work. go with the vx-1p or any of the steps up. personally i have a lx9 and a lx7 and i couldn’t imagine using anything else!!

im not sure the brand i use ill have to call the fly shop here tomorrow but mine i can get my fingers with cloves into. i love them. there is also a pair that are like pliers and they are the best i just didnt want to spend $27 on them mine were $9.97

i updated mine on Sunday…. boy what a HUGE mistake. im one of the guys that fishes the shallow water that was having issues seeing the water column from 3′ and above.now i cant see from 4′ and above on open water mode and cant see from 6′ and above on ice mode. i will say there are some positives about the update but not as many positives as negatives. i Emailed marcum about wanting the old version back or a fix for the new update. i think if we get enough users that email them that they aren’t happy with it they will fix it.

what unit are you using?

Redrockstore.Com is where I got mine a year ago and you pay no tax on the price and I got it for $100 off keep an eye out on their sight to get one.

Thanks for all the help guys I’ll be trying it out tonight after work! I appreciate the feedback from all

im young and still walk everywhere and pull my boy out with me on top of the shelter and strike-master and rods etc. i like the least noise possible.

Bubba Blade http://youtu.be/VbBX-bMqzzI this is a youtube video of the best filet knife ever. my fishing buddy owned a charter boat in California on the ocean and he not only introduced me to the bubba blade but also taught me to filet fish fast and clean and i promise you that i havent met anyone other than my friend who can filet faster and better than me. i have guys tell me they can out filet me with there electric knife and i do two fish to there one and the fillets look clean and professionally done. if it was me i would get the 9″ flex and the 7″ tapered filet knifes and they are like $45-$50 a knife also they can be used to clean your big game animals too.

i havent fished much anything other than the tingler for the last year. the only time i use anything else is my dead stick and i use a VMC teardrop jig. other than that its tingler tingler tingler!!!!

watched one in action yesterday and it was amazingly better then what i was expecting. thinking of getting one myself now. fits in the pocket of my ice suit and i can hole hope with it till i find the fish. its not my lx7 but it still is a very good unit.

lazer mag or pro no questions asked!!!!

yes its the quick tip and i love it. ill be getting the precision after Christmas. these rods are so light and the sensitivity just blows my mind im sad we don’t have the ice on any panfish lakes just our trout lakes but hey those cutthroats are fun to catch on the QT!

getting ready to order a otter rod box but right now i use an old rifle case that i had.

cant help out on what lakes to fish since im from Utah, but most our fishing out here is trout in fact i think its about 85% trout fishing here. so when it comes time i can point you in the way to be successful.

i live in utah and thats our main species as well i love using the VMC tingler tipped with chub meat, night crawler, wax worm or butter worm. also little baits like the VMC larvae jig and the wax tail jig are great. i fish one rod dead stick and one in my hand. and do great both ways. my new favorite bait is the rippin rap by rapala. i tip the front hook with one wax worm and they kill it. if you ever want or need any other info feel free to PM me.

Crappielover89-

im with all of you. selective harvest is something i pride myself on. if you have the video to prove you caught all those fish why not keep one to mount and put the rest back? i don’t think that big of a fish is going to taste that good. but as others said if they aren’t breaking the law we cant really hate on them. that’s on the biologists over the lake.

tingler spoons and a few rippin raps also i love using the VMC tear drop with trigger X mustache worms and the minnows. also i really like hali spoons they are great.

i saw this with a unit at cabelas and the guy told me some kids knocked it off the shelf and that is why it was a display unit. the unit may have been dropped. never had this issue with my LX7