Fish are line shy around here with all the pressure we get. I have found that 1 lb Asso Micron 3 line works good.

Fittante makes the best replicas I’ve seen. They all go to the musky shows and have tons of replicas (not just musky either). I’d go LAX second and AA third. I’d wait a couple of months and check them out in person before spending that much money. Better to be happy with your purchase. With 56 inches of fish, you’re close to a grand with driftwood.

I save plastic bags from stores and use them. No fish slime in the bucket and easier to bring inside to clean.

I use a Rose Creek Spoon Box. No more chipped paint or tangled hooks.

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Wow 70 feet? How do the fish even survive that?

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They usually don’t.

$600 at Redrock. Just need to sign up for their email list.

I think it’s time for another Mississippi River backwater show.

edit: Lake Mendota will be safe for ATVs in about a week. If you would like to have a show on super deep (70 fow) perch fishing, I’d take you out. Using Mendota sinker rigs for perch is something unique to this area.

I have had the grey Ice Armor, Striker Lite, and Sno Suit. I sold the grey Ice Armor suit and still have the other two. I like to be ultra mobile and very rarely use a shack.

The Sno Suit is flat out overkill in temps 20+. It’s built like a tank and heavy. The gusseting around the crotch and shoulders works great. You would have to be in some really cold temps to get cold in this suit. I have had it three years and have probably 100 days on the ice with it. It still looks new besides the fish slime on it.

The Striker Lite suit is lighter weight and still pretty warm. I would say I stay warm to about 10 degrees in it. I wear it primarily during early and late ice because it floats.

The grey Ice Armor suit was about as warm as the Striker Lite suit. The material was not very durable. The crotch ripped the second time I wore it and I got a tear on the knee pad from kneeling down.

There is a cigarette style power adapter available for the HDS units. Many four wheelers have the plugs for spot lights and other accessories.