Not specific to this lake, but I also am curious about metro area ice conditions this up coming weekend.
I promised my nephew I’d take him out for his first ice fishing experience. We plan to fish a twin cities metro/western suburb lake Saturday morning.
I’m sure it will be very wet – but I assume overall ice is still very fishable? We’ll be walking to our spots from the access, so no vehicle or ATV.
Any thoughts?
Thanks for the feedback. Sounds like it’s definitely an upgrade. Hopefully I can pick up an end of season deal on one.
I know I’m bumping a very old thread, but thought it was better than starting a new thread.
I have the k-drill and a Milwaukee M18 drill with a handle.
Overall I have no issues just using the drill and handle. Personally think it takes a little too long to drill holes with the k-drill but I’m on season two with the k-drill and perhaps my blades are dull. Have also read it’s not made to be the fastest, just durable/tough.
I’m seeing that you can get an adapter for the k-drill to use with the clam plate.
My question to those with experience- is the clam plate worth it, or a significant upgrade to just going direct to the drill? I’d imagine the ergonomics of holding the plate vs the drill/handle is an upgrade.
Any thoughts or feedback? For more info – I ice fish maybe 5-10 times a year if I’m lucky, so I’m not out there constantly drilling holes.
All good info, thanks.
If you’re fishing with a Vexilar under 20 feet of water, I would use low power mode if your model has it. Fish can feel the sonar pulses if you blast them with normal power in a shallow area.
Interesting. I have the FL18 that does have low power mode but I’ve always used normal with bottom lock on. I’m going to have to switch to low power mode for my local lake that tops out at about 8 feet deep…
Thanks guys, I appreciate the info. I try to stay away from other groups as I wouldn’t want people crowding in on me, but you make a good point that there’s a reason they are fishing there. I’ll still give plenty of space.
I’ve been pouring through some of the LakeFinder survey info and digging into the Navionics webapp and think I’ve got an idea on a lake or two for this weekend. I do prefer fishing the deeper basin holes just because I like looking at the Vexilar in ~24 feet of water versus 8 feet of water. Think I’ll drill a half dozen or so holes and see if I can spot them. Will report back!
