Winter Weather Crap

[nitro929]

Nitro, do u uses ultralight poles when u ice fish? And on the fnf can u fish it on a pond? Also is there a specific type of jig I need? Anything else dealing with the fnf would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, drew

Yes I used an ultralight pole to ice fish, 4 lb Pline flourclear line. I used a punisher 1/16 ounce float and fly jig (The duck color) mainly for weight, the fish would not bite the jig without the bee moth tipped on the hook ( I tried) you could just use a hook and split shot maybe but I just like using the flys. I had a better hook up ratio with a popeye jig(1/32 oz) on the blue gill but caught the bass and crappie on the float and fly jig.
I just cut a hole drop the jig to the bottom let it sit, reeled up a foot let it sit, reeled up a foot let it sit. if I didn't get bit I moved deeper cut another hole so on so on. cut six different holes before I found the sweet spot.
That's farm pond ice fishing, I am sure its a lot harder on the lakes. And just a little red neck tip a chainsaw makes a heck of a good ice auger.

[Drew1233]

Would you recommend a ultra light for panfish and the fnf? I'm considering getting one just because light tackle with big bluegills and crappie is hard to beat. Cabelas has a rod and reel setup for $30 I think.

[kentuckykingfisher]

So after reading nitros post I decided to try some ice fishing myself. I went out not super confident but was surprised when I got my first hit about 5 mins in. I ended up catching about 10 bluegill and 2 crappie. It was pretty challenging and all new to me but was fun. Thank god for those hot hands or I probably wouldn't of been able to handle the cold. I was using a Popeyes just like nitro said he did.

[Drew1233]

So after reading nitros post I decided to try some ice fishing myself. I went out not super confident but was surprised when I got my first hit about 5 mins in. I ended up catching about 10 bluegill and 2 crappie. It was pretty challenging and all new to me but was fun. Thank god for those hot hands or I probably wouldn't of been able to handle the cold. I was using a Popeyes just like nitro said he did.

How big was the body of water you fished? And how thick was the ice

[kentuckykingfisher]

How big was the body of water you fished? And how thick was the ice

I was just on an small farm pond the ice was pretty thick I'd say about 3 inches as it took a little bit for me to punch a hole through. Let's just say it was thick enough to where I was never nervous at any point.

[SLP]

I really have the itch bad. I actually like cold weather but I am now more than ready for some warm weather and getting out on a lake.

[Drew1233]

I'm very tempted to give this a try