Registered: Dec 2007
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I just got out on to the ice for the first time this year. Walked out about 20' from shore and it wasn't cracking. I'm assuming theres about 2" of solid ice right now. With the forecast for the coming week, I would say the lakes around here will be fishable by next weekend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1HEWmPdCDk

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We have ice fishing here in TN, but the ice is in our sweet tea.

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Gonna try to get a good fish house built this winter.

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I prefer to fish on soft water.

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I just cleaned out (chased critters out) my fish house last night. I would imagine we'll be out by the weekend! With any luck I'll be pickling some northerns and get a meal of bluegills!

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I love it. Can't wait! I've been studying up on flashers the last few weeks. I'm buying one for sure this year. Any of you run flashers? What do you like?

I'll post pics of the Stabbin Cabin tomorrow.

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I love it. Can't wait! I've been studying up on flashers the last few weeks. I'm buying one for sure this year. Any of you run flashers? What do you like?

I'll post pics of the Stabbin Cabin tomorrow.

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I just noticed that the new Vex's have a larger and flatter screen. Kinda like the Bird's. That was a big improvement. The old screen had that shade around it that caught snow. I fished half the year last year with an old Vex FL8. It worked great.

The unit that really intrigues me right now is the Showdown. I like that vertical column. I don't mind the grey scale. It's the most powerful unit. And target seperation is 1/2 inch. But it seems to be a love / hate thing with most people that have owned one.

I haven't ruled out any of them yet. Wish I could test drive each of the ones I'm interested in on the ice for one full day and then make up my mind. That will never happen though. Thanks for the input. Vex sure has a strong following.

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Todd

do you bait them or just hope they run into your hook?

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Last winter I fished almost exclusively with micro plastics for gills. But to answer your very pointed question, I'm not opposed to baiting fish. That should not relieve your conscience for baiting deer and turkey and white farm ducks.

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Here's a pic of my shack. Forward all calls to here starting Jan. 1st.

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So this is where you bait the white farm ducks ? You know using Vexilars to find your game or a spotlight not a lot off difference and useing a scented piece of plastic a'nt that baiting too ? might as well be sitting over a corn pile waitning on a deer or using a feeder bucket so your dog can tree a coon

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Double Dog Dare you to stick your tongue on it!

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I've tried it a few times up here but living most of my life in the south I can't get used to driving a truck on a lake. The ice gets about 3' thick on the lake near my house but it still kind of freaks me out.

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Never tried fishing in a HOUSE with a hole drilled through ICE. I like fishing in a Ranger myself, your way reminds me of going coon hunting and enjoying going to a SLICK tree. O well gotta go got the dogs loaded gona try a little morning hunting see yea hope yea catch a ????????. H L

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Never tried fishing in a HOUSE with a hole drilled through ICE.

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Here's a few fish I caught the other day. The fish at the top is a 7 lb northern that my brother in law caught on one pound test line. That was a lot of fun to watch.

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