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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #75 on: February 08, 2021, 08:53:04 AM »
Yesterday was a rodeo. Snowmobile caught on fire right out of the gate. Got it out before all was lost but then we had to get it back to the truck and then shuttle all our gear with one machine and a single sled. Late start but pulled a jumbo on my second fish. Wind was pretty unpleasant and the cold flat nuked our drill batteries so we had to really throttle back our exploration. All in all it was a fun first trip. Im excited to get back there with what we have learned. Total we put about 50 perch on the ice, with 4 being jumbos. I lost two trout at the hole that were absolute slabs which was absolutely heart breaking.

Dang that sounds like a crazy day. Supercool you go onto fish though. I'll be hitting you up for a report soon.
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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #76 on: February 08, 2021, 08:57:03 AM »
Cool, thanks for sharing. That sucks about the sled, I hate when something like that gets in the way of valuable fishing time. When my cousin was reeling up his steelhead I rammed my arm in the hole to grab it like an old brown bear so we wouldn’t loose it. I can see where a guy can loose bigger fish at the hole if you or someone else didn’t get down in there to grab it. Sounds like you had fun regardless.
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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #77 on: February 08, 2021, 09:03:39 AM »
We got some crazy good intel from some guys on how to specifically target the jumbos.  Next trip ill have a gas auger and a non combustible snowmobile  :chuckle:

I'm also getting the ice transducer for my garmin. Flasher is key for targeting those jumbos. My redneck ammo can cost me that really big trout on Saturday and was kind of a pain for quick setup running and gunning.
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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #78 on: February 08, 2021, 11:07:17 AM »
You should be able to suspend the transducer in the hole with the use of some pool noodles and a little bit of foam rope and a couple of tye wraps.
It allows you to adjust the depth of your transducer to get just below the ice and is easy to pull up when fighting a fish.
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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #79 on: February 08, 2021, 11:39:45 AM »
Yesterday was a rodeo. Snowmobile caught on fire right out of the gate. Got it out before all was lost but then we had to get it back to the truck and then shuttle all our gear with one machine and a single sled. Late start but pulled a jumbo on my second fish. Wind was pretty unpleasant and the cold flat nuked our drill batteries so we had to really throttle back our exploration. All in all it was a fun first trip. Im excited to get back there with what we have learned. Total we put about 50 perch on the ice, with 4 being jumbos. I lost two trout at the hole that were absolute slabs which was absolutely heart breaking.

Well now it's a guaranteed memory of a great time! Right!

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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #80 on: February 08, 2021, 11:53:30 AM »
You should be able to suspend the transducer in the hole with the use of some pool noodles and a little bit of foam rope and a couple of tye wraps.
It allows you to adjust the depth of your transducer to get just below the ice and is easy to pull up when fighting a fish.
thats also an ice transducer.  I was using the boat transducer that came with it. According to the internet they are pretty finicky without being affixed hence the pvc. Ill definitely be adding the ice bundle to my garmin before the next trip.
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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #81 on: February 08, 2021, 12:33:38 PM »
Yes it is.  :tup: :tup: But shows idea of the pool noodles.  Not sure how it floatin in the hole would differ from bobbin around in a boat 🤔
People also build a tripod with an arm over the hole to suspend the transducer.

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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #82 on: February 08, 2021, 12:36:25 PM »
Yes it is.  :tup: :tup: But shows idea of the pool noodles.  Not sure how it floatin in the hole would differ from bobbin around in a boat 🤔
People also build a tripod with an arm over the hole to suspend the transducer.
no idea but it definitely makes a difference. Jonathan_S had the same exact unit as me but had his transducer just dangling free and mine was far more consistent having the transducer affixed with the pvc :dunno:
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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #83 on: February 08, 2021, 01:09:57 PM »
Hate to see a dangling transducer takes away the whole fishing experience!! :chuckle:
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Re: Through the Ice
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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #85 on: February 11, 2021, 03:48:18 PM »
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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #86 on: February 11, 2021, 05:26:39 PM »
https://youtube.com/shorts/reFIdKZ_iyk

I did that with one of the jumbo perch I caught at Cascade
Same with the one I have pictured. I had it right up to the top of the hole, the hook come loose about nailed my cousin in the eye. I looked down and the fish was just floating there not realizing yet that it was free to go. I dove on it and hand scooped it out with half my arm in the water. Well worth it!
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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #87 on: February 11, 2021, 08:53:08 PM »
You guys may already know this, but there is a really good Facebook page dedicated to ice fishing Cascade.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/935150943228425

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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #88 on: February 12, 2021, 03:53:43 AM »
As an old ice fisherman once said, they do not have reverse

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Re: Through the Ice
« Reply #89 on: February 12, 2021, 09:36:53 AM »
Yeah a fishes instinct is to just go straight forward if it's panicked so if you got it in the tube of ice where you drilled your hole it's just going to come right out the top!

 


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