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I'm from Illinois and in a few weeks it'll be about time to do some ice fishing. The problem is I have always done basketball in the winter so I've ...more never really iced fished? What's some equipment, gear, bait, etc. should I get for icefishing? I bass fish all the time but ice fishing is definitely new to me. Any help would be appreciated.
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Rich Pardy 0Like Jim said, how much do you have to spend, ice fishing can be pretty expensive. You can get away with a cheap tip up and ice rod and reel and a hand auger ...more and use the fishidy maps to find good looking spots to fish to get started. As for bait on the rod and reel you can use wax worms or spikes (maggots) on a small jig and on the tip ups you can use live shiners or even dead smelt make great bait. I personally cant live without a vexilar on the ice but they are expensive. A pair of ice pics around your neck in case you go thru the ice and creepers (spikes for your boots) are a must too for safety on the ice. I see your from Illinois as am I, I fish bangs lake in Wauconda a lot in the winter if you are in the area you are welcome to come out and fish with us and check out some of the gear and how we fish the lake. My best advice if you dont have a power auger is to make friends with some that has one :)
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Jim Root 0How much do you have to spend?
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#throwback to the 2014 Illinois BASS Highschool Championship on Lake Springfield. Came in 5th with around 7.5lbs. Just couldn't get that kicker fish. But ...more I had a blast and I can't wait for the 2015 State Championship were I plan on getting a W for my senior year and moving on to the BASS Highschool Championship!
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congrats, I just want to catch 5 for dinner, just move to BG doing some fishing on barren lake. ill find them. I hope
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Sorry for the really late response but thanks for the support :) it means a lot
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How did your tournament season go Preston?
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WoW thats awesome! I haven't been able to fish tourneys for a while due to other obligations but I have caught some nice smallmouths when the water was high. ...more Been catching a ton of bluegills also.I'm going to follow you on the circuit. Keep up the good work
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Not to bad! Im doing the Wis. BFLs as a coangler and im 19th overall in the points. I had a 12th place finish the last one. I also placed 5th for the Illinois ...more Highschool State Championship and already prequalified for next year. So its been a good year with hopefully more good tournaments ahead! What about you?
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I think this is going to be an interesting tourney.
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