robert1965 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 for me L.O.W. kenora area for walleye gold jigin rapala. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarsusd81 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 For me it will be a metro lake with Little Atom Optic Stealth tipped with a Nuggie. I will be chasing crappies and gills. Give me 3 and I am walkin. I plan to pack light for first ice. Only things going out there are a Lazer hand auger, a sled, a bucket the vex and my Marcum Rod Pac. Keep it nice and light to not fall through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I'm with Tom here, It will be chasing gills or crappies near home. I just got an ice fishing order that I bought off the net.. will probably have one of my new lures tied on. I'm more lazy than Tom though.. Even though the ice is thin, i'll probably still have my Nils power head attached.. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAMASafetyDirector Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I'll be hunting Walleye on the Rainy or 4 mile bay LOW fishing with a "Stop Sign" or a Buckshot Rattle tipped with a frozen shiner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCLaker Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I also plan to pack light (similar to Tom). I bought a small sled and hand auger just for early ice. My SM Lazer hand auger will cut thru 4-6" of ice in about 15 seconds. If doing a lot of hole hopping, it is good exercise (with the thin ice, don't like to cut too many holes in the same area ) I'll probably start out with a chubby darter to see if I can hit some active fish. If they aren't hitting the darter/Rap/power minnow, I will probably fall back on my confidence pan fish plastics - nuggies on a diamond jig/genz bug. Will also put up a tip up to see if I can pick off a pike/walleye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinrude19 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 the only things i am bringing is a pull sled with my hand auger and rod bag but im not sure what lake i am going to go to yet most likely the first one to freeze up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhjr Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Crappies with a small glo jig tipped with a crappie minnow, and pike on a tip-up with a sucker minnow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxMN Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Two tip ups with sucker and shiner, in about 11 fow in the same spot as last years first ice North metro lake that certainly is no secret, but its not WBL or Bald Eagle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Angler Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 East Central lake for crappies using a Frostee glow jig or a forage minnow jig. Tipped with a minnow or waxie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7outof10 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 i will go after walleys on a shallow lake max death of 12 feet lol ..... fast good ice most of the time and just a jig or if they are really hiting rattle L trap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoozebutton Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Hope to get on the Chippewa Flowage before the end of the month because as of Dec 1st, it's closed for fishing. Tip-ups with a big sucker and a Swedish Pimple tipped with a minnow head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperybob Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I've got my two Citica 200E's and place order for two Thorne Bros. baitcasting ice rods. Hopefully I will get my rods by the time for the ice fishing show is in town. My new lure's to try this year will be the bigger Rattle flyer spoon and the bigger chubby darters. I've got 6# gamma and 6# silverthread spooled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterHaven Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I will be hitting a local lake and will be fishing for crappies with my go to lure the Ratso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agronomist_at_IA Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Hope to hit the Iowa Great Lakes and catch some paper mouths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Give me 3 and I am walkin.I'm sure that's fun, but it's not for me. Too many bad experiences on thin ice to go out that early.I'll wait for 6" breathe a little easier.I'll be poppin' nite bite slabs and the occasional walleye on a small Wright Cty lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterHaven Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 2-1/2" to 3" ice and I am out there for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonica Bear Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I always kick off the year on Coon Lake, two tip ups, shiners and beer. Kind sounds like a good country song... It's been quite the tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritsnham Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Hopefully some early walleyes will be around...thinking about it makes the itch get really bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcast Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Hope to get on the Chippewa Flowage before the end of the month because as of Dec 1st, it's closed for fishing. Tip-ups with a big sucker and a Swedish Pimple tipped with a minnow head. muskie through the ice? thats pretty cool!I'm betting on 3" of ice on either a certain metro area lake or one up north a little more by Thanksgiving. (If I remember right I was standing on a metro lake last year the weekend of Thanksgiving and so far temps are looking good for that again) I plan to sight fish for northern pike (or maybe a skie till Dec. 1) using Northland Airplane bucktail jigs. Maybe some 'gills and/ or crappies sometime too with a few different jigs and little atom plastics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoozebutton Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Originally Posted By: snoozebuttonHope to get on the Chippewa Flowage before the end of the month because as of Dec 1st, it's closed for fishing. Tip-ups with a big sucker and a Swedish Pimple tipped with a minnow head. muskie through the ice? thats pretty cool!No, walleyes but I have caught one muskie (around 36 inches.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Wettschreck Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I'll be on Lime Lake using my new Lindy Little Joe Frostie jigs going after perch and crappies.3" is all I need as I'll be packing pretty light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rope Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Small public lake for saugeye and redears.A jig of some type and livebait.Soon I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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