to tell the truth

[brian6715]

College in Duluth...what could be better! I too spent my college years up there and to have someone say put it off, no way! Some of the best walleye fishing right there on the Louis and great hunting for grouse if your into that as well.

We never had Flashers and wouldn't have even dreamed about spending $400 dollars on somehting like that. Rods, hooks and live bait are very cheap ways to get out and enjoy the lakes and rivers. Your not supposed to have those fancy things in college, thats when you learn about finances.

But you can always give plasma like we did!

Ahh yes I spent many cold nights standing on the ice in the harbor and on the lakes in the area. I remember being on Fish Lake walking from Hibanks through the narrows and way out on the main lake one night, all the while drilling holes with the hand auger, not catching a thing. I loved going to UMD. There are also many fantastic shore fishing spots (I mean the ones not on Lake Superior that might get overlooked). I miss the Duluth area!

[robert aldrich]

i was talking to my dad and he said the gear i get has to be under 100$.

[that_guy]

Sounds perfect, you can get set up quite nice without a shelter and electronics for under 100. Or you could just go buy a shelter and deal with minimal tackle.

I personally would focus on the tackle and whatnot then just fish nice days.

[TooTallTom]

Did you say before that you've already got rods and tackle? Or do you need to include that stuff in your $100 budget?

[robert aldrich]

I all ready got rods,lures,pole holder,slush scoops,sled( I am geting it tomarow), and a ice auger. i have two regular fish finders for summer. My grandpa gave me one and my dad has one. and we are thinking about selling them to get a flasher. I have no idea on when i will get the ice fishing shelter. It is not going to be a sled ice fishing house. It is going to be one i can pack away.

[TooTallTom]

If you can part with one summer fishfinder and use that money towards a winter one, that's a pretty solid plan. Also, like I said before, check into some of the older units on Kraigslist (the "K" should be a "C") and see if anything looks like it would work for you. You might find something that you feel is worth your money. And, like many have said, look at garage sales. But make sure you do your homework so you know what you're buying, no matter which route you take.

At this part of the season, time is on your side. In just a few weeks, people will want to be moving their winter stuff out to make room, and most buyers aren't thinking about wintertime yet. Icefishing stuff isn't exactly a hot seller in May, right?

[robert aldrich]

If you can part with one summer fishfinder and use that money towards a winter one, that's a pretty solid plan. Also, like I said before, check into some of the older units on Kraigslist (the "K" should be a "C") and see if anything looks like it would work for you. You might find something that you feel is worth your money. And, like many have said, look at garage sales. But make sure you do your homework so you know what you're buying, no matter which route you take.

At this part of the season, time is on your side. In just a few weeks, people will want to be moving their winter stuff out to make room, and most buyers aren't thinking about wintertime yet. Icefishing stuff isn't exactly a hot seller in May, right?

Oh ya,Thats right. A flasher you can use in summer or winter.

[Rodbldr4fun]

An alternative to a flasher is to use an LCD with TFT. You can use them in the cold too. That gives you a multi-use electronic. You can use it for the summer and I happen to like the LCD for visualization. They are supposedly slower, but I have watched many fish on my LCD and felt the bite at the same time.

[robert aldrich]

i have my dad comeing up tomarrow because we are doing the duluth big jig on sunday. i cant wait for the ice fishing sled that i am geting tomarrow.

[Slabasaurus]

Oh ya,Thats right. A flasher you can use in summer or winter.

yup, that's what ultimately lead to me pickin one up this year.

Garage sales are great. Uncle picked up a strike master hand auger for 10 bucks last summer, which is what I used my first trip out. Cut through 18" of ice pretty quick.

Good luck this weekend.

[robert aldrich]

Oh ya, I cant wait to get the flasher.