do you use rod holders?

[leakywaders]

I use those crappy wire rod holders quite a bit. Mainly for deadsticking small minnows and more recently when using my baitrunner reel set up with a sucker minnow for pike fishing.

I go light when I ice fish: Hand auger, Clam chair, tackle...all in a small sled. Those wire rod holders tangle in everything and just don't fit in my system well.

Anyone else use rod holders when ice fishing? If so, which kind do you use?

[silverbulletguy]

I usually bring a bucket and just lay my 2nd rod across the top of it with the reel insode the bucket.

[KrabbyPatties]

I never used to, but now I do. The difference is that I used to always use slip bobbers for panfish, now I rarely do. With bobbers, I'd just lay the rods on the ice and keep an eye on the bobbers. Without bobbers, elevating the rods in holders helps keep the depth consistant and allows me to see bites better.

The tangling is a pain, and I don't like the selection we have in our local stores. I've seen ones I liked, but I don't think they were purchased near me.

[Will]

Check out "arctic warrior" tip ups, I use them all the time. Plus they fold flat.

[Esox_Magnum]

There are what I use, about $5 each....

[leakywaders]

Alright, Esox, what is that thing behind your rod holder? Something made out of a fish skin?

That Artic Warrior holder is interesting...thanks!

Brian

[bgcountry00]

I would say that is refles insulation on his fish house

[hawgchaser]

I may not use rod holders per se, but can guarantee that, if the rod is not in my hand, it secured to something to keep it from going down the hole. I like the heavy bucket holders or the heavy orange ones with the triangle base for outside fishing (both from FF). My favorite attachment is just a 3'piece of decoy cord with the cheap aluminum d-snaps on each end - one snapped to the chair or pail, the other around the reel stem. I've seen probably 10 combos donated to LOW in the last 15 years. There are some big toothy critters roaming that lake that act very rude when taking a bait!

[muc33]

Today's Tackle, rod straps. Bruce has these and I have used them. Lightweight, work and can be attached to anything and easily removed anytime! Check them out.

[Borch]

I use either Otters Outdoors holders in my fishhouse or Todays Tackle Rod Rocker holders.

[CrewJones]

i use wire holder on my bobber rod with the bail open, and I spool out a loop of line from the tip to the first guide. so there is a bunch of slack like 2 feet in there just off the ice then when something takes it there is not resistance and if your not watching it makes it easier to see something has grabbed it.

[amateurfishing]

will be, just put 2 flag holders on front of my sled mod, fit my pole handles perfectly

[DaSwede]

Anybody use these?

[Esox_Magnum]

I have a few that mount to the poles, I don't like them personaly due to when the shack moves from either you or the wind the pole moves....I like mine on the ice or in my hand, the ones I use you just grab and lift no trying to get the handle or rod out of any kind of carrier/holder...

[muc33]

I did just buy the Cold Snap outdoors rod holders to use in when walleye fishing. When panfishing, I don't use a deadstick. So I have no need.

[jbird68]

I use "The Groove" rod holder, the one by HT that folds up that was shown earlier and a wooden folding one I had my father in law make for me. Looks like a "H".

[walleyehuntR1975]

I use the heavy wire traingle kind, the rod holders on the Vexilar, and some homemade rodholders in my portable made out of pvc. Also picked up a few of the ht iceriggers last year. It just depends on whether or not I'm fishing in the porty or outside for whatever ones I'm gonna use.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

There are what I use, about $5 each....

Ironic that I see and HT on the item. I thought you didn't use HT esox. LOL.

[leakywaders]

I've got an idea for one that folds up flat and holds the rod secure and yet easy to get out...just gotta build it now. There are a few that are very similar to my idea. I ran across one called the "Orangeville Hooker" on an internet search, but I couldn't tell if they are still being made or not and it didn't look to hold the rod much.

I never did much deadstick-type fishing until they started stocking a local pond with trout. Deadsticking a crappie minnow is killer for this, and so I've starting experimenting more with other fish. Also a while back I started using my baitrunner reel set up with a sucker minnow for pike/bass. That's been a lot of fun, too. Both of these techniques require that the rod be held fairly secure, though.

Where's the ICE!!!!

[Stick in Mud]

That stuff in his fishhouse looks like reflectix, which is essentially bubble wrap wrapped in aluminum foil. It works great as insulation, and it really helps to brighten things up inside a house.

[Esox_Magnum]

Well they make 1 thing that works....And yes that is Reflectix, good stuff....

[Bullwinkled]

I have a onel man Pro portable and I use two rod rockers I picked up at Ice Sportshow. Excellent for dead stick as you can just tap it once in a while for a little action. I drilled two holes in lip of Pro t accomadate, even holds rods welll for short moves.

[robert aldrich]

yes i use a rod holder and i got theOutdoor Creations Free Standing Hot Rod Holder and i will have it holding up a rod outside my quickfish2 in another hole

while i jig a pole inside my quickfish2 and last year when i was doing that the perch would hit the pole in the rod holder and then i would get a hit on my pole which i was jiging.

[crappiebuster]

One of my buddys picked up some of them fold out rod holders last year he really likes them. I just use a 5 gallon bucket dont need to bend over to pickup the rod.

[Stick in Mud]

I use the thick wire ones, or I just put it on a five-gallon bucket. I haven't really had any problems with either method.