Ice Fishing Toys - What Do You Bring Out on the Ice?

[DEADhead]

Here's the usual gear:

03 Ford Expedition with tow strap

Fish Trap Yukon

Strike Master 2000 8"

Vexilar FL-8

chisel

Croxton Pond bag with 4-6 poles

Flambeau tackle bag

Browning LED Lantern

Mr. Buddy heater

Bait: waxies, fatheads, powerbait grubs just in case

ice scooper with ruler and chipper

LEATHERMAN

ice cleats

ice spikes

6v Flashlight

Headlamp

Digital camera

Lake maps

shovel

5 gal bucket

frabil bait bucket

diet mountain dew and snacks

iriver mp3 player

can't wait to get on the ice....

[sheepheadslayer]

You guys prolly will laugh but i never go walleye fishing without the polish depth finder. This is just a 30' tape measure. Yes i have a vex but this is as acurate and compact as it gets. You will never believe at how well you can feel the bottom of the lake in 30' with this. mud gravel rock sand can all be felt when measuring. Also measures your fish

[smmurphy]

My son in law. He has all the cool toys for the ice...

I have the boat.

[JoeT]

I see a lot of people use a 11# propane tank, of course its twice as large as a 5#er, would you say much better or just depends on how much you fish?

[Bruce Mosher]

Toys Toys Toys!!!

Hmmmmm

Ice-Well

Rod Straps

Otter Sled

Snowmobile

30 LED lantern

15000 btu ceramic tile heater with 10lb cylinder

Thorne Bros Rods

Tica Reels

H2O GPS

Lake Master Chip

New Rod Rocker 2 for Otter Sled

New Tackle Pouches for protecting Jigs and Spoons

And of course Ice Buster Bobbers

I can see the fun building! Bruce Mosher

[picksbigwagon]

Alright, here is my list, but I usually fish solo so I can pack a lot or a little....

Fish Trap Voyager (big one man but I love the extra room)

Marcum LX-1 ( would love to step up but no funds right now )

bait (waxies and minnows)

small tackle box with mostly glow red genz bugs and gold hooks

Big Dipper

9" jiffy auger

Lowrance GPS global map 100 (oldie, but works fine)

Buddy heater and 11#tank

Propane coleman lantern with fish bright attached (if you don't have one, get one)

Snakors, 4" model, lighter than the 2"-ers but awesome for run and gun in the wind

2 tip ups

small portable radio in shak with my IPOD plugged in the truck

I use the rod tray that came with my voyager. works well

two honeycomb rubber mats for when it's sloppy out there.

short transfer shovel, has come in handy more than once

and new for this winter, my 4 year old son.....any advice? My dad didn't hunt or fish and I basically have learned on the fly, and I have two boys now to expose to this great passion. What help can you offer???

[stick]

My advice (I started my daughter at just under 3 years) is to chase the pans and keep the trip short. I have a buddy with a cabin in Wisconsin, and we are able to hammer the sunnies (bulls, I might add) 50' from shore in front of their cabin. Initially, it was about 15-20 minutes until she lost interest. Now, she is pretty passionate for fishing overall. I commend you for making it a point to introduce your kids to the outdoors. It has kept my entire family close since the beginning.

[Bruce Mosher]

Picksbigwagon, I wrote an article on "Bring a kid fishing". It's on my HSOforum www.todaystackle.com

I have two boys and it's always an adventure bringing them out. We've had alot of fun!

Bruce Mosher

[iffwalleyes]

Truck: 2002 Chevy Silverado 2500HD DMAX with all kinds of gizmos, BF Goodrich All Terrian TA KO (A must for getting around the lake without getting stuck)

Wheeler: Honda Foreman 450 ES with studded tires

House Option #1 For mobility

Otter Magnum Lodge with tow bar, travel cover, and hyfax.

House Option #2

Frabill Solo for when I am by myself throw it on the rack of the wheeler and away I go

House Option #3 For more permanent applications

6.5'X12' Custom Aluminum Fishhouse with custom steel trailer. 6 holes w catchen covers, cook stove, TV, CD player and a flip out bed for sleeping.

Gear:

Marcum LX-3

Aqua VU w/ ice pod

Lowrance Global Map 100 GPS

Jiffy 10" Stealth

Double Sunflower or Buddy Heaters depending on the house or day

Revolution Bag for the main equipment

Croxton Pond Bag for the reserve equipment

Tica reels w/ power pro

Thornes Bros Rods

JR's Glow Tackle a must for me at LOW

A wide assortment of Scenic Tackle jigging spoons

My favorite Chubby Darters

Polar Vision handheld sonar for spot checking

Cribbage Board

Headlamp

Mag Light flashlight

Colman Lantern

Jiffy Mille Lacs chisel

Big and Little Dippers (Solves the problem of lost dippers)

Rocken' Reels

Ice Cleats

Cabelas Guide Series rain gear or Carharts

Polar Tip Ups

[Gus]

03 Chevy Silverado extend cab. Yokohoma Geolander AT's (Best offroad tire for the money in my opinion)

Fish Trap Pro or Frabill Speedshack cub or dropdown perm

91 Indy Trail Delux with electric Start and reverse

Vex FL-8 (hope to upgrade this season)

Big Buddy heater

Mr. Heater cooker (just in case)

1 tackle box with extra line, extra hooks, bobber stops, spring bobbers etc

1 tackle tray filled with panfish goodies and a few chubby darters.

Rod bag with 4 rods.

1 Thorne Brothers Power noodle

1 Gander mountain Ultra light

1 Gander Mountain Light

1 Gander Mountain Medium

Tip ups with strike sensor beepers

Strikemaster 8" laser auger.

ice spikes for boots

ice anchors for fish house

bait bucket for minnows (usually just take some eurolarve though)

11lb propane tank

extra 1 lb propane tanks

LED headlamp

propane lantern

extra auger gas (stored in a little camping type 1 liter spill proof fuel bottle)

Garmin Etrex Vista with topo maps loaded and soon to be Garmin lakemaster software.

Cheese curds

Deer Sticks/Jerky

Deans chip dip and chips

Summet EPA or Winter ale.

OOPS! Almost forgot the ice scoops again! Burrrrr on the hands!

Ahhh what a day.

[gvg_uwec]

94' GMC Sonoma

Frabill XLTwin

Strikemaster Mag3000 8"

Mora 7"

First Ice rod bag

Various cheap rods that get the job done on a college budget

Mr heater cooker w/11lb tank

Shovel

FL-18 pro pack

Mp3 player

Eurolarve normally and minnows

Beaver dam tip ups and one artic fire tipup

$0.99 ice scoop that doubles as a minnow scoop

Jigging spoons and hand tied ice jigs

Cell phone and Digital Camera

And if im lucky this winter, my parents suzuki vinson 500

[Eric Wettschreck]

Depends on where I'm at.

Mostly I just bring minnows, my boys and sometimes wife, and a case of beer out to the house.

If I'm alone I have;

minnows

case of beer

fish trap guide

sunflower

radio

couple of jig sticks I made

That's about it. Gosh, makes me look pretty redneck.

[CrappieJohn]

And here I though it was just a dirty collar.

[DCON]

00' Silverado

Otter lodge

8" Lazer

Lakewood softsided hard case

Eye finder H2O

Cetus reels

5 highly modified Genz rods

P-line

Final approach blind bag filled with tackle, and digital scale,digital camera, 2 princeton tec aurora led's

propane lantern

sunflower heater in a milk crate w/20# tank

cell phone

LX3

beef jerky

[Eric Wettschreck]

Mrs. Boilerguy keeps telling me how badly I smell after a weekend in the fish house. Maybe it really is a dirty collar, and shirt, and everything else?!?!?!?!

[burl]

I bring the least amount of gear possible.It seams the lighter you travel the more you feel like moving and eventualy contact active fish.I used to bring all kinds og gear and found myself playing with toys rather than catching fish.Burl.

[federline]

gvg_uwec:

I second the $0.99 plastic ice scoop! I've got one with the hooked handle, it hangs inside my portable nicely and indeed, scoops minnows, too, I bought it at a gas station in Glenwood, MN. I've bought nice ones before, but they tend to not float when they get accidentally dropped into the hole. I left one on the bottom of a lake every winter. If I get to URL this year, I know what to bring to sacrifice to the Triangle.

- The Fed

[KrashR]

Bruce, Your heater sounds interesting, who makes it and how much are they (if they still make them?)

"15000 btu ceramic tile heater"

[redrocketangler]

I like to keep it to minimal especially when im walkin.

Clam 5x6

vexilar fl-8

rod bucket w/rods (need rod bag)

in the bottom of bucket:little tackle box

yellow bobbers

glow light

little plastic scoop(floats)

waxies

two canvas folding chairs

minnow bucket

LazerMag 8"

Big Buddy Heater

ice cleats

coleman lantern

couple of milwaukees best

When I drive I load everything in the back of my 01 dodge and baja out. Would like to add a camera and gps with mapping.

[bobO]

I don't bring that much stuff on the ice.

-fish trap guide with removeable seat for a second fisherman

-mr. heater cooker.

-FL-8

-Colman lanturn

-Rod bag with walleye/panfish rods

-small jig box

-garmin GPS 12

-jiffy 3hp 8"

-couple tips ups

-JR's led flash light

-brew and chew

thats the basics.

[ScottND]

Not sure if it's the fishin or the shoppin I like more? I do seem to take more greenbacks out

of my wallet then bringin um in to the shack though.

The list!

-'87 Suburban just for the ice. (won't lose 40K when it goes down!)

-'05 Bombardier Outlander Max 4x4 with aluminum trailer to tow it to the lake then tow the

trailer full of stuff on the lake with the Outlander. (looking for aluminum skiis to strap on

the trailer tires)

-DeLorme atlas maps.

-Lowrance H20 with FHSE North maps.

-Leatherman.

-Digital camera, cell phone, mini mag, xtra battery's, compass.

-Otter Resort (main unit & for sleeping) & HT one man for scouting or quick trips.

-Portable, waterproof, storage boxs/insulated cooler seats with swivels.

-Several heaters from Buddy to 3 head Sunflower with portable & 20 pound tanks.

-Matches, torch and packets of chemical warmers.

-LED headlights (looking for AA battery powered interior LED's)

-Cot, cot tent & -30 sleeping bag. (trying first time this year in Otter Resort)

-Survival bag of clothes, heat, food and survival book.

-Jiffy Mod 30 8" auger & gas.

-Mag Laser 7" hand auger for early ice and scratching the surface when scouting.

-Aqua Vu DT +xtra battery's.

-Marcum LX-3

-Half a dozen rods, rod holders, tip ups, line, tackle, lanyard of stuff, Bandaids.

-Hockey stick big dipper & a little dipper.

-Snacks, water, fish to fry, eggs, spatula, deer sausage, bread, butter.

-Filet knife, cutting board.

-PLastic bags, TP, towels, paper towels, paper plates, silverware.

I load everything up in the Burb at the beginning of season and it doesn't get put back 'til

the ice is off of Devils Lake. I very seldom use it all but it is sure andy to have with!

[Paul Waldowski]

Scott,

Shoot me an e-mail. I can help you with the LED lights

[live_2_fish]

[]-Eskimo Quickflip 2

[]-Aqua-Vu Underwater Camera(ZT)

[]-Camera

[]-Minnow Bucket

[]-Rods

[]-Tip-ups

[]-Bucket

[]-Ice Scoops

[]-Heater

[]-Stove

[]-Food

[]-Snowmobile

[]-Gas

[]-Propane(1 lb. tanks)

[]-Shovel

[]-Cell Phone

[]-Battery

[]-Light(hooks up to battery)

[]-Auger

[]-Tackle

[]-Pop

[]-GPS(ifinder pro)

[]-Strike Master Depth Finder(shoot through ice)

[Paul Waldowski]

Oops!!! Forgot to include my newest toy. There will be a few lakes that I will be hitting this year that I know these will come in handy. Upper Red Lake being one of them. It is a new item out this year called Structure On A String. Click

Here for more details

[Tyler Holm]

I've got the structure that wraps around my underwater camera and follows the cord upwards a ways. Looking forward to using that as well.