What is your ulrimate combo?

[baitshopboy]

I have been reading up on a bunch of ice-fishing products this year trying to determine whats "HOT" and whats "NOT" and so far there is aot that has immpressed me. So what i am asking from all you is some in put on the Stuff That makes up your Ultimate combo.... Personaly mine this has been a baby fatboy jig with 4lbs cajun and light- uglystick. thanks to all

[JustinG]

McDonald's Quarter Pounder w/Cheese, Supersize Fries, and Large Diet Coke- The ultimate combo!

Oh, you were talking about ice fishing? Well then, My Otter Magnum Lodge, Vexilar FL18, and my Jiffy Stealth STX power auger-my ultimate combo!!!

Another good ice fishing combo is Skoal Mint and some toilet paper- cant go wrong there!

Justin

[river huntfish]

ultimate combo Fl- 18, clam potable, 3 pound line with a marmuska.

[The_Duckslayer]

Good friends, good refreshments, and a good place to have them both at the same time! Take care and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

[Pleasant]

Caught most of my fish this winter on a Blue Fox Strobe Holographic Blue Shiner Tear Drop Spoon, on 6 pound test on my Shimano Citica, on an old ice blue rod. (Yeah I am one of them that likes a bait casting reel.)

Just seemed to be what produced for me.

[hanson]

-Thorne Bros Perch Sweetheart rod

-Tica Cetus SS500 reel

-4lb P-Line line

-1/8oz Go-Devil jigging spoon, color PERCH

That combo will catch darn near anything that swims in this state.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Walleye-

ThorneBrothers Walleye Sweetheart

Shimano Sedona 750

4lb Gamma Florocarbon

Perch Colored Rattle Varmit

Crappies-

Scotty Cutom Rod

Shimano Sedona 750

3lb Gamma

1/16 oz Red Go Devil

Gills-

Made my own Rod

Tica Cetus

2 Lb Gamma

CJ&S Diamond Jig W/Little Atom Plastic Wedgie.

[Orlip]

ULRIMATE? I'm not sure what is it?

If I assume correctly then it would be

1. Can of Miller Light

2. Snoopy pole

3. bait (waxies, minnows etc.)

[bigbritt]

dietz and hanson, do you guys ever have problems using 4 lbs test with spoons??? i have been using 6lb and want a little lighter lb test for smaller jigs on the same rod. i was just going to use 5lb p-line..till i saw you guys post.

[Deitz Dittrich]

BB- what problems would you have?... Here is the deal,

-Lighter line allows your lure to have better action. No matter what lure it is. I can promise you that you will get more bites with lighter line. Having a nice rod, and a reel with a great drag will help you in landing those fish.

You may foul your hook a few more times with lighter line on the spoons, becuase the lure has such better action. But you can almost always feel when that happens and fix it.

[Coach1310]

Pflueger Trion reel

St. Croix Legend rod

2 lb Cajun

marmooska(gills)

forage minnow(crappies)

[bigbritt]

deitz, i have the walleye, perch, deadstick and panfish sweathearts and in order and have used vanish 6lb, 4lb, 5lb p-line and 2lbvansih agian (which i thought was too light). i was always worried about losing strenght with lighter lines...curious to see if you had these set ups, what you would put on them?..i really only walleye fish so i am going to go a little heavier with the panfish rod. thanks

[PikeBayCommanche]

Britt,

I would never go any lower than 4lb if you mainly fish for Walleye. I would try some different line on a few. I know a lot of people who use Florocarbon leaders but my-self am not a huge fan of spooling 100% Floro. It likes to jump off the spool to much for me and if you nick it or anything like that it will snap very easy. Try Cajun Red or Trilene Ice. They work great for me.

Your Rod setup's seem fine to me.

Mix it up and see what setup you prefer. That's gonna be the best way.

[hanson]

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dietz and hanson, do you guys ever have problems using 4 lbs test with spoons???

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My only problem would be with very big fish when fishing outside in inclement weather. I lost 3 nice fish last weekend on URL, mainly because of my drag and rod being an icicle. There was a careful balance between too much drag and not enough and I couldn't find it when the big fish hit.

Otherwise, I rarely have tangles with my spoons and I feel the 4lb allows for great action. 6lb is "too stiff" for my liking and it tends to have a little more memory (coil).

P-line is also a fluoro coated mono (copolymer). You get the strength of a fluoro line which I feel allows you to fish a little lighter line as well.

Thats just my personal opinion. I think you'll like 4lb, you just have to pay more attention to your drag and be careful fighting larger fish.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I have 4 rods that are "walleye" set ups...One of the rods has 3lb line. one has 4 lb, one has 6 lb.. the other has 10 lb powerpro.

When ice fishing, I will deal with the fact that I am going to loose a fish from line failure.. But I am also going to get more bites becuse I am using lighter line.

Its up to you to decide how much you want to chance loosing a bigger fish and lures and or getting more bites? I have caught some pretty darn big fish on 3 lb line. You have to believe in your reel and its drag/ and or yoruself and back reeling which I also do when needed.