Hi All, heading out to Alum on Sunday, probably the state marina area, and I was wondering how many tip-ups a person can have?  I went to the ODNR website and this is what they had to say:
Anglers may not use more than two fishing lines, whether fastened to a pole, a rod and reel, or hand-held. Anglers may use up to three hooks on each line, except as provided in the Ohio Administrative Code.

Does anyone know if that includes tip-ups or if there's a special rule for ice fishing?  This seems pretty restrictive if it includes tip-ups, and that's really how I read it.  So if you're jigging, you can only have one tip-up out, by my interpretation.

In the past I have used all seven of my tip-ups, but thought I'd check the regulations this morning.  Ignorance is no excuse, but it sure is blissful.

Hi All,

I'm rather new to the sport, having only ice fished a few times last winter.  One of those was an ice fishing trip up in the Manistee area of Michigan, and we did pretty well for a few noobs, catching a few pike and bass.  I'm planning a week long trip to the same lake and want to buy a warmer outfit.  Last year it was just jeans with long underwear underneath.  Seeing as I don't ice fish too frequently, I don't want to spend a huge amount, and was thinking the Carhartt Arctic Extreme biberalls for about $130-ish. 

I've seen ice fishing specific gear with bibs at around $200, and matching jacket for about $200, and they float which would be nice, but that's a huge increase in price.  Does anyone else use Carthartt bibs and if so, do you like them?

I would also use these locally if Alum freezes up, but the real impetus for this is the weeklong trip to Michigan.  Last year I only had a couple days on the ice, this time I want 6 days from dusk til dawn.