Ice Fish Ohio Forum
Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: slabslayer on October 20, 2015, 06:53:10 PM
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I've been using a hydrowave on my bass boat for years and couldn't think how to adapt it to ice fishing, as the microphone is mounted to the boat and it would be very tough to unmount it. It has really increased the bass and crappie I've caught on my boat since using it. It plays the sounds of bait fish. This year they made a small portable battery powered one for ice fishing. The battery is supposed to last 8-10 hours. It should be here this week and I'm exited to see if it works as well on ice as it does on open water. Might reduce the need to move as much if the fish are nearby in weeds or sunken trees and brush. I can't wait to get in the Jon boat and start using my ice gear again. The vex, new hydrowave, ice and palm rods, and ice lures. So ready for ice fishing season!
Here's a link to more details about it.
http://www.redsgear.com/hydrowave-mini-system-package-100038-07p.html?gclid=CjwKEAjwzJexBRCa_pGo8IK0ilASJABfGldbHZgrlYaIXVCxif3lgoKV7QW2CUwMKE_E4Pc8jUnsZxoCC37w_wcB (http://www.redsgear.com/hydrowave-mini-system-package-100038-07p.html?gclid=CjwKEAjwzJexBRCa_pGo8IK0ilASJABfGldbHZgrlYaIXVCxif3lgoKV7QW2CUwMKE_E4Pc8jUnsZxoCC37w_wcB)
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Your killing me showing more stuff to get. I love new gadgets.
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Me too! And the full size unit is amazing! Hope the ice version is half as good as the boat one. If it is, catch rates will go up! ;D :o
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Oh my, another toy!!! I always wondered if those work. May have to buy one. Although I may have to hide it from the wife. She just let me buy a new $1000+ crossbow .with that plus all the ice gear I may have to scale it back for a little while. Then again she doesn't see my cabelas card statement...lol
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What the wife doesn't know about, the better I like it. If the wife's not happy, nobody is happy. What crossbow did you get 30?
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Excalibur matrix 380. Cracked a limb on my Horton fury on Sat and I don't trust any Horton parts out there any more so now it's a paperweight >:( my wife really doesn't give me too much crap about what I buy but I try to keep it reasonable. I usually fail. Lol
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hey slab if I run across you and I see your vibrating and glowing I'm just going to write it off as an U F O sighting hahahahah
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You know it. I carry more gear than the average UFO! ;D
And as for the wife thing, once it's in the fishing room in the basement there's no telling if it came yesterday or 2 years ago! :o 8) Just need to beat her home and get the package first. If I don't, it's a tool for work and the unopened box goes straight in my service truck, then down to the fishing room at a later date. If I was reasonable, it would be OK. The first few packages before ice are no big deal, but when they start coming 2x a week for usually 2 months is a different story. Because she knows there's trips to Mark's and other local stores too!
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I have my stuff delivered to my work. Same as your room when it hits the truck who knows how long it's been in there. The wife works nights and doesn't care so I'm good.
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Yeah and there's always the old stand by. If your wife starts complaining about how much you spend on hunting/fishing equip just take her to the bedroom and (no I'm not about to get perverted) open up the closet. If your wife is anything like mine there's enough unworn shoes and clothes in there to remind her that maybe you are not so bad. Not to mention she spends 100 bucks every time she goes to the hair salon. You know what...Think I'm gonna buy a hydrowave.lol
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My office isn't in the best part of town, so I have concrete tools and other things shipped to my house. So, I have my fishing gear sent to my house with my company name first, then care of my address and name. So glad she doesn't log onto IFO and learn my secrets! ;D I think if our wives did that we'd all be hatching new plans! :o
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I don't know if you know this slab but you can register at ups website and they will alert you when you have a pkg coming and when it arrives at your house. Im Sure FedEx does the same thing. I use it so packages dont sit on the porch all day but it may help you out. Don't want you getting in trouble and not being able to fish.
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I have worked at the same car lot for the last 27 years. They don't care if I have something shipped there, and they give me a yell when they get there. Like I said the misses is behind me all the way. I got a great gal.
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I like to tease, but overall my wife is really good. I went ice fishing over 60 times last winter with no complaints. That's not all that bad, I fish almost every day during ice season, I could have it a lot worse.
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Yeah its nice to be with someone who is OK with you doing what you love to do. I dont mean to sound like shes that bad. I know a lot of guys that would get unlimited grief from their wife if they did all the stuff I do. Between deer hunting and fishing I'm gone just about every weekend. Hell I got no cause to complain, I went deep sea fishing on my honeymoon. ;D she's always said she'd rather have me out fishing/hunting than out partying and doing other things guys do sometimes. And she knows how much I love the outdoors. The only thing she doesn't seem to totally understand is just how much stuff a guy needs to buy to really enjoy his hobbies. ;D
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Can't complain about my wife either. A lot of times she asks me if it is time for me to go fishing. She doesn't care what I buy as long as I have the money. She even told me to buy the last boat I bought and snowmobile and trailer. She is a good woman. Didn't get to deep sea fish on my honeymoon but we did camp and bass fish in Florida on my honeymoon.
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I didn't do any honeymoon fishing, but for our tenth anniversary celebration she surprised me with a trip to one of the best trout rivets in West Virginia. Best vacation ever! And when we go to the beach every year I never get complaints about shark fishing in my kayak every day for 2 weeks! ;D
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My wife's days off start on Sunday night, so weekends are just don't wake her up. The money we make belongs to ourselves but I get half of hers.
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That's a pretty sweet gig!
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Yeah no kidding. She got a sister? JK :o
I just tried to explain the hydrowave to the wife. She seems skeptical. Lol. She never seems to think my ideas are as good as I do
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30 I heard that same comment when I was loading the Thompson the wife bought me. Or them wanted adopted. This is on my list to get this year.
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Mine arrived last night! Looks awesome and sounds great. Love it, very light weight so it won't add anything to the shanty weight. The only thing I don't like is the battery cover screws on, so if you're 9 volt dies on the ice switching batteries will suck. Other than that, it's awesome!
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I carry a multi tool, you never know when need it.
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Me too, but with my luck and cold fingers I can see that screw going down the hole! >:(
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Maybe you can replace the screw with a wingnut, depending where the battery compartment is.
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Possible, I'd have to see how small they make the nuts. It's on the back of the unit so it wouldn't affect anything. Once you turn it on, I'll probably just lay it in the console of my shanty with the microphone down the hole. I think I'll just drill a hole off to the side of the holes I'm fishing in and put the mic in there. A Vex in my fishing hole is enough. Cameras and now the hydrowave won't be in a hole that a line goes in. Too much risk of tangles and lost fish.
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hey slab let me get this right / you need 3 holes to fish per rod ? that must be progress eh heheh. actually I want to catch up with you on the ice soi can try out all the new electronics..... 8)
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Sure! I will put 4 holes in the shanty now. 1 off to the side for the microbiology and 3 for fishing, the Vex in the middle and 2 rods. Can't wait to fish together again, we always have fun! !
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yeah slab well do it again , we can drill lots of holes... eheheh