Find any?? My gear is where it's sat since I didn't get to use it last season!! Need to do something about my old manual auger! Seems like a swap fell through lats year. Working a part-time job and hope to pick up a used, bur running gas auger. But need to get ice enough to use it, or might just get one of the new hand augers that are comming out!! ::)
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Post by: slabslayer on August 15, 2012, 03:20:45 PM
Checked mine too. No mice or spiders! Ready for some ice! ;D
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Post by: pig puncher on August 15, 2012, 06:21:39 PM
i found 2 hub style shantys and a jet sled at a surplus store for 80 bucks. start my auger every couple weeks. it's gotta be better than last year.
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Post by: MDBuckeye on August 23, 2012, 03:00:59 PM
I may sell my gas auger. I have the bad feeling we won't be getting ice that I will need it with here in central Ohio.
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Post by: davidhoheisel on August 23, 2012, 10:41:14 PM
Hey Guy's,
I am getting the urge to ice fish. Its good to hear from everyone and l can't wait to get the season started.
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Post by: OldSailor on August 23, 2012, 10:54:18 PM
I am getting the urge to ice fish. Its good to hear from everyone and l can't wait to get the season started.
Where the heck is everyone ??? My "other" ice fishing site has been going all summer!! Hoping we get good ice this year, maybe then everybody will come alive!! ::)
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Post by: davidhoheisel on August 30, 2012, 10:35:50 PM
I know I've been working to much and am ready for ice.
I am going to go through all my gear this holiday weekend.
I will be also posting anything that I have extra for sake under ice gear for sale.
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Post by: ratherbefishing on August 31, 2012, 09:30:19 AM
Just about ready to go. I've been so busy getting the classroom ready and now with the new baby boy that I haven't had time to bother with my gear yet. I took care of a lot of stuff back in May/June, which was a good idea. just have to respool sharpen and load up.
MD, how much are you selling it for?
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Post by: OldSailor on August 31, 2012, 12:21:41 PM
Gone back to work part-time! Hard on an old man to get back in the swing of things!! But the extra money will come in handy IF we get decent ice down here!!! ::)
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Post by: Ntoiceman36 on August 31, 2012, 09:54:19 PM
Will start gettin my showdown charged up soon and the sled packed,now only if old man winter will go along with the program and give us some ice to fish through :)
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Post by: skunkedagain on September 18, 2012, 08:03:24 PM
I got my sled down from the rafters, did a little dusting. Next will be sharpening blades, stringing line and possibly turn out a new jigpole handle on the lathe. Hope we get ice this year. I was really bummed out about last year.
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Post by: jaybird62 on September 19, 2012, 04:35:35 PM
definatly got the itch. health is better than last year and i hope the ice cooperates.
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Post by: g on September 20, 2012, 07:52:30 AM
I've been ready. Been using my ice rods & vex crappie & dock fishing all year. Helps to keep in practice. Going to do some modifications on my shanty & i am redy.
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Post by: toadfish on September 25, 2012, 03:19:11 AM
Got a brand new Vexilar FL20 with a tri-beam just itching to be broken in on the ice. Hooks are getting sharpened, inventory being taken for new lures, etc. Bring on the cold weather so the hard water arrives this year.
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Post by: Optfish on September 25, 2012, 10:08:58 PM
No mice, I got smart and raised my shany to the rafters with pulleys (Nice UH!) I did however buy a set of old skis (garage sale $10.00 to attatch to Nanook shanty. What or how should they be attached to the Shanty do we need to raise it or keep flush with sled? ::)Optifish
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Post by: lowellhturner on September 26, 2012, 09:42:38 PM
Hello all ! are they still having the chats? If so what day and when/ PRAYING for safe ice this yr...
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Post by: Dockdabber on October 01, 2012, 09:31:41 PM
The Dockdabber in Delphos is ready, been using a ice rod jigging bottom for big gills in quarry from boat.
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Post by: Banker on October 02, 2012, 08:12:12 AM
Was ice fishing with my daughters pole on soft water off a dock near my house. caught 3 tiny gills with mozerella cheese in .01 fow :)
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Post by: davidhoheisel on October 02, 2012, 10:07:09 PM
Optfish, i think you can go either way. I know guys who put it up so they can clear deep snow. If your going to put them on the sled to protect it from wear than i would use a plastic runners because they are lighter.