What gear do you bring on the ice?

[crappiekeith]

Here 's the gear I choose to use on the ice.
Let's start with clothing:

Artic Armor suit,LaCross Extreme boots with HT ice cleats,leather choppers and a good double knit hat.

Fishing Gear:

Otter lodge portable,Mr.Heater and 20 lb. propane tank,Strike Master Lazer auger,ice scoop,Austin rod ,Guide Series 23"light with springs mounted and Pfluger&Wave Spin reels spooled with Trilene Micro Ice 3 test line,
Marcum LX3 & Vex FL8 flashers.

Tackle:

T.H.E. Jig,Loby's Plastics,Lil Atoms Plastics and an assortment of waxie mini jigs,slip bobbers and slip knots.
Salmo Darters,Swedishish Pimples and an assortment of #6 , #8 &#10 hooks.

I also have a few other items:
Sutchers,slime rag,pliars,electrical tape,small brite light,tiny slotted screw driver,razor blade,extra spool of line,plastic grocery bags,camera,H2Oc gps with Navionics chip and extra AA batteries.

[Buckeye Mike]

Keith you must drive your truck onto the ice to carry all that gear.

Me i like to travel light.

Must have the VEXALR Fl-8, Fishtrap, 2 mantle coleman lantern, for heat and light, various panfish jigs, some spikes and a thermous of coffee.

Most times just fish daylight till 10 or 11 and then again from 2 till dark.

Keith you got any tips for catching clear water crappie.

[crappiekeith]

Keith you must drive your truck onto the ice to carry all that gear.

Me i like to travel light.

Must have the VEXALR Fl-8, Fishtrap, 2 mantle coleman lantern, for heat and light, various panfish jigs, some spikes and a thermous of coffee.

Most times just fish daylight till 10 or 11 and then again from 2 till dark.

Keith you got any tips for catching clear water crappie.

Use black and white hair jigs.At least that's what I'll use or blue/white in either 64th or 80 th oz.

I'll drag it out if I have too until ice gets thick enough.

[ready2fish]

Use black and white hair jigs

do you tip the hooks with any thing ? also do you have a picture of them or were i can buy them

you mentioned you use a Strike Master Lazer , i take it this would be the choice of all hand augers ?, i just picked up a used VEXALR F-8 flasher, sorry

[crappiekeith]

Hey ...as long as your getting out and your rods are bent....woooohoooo!

[Buckeye Mike]

Use black and white hair jigs

do you tip the hooks with any thing ? also do you have a picture of them or were i can buy them

you mentioned you use a Strike Master Lazer , i take it this would be the choice of all hand augers ?, i just picked up a used VEXALR F-8 flasher, sorry

Let me say that i first time that i got the idea for using hair jigs thru the ice, was last winter when Keith was showing all the fish that he was catching on THE JIG, he makes and sells them. And i tied some up like his, and THEY WORK. Look back at some of the old post by Keith, and you will learn alot.He also has a web site where you can buy THE JIG.

As far as tipping the jig, i do put 1 spike '' magot'' on mine some times, but not always, all depends on how the fish are bitting that day.

Also have a 6'' Lazer, and i think it is the best hand auger on the market. Also have the FL-8 Genz Box, it will make you a better fisherman.

GOOD LUCK this season.

[crappiekeith]

Glad to see you gave hair jigs a shot for ice fishing Mike.
In-Fisherman just came out with a nice article finally promoting small plastics and hair jigs for ice pannies.

Thanks for the kind words.
Hitting the ice come morning.

[ready2fish]

thanks for the answerers

[chaunc]

How'd you do? We're about a week away over this way.

[crappiekeith]

See the post.....I just made it.