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Not all that uncommon, as blufloyd stated, it's basically all about the food source and it's location. Have caught them with their backs nearly scraping the ice in 30fow, also have caught them...

The Hot Bite Glow Balsas come in a couple different sizes. The Celsius "Spring" Bobbers are actually "Sponge" Bobbers that may work for you. You may want to Google Thill Bobbers, some are similar to...

Ice Fishing Bobbers & Floats at Blain's Farm & Fleet

HT Ice Blues is all I use now for panfish, no 'eyes around but use Ice Blues 44" Heavies for Pike. 18" -24" ULs in the Scout and 48"ULs for hole hopping. Inexpensive Zebco Bill Dance Crappie series...

Ice? Not anymore, it was forming fast but ........ 50* and raining fairly hard, forecast shows nothing promising in the short term

After 6PM, 50* raining with T-Storms in the overnight forecast. Potholes and some small private lakes were skimmed over, bigger waters had skim in the sheltered areas, not any more. Short term...

A good fishing private lake was skimmed completely over this AM, 50* and T-Storms forecast for tomorrow. 1/1/12 if we're lucky, got $10 on on it with a friend for after that. Don't like it but...

A little after 10PM here and it's 18* and falling. Potholes frozen over earlier today, sheltered coves had a decent skim on them, maybe it's getting close..................

In ways they're easier to catch through the ice, just need to understand the finesse approach. 1/64th - 1/100th oz jigs, mainly tungsten, and a max of 2# flouro line is the ticket, sometimes 8oz....

Warm downpours killed the skim ice that was forming in some quiet backwaters. Calling for another cool down but doubt seriously we'll be out before the first of the year

Calling for 4" - 6" of snow here, temp finally dropped below freezing. Forecast for it being in the teens at night later this week. Crappies on ice are tasty and nearly easier to catch

It's been consistently warm and sunny this fall. If the food source moves into those areas the predators won't be far behind

Winter as well. Seems they taste better on ice

Fairly tough for the Gulp line. Taken 10 fish on them many times, if worn/torn just spin a bit and re-hook, doesn't seem to bother the fish one bit maybe looks even more vulnerable.

Neat little bait, taken some nice ones spawn/post spawn. Used on 1/32 or 1/64oz jighead under a slip bobber, did very well under the ice last winter also with 1/80 or 1/100oz jigs.

Rarely use a light at night during open water(glow bobber if using live bait), on the ice, you absolutely need one, it's dark down there . Just need to fish above them. Even if it's seems totally...

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Ice fishing jigs, 1/64oz and lighter with some of the plastics that are aimed at the ice fishing community. Small and lifelike movement under the ice, even more lively with warm water.

Caught a few over the years, mainly in rivers and/or a dammed up one. They will cross bread with a Black and think most caught were the cross. They're around, just Blacks seem to inhabit the lakes...

Don't fish it anymore, huge fish in it, just a PIA unless you can get on it often and learn what's going on. Taken some Crappie and Perch in the 16" range before, 'gills over 12". Numerous other...

In winter, 0* if lucky, sometimes need 1# or less line to get a bite with a #16 hooked jig, drags shaky if not totally froze up.......being comfortable with back reeling and understanding pressure on...

Never been a problem, been doing it for decades. Actually get easier/deeper penetration and with the fishes natural instinct to resist/pull away, piece of cake, it's not going anywhere but into the...

Pinch the barb down on all panfish hooks. A habit from finesse icefishing with very light line, easier/deeper hooksets and works just a well with slightly heavier lines in summer. Also tend to open...