| Choosing the right gear and equipment for ice fishing | | | | fish you are after. Heavy fish require heavy lines. |
| is a relatively easy task. There are several key pieces | | | | That seems to make sense. |
| of gear that are essential for fishing out on the ice. | | | | One thing that I also want to mention is the warm |
| The most obvious ones are a fishing pole with lines | | | | clothing that you definitely want to bring. The only |
| and hooks and something to cut through the ice. If | | | | problem with ice fishing is that it is usually pretty |
| you forget to bring these pieces of gear then you | | | | dang cold outside when you do it. So you are going |
| are not going to be able to go ice fishing at all. So be | | | | to need to bundle up nice and warm. I suggest a |
| sure to bring them. | | | | parka, two layers of gloves and mitts and the |
| To cut through the ice you are going to either need | | | | biggest warmest boots that you can possibly get |
| a saw, an auger which is motorized or not, or some | | | | your hand on or feet into. Snow pants are also a |
| vicious temper to punch your way through a couple | | | | great piece of ice fishing gear to keep you nice and |
| inches of ice. If you are humping it out to the ice or | | | | warm. |
| walking a long way then I recommend not bring a | | | | If you are going to be heading out on ice of any kind |
| motorized auger. This is a heavy piece of gear that | | | | you also have to think of safety. Ice fishing may not |
| will weigh you down and provide for a miserable time | | | | be the most extreme sport out there but it still kills |
| trudging to your ice fishing destination. If you are | | | | several people every year. Some people fall through |
| walking or just want to save the environment by not | | | | the ice and die of hypothermia while a very few ice |
| using any gas then I suggest that you cut through | | | | anglers get lost out there while hunting for rivers and |
| the ice with a ice saw. This will be much easier to | | | | streams to fish on. This requires you to bring a few |
| bring along on your hike to the frozen heaven that | | | | pieces of gear that could possible save your life. |
| you are going to be experiencing. | | | | These pieces are ice picks that help you to haul your |
| Another piece of ice fishing equipment that you are | | | | self out of the ice if you fall through. These are |
| going to need if you actually want to do some ice | | | | generally just two spikes that are worn around the |
| fishing is a rod with line and some hooks. There are | | | | neck or near the sleeves of your jacket. Another |
| different kinds of ice fishing rods with different | | | | piece of safety gear that you want to bring on your |
| features depending on the kind of ice fishing that you | | | | trips is a buddy. There is nothing better than having |
| want to do. One style of ice fishing rod is called a tip | | | | someone to look out for you, especially while you |
| up. The tip up is designed to "tip up" when you get a | | | | are freezing cold and wet. I also suggest that you |
| strike. That way you won't have to hang on to your | | | | bring a map and compass of at the very least you |
| rod for hours on end. For those ice anglers out there | | | | are going to want a general knowledge of the area. |
| that want to keep a firm grip on their rod then I | | | | This these tips and suggestions you can have a |
| suggest getting a strong pole with a flexible tip. The | | | | wonderful time on the ice. Now get out there and |
| line you use is completely dependent on what kind of | | | | enjoy your winter paradise. |