12-30-2019, 11:21 PM
It was fun but I wasn't using one of our usual little ice rods. It was a "laker rod," 38" medium heavy with 20 lb. line. I broke off too many big fish last year and decided that if fish I'm after are likely to be as big as the catfish I'm used to catching, maybe I should use the same weight equipment for them. I'll still use the little rods for panfish and such but I want some heft when I go places like Flaming Gorge and Strawberry. Maybe it is overkill, but I'd rather land a fish than just play with it for a while.
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The older I get the more I would rather be considered a good man than a good fisherman.