12-17-2003, 04:39 PM
On the North Carolina board there is a great instruction on how to land big fish, but what do you do when those fish have to come through the ice. Already this year I've lost two nice fish because I wasn't able to get them through the hole! (One was a monster...the other was just really nice.)
Any tips on an effective way to handle these situations. I've been icefishing for a few years now and have yet to find a great technique. I like to use 4# test while icefishing (a lot of other fishing too actually), so it's trick lifting those lunkers out of the hole! I think that I am also handicapped by fishing in an ice tent. It's makes it even more tricky when there is such little space to move in.
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Any tips on an effective way to handle these situations. I've been icefishing for a few years now and have yet to find a great technique. I like to use 4# test while icefishing (a lot of other fishing too actually), so it's trick lifting those lunkers out of the hole! I think that I am also handicapped by fishing in an ice tent. It's makes it even more tricky when there is such little space to move in.
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