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hen winters
\ tures sea*s OV'w thousands of
their cozy confines to
go-around at cold-weat
night, hundreds of littlelakes and bays, popula
sportsmen and women. B
may be, these small set
action as their residenjiggle an ice fly for panf
pike or lake trout, toss
ki All hi l
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Fishing
There are three basiwith hand lines, tip-
are by ^O
are me simplest and
abour 4vety kind^pfj flist during *me winte
specialized sport whic
and accuracy. Genera
are best from around
again from late after
spearing action usual
day. Early, late, or in
you have the chance.
in mind is that fish bthe winter, and move
mer. So it stands to
you cut and try, the be
fish. L ets look at eac
what equipment you
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break the lighter line, bu
can land most fish and a
bites. One thing ice fisheris that the line should be t
W hen it comes to the bobb
as long as its big enough
erally dont bite as eagerl
the summer. Thus, the
weight should be balance
will sink the bobber and
to the fish. I f the float i
spit out the bait. Assumyouve picked the right ba
in hand line fishing is pret
or jig your line with a s
to attract fish to your baminutes. This will enable
give fish a better crack at
Bluegills
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Look for these fi
by bluegills. Halfw
lakes, they are gener
during mid-day and
and evening. Most
to two feet off thedropping, go all th
Sometimes, you hav
the bottom to get act
for perch are Russeyes or minnows, a p
or one of the numspoons used for blu
portion. It is comm
pecially to use a twheavy dipsey (bell
Bait stores in likely
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a 6-8 pound test line. R
pimple and Rapala spoo
are examples of proven ji
a bit into detail perhaps,your baited spoon hit th
the sand or mud and
Another way of attractin
the fishing hole with wig
These two fish are
lineup of ice fishing attra
January, and February,
about 250 lakes specially
by the Conservation De
waters are available fre
district headquarters or
Lansing. Happily for mo
season doesnt require a fact, ice fishing tackle fo
nicely for most trout fis
limber rod is used to les
Brown and R
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dont take the ba it
you dont get a bit
make a new hole.
whitefish as well aof hand line and ti
10 feet apart. In on
baited flashing sp
tip-up in the other
minnow about one
buck-shot sinker on
a foot above the m
tactic is that these f
on a still line whenlure. Chances for
holes are liberally
in the fish. One la
ing: Its most prodand progressively
L
For these deep-w
over 50 fee t deep.
an artificial red or
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will be free to sw
better. Use light t
leader, and small hdays are usually best
La
Its been mentiontip deserves repeat
deeper parts of la
enough line. No le
because these fish mthey are actually h
will do the job. Th
No. 6 to 10 range
length has a tenden
in a small swivel ev
in the Nos. 10 and
larger than these sh
a very small split-
and set your bait, just off bottom or a
bottom of the lake.
a three way swivel
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angle off course. Ove
pends upon the fisher
fish hes going after. T
sized sturgeon may weWhatever the weight,
have seven to nine str
foot handle with a rop
it. In attaching the ro
sometimes may be th
a fish and losing it.
cotterpin on the spea
where it is tied fast o
When you hit the main, a slight jerk pull
you lift the spear wit
not speared very we
the tines instead of
free. G etting back to
of surprise cant be ov
ful spear fishing. So,
lower your spear into
it. Otherwise, it will when it hits the wate
to let it dart away to
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Indian River chain of
lett. It is done from a
generally in water 10
metal and wooden desturgeons curiosity.
Getting StarNaturally, before yo
weve been talking ab
of making a hole in t
men say the Swedish
this, especially when
more. Others swear
some favor axes. I t s auger isnt designed fo
fishermen need. W ha
h b th ti you watch the bobb er
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you watch the bobb er
protection against free
you can use a box enc
bottom. On the top,
run through a light float in the water. O
extended some 30 fee
tached to it so you
Some fishermen actuthis. As a smart b it o
perch and walleyes i
place snow in the ho
often spooks the fish.
BaiThere are several w
having minnows freezstyrofoam bucket; as a
can be painted black
Another suggestion is
ice in a perforated can
through it. Or, you
clothing where it wi
way is to pack snow
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EquipmWhen it comes to
or old wooden shell
both of them are pr
the fisherman has in to the keg and you
and an emergency lif
inside the keg for he
piece of wood to c
leaving enough room
stashed inside. On t
notch for poles to stic
f f bb
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inch plywood which whole thing folds up
one side, can be used
middle and at the bott
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be downright dangero
leave your safety bel
windows down, and bpark your car in one s
this tends to weaken t
be parked close toge
shanty, be sure of prosimple hole in the ro
A real danger exists f
burners, designed prim
some type of venting
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pair of light socks an
wool socks. Your feet
put on a light pair of
wool slippers and top
arctics. Some type of w
outer garment, with the
ite because of its hood.
vary. One good comunderwear, wool shirt
coveralls. For the han
keep dry. If you don
pair of gloves or mitten
pair always seems to g
high on the fishermans
small burners (oil and
about keeping warm;
dream of heading onto tbottle of hot coffee or
DEP
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