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A group devoted to the Angler and the Angler at Heart.

If the topic has anything to do with fishing, this is the place to post. Tell us your fishing stories, talk about tackle old and new! What you like and what you don’t like.

Bought some new equipment and want to tell us about? We want to hear about it.

Thinking about buying a new pole and want to know it if it is worth the money? Ask up!

Do you collect fishing tackle? Show it off with pride!

Any type of angler with any skill level is welcome!

And as this is I Knife Collector, this is also a place to talk about the knives made, used and collected by anglers! We especially want to see your fishing knives -- in the tackle box, on display, or in action!

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Thoughts about Custom Rods

Started by Old Guy Dec 11, 2018. 0 Replies 1 Like

I was reading a discussion here about how pleased a member was with his purchase of a Dobyns rod. He commented that the only thing that bugged him was the placement of the hook keeper which…Continue

Fishing rods I am now using

Started by Peter Creager. Last reply by Peter Creager Dec 11, 2018. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I got some money, so I always liked higher end stuff, sort of you get what you pay for these days. I have all the normal St. Croix, G.Loomis , etc... however I came across a brand named Dobyns. I…Continue

Fisherman's Knives

Started by horace rogers. Last reply by Charles Sample Apr 18, 2018. 13 Replies 3 Likes

My passion is about fisherman's knives. Hope to meet and talk with others that collect themContinue

Leave it to Cleaver

Started by Tobias Gibson. Last reply by dead_left_knife_guy May 20, 2017. 5 Replies 6 Likes

Picked up two purpose made Fish Cleavers. On is made by Ka-Bar, the other by Robeson. I'm not sure if anyone is still making these but they really seemed to be a perfect size for cutting bait fish…Continue

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Comment by Tobias Gibson on January 27, 2016 at 7:30: Ron, the ice was six inches thick that day (seven inches in some areas). We were using my brother in law's brand new power auger but also used a typical ice auger as well. Pretty sure we were using an eight inch auger. If the blades are sharp even the hand augers work fairly quickly (but not as easily as a power auger!)

Here is a stock photo of the Ion auger with auto reverse

And your typical hand ice auger, which come in 6, 7, and 8 inch models.

And the hand ice auger

Comment by Ron Cooper on January 26, 2016 at 20:53: I'm curious, Toby. How thick is that ice y'all were sittin' on? And what do you use to drill a hole that size - Some giant auger?

Comment by John Kellogg on January 26, 2016 at 18:37: Tobias

Looks like fun! I am a california native as well as Ron but where I live we do have a couple lakes that freeze over enough to ice fish. It's been many years for me but I do remember the trout we caught under the ice was the best tasting trout I ever ate! Thanks for bringing back some great old memories!

Comment by Ron Cooper on January 26, 2016 at 15:36: Yikes! Being a native Californian my idea of "Ice Fishing" is having to reach for a package of fish sticks in the frozen foods section of the supermarket. When it comes to Ice Fishing I think I'll trust the Gorton's Fisherman for my seafood fare...

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Comment by Tobias Gibson on January 26, 2016 at 14:58: Ice Fishing

Jigging with a Lindy vertical darter. Note the ice forming on the line from the jigging.

Light action rod with 6 lb braid on a 1/1 reel. Going after perch with waxworms.

My brother in law using with a spinning reel and wax worms. Also striking out.

That's why it's called "fishing" and not "catching"

Comment by Tobias Gibson on January 14, 2016 at 11:01: I can only imagine the mess of the that many hooks and lines. The crappie rigs I use only have to hooks and can be a pain if not stored carefully. I have a foam tubes I wrap mine around. I'll need to take a pic.

Comment by Jan Carter on January 13, 2016 at 18:42: John,

We used Sabiki rigs all the time in Florida for bait. The first few you use will tangle terribly, the you will get used to them. I found they were excellent for bait catching but without a sabiki rod they were disposable, at the end of the catch we just threw them away because the tangles after being put in the tackle bax were not worth the pain (literally) of trying to separate them again

Comment by Tobias Gibson on January 13, 2016 at 17:12: John, it looks good for ice fishing. Makes a lot of sense.

Comment by john garcia on January 13, 2016 at 15:36: Tobias, your right i had not thought about that. Here in new mexico there might be a hook limit, i will have to check. When we came back from california a while back i brought a couple of sabiki rigs and thought about useing them for ice fishing. Thank you for the thought.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on January 13, 2016 at 15:17: Pretty sure where I fish, a sabiki rig would be limited to just two hooks per rig. I've used a crappie rig which is kinda-sorta the same thing ( just not ice fishing yet).