getting into ice fishing - some starter tips started by RacerZ
	February 23rd 2009 at 3:33 AM Post #1
	RacerZ big Z 7 Posts Group: Members Member Since: February 23rd 2009 Location: maine, USA Current Sled: 2003 mxz-rev 600ho 007 ed 2008-2009 Miles: 237
	me and my dad have a home away from home on sebago lake maine and some of the people we go with to snowmobile r pretty seasoned ice fisherman and actually catch big fish me and my dad r going to try our best this year and ice fish this will be our first year ever attempting this were not looking 2 become serouis fisherman were just looking for a good time. we just got a gas auger and 4 tip ups wat kind and lb line do u use to fish for touge? wat bait works well? we also got a small portable propane grill and tow behind sled for all the supplies anything else we will we need? do u use weights and is there any tricks 2 this? also wat type of rod do u use 2 jig? im new 2 this so any advice is good advice Rating: 0 Quick Edit Edit Topic

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	February 23rd 2009 at 6:10 AM Post #2
	powdermadd440 guzzlin' gas and haulin ass powdermadd440 wonders how long it will be before snowmobiles need to be inspected in Maine. Updated Tuesday at 6:33 PM 2695 Posts Group: Members Member Since: October 15th 2005 Location: Fairfield, ME, USA Current Sled: 2001 edge x 600 2008-2009 Miles: 779
	I was just out there on saturday fishing. Didn't get a damn flag though. I am not sure on what pound line is best but I use 30# or 40# line and then I Just use a swivel and put a regular snell hook with a small leader on it, with a few weights. For bait you can use smelts, chubs, suckers, or probably even shiners. The fish are pretty big in sebago so don't be worried about using big bait. I used a chub on one of my traps that was as long as my hand and about half as wide. Some people say you catch the fish a foot off bottom and some say 8 feet below the ice. Where I was fishing(by the frye island ferry crossing) it was about 95 feet deep. I put my traps at 10 feet deep, about 30, about 50, and the last one was about a foot off bottom. I think any old type of jig rod would be good just put bigger line on it for sebago. For lures I think they use aero-planes(spelling?). When you drop them down they spin around and when you pick them up they spin around also. Don't get discouraged if you don't a flag your first day. The fish in Sebago are big but you don't get them very often. 2001 edge x 600, Vforce 3 reeds, SLP boost bottle, SLP can, yellow primary spring, 4" RSI risers, RSI backcountry bars, RSI gel wraps, Acerbis hand guards, yellow skidplate, Simmons skis, 1 3/8" camoplast track, RSI ice scratchers Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	February 23rd 2009 at 6:33 AM Post #3
	skidoodoo800 Junior Member 275 Posts Group: Members Member Since: November 11th 2008 Location: Perth, ON, Canada Current Sled: mach z
	haha lotsa beer , extremely boring unless drunk, (well here anyway) Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	February 23rd 2009 at 7:07 AM  [ Modified February 23rd 2009 at 7:07 AM ] Post #4
	xcr440 Sundowners Trail Coordinator xcr440 is drinking high lifes polishing the sleds. Who wants to help.... Updated Over an hour ago 12578 Posts Group: Members Member Since: February 1st 2003 Location: St.Germain/Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA Current Sled: 03prox700/97xcr440 2008-2009 Miles: 610
	I use 30lb braid or rubber coated braid and then tie a 12" leader to that. We are normally going after northern pike so we need the leader. I use frabill jigging combos. I like them the best. For bait on the tip ups we use fat heads or the largest minnow they have usually about 4-6" long. http://www.snowmobilefanatics.com/forum/...spx?page=1 a good beer drinker isnt a picky beer drinker Loggers.... Working their ass off so you can wipe yours! "Steep ground is when your cutting a notch and notice a mountain goat looking at you like you are crazy." - Hexan woodbooga: (WOOD-boog-ah), n. regional dialect, common to areas of New Hampshire and Maine including the towns of Ossipee, Alton, Farmington, Acton, and Lebanon; one who attempts to obtain free firewood to fuel woodburning appliances in an effort to mitigate expenses related to home heating with fossil fuels. Frequently used as a term of derision by non-woodburners who mock the presence of loose bark and other wood waste in the beds of their pickup trucks. 2003 Pro x 700 almond/blue,10-66 black/red team 719 T-flow, 440 mains 1997 xcr440 my clutch kit, 380 mains,T-flow Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit

	February 23rd 2009 at 2:32 PM Post #5
	RacerZ big Z 7 Posts Group: Members Member Since: February 23rd 2009 Location: maine, USA Current Sled: 2003 mxz-rev 600ho 007 ed 2008-2009 Miles: 237
	cool thx guys and ya the people i was with were fishing 2 the right of the ferry landing on the island they got a 5 lb touge im pretty sure i uploaded the pic on here Rating: 0 Quick Edit Full Edit