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I have never used strike indicators and wondered which type would be the best to get for ice fishing. Or do they all work the same?

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The cheep wire ones work fine. They get bent after a day or so and have to be replaced. I found a flat indicator that works quite well, at Sportsman's. The best indicator that I use is one that I made from a wound guitar string. There was a post on making them a week or so ago. The guitar string has a wound string over the wire string which gives it strength without making it too stiff.
I think that the type of indicator that you use isn't real important, but using one is.
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Those lakeco or what ever thay are called work good enuf I'd put a piiece of masking tape around the rod where thay hook on a slip bober is fun to use on a warm day too but more hassel to use.
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Which ever type you go with, spring bar or wire, try an avoid those with a small hole for you fishing line to feed through. The smaller the hole the faster they freeze up and will cause ya grief
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LOOK AT TUBE DUDES OLD POSTS. PICKS ARE THERE.
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[cool][#0000ff]Rabble-rouser. I'll post the pics again. One of those pics is how I modify the flat steel indicator (with the small hole) so that it does not create more problems (ice) than it solves. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]After removing the "comes with" line guide, I use stainless steel wire to shape a large loop and then wrap it on the original wire. I use hot red thread so it shows up well. It also shows how I wrap it on the rod.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you do your own rod wrapping, it is easy. If you don't, you need to make friends with someone who does. I think you know someone, Ken.[/#0000ff]
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