06-05-2006, 04:17 AM
Anyone here use one of those little ice rods for vertical jigging from your tube? I don't own one but I'm guessing they would be a good tool for vertical jigging.
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06-05-2006, 04:17 AM
06-05-2006, 04:50 AM
I don't have an ice rod but last year I did quite a bit of vertical jigging for kokanee from my boat with a 6.5 foot rod. This year I intend to utilize my tube for the same thing since I should be able to hold my position in the wind without anchoring. Most boat-s have to operate their motors to stay over the fis-h and still don't do the job well.
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06-05-2006, 12:04 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I am an ice fisherman, as well as a tuber. I make most of my own rods, including some little 20 inch ice rods. I don't like them even for ice fishing. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The shorter rods were originally designed for fishing inside tents and ice shanties, where there is limited space to swing a rod. I do not fish inside any kind of covering. I prefer ice fishing rods at least 5 feet long, mostly for the better feel and greater "lift" when setting hooks and fighting fish. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That being said, I will admit to taking out some "bitty sticks" just to play with bluegills or perch when they are hanging on the bottom in water deeper than 10 to 15 feet. That's all they are good for...vertical jigging. And, they can be fun for playing with panfish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On one lake in Arizona, my wife (TubeBabe) was using one of those flimsy little wands and hooked up to about a 3# largemouth on a tiny jig being fished for bluegills. Never knew she could yodel before.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The shorter rods were originally designed for fishing inside tents and ice shanties, where there is limited space to swing a rod. I do not fish inside any kind of covering. I prefer ice fishing rods at least 5 feet long, mostly for the better feel and greater "lift" when setting hooks and fighting fish. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That being said, I will admit to taking out some "bitty sticks" just to play with bluegills or perch when they are hanging on the bottom in water deeper than 10 to 15 feet. That's all they are good for...vertical jigging. And, they can be fun for playing with panfish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On one lake in Arizona, my wife (TubeBabe) was using one of those flimsy little wands and hooked up to about a 3# largemouth on a tiny jig being fished for bluegills. Never knew she could yodel before.[/#0000ff]
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06-05-2006, 09:38 PM
Tube,
I have experimented with my 5 foot ultra-lite. But it seems that the short rod would allow you to jig right between your flippers so to speak.
By the way my buddy and I are having a hard time latching on to one of those pony jig moulds. The company we usually deal with is going out of business as mom and pop are retiring and none of their offspring is interested in carrying the torch. I was in Bass Pro the other day and the smallest they had was one sixteenth. I bought some in chartreuse to see if I could cast a heavier jig on my flyrod.
it was doable and i couldn't believe I caught a 10 pound stillwater rainbow from the big pond I float my tube in. Thanks for the heads up and your kind early Christmas present last fall. I am such a dedicated jig fisher I usually cast small jigs on my flyrod. Until you sent me those little beauties I had never used the "pony" style heads. I can't wait to get hold of one of those moulds so I can start cranking them out in the size you sent me. Thanks again.
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I have experimented with my 5 foot ultra-lite. But it seems that the short rod would allow you to jig right between your flippers so to speak.
By the way my buddy and I are having a hard time latching on to one of those pony jig moulds. The company we usually deal with is going out of business as mom and pop are retiring and none of their offspring is interested in carrying the torch. I was in Bass Pro the other day and the smallest they had was one sixteenth. I bought some in chartreuse to see if I could cast a heavier jig on my flyrod.
it was doable and i couldn't believe I caught a 10 pound stillwater rainbow from the big pond I float my tube in. Thanks for the heads up and your kind early Christmas present last fall. I am such a dedicated jig fisher I usually cast small jigs on my flyrod. Until you sent me those little beauties I had never used the "pony" style heads. I can't wait to get hold of one of those moulds so I can start cranking them out in the size you sent me. Thanks again.
Don
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06-05-2006, 09:50 PM
[cool][#0000ff]The mold you want is the Do-It #JH-6-A.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]It makes jigs down to 1/48 oz. Here is a [url "http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/ponymold1/025724012207.aspx"]LINK TO JANNS[/url] page for ordering, which includes a picture.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]By the way, I never jig between my fins. I usually rest my arm on the side of my tube, and watch my rod tip and my line while jigging off to the side. Feel alone is not enough to get some of the delicate biters. You have to keep your rod steady and watch for any "change in the force".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It makes jigs down to 1/48 oz. Here is a [url "http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/ponymold1/025724012207.aspx"]LINK TO JANNS[/url] page for ordering, which includes a picture.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]By the way, I never jig between my fins. I usually rest my arm on the side of my tube, and watch my rod tip and my line while jigging off to the side. Feel alone is not enough to get some of the delicate biters. You have to keep your rod steady and watch for any "change in the force".[/#0000ff]
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06-06-2006, 01:21 AM
I wouldnt try it, you need a longer rod to keep those spiney sunfish and bass away from your tube!
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06-06-2006, 11:50 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Excellent point. Even more important than fishing fun and efficiency is "fish control". There are lots of species with teeth and spines that are not friendly to inflated devices. It is good to be able to control your fish and keep them at rod's distance from your craft until you can safely and securely either net them or lift them aboard.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just about every "unscheduled" return to shore, with a shrinking tube, has been the result of having a spiny fish bounce off the top surface of my tube. It is a subsection of Murphy's Law that says that "Whenever a spiny fish encounters your air chamber, it will be spines first."[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just about every "unscheduled" return to shore, with a shrinking tube, has been the result of having a spiny fish bounce off the top surface of my tube. It is a subsection of Murphy's Law that says that "Whenever a spiny fish encounters your air chamber, it will be spines first."[/#0000ff]
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