Hey, I've decided to do some video spots to help people get into ice fishing and provided helpful tips. Please take a moment to take a look at what I've done so far and provide feedback. Here are some of my first things I've done. More will be coming in the coming weeks.
Also, if you have ideas for tips or would like to help out, let me know.
This is my channel: [url "http://www.youtube.com/user/nmhahunter?feature=mhee"]http://www.youtube.com/user/nmhahunter?feature=mhee[/url]
And here are my first 3 videos. Hopefully, many more to follow.
[url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7p7v7uYSyY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7p7v7uYSyY[/url]
[url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1gWneE69Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1gWneE69Y[/url]
[url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLKMZYMBvqM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLKMZYMBvqM[/url]
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Very cool work! I like the whole concept!
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That's a take!! Seriously, great idea, and well orchestrated. Mike
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Good stuff and great idea.
Keep us up to date on additions to your channel.
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Very good stuff . Keep them coming . Curt G.
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I like the concept, but show us how to rig a line, complete with bait for trout, kokanee or perch and show what to use and how deep to fish. Also show what kind of equipment you actually need to get out on the ice as a novice and work your way up to enough stuff to make you want to live out there. I hope you are not offended, just my 2 cents worth.
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Great idea! YouTube videos are actually my go to learning tool when I decide to learn a new fishing method. A lot of my success I had through the ice so far has come from methods I've picked up wasting hours watching ice fishing vids on YouTube.
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[quote FishingSteve]I like the concept, but show us how to rig a line, complete with bait for trout, kokanee or perch and show what to use and how deep to fish. Also show what kind of equipment you actually need to get out on the ice as a novice and work your way up to enough stuff to make you want to live out there. I hope you are not offended, just my 2 cents worth.[/quote]
Not offended at all. I asked or the input. Some of your ideas we already have in the works. Some we hadn't thought of yet. Thanks for the feedback.
What do you guys think about the attempted humor? Leave that type of stuff in, or eliminate it?
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Leave it in . Funny and informative . Thanks Curt G.
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Making comments that are obvious to you are actually useful facts to newbies like me.
Example that your battery drill will not be usefull on an 8" auger. Now I know if I run into a sale of augers, my first choice will be 6" for optional upgrade to hand auger you show.
Good video but one question:
How many holes will the battery auger actually make? Does freezing weather affect your performance? Maybe you attempt to keep them warm?
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I think its a great idea i know im trying to absorb as much info as possible [cool]
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[quote MatchT]Making comments that are obvious to you are actually useful facts to newbies like me.
Example that your battery drill will not be usefull on an 8" auger. Now I know if I run into a sale of augers, my first choice will be 6" for optional upgrade to hand auger you show.
Good video but one question:
How many holes will the battery auger actually make? Does freezing weather affect your performance? Maybe you attempt to keep them warm?
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Cold doesn't seem to affect the batteries too bad in a single day, or even over night. Not sure about longer term, though.
Under the current conditions I can drill about 45-60 holes on 3 batteries (that's about 8-12 inches of ice, in western Id). Only once, when I went to Henry's Lake, did I exhaust my battery supply in one day. Also important to note is that the Ridgid 18V has the most torque out of all the 18V drills. At least that's my understanding, anyway.
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Cool stuff and keep the silly humor in there. It keeps it real and lets the viewers get a glimpse into who you are. Keep them coming!
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Nice vids. Well done. Gotta get me a bait puck! Keep crushing the plastic tubs enough the pop the lid, then I have a pocket full of wood bits!
Enjoyed the PBP vid too! Bunch of crazies!!! [:p]
Those are some nice chunky perch in your filet vid. What lake did they come from? (if you don't mind my asking)
Sad to say - your small ones are my bigguns!
I've subscribed to the TD school of perch filleting. I collected his "post" and wrapped it in a PDF. Main thing different if the one-slice down approach. I've found it goes pretty quick when you have a bucketfull of Perch to tend to (or other panfish). I also have come to appreciate an electric fillet knife. I finish and check for last bones with a "manual" knife. Or if I have cross-rib bones to tend to (like with trout).
But - as you say, there's more than one way to skin a perch!
Look forward to future submissions. Thanks for taking the time.
Sometimes (especially on smaller ones) I do it like the PDF shows (and that is a good method), but on the bigger ones, that method is a very difficult to do without an electric knife (because the bones get exponentially more difficult to cut through). So far, I've been too cheap to buy an electric knife. I also find that on the GIGANTORS (read as jumbos ++) that are HUGE with eggs, that method can make quite a mess. I try to cater to the beginner and most of them are not going to have an electric fillet knife. Hense, the Fillet Perch 101 title.
Thanks for the feedback.
I think I mentioned that the perch came from Cascade Lake at the beggining of the video. 14+ inchers are not at all uncommon, although the average jumbo is probably closer to 12.5-13.5 inches. For you pleasure, here are a couple pics from last year of what a big one from Cascade looks like. I call the really big ones GIGANTORS because I don't think jumbo really fits.
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I drool every time I see those Gargantuan Perch!
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+1 to THAT! Talk about chunky! Seems once they get to a footlong - they grow more AROUND than longer.
The eggs don't bother me too much, but have had perch EXPLODE with snails going everywhere!
And yeah - I can see those bones get bigger as the fish get fatter, for sure. I've heard the littlest ones can be fried bones in, and they're so small they aren't a bother.... I'd still rather find BIG perch! [
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I got a fillet set that includes a sharpener - and it does help to hone a fresh edge before a round of cleaning. It also included a toothy knife - some bigger Cats and Carp needed that heavy blade to get through the ribs. Maybe I'd do better to slice down they way you did with those kind of fish. My electric doesn't seem to have a LOT of muscle.
+1 on keeping humor on board too. But maybe finish "straight" then have a blooper take after? Just a thought.
I fillet perch from the tail forward rather than from the head back. I make a cut under the gill to the back bone. Then I make a slice at the tail with the dorsal facing me. I run the knife up the back bone so I'm not bouncing off the scales running just above the dorsal. I can then run the knife along the rib cage up to the gill incision which allows me to take the meat in front of the pectorals as well.
Much easier on the blade as well
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What do you guys think about the attempted humor? Leave that type of stuff in, or eliminate it?[/quote]
Absolutely and definately leave it in. Got to keep it fresh and loose whether you bomb or not.
I know in the last few years they have come out with some dedicated ice fishing lines. If any experience with that think about including it. Why you would use it, why you would change out or not use it in the summer, etc. I know all the manufacturers have their slant and sponsered fisherman touting it but the average guys opinion on it is good.
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