11-02-2007, 11:17 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Most commercially made "ice rods" are shorter...designed for fishing inside cramped ice tents. Hard to find rods between the 5' ultralights and 2' ultrashorts.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you build your own, you can buy 40 inch blanks from either Cabelas or Janns. Or, as I often do, look for a good deal on a longer blank and then cut it to the length you want.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a tip (no pun intended). Start cruising the pawn shops. They have lots of cheap rods that can be altered to make fine ice rods. the tip section from a cheap 7 foot rod can be made into an ideal ice jigger.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you build your own, you can buy 40 inch blanks from either Cabelas or Janns. Or, as I often do, look for a good deal on a longer blank and then cut it to the length you want.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a tip (no pun intended). Start cruising the pawn shops. They have lots of cheap rods that can be altered to make fine ice rods. the tip section from a cheap 7 foot rod can be made into an ideal ice jigger.[/#0000ff]
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