11-30-2010, 06:53 PM
First welcome to BFT and good luck in the Ice Fishing Contest this year. I can't remember a time where covering a hole made any difference. People in a the tent weren't catching any more fish then the people outside of the tent. I have had days were if the sun was shining the bite turned on but other days the bite seemed better when it got cloudy. One of those things where you pick which works best for you. Never hurts to try something different if the fishing is off. I leave the flapper on and have at times added some to jigs that I was making.
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