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Hey all while going around the forums lately I have heard the term " Ice Fly" very often. Yet when I looked it up in the Google images it shows jigs, rappelas, sinkers, divebaits and floatbaits.
So I was just curious is that term used for all lures that are used under the ice? I was thinking that it was a certain lure you could you under ice or on the open water.
Any clearification would be nice. Thanks
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Simply put, a small jig. Sometimes glow. they have many names rat finkies and such, but they are just small jigs used in ice fishing
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+1 to the last response, here are some pictures.[img]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ktynsky/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png[/img]
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ok thanks a ton. Was curious if it was only Ice. Now I don't have to spend time looking for them in stores, as I have never fished the hard top. Thanks
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you know... that might qualify as a smart ass... yet still exactly what I asked  thanks for the addition
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[cool][#0000ff]Sorry. Couldn't resist. Ya know I coulda had a picture of ice sicles hanging off your pants zipper...from a weak bladder while ice fishing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You already got the right answer. That is a generic term used for almost any small jig used for ice fishing. But, some of us actually use small flies or jig flies too...weighted or weightless.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here are some pics of different colors and styles I use a lot. Just about anything will work, to some extent. In most cases the jig or fly is simply the "BDS"...bait delivery system.[/#0000ff]
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Yup! that's an ice fly alright, to funny [sly]
Pat, how do you get these pictures?
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[quote Smokerdog]Yup! that's an ice fly alright, to funny [sly]
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[cool][#0000ff]Well, ya see I have been "tying" flies for years, so I got purty good at first catchin' the little buggers. To make an ice fly all ya gotta do is get one drunk enough to pass out and then lay him out on the ice until he frosts over.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Ohhhhhhh! Maybe you mean how do I find the interesting topical pics I often use to humorously illustrate a point in a post?[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Sorry. Classified information. I could tell ya but then you would have to go fishing with me. [/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Seriously, if you know how to use a search engine you can type in about any subject and then click on the "images" button. Sometimes takes some playing around with different terminologies. And you sometimes get some pics that you wouldn't want the kids to see over your shoulder...or your co-workers. But it's a great way to kill time when you can't be out fishin'.[/#0000ff]
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good one TD
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[quote AHI][quote TubeDude][/quote]
good one TD[/quote]
oops logged in with an old account. Wyoming as you can see I did use that one much. the memmbers were mostly from the center of the state so most of the reports were of green river and FG. places I didnt fish much.
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TD that was so dam funny that I put that pic as my background, and I'm STILL wiping tears!!
I gotta meet you face to face instead of drifting past ya at Starvy and calling you Cliff (mistakenly!) Dunno if I'll EVER live that one down personally. I know ya got real quiet after that.
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[cool][#0000ff]Yeah, that one hurt. Just about had to get therapy to get over it.[/#0000ff]
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This one's good too. [:p]
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Nice 0 - Yupper - google images can be a wonderful and terrible thing. Photo manipulation too. Like getting eaten by a catfish or something. [shocked]
All ya gotta do it put a hook thru that, and maybe a split shot, and you're on it!
Pat - do a lot of yours glow? I think you've mentioned using glow before. Do you use paint, or hot-dip powder? Or perhaps some of each...
Was trying to find a good source for glow paint. Haven't looked THAT hard.
I picked up a "kit" from Cabelas that seemed a good starter set. [url "http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=701978&categoryId=0&parentCategoryId=0&subCategoryId=0&indexId=0&itemGUID=d6c0cdebac10705632a80cee95d33b94&destination=/checkout/basket.jsp"]K&E[/url] or some ice jigs for panfish from [url "http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=704437&categoryId=0&parentCategoryId=0&subCategoryId=0&indexId=0&itemGUID=d6c0cdfbac10705632a80ceed8627d5f&destination=/checkout/basket.jsp"]JB[/url]
Most of the jigs glow, many have eye spots.
I know everyone says "go small" for ice fishing, but I plan to at least try some of my new worm harnesses or spinner-jigs.
Now if it'd only freeze up better!
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[cool][#0000ff]I have not found ANY glow paints that are worth a hoot. Most are very weak and do not hold a charge very long. Furthermore, even though they might be in an orange or pink base...and look like those colors...the glow is usually a pale greenish color.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I apply it over a base coat of white or chartreuse. I mix the powder with clear gloss vinyl paint to create a thin suspension/paste and keep it properly thinned while I work with it...either by adding a small amount of clear vinyl and/or a few drops of vinyl thinner from a medicine dropper. I then paint and/or glitter it for the specific recipe I am making. Patterns like the pale perch or fire tiger show up very well in the dark, when applied over the glow base. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Yes, I do make and use a LOT of glow goodies. And not just the bitty bites for sunfish. I make them on bigger jigs, on casting spoons and even on blade baits. Early in the ice season, with higher light levels and more oxygenation in the water the fish are generally more active and will often hit the larger stuff better. Later on, with heavy snow cover and lower oxygen levels, fish are sometimes less active and more finicky. Smaller jigs and finesse approach will usually do better then.[/#0000ff]
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If you like that big styro egg indicator with the peg, like in the top kit, let me know, that is what we use for deep nymphing because they can slide.
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