The great thing about ice fishing is that it can be as simple or high tech as you want it to be. I grew up ice fishing nearly every weekend in the winter. We had a crappy Jiffy auger, wooden sticks with a couple screws to wrap line around, an ice scoop, five gallon pail to sit on and that's it. We caught a lot of fish and had a lot of fun.

Now I am able to put a bit more into the sport, so my equipment is better. I run a Strikemaster Mag 2000 auger, Eskimo Quickfish 6i popup tent, HT ice fishing rods and reels, a few Frabil tip ups, Marcum VS485C with Aqua-Vu Mo-Pod 2, and a Mr Heater Buddy heater. I also have a smaller 2 person tent that gets used when it's just me as it's easier to keep warm.

Here's a picture of one day's "keepers" from last winter.

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We caught about 4 times that number but released most of them.


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