Few pics from this year so far

[Iron Duke]

Been hitting up a few local lakes and secret spots this year and having been doing awesome even better since I picked up my MarCum flasher .. Anyone who doesn't have one I suggest you give one a try they have increased my catch rate by at least 50 percent or better... Cant wait to get back out there... Weather is looking great for this weekend....Good luck guys

Mike

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[Lakertaker187]

Nice pics you got there. I've been doing great with perch on cayuga this year! Been ice fishing for 10 years now never tried a flasher yet. Is it that much better? Most of north end of cayuga I fish you can see down to the bottom.

[Iron Duke]

When your fishing with flashers you can basically watch the fish come in to your lure and set the hook as the to lines meet on the flasher.. Pretty cool!! Also saves a ton of time just have some one cutting holes and follow that person checking the holes with the flasher until you find some active fish.... Where I'm fishing you cant see more than 5-6 feet down so flasher has come in very handy....

Mike

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[Lakertaker187]

That's cool. I was fishing Ensinore today. Caught one laker and dropped one. What is the depth range on a flasher? (Max depth)

[Iron Duke]

I have a Marcum Vx1 which is a entry level flasher... The deepest I've fished is about 40 fow but have read many threads online of guys fishing deep with it no problem.... If I was gonna fish deep I would have went with the lx5 model which has a dual been transducer 9 and 20 degree you can switch between depending on shallow or deep water fishing.... If you get one and use it a few times you won't leave home without it ever again... lol

Mike

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[panfisher]

Iron Duke.....That bass looks about the same as the biggest I've ever stumbled into on the ice......see

Biggest bass through the ice

[Iron Duke]

Its was a nice one but not the biggest I have brought in through the ice....Have caught a bunch of smallies this year that were pushing 4.5 pounds... Here's another pic of a nice bass a buddy caught this year..

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[Sk8man]

WTG Mike. Just an FYI but they don't always hit when the lines meet   The trick is to time it right so that when they meet you are looking at your line and rod tip rather than the flasher screen....takes some practice and "willpower"   The "lookers but not biters" will drive you nuts....Les

[Iron Duke]

No they dont but you can usually tell active feeding fish from just lookers from how they approach your lure .... If you drop your lure down and you see a fish instantly come of bottom 9 times out of 10 he's taking it...

Mike

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[Sk8man]

That is often the case but fish may appear to be coming from the bottom when they actually may be off to the side or somewhat  beneath the jig

 

http://vexilar.com/info/how-sonar-works-article/

[Iron Duke]

That is also true .. Have caught quite a few pickerel and bass that have come in like rockets from the side and the line is coming off bottom....

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[Sk8man]

Yup the couple pickerel I got the other day did exactly that and there was no doubt they were going to take it like you mentioned....the flashers do add a whole cool dimension to ice fishing don't they?

[Iron Duke]

Yes they do... They are a lot of fun and definitely a confidence booster when you can see what's going on below you...

Mike

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