Ice Fishing Tip Ups – Ice Fishing Rods

February 7, 2017 James Collins

If you haven’t tried ice fishing, you don’t know what you are missing. You can sit in a shack. You can run between fishing holes. Watching ice fishing tip ups or jigging with a rod, its just fun.

Inside or Outside

In a Shack

Ice fishing tip ups and rods are used in a fishing shack. If a tip up is used, its generally set as a second line while a rod is used a few few feet away.

Rods makes more sense in a shack. You don’t have to go very far to tend a line.

Know you ice fishing regulations. Ontario, Canada allows two ice fishing lines per person. But, they must be 60 feet apart. This makes multiple lines in a fishing shack impossible.

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Best Beginner Child’s Rod – Styles Available

November 5, 2016 James Collins

Kids can fish as soon as they can hold a rod. Size is most important when choosing the best beginner rod for a child.

Best Beginner Rod Size

Holding the rod is the first step to fishing. Watching me, my kids wanted to hold a rod although they didn’t really know why. They were holding a rod long before they could cast. I would cast and give them the rod.

A rod between 2 and 3 feet long seems the best size. Its the right length to handle easily. Its long enough to play a fish.

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Lure Assortments- Fishing Fun

October 28, 2016 James Collins

Fishermen love fishing tackle for a Christmas. Single lures are great, but lure assortments are exciting.

Lure Assortment Value

The larger lure assortment the lower quality the lures.

Quality affects:

Action – the way the lure moves in the water.
Delivery – ease of casting
Durability – how long the lure lasts with normal use
Strike Success – how easily fish can take the lure

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