Conference wahoo::fishing

    
    
    	Russ, Russ,....obviously...you have gotten tips from TEAM
    	STUPID....did a person who has a junk yard full of metal in his
    	mouth give you some pointers..:-)  That was your BIG mistake.
    
    	Another part of your problem is obvious too....ALWAYS go with the
    	10" holes.......much easier to hit....:-)
    
    	Gitzit'...and_it's_been_so_long_since_fishing_I_thought_Russ_was_
    		  serious!
    

 Russ-

 Try trolling.

 The Doctah

    re .2

    You need a snowmobile for that. 

	No,No, you got it all wrong!!! What you gotta do is;

	1) Get a little leave_it_to_beaver chain saw.
	2) Cut out a rectangle, say about 4 feet wide and about 25
	   feet long.
	3) Push the ice under the ice your standing on and go back 
	   to shore and cast your ass off.

						Johnny_catfish

>   First of all, how do you hit those little holes?  I was able to
>   hit holes pretty well with a 7foot flippin' rod, loaded with 30#

	I find the best solution to the problems associated with ice
	fishing through those little holes (be they 8" or 10") is to
	swap your auger for an 16" Poulin chain saw and cut out casting
	lanes. I usualy go for a looooong triangle 42' on a side and
	10' to 20' at the base. Casting from the 'tip' to the base seems
	to give much better results than the opposite approach. For
	groups I use the same dimensions (approx.) applied to a rec-
	tangle.

>   the water, I managed to hook some fish.  Unfortunately, the 4#
>   line kept breaking on the edge of the hole.  Should you keep the

	Again - casting lanes are the answer.


>   Also, is there some secret to keeping your hands warm?  My hand
>   quickly got numb, resulting in the loss of the rod and real.
>   Would neoprene or Gore-tex gloves help?  What do you do about the
>   reel?  Before I lost it, it was icing up every time I took it out
>   of the water.

	The solution to these two problems came to me with the application
	of 'tilt fishing' (tip-ups) technology to casting lane tecniques.
	I realized that tip-ups have all their mechanical parts that are
	exposed to water suspended sub-surface except for the short (and
	infrequent) times they are extracted to land a fish. Given this
	it seemed only reasonable to submerge my spinning tackle at all
	times except for casting and (rarely) landing fish. I cast from
	a standing/kneeling posture and as soon as the lure/bait hits
	the water lie prone with my rod, reel, and arms (to the elbow)
	under water. This will keep your equipment and your hands above
	freezing (32�f). A caution here is to be sure that, on slow days
	and/or slow (producing) waters be sure to fish with a buddy or
	signefigent(sp) other so there's someone on hand to chip/saw you
	loose in the event that the lane you're fishing freezes over
	befor you have a chance to extract yourself and/or your tackle.

>   And, of course, what patterns and sizes work best?  Any
>   guidelines on how to match the hatch?

	I find a good replica of the prevelent naturals can be made following
	this paturn;

		take one dozen #10 nymph hooks and insert a tooth-pick
		through the eye of eack.

		fill a refregerator ice cube tray with pond water NOT
		TAP WATER - 'seasoned' bait bucket water may be used
		in a pinch.

		suspend one hook per cube and place in the freezer for
		24 to 48 hours.

		a couple of variations on this paturn are to use lead
		windings on the hooks to 'get down' to the lunkers
		and
		addind a couple of drops of food coloring (red or green)
		to the pond water prior to freezing

	One caution to those choosing to use this paturn is to wait an
	excessive length of time befor setting the hook. I've found that
	larger game fish will strike a properly presenter 'Pond Water
	Cubie' and hold (or 'mouth') it for up to seven minutes which is
	almost enough time for the fishes body temperature to melt enough
	of the 'Cubie' to expose the hook-point.


		Hope this helps ........... it works for me!

                          Joe Whittemore - from where the Westfield
                                                meets the Westfield
                                                   by the Westfield
                                                    in Huntington (MA)

    
    Book of reservations filling up fast, getchya date'n time in now.
    Most of the midnight to 3am are taken.
    

    Why in reading this note and replys, do I get the feeling that
    Team Lizzard (The creepy crawlers) have been giving Instructions
    on the fine Art of Ice-Fishing again. You've outdone yourselves
    this time, Team Lizzard.
    The Warden

    I don't know much about that ice fishing either. But, I'd suggest a
    change in technique to hit that hole...
    
      Try Flippin......
    

    seems stosh was out ice fishing one day and just after he
    drilled his first hole he heard a voice from above
    
    	"THERE ARE NO FISH UNDER THAT HOLE"
    
    stosh look around, didn't see anyone so he moved off a few
    yards and proceeded to drill another hole..when the voice re-appeared..
    
    	"THERE ARE NO FISH UNDER THAT HOLE"
    
    stosh, quite startled by this , shouted out  "WHO IS THAT ?"
    
    	"the stadium anouncer..."