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Anyone own or used one of these? Local bait shop dealer has a couple to sell. Said he watched someone use one at Okabojii and had to get one! http://www.icegator.com. I will use the 6″.
RD, Have John give you Matt’s phone # so you talk to him and maybe try and drill a few holes with the one he has.I’m sure Matt would help you out.
Not trying to be a smart but or start anything,but if he’s anything like the rest of us he fishes it from one end to the other.The fish are all over that lake it only takes a little searching to find them and figure them out.The fun part of fishing is going out on the water and searching and being rewarded for your efforts at the end of the search.I wouldn’t myself feel like much of a fishermen if I needed allot of details from someone else that did all the work in finding and figuring them out,I like the challenge. 
Sign me up! thanks all.
Way to go RD. 
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Thanks for the report
.Dont want to sound dumb but were is Belva deer?
It’s a county lake just North of Sigourney Iowa.
My advice for the crappies would be to slooow troll with 2 way crappie rigs with lively minnows.Run these rigs at different depths.Work the fast drops and points where the chanel breaks for the other side.Like Herb said Put in structure allot.It’s allot of work but it pays of for years.I put an x in the places I would sink some hard wood trees and tried to circle the places I would start slow trolling. Hope this helps. [image]http://images.snapfish.com/34439<3923232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot>2337%3D<34%3D<%3B%3B%3DXROQDF>2323949%3A93662ot1lsi[/image]
Hey Herb, Glad to hear you got into them .Are you planing to go back down anytime soon?
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Where is it?
Mark Twain is in Missouri.
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Can u tell me what the iowa website is. ty
The site he’s talking about is Iowa Outdoors.Here’s a link to it Iowa Outdoors .
Joe, The best way to get to know the I/O members is by going over there and meet them tomorrow.Most of us went in to the main ramps at noon for grub and meeting others.It’s sopose to be the same time tomorrow,so come on out.Me and a few others will be up in the north arm by the ramps in green Eskimo Quick Flip II tents.
I’ve sneaked in them pits many years back (when I was a little punk kid ) goffing off and they were very un-safe !!! There are a ton of springs in them,there was cracks in the ice that were 12+” and allot of open holes all over.You have to walk about three city blocks back to them and when you do you’ll be trespassing.The CR police Dept. will make sure you know that for the helicopter flies over them all the time.What ever you chose be careful if you try there.
John, I got on McBride Thursday and Friday.In some places the ice is real thin and some places it’s 6″.Hit Belva Deer today and killed the big gills there. 
Ponds are good but the wind and waves have killed what ice that was on PC,MacBride and the other big lakes.
I have both the FL8 & FL18.When I go to buy another one I will deffently pay the extra 100. for the FL18 again.The 9-19 degree duel beam,bottom lock and zoom are well worth the extra money.
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Just wondering who makes the Glow Devil and Angel Eyes.
Hey Ryan, while I’m at it, who makes Pilkie and Halis too?
Thanks a lot, Chris
Chris, The Glow Devil and Angel Eyes are made by Scenic Tackle and the Halies are made by Nils Master.You can find them listed here at Thorne Bros. .Hope this helped,Lee.
Jon,I have the 6″ model.I haven’t ran it dead but I know I drilled over 40 holes in ice 12″ thicker.I’d say it way about 20 – 25#’s.Ther’s also a level bubble on top in the center to help you know your drilling a straight hole in thick ice too.
Brian,I also have a Strikemaster Electra Lazer Auger 12000 like wadsworth.He is corect about it,it’s great no gas,oil, pulling to start,freezeing of cables and it’s a very quiet unit to run(very little noise).It runs off a vexilar batt.that’s incassed on the head of the unit.Here’s a link to more info on it electra auger
Hi Brian,I would recommend Eskimo Quickflip 11 deluxe.That sounds like what your looking for.They have a ton of room in side to stand up and will set 2 guys and a kid on the bench set.Here’s a link to a site with the info on it Eskimo Tent
What’s the crappie fishing like on Saylorville and what size is ave. on them?
Yes this is for real!!! I don’t even deer hunt but it realy makes me mad to see this happen to anyone.I’m just trying to help get the word spread around.You can go to this site to see more pic.s of the deer Iowawhitetail.com
Yes this is for real!!! I don’t even deer hunt but it realy makes me mad to see this happen to anyone.I’m just trying to help get the word spread around.You can go to this site to see more pic.s of the deer Iowawhitetail.com
The only boat ramps usable are located at Mehaffey Bridge and at the West Overlook Campground.You might want to check the MacBride ramp on your way.The fishing has has been a real tough bite on the res. if your looking for crappie.Cats are biteing fairly good.
Joe Joe Joe calm down your killing here.
Guys, most of the crappies we have caught out there this last week and weekend haven’t spawned yet.Sunny-warm-days,we was catching them in water 2-8′.On the cloudy-cool-days we would move out from them water depths and slow troll 9-19’of water.The fish seem to hang more around 8-13″ down.We was sloooow trolling (hardly moveing)tube jigs tipped with gulp grubs and two way crappie rigs with minnows.We would also throw twister tails now and then when we run in to a good school of them.They seem to favor dark colors with fleck in them.We were catching around 50-75 some days more,but would only bring home 10-20 of them,not hunting for meat just some to eat.Not bad catches for 4-6 hours. Hope this helps you guys out there. 
It’s real good for Lm bass,gills and cats,with a crappie every now and then.
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I see no crappie !! Where’s the pic.? Glad to hear your son got some . 
That’s allright Bill,I think by my picture there I sure am a good looking guy too 
.I cought a few of those critters on the Iowa river Sunday mornning in slack water on minnow & bobber set about 2′ deep.I might say they took it herder then I thought they would to.
