Ice Fishing Tip of the Day

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How many of you have caught a nice crappie or gill only to loose him at the bottom of the hole?

With out a doubt the loosing fish at the bottom of the hole is second only to loosing them at the top of the hole.

Well my frost bitten friends, there is a remedy for loosing them tidbits at this point of the game.

Pack a spud with you on your trips after drilling your hole take your spud and chip away at the bottom of the hole creating a chamfer on the hole (upside down funnel) the fish will no longer be able to hit that edge and pull off or cut and break the line.

By chamfering the top of the hole you can slide the fish right out of the hole with out having to lift the fish in the air. Them paper mouths (crappie) are notorious at slipping away at the top of the hole. The chamfer will also allow you to get your Ice ladle under the fish and use it as a net.

Following the instructions above will increase your fish fries considerably and save time retying new teardrops to your line.
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