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Ice Fishing, my First Real Hardwater Season


Winter of 2018-2019 has been my first real ice fishing season. Of course, I’ve ice fished before, but I’ve always relied on other people and their gear. This was the first season I was able to actually go ice fishing on my own, with all my own gear, and even take other people with me! Though the season is not…

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Ice Fishing the Zombie Maxx, from Lucky Bug


In this video I talk about fishing the Zombie Maxx from Lucky Bug Lures through the ice. This is not a traditional ice fishing lure. The restrictions of jigging through the ice would seem to work against it. You wouldn’t normally think of a jointed swim bait for jigging, however the Zombie Maxx can be surprisingly effective if used right.…

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Brereton Lake, Big Space, Tough Ice Fishing


This week I had the opportunity to go ice fishing on Brereton Lake with Dave, Evan, and Ben. While I’ve obviously known Dave for awhile, this would be my first time meeting either Ben or Evan. We would be targeting crappie in particular, although I know from experience that there are also walleye and pike. I was looking forward to…

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HD Ice, Walleye slayer!


HD Ice, by Dynamic Lures This week I reviewed the HD Ice from Dynamic Lures. An ice fishing lure meant for vertical jigging. I received this lure in one of my Simple Fishing subscription boxes a couple months ago. Fire Craw is the color I ended up with. Silver lines on top of a bright orange and yellow body makes…

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