Ice fishing advice

[Jigman13]

Good recos from skunk so far

Good boots.
Hand warmers
100 ft of rope
Aerated bait bucket
Bucket/tote to carry your gear

I assume your hick buddy has an auger?

Check the regs on number of tip ups/rods you can use so you're aware before stepping foot on the ice

I pre tie all of my rigs so it is easy to swap out leaders quickly. Helps spend more time with bait in the water vs tying leaders with cold fingers while out on the ice. Various hook sizes and fluoro leader strength from small hooks and lite leader for trout/panfish to 6/0s and 80 lb fluoro for toothy critters.

[acabtp]

be careful, VT/NH had like 5 deaths on the ice past two weeks, the ice up there can be deceiving especially with a lot of heavy snow on top. spud, drill, check. don't make any assumptions.

[ScowardNJ]

Warm clothes, a folding chair, and a bottle of bourbon.

And bring me home some Heady Topper if you find it.

[Mako333]

This should be an interesting trip thanks for the tips no idea but should be fun
What is heady topper?

[acabtp]

Originally Posted by Mako333

What is heady topper?

A good local beer can't get outside VT

[youngdumbandfulloffish]

Originally Posted by ScowardNJ

And bring me home some Heady Topper if you find it.

+ 1

[Mako333]

Any tip ups I can borrow I will bring you some heady topper my brother knows where I can get it. Lmao

[ScowardNJ]

Originally Posted by Mako333

Any tip ups I can borrow I will bring you some heady topper my brother knows where I can get it. Lmao

Pm'd

[acabtp]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

Check the regs on number of tip ups/rods you can use so you're aware before stepping foot on the ice

8 lines allowed total per person in VT. 15 on lake champlain!