Ice fishing reels

As we continue our look at the ice fishing equipment, the last post dealt with a rod selection and now we are going to take a look at the reels that we use. A majority of ice fishers out there are using the open face spinning reel for their ice fishing and we have been using these for years and they work very well. Since we are fishing such small sized baits we are going to match the spinning reel size to that and use the ultra or micro sized spinning reel that the ultra light fishers use for catching panfish with. These small reels are more than sufficient and hold enough line as well since the deepest that we usually fish is 30 feet. By using these small reels they work very well with the 2 pound line that is spooled on them. Once the drag system is set to the fish that are being caught, sit back and enjoy fishing similar to when you are summer fishing. By using these spinning reels this keeps the line off of the ground that happens with the jiggle stick that you bring in the line hand over hand. You are able to fight the fish much better with the spinning reel and even if a large bass or pike takes your bait, set the drag and utilizing the rod, you should be able to still land a big fish with this small equipment. Using a quality spinning reel with a number of ball bearings in them keeps everything moving smoothly and these should be able to be used for years to come....

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