DIY ice gear

[Esox Luciano]

Alright, I know I'm not the only one thats making my own stuff. Was curious to see if anyone has stuff to share. Yea, we can spend $$ to get high end gear, but when I'm pullin a fish in on my homemade stuff opposed to my more pricey gear, it definitely feels much worthier. So here's some homemade gear I rigged.
2 small poles. 1, is the top half of an ugly-stik glued into a handle of a broken pole I had, great for jigging. Obviously not parabolic, but still good flex. The 2nd is a childrens Tweety Bird pole I hacked the reel off of, sanded, then attached a legit reel to. I use this for my "slammer".


Next, is some styrofoam+duct tape hole covers/ insulators. Keeps ice from forming on hole. Also, my homemade wooden slammer I use with Tweety pole. And an ice skimmer made from a speaker cover, duct tape, and drywall metal.


And last, my bucket-top tip-up. Some wood scraps, key ring holders, a casing from a regular pen, piece of duct tape, and top of a 5gal bucket. Also has styrofoam glued to bottom for insulation.


So lets see it guys! Frugal fishing at its best! What you got!?

[stevejordan]

that tip up is awesome lol. i just rigged two laker rods and a tandem for my sled to haul my grill.

[jimcnj]

Love the Coca-Cola flag.

[Chrisper4694]

You are my new hero hahaha that is awesome man!

For simplicity I once made tip ups just by wrapping string around pvc pipe and clipping a bell to it, done! Haha

[GetANet]

Like the PIGGY BACK, I have the same two sleds and was thinkin about doin the same thing. How well does it perform when your packin a heavy load?

[stevejordan]

Originally Posted by GetANet

Like the PIGGY BACK, I have the same two sleds and was thinkin about doin the same thing. How well does it perform when your packin a heavy load?

i'll let you know on monday lol in the garage it didnt seem bad but im sure it'll be tough in the snow

[ScowardNJ]

I built a smitty sled Saturday night before the M&G. It took about 2 beers worth of time to get it all done. Cost me $0 so far. I didn't have any 2x4's left so i used some old oak stock I had for the crossbars, i think I might upgrade to 2x4's. I wanna build some kind of rack on the back to hold the BBQ. It assembles/disassembles in 20 seconds with no tools required.

[stevejordan]

Sweet! How'd it pull?

[ScowardNJ]

Originally Posted by stevejordan

Sweet! How'd it pull?

haha, It's been sitting in the back of my pick up since. I thought the snow was gonna be deep at Hopatcong, it wasn't so i left it in the truck.

[stevejordan]

lol