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Ice Fishing Etiquette
First post in Ice Fishing sorry if this has been asked before. Never been ice fishing but thinking of going out to give it a try. Question is.......if I come across untended holes, would it be alright to fish from them? Don't want to PO the person if they happen along. What about drilling holes where others are fishing? How close is TOO close? Thanks in advance.
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If there isn't anyone fishing them they are fair game. Unless there is somebody really close to them where they may be jumping from one set of holes back to the other. Ask if you think that's the situation. As far as close goes, I don't like people closer than 75-100 yards. Augers and noise can shut down the bite. It's just my opinion.
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Whats the harm in talking to other people? You may make a new friend out of it. I often wander around shanty to shanty talking to people, seeing how they are doing, offering them some venison sausage or whatever. and as far as whether you are too close, if you think you are then you probably are. If I am fishing in a small area I will just go over and strike up a conversation with the guys, then ask them if they mind if I set up by them if I think its a good spot. just be curtious and treat others like you would want to be treated Last edited by perchjerker; 01-31-2009 at 10:56 AM. |
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Thanks!
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Ice Fishing Etiquette
I think in most all cases, if you ask anyone that may be close enough to have drilled the holes, if they mind if you fish them, you will get a go ahead. Best bet is to drill your own holes. Alot of guys punch several holes and hop from one to the other until they find a hot hole. As for drilling holes close to someone that is already set up, that can be a whole different ball game. Some guys seem to think that they own a certain spot. Common sense seems to work best.
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etiquette
I personally like people to fish around me ( 80 to 100 ft.). The more jigging bait around the more fish may move in. Just my opinion. If you see holes with people around them just ask. I got into an argument with some guys who had permanment shantys covering an entire reef. Nobody was at their shantys until I had been fishing for 2 hours. They said that I was to close to their shanty that I should move. I told them I had been there for 2 hours and nobody was fishing there. Also that it has always been first one gets the stop. No different than in a boat. Should I be able to put a marker bouy ( shanty ) over a submerge tree and tell you that marker bouy is mine an you have to leave. I have drill holes in 6 fow and had guys catch fish with in a few minutes after I was done. Don't really know if it spooks them for very long.
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Open holes.... fair game but as others have posted if someone is nearby go talk to them most of the time they either do not care or their someone else's old holes.
As far as how close..... this one can be tough. Once I started to set up next to a rental house.... I was drilling at least 100' away from the rental. This house was at least 1/4 mile from any other house but happened to be on a spot that I fished during the summer and I wanted to give it a try in the winter. I did not even know it was a rental house....no one was in the house either. Well half way through our set up a guy comes up and goes ballistic with a barrage of of four letter words telling me I am to close to his rental house that will be occupied in 20 minutes. I said to him that we did not know it was a rental, no one was using the house, we were 100'+ away (MN law says must be at least 10') and just how much of the MN lake water does he think he owns? He of course handed out more four letter words and left. We moved about 1/4 mile, even though we were perfectly fine where we were at, and watched the house for over 3 hrs. No one ever used that house that day. Generally we try to stay as far away as possible. We seem to have better fishing outside of the pack. But sometimes its impossible. We do a lot of walking & talking not only to get the feel from the other guys around but we might pick up some good info about the bite. Also, you might make a new friend or run into an old friend. Most important is to have fun! |
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I absolutly agree. Be nice and courteous. It all pays off. I trade information after striking up a converstation. You meet some really nice people this way. Remember if you walk into thier liveing room or their ice room, just be on your best behavior. You may be outside, but manners are still key. My opinion and sticking to it. Checkmate
Last edited by Checkmate; 02-02-2009 at 12:16 PM. Reason: spelling |
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NAIFC tournaments & Former Ice Team rules 10' distance & no Hole blocking.
Some times its a city and bounce around empty holes. But not then, I agree each lake has it's own "Ice Fishing Etiquette", I found it's best to approach and make new freinds and ask what they feel about neighbors. So 10' to one vs 100 yards may both be correct. Empty holes are variable depending on How cold it is and the circumference of the hole. 4" v 6" v 8" v 10" it may freeze and not be fish able till it's re augured. |
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There's also the guy who drills holes over a wide area and sets up tip-ups to keep people away. Last weekend we had a large group fishing in a good area doing well. The next moring we come out to find a guy had drilled holes over a football field sized area and had tipups laying in the holes, line not even out on most of them. He had to get there an hour before daylight, had obviously seen us doing well.
He got grumpy with me when I rode my ATV through his area, I told him to check his regulations and mind his manners. |
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