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Theoretical Scenario: You can ONLY bring (2) rod/reel setups and (1) tip-up while ice fishing for a mixed bag (you are only allowed to retie the exact same lure). The lake has average clarity, and the species include panfish, walleye, and the possibly pike that swims by. Simple question; What do you pick?

I want to hear them all, from the bait shop special to the top-dollar individually-sourced monster rig. Please include rod, reel, line, and lure, and tip-up brand, line, leader, and lure.

Here it goes

Set up #1
~28" YAD rod
~Tica Cetus reel spooled with 6lb mono
~Northland buckshot spoon, red glow, 1/8th oz
~Tipped with minnow head

Set up #2
~24" HT ice blue UL rod
~Tica cetus reel spooled with 4lb mono
~Ice buster bobber
~Hook and crappie minnow

Tip-up set up
~Frabil Pro-thermal tip up
~standard black braided tip up line
~20lb mono leader
~medium sized sucker minnow
~plain hook

#1, frabil M action. 6lb test w/ orange northland jig spoon. Minnow head
#2, TB Sweet Thing, 2 lb test, spring bobber, custom jigs and spins ratso #10, white

Tip-up with Shiner

Rod #1, is my own home made panfish rod. Nearest rod to it would be a Thorne Sweetheart. It has a shimano sahara 500 size and 3 lb Gamma Ice line. Tied to it would be a marmooska size 8.(orange/yellow)

Rod #2 Thorne Walleye Sweetheart. Rattle varmit in perch Color. 6lb Gamma ice line. Shimano Sedona 750 size.

I dont use a tip up often.

1) st croix legend UL 24" rod, Abu Cardinal 100 reel
2) Northland UL spring bobber rod
3) Northland light spring bobber setup
4) 2 HT medium 24 inch rod set ups

Too many rods, BR74; pick (2) for this thread!

setup #1
frabill panfish popper medium light with vingala with green glow strip tipped with minnow head 6 lb mono

setup #2
uglystick medium action with 6 lb mono with a rapala airplane jig
no bait

tip up
frabill blackhawk assault with mason line from menards or ff with a pike hook and baited with smelt or cisco

1) Thorne Bros 28" perch Sweetheart
-Tica Cetus Reel
-6 lb PLine
-Buckshot Spoon
-Minnow Head

2) Frabill crappie 24" Combo
-2 lb Pline
-Pink/White Ratso
-Waxies if necessary

Tipup) HT Windlass
-standard 20 lb black line
-4' leader of 12 lb mono
-Quick strike rig w/ smaller treble, single bead, and a plastic fin from a Swedish Pimple
-A Shiner

AWESOME THREAD TOPIC!

1) St. Croix Premier 28" UL
- Tica Cetus with 2 lb gamma ice line
- #8 glow chartreuse ratso tipped with a euro larva if necessary

2) Jason Mitchell 26" ML
- Tica Cetus with 4 lb fireline crystal
- glow red buckshot spoon with minnow head

I move around too much to ever use tipups. Does that mean I get a 3rd setup??