Walking out - your set up?

[Wanderer]

Ok, let’s pick up some tips on how to manage your gear on walk out trips since it’s been the main way to get out this season so far.

 

Keeping it simple here.  I only have the heater on if I’m guest jigging in someone else’s shack.  I do have enough bungee to strap down my hub house too if needed or add a minnow cooler.  Otherwise I’m 100% plastic/wax worm panfisher.
 

I changed to a narrower sled to reduce drag and I have enough rope on the front to put it around the back of my neck and under my arms so I’m pulling with shoulders with free hands.  

 

What works for you?  Any recommendations for me?

[geliason]

My addition is that I use an old deer stand harness for the rope. That way I can wrap it across my chest and keep my hands free.

[leech~~]

Same sled pretty much the same early-late ice setup minus the heater and hub as I pretty much snot nose it on a folding camp chair! 

[eyeguy 54]

Looks nice. I only take my heater when pulling the clam. If I am keeping fish I bring an old tidy cat litter container to put the fish in. Padded seat goes on top of my clam bucket and I usually have just a towel spare glove and a little coffee and a water bottle in it. Catch a keeper and I put it in the tidy cat bucket by the sled. Bucket got pretty heavy yesterday and didn’t want my arm to stretch out.  I hate the camp chairs. The blue bucket is a great height and the pad is comfy. 

Edited December 21, 2019 by eyeguy 54

[smurfy]

carpeted floors In you clam...……………...nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I throw everything I need in my pull over.  

[Mike89]

brief case in the fish house, interesting!!

[Wanderer]

8 hours ago, geliason said:

My addition is that I use an old deer stand harness for the rope. That way I can wrap it across my chest and keep my hands free.

I could use a harness and tie it even lower if it balances the pull better.  I did also save my ski poles from my set I just gave away just for walking out on slick ice.  The two combined might work real nice especially pulling through slush.

[IceHawk]

For Panfishing -I use  a otter sled.  In goes K-Drill, small insulated  soft cooler with 2 extra batteries (key two of the disposable handwarmers to keep batteries warm in soft cooler)  6 gallon bucket with lid small scoop tucked into pail.  My Clam storage bag that holds my Vexilar , it has  2  side pockets for all my jig boxes nice bottom compartment for all my plastic storage. And I bring two rods usually  a trip wire and noodle rod in a small breakdown shotgun case

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For eyes basically the same setup only switch out jig boxes replaceing  with walleye spoons raps etc. Another breakdown case with a dead stick  and jigging rod. Sometimes I' ll throw a Finiky Fooler in tub and set it up if doing a lot of hole hopping.  For bait I carry a few live minnows in a bigger bait puck and pre cut some  heads at home and put them in a Ziploc baggie before going. Lightening the load is definitely the key especially the older we get.   

[Kettle]

It's the second smallest otter sled. I have a 5lb propane with sunflower, vexilar, small bait cooler, folding chair, lantern and hand auger under the cover. I strap the hub house and a grain shovel on the top.

[eyeguy 54]

Nice idea Chris on cutting the heads at home. Saves space and not so much gunk under my thumbnail. gotta do it. 

[Bucketcastle]

Its a heap of gear, but i usually dont walk to far out from the boat launch.  Also drilled a lot of holes along the edge of the sled for putting bungees wherever i need them.

[eyeguy 54]

Looking for perch set up. They didn’t like it. Lol

[Tom Sawyer]

8 minutes ago, eyeguy 54 said:

Looking for perch set up. They didn’t like it. Lol

 

"lottsa" daylight left, giving up already

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, Tom Sawyer said:

 

"lottsa" daylight left, giving up already

 

I recognize that parking lot. He has a long ride home before the game!  

[Tom Sawyer]

He must of forgot the treats for the guide again  

 

Edited December 23, 2019 by Tom Sawyer

[leech~~]

6 hours ago, Bucketcastle said:

Its a heap of gear, but i usually dont walk to far out from the boat launch.  Also drilled a lot of holes along the edge of the sled for putting bungees wherever i need them.

 

One suggestion I would make. I use a little red and white igloo cooler as a minnow bucket.  You can stack stuff on it and it wouldn't break. Even had it fall off a few times going up and down hills and other then losing a little water which I refilled from the first hole drilled.  Lost no minnows.  

[papadarv]

I gave up walking/pulling. Use my 170# riding SnoDog pulling a Smitty sled loaded according to event. On 5" ice Saturday.

 

[IceHawk]

2 hours ago, leech~~ said:

 

I recognize that parking lot. He has a long ride home before the game!  

I know I do  

[leech~~]

26 minutes ago, IceHawk said:

I know I do  

 

Ok say, and I'll let you know if your right?

[IceHawk]

That would be to easy  How about you meet me in Richmond with a sharp auger with good blades couple perch Rods a blindfold I can put on  you and we will go  and shred some ice on it. Was there Saturday and it wasn't a easy time grind grind grind. Those perch are a tough nut to crack sometimes. 

[eyeguy 54]

Talked to a guy that smoked em a couple weeks ago. Nothing since. 

[eyeguy 54]

Two scoops of fat heads free if anybody in area wants them.

[Wanderer]

2 minutes ago, eyeguy 54 said:

Two scoops of fat heads free if anybody in area wants them.

Put them in an overpriced Engel bait cooler and you could keep em for a month.  You going fishing again in the next month? 

[Tom Sawyer]

2 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

Put them in an overpriced Engel bait cooler and you could keep em for a month.  You going fishing again in the next month? 

 

or how about a 8 buck bubble box and a 5 gallon bucket 

[Tom Sawyer]

4 hours ago, leech~~ said:

 

Ok say, and I'll let you know if your right?

You first. GO PACK GO!!!

[Wanderer]

4 hours ago, Tom Sawyer said:

 

or how about a 8 buck bubble box and a 5 gallon bucket 

SO not as cool. 

 

[Bucketcastle]

9 hours ago, eyeguy 54 said:

Two scoops of fat heads free if anybody in area wants them.

Home bait tank is what you need.