Northern Pike ice fishing

by Idaholewis 28/11/21, 07:37 am

Here are a few Northern Pike my Dad caught through the ice here several years ago, Both fish were REALLY CLOSE to breaking the Idaho State Record at the Time, These 2 Fish were 36 and 37 Pounds

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by SharpTexan 28/11/21, 07:23 pm

I have never eaten pike. I hear they are good pickled or canned I think. I live in east Texas about the closest fish we have is the chain pickerel. Nowhere near that size.

by Idaholewis 28/11/21, 08:55 pm

These Northern Pike are REALLY good eating fish, They are a bit tricky to learn how to Fillet them, they have a Row of Y Bones that you need to Remove, They take a little extra time to figure them out, But they are definitely worth it Northern Pike ice fishing 3355125947

by Ivan Wagurak 04/02/22, 08:17 pm

A friend of mine caught this northern last week 35” 9.5#’s

by Ivan Wagurak 04/02/22, 08:25 pm

And since I don’t like hand cranking out the holes in the ice I made an adapter for my 1/2” impact. The rod is 7/8”stainless I machined it on a lathe to .710” so it fits precisely in the auger but and drilled holes in everything. The hard part was drilling through the socket and the stainless rod together so I could pin it with a roll pin. I may still weld the socket to rod but good enough for now and the 2x4 is there to prevent the auger from falling through the ice in case it ever becomes disconnected from the impact. The top pic and middle pic are out of order for some reason

by Idaholewis 09/02/22, 07:55 pm

Ivan Wagurak wrote:[/url]
A friend of mine caught this northern last week 35” 9.5#’s

Nice Fish

by Idaholewis 09/02/22, 08:02 pm

I bought an 8” Eskimo Pistol Bit, and a Milwaukee Hammer Drill, I ABSOLUTELY Love it! I can drill a Bunch of Holes FAST, This is a Super nice setup, But also Expensive, I am in this Rig for about 500 Bucks Shocked

But i am happy i bought it, I can use the Milwaukee Drill for Anything, anytime of the Year Northern Pike ice fishing 3355125947

by Idaholewis 09/02/22, 08:07 pm

And i bought one of these Eskimo Quickfish 3i Insulated Pop-Up Ice Shelters, I REALLY like this thing as well Northern Pike ice fishing 3355125947

Its a bit heavy, But it’s well worth it when you get it setup and Sitting in it, out of any Wind Very Happy

by Ivan Wagurak 10/02/22, 04:27 am

Mine was like $70 with the 8” bit and a little time

by Ivan Wagurak 10/02/22, 04:30 am

The 2x4 was the first idea but made a round wood disk I liked better

by Ivan Wagurak 10/02/22, 04:32 am

My snap on impact has plenty of juice for cutting holes it has something to the effect of 1000 ftlbs

by Idaholewis 10/02/22, 09:03 am

Looks good Ivan Northern Pike ice fishing 3355125947

This Milwaukee Hammer Drill i bought delivers up to 1,200 in-lbs of torque and up to 2,000 RPM, providing faster drilling speed under heavy load. This thing will hurt ya if you are not holding on tight, and prepared for it

by Ivan Wagurak 10/02/22, 09:43 am

I’ll be giving her a spin this weekend and maybe next too. Hopefully my buddy don’t back out again, this is also an 8” bit too I can’t see the use of a smaller hole fishing for what I catch

by UFFDA 10/02/22, 04:40 pm

That's the way to think about it, gotta go BIG! Pike are great to eat. From a ol minnesotan, yummy . good fishing!

by Ivan Wagurak 12/02/22, 12:55 pm

Lewis I couldn’t leave well enough alone

t had to tinker just a little more

I spent 3 hours taking the shaft down from 7/8” to 1/2” then filing the flats in. As it turns out I have a 1/2” drill and got better 20v batteries last year and the adapter gives me about a foot more plus the drill height

by deerstalkert 12/02/22, 02:04 pm

sure next it will be this! Northern Pike ice fishing 1139610133

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hudson-ohio-mayor-argues-that-ice-fishing-will-directly-lead-to-prostitution/ar-AATESiL?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

by Ivan Wagurak 12/02/22, 02:11 pm

deerstalkert wrote:sure next it will be this!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hudson-ohio-mayor-argues-that-ice-fishing-will-directly-lead-to-prostitution/ar-AATESiL?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

by deerstalkert 12/02/22, 02:17 pm

And now you've got the police chief and the police department involved.
i guess he knows his PD

by Ivan Wagurak 12/02/22, 02:20 pm

deerstalkert wrote:And now you've got the police chief and the police department involved.
i guess he knows his PD

what’s the world coming to

by Ivan Wagurak 13/02/22, 04:06 pm

Well …. The adapter I made worked like a charm and the 1/2” dewalt worked fine in the 20” of ice with 0 problems . So as far as the catch goes sadly no northerns but we caught a ton of crappy a few bass and a pickerel

by Idaholewis 13/02/22, 07:59 pm

Ivan Wagurak wrote:Lewis I couldn’t leave well enough alone

Looks really Good Ivan, you did a Great Job on it Northern Pike ice fishing 3355125947

by Idaholewis 13/02/22, 08:02 pm

Ivan Wagurak wrote:Well …. The adapter I made worked like a charm and the 1/2” dewalt worked fine in the 20” of ice with 0 problems . So as far as the catch goes sadly no northerns but we caught a ton of crappy a few bass and a pickerel

AWESOME Stuff Ivan!! Them Crappie are EXCELLENT eating Fish Northern Pike ice fishing 3355125947

I miss fishing for them, I use to Catch a bunch of them every Year, I need to start going again

by Ivan Wagurak 14/02/22, 04:42 am

Idaholewis wrote:
Ivan Wagurak wrote:Well …. The adapter I made worked like a charm and the 1/2” dewalt worked fine in the 20” of ice with 0 problems . So as far as the catch goes sadly no northerns but we caught a ton of crappy a few bass and a pickerel

AWESOME Stuff Ivan!! Them Crappie are EXCELLENT eating Fish I miss fishing for them, I use to Catch a bunch of them every Year, I need to start going again

No time like the present

I got the fish all cleaned up took I think 15 minutes. Where they were frozen from being on the ice I filleted them a little different saved a bunch of time and virtually no lost meat either

by Idaholewis 17/02/22, 12:54 am

Ivan Wagurak wrote:
Idaholewis wrote:
Ivan Wagurak wrote:Well …. The adapter I made worked like a charm and the 1/2” dewalt worked fine in the 20” of ice with 0 problems . So as far as the catch goes sadly no northerns but we caught a ton of crappy a few bass and a pickerel

AWESOME Stuff Ivan!! Them Crappie are EXCELLENT eating Fish I miss fishing for them, I use to Catch a bunch of them every Year, I need to start going again

No time like the present I got the fish all cleaned up took I think 15 minutes. Where they were frozen from being on the ice I filleted them a little different saved a bunch of time and virtually no lost meat either

Do you use a regular Fillet Knife, or an Electric one? I have always used Regular Fillet Knives but would like to try an Electric one someday

by Ivan Wagurak 17/02/22, 04:27 am

Idaholewis wrote:
Ivan Wagurak wrote:
Idaholewis wrote:
Ivan Wagurak wrote:Well …. The adapter I made worked like a charm and the 1/2” dewalt worked fine in the 20” of ice with 0 problems . So as far as the catch goes sadly no northerns but we caught a ton of crappy a few bass and a pickerel

AWESOME Stuff Ivan!! Them Crappie are EXCELLENT eating Fish I miss fishing for them, I use to Catch a bunch of them every Year, I need to start going again

No time like the present I got the fish all cleaned up took I think 15 minutes. Where they were frozen from being on the ice I filleted them a little different saved a bunch of time and virtually no lost meat either

Do you use a regular Fillet Knife, or an Electric one? I have always used Regular Fillet Knives but would like to try an Electric one someday

I use a regular fillet knife. I’ve had an electric one but I didn’t feel it was as precise enough for me. Don’t get me wrong it make short work of the back bones. But sometimes you pick up a few tricks as you go and a regular fillet knife is faster for me anyways

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