Unlike a freshwater or saltwater rod, ice fishing rods are very short. Modern ice fishing rods are typically spinning rods varying from 24 to 36 inches in length. Ice spinning rods are typically made ...

but not every ice fishing rod is created equally. Just as when picking fishing rods for open water, an ice rod’s length, power, and action are the key variables. To a certain extent, rod length ...

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Entanglement in fishing gear is a leading threat to endangered whales and sea turtles. Trap fisheries, like California’s commercial Dungeness crab and New England lobster fisheries, are threatening ...

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Coins and Gems are a type of currency used in Ice Fishing Simulator that can be used to purchase and obtain better fishing equipment, upgrades, coolers, boosts, and cosmetics. At the moment ...

Learn more› By Trey French Trey French is a writer focused on outdoor gear. He has tested thermoses and ice cleats everywhere from hot deserts to frigid mountaintops. A staple of slapstick humor ...

long ice roads and the full spectrum of ice fishing equipment. "A lot of people are forced to stick to ponds, bays and smaller lakes," said Andy Petterson, founder of Ice Fishing Minnesota ...

The trailer will later be outfitted with ice-fishing gear for the change in seasons. Twenty-three other states have similar RBFF-backed programs, according to GFP marketing coordinator April Larson.