Early Ice Walleyes - North metro MN

I went in search of decent ice and found some not far from home and there happened to be some nice walleyes underneath.
The tip up I was using: Clam Arctic Warrior
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I like these because you get the excitement of a flag, and you get to battle the fish on a rod, instead of handlining it.
Rod i was using with the Arctic Warrior:
Okuma Ice Rod (40" MH) - amzn.to/3uUrbEI
My favorite reel for ice fishing (only 50$):
Daiwa Revros LT - amzn.to/41gZPEP
My livescope setup:
Garmin 93SV (screen) - amzn.to/484Jshn
LVS34 Transducer and GLS10 (black box) - amzn.to/3TiRC14
Carrying Case - amzn.to/3Rwzu2d
How I made the case: • DIY Livescope Shuttle

[@toddharrington7831]

That is awesome, suspended like that. Giving this a try this weekend for sure!

[@dougstiehl3133]

Nice Walleyes 🎣🐟🎣

[@patg5308]

Wow!

[@colenelson9073]

Fish whisperer 🧲

[@BandaddyRB]

Nice

[@moosedabest9972]

What lake is it

[@LightFootKale]

Those walleyes made me promise not to tell.

[@djelemental612]

Dare I ask what lake?

[@LightFootKale]

I'm Sworn to secrecy.

[@Rackhead357]

Great video! Question, how heavy is that smitty sled? I like the design but i wonder how it pulls in snow and slush?

[@LightFootKale]

It's maybe 20 lbs. It's awesome over snow and slush, stays on top very well. Can't even tell it's there on ice. Just a little tougher to turn than other sleds.

[@Rackhead357]

@@LightFootKale sweet, thank you. I'm going to build my first Smitty this year and I'm looking for ideas.

[@LightFootKale]

@@Rackhead357 I just went to a kinda pawn shop/thrift store for the skis. They were 2 dollars. 2x 8 for the legs, with angle bracket for more support. A sheet of 3/8" plywood I had laying around. 2x4 across the legs underneath the plywood. Mine was very simple. I'm sure people have made a lot better looking ones, but this is perfect for me. Could send you pictures if you want.

[@Rackhead357]

Nothing wrong with using what ya got dude. I got my skis for free luckily. Building the frame out of recycled 2x6's. I was going to just make a simple frame to carry my sled but I like the deck you make. I need to make mine light because I'm old lol

[@muskiedriven3644]

Wow never seen a lake in the metro like this where there's not 1 house on it. Nice try bud lol

[@LightFootKale]

More of a pond really. There was only a couple inches of ice, so not many people were out. It was also a weekday.

[@benk9105]

I don't believe it was 23 inches. Just kidding. Nice video.

[@LightFootKale]

13:55

[@LightFootKale]

Thanks

[@qouavang3646]

So you're running 3 rods in MN? 🫢🤔

[@LightFootKale]

No, i was using like 6. Never more than 2 in the water though.