Chum for ice fishing?

[tong]

I was wondering if anyone out there has tried chumming the holes ?
Any luck ?
What do you use ? Please provide some details.

[tong]

One more question, what size of the auger you recommend here?

[Nick]

im a hole jacker. And i think corn works well...

[biggamee]

im a hole jacker. And i think corn works well...

besides carp, what has corn attracted for you, thru the ice??

[Nick]

ive gotten perch crappie and bass on little corn tipped jigs. also roachfish.

[biggamee]

ive gotten perch crappie and bass on little corn tipped jigs. also roachfish.

Thanks Nick, learn something new everyday..

[lionpshark]

ive gotten perch crappie and bass on little corn tipped jigs. also roachfish.

Thats cool! whats roachfish?

[Trout Stalker]

Rainbows love corn too. Shhh! Thats a secret among legends!

I have also chummed holes with eggshells!

[biggamee]

Rainbows love corn too. Shhh! Thats a secret among legends!

I have also chummed holes with eggshells!

TS egg shells?? how about mashed up dead sawbellies..as chum??

[Trout Stalker]

Eggshells is an oldtimer trick. More of a visual attractant. Bellies may work too

[Nick]

roach fish are like these wierd carp family related fish that destroy corn when u throw it in the water 




id think dead sawbellies would attract catfish !

[lionpshark]

Looks like white perch

[Nick]

when they're alive they have more of a goldish color, and about rainbows loving corn, ive seen corn in streams while i was fishing, thought they were gold pieces from a distance. ive only caught roachfish in one lake in my life.

[canoejon]

Regarding auger size, it's a trade off. A big auger is nice but you're cutting a lot more ice (remember, the area of a circle is proportional to the square of the radius so the difference in energy spent between cutting a 4" hole and an 8"hole is not a factor of 2 but . You can see some monster lakers come through little holes on Youtube, but I've lost more big fish at little holes than at big ones. Gaffing is easier and if a hook comes out or the line breaks right at the hole. you'll have a second or two where you know it bit the fish hasn't figured it out yet.

[Trout Stalker]

If you invest in an 8" Nils auger, you will never need another! This 8" auger cuts cleaner and with less effort than any 6" auger. I am actually safe to say that it takes more effort to start a gas auger and drill 5 holes than it does to drill twice as many holes woth an 8" nils hand auger. Twice the cost of a lazer but worth every penny! Either way, i would never fish with less than an 8" auger.