Iced Up

We sit down with season one guest Blake Tollefson and touch a bit more one the effects of technology on ice fishing, also pick his brain on what new things that he was able to use this season that tickled his fancy.

We catch up with Ryan Pinkalla and break down if tech is helping or hurting the sport we love.

Both Luke and Andrew both got into some hot tip up action on there recent outings, and Luke landed his PB WI pike!!

We did something a little different in this episode. We talk with Jessey from Ice-aholics about their group, fishing in Canada and a lot more. We also get more into our season so far and of course we talk tip ups. You don't want to miss this one!

Andrew and Luke talk hard baits and how to target big fish with PJ Vick. We dive into how to fish these baits and the best way to put some lunkers on ice. Don't miss it!

We catch Mr. Bluegill (Troy Peterson) and dive in to how he attacks big bluegills. Lots of great tips in this episode don't miss out.

We bring Bryan Myers back in the Blackberry man cave to talk about last ice season, what we wanna try this year and discuss some of the new things coming out.Striker Ice Go Early Go Late Be Prepared

Luke and Andrew talk about the up coming season some of the new tech they are gonna try and some of the prep they are doing to have a successful season. Listen in and pick up some tips to make your season a success.

Luke and Andrew talk about the fast ice out they had and discuss what they do to get ready for summer, and next season. The guys break down all their equipment by type and talk about what they do to make sure next season doesn't come with too many surprises. Please give the podcast a shout on fb (Iced Up) and Instagram (Iced Up Podcast)  and let us know if you have any other questions or if there is anything we forgot to cover. We plan on one more regular episode and look for us throughout the ice-off season as we cover our off season techniques and how to scout for ice fishing.

The guys talk this week with avid ice fishing tournament angler Lawrence Luoma and get some deep insight into the hottest new fish finding technologies on the market. Lawrence has several fishing titles and even fished for team USA. He breaks down how these products work and gives us some insight into how they are the biggest game changer in ice fishing in decades. Luke and Andrew also discuss some of there time on ice and the future of the podcast. Make sure to give a listen and check us out on FB  (@iced up) and instagram (@iced up podcast) and send us any questions or comments. We love your feedback! We have a few more ice season shows left so make sure to keep us que'd up.

After a mid winter hiatus Luke and Andrew get in deep discussion about how to catch big predators as the tip up season in Wisconsin winds down.  We go into all the details of cold weather tip up fishing and how to plan your tip up spread as the winter progresses. Come with us as we give you some awesome tips to catch some big predator fish through the ice.Striker Ice Go Early Go Late Be Prepared BeaverTail Bait Everything Else is Just BeaverTail bait is a life like natural bait that is crazy durable.

Recording in the Backroads Guide Service war room Andrew talks about fish conservation and goes into the basin secrets that he uses to put more fish on the ice for him and his clients. We will be continuing with bi weekly shows and we plan to release info/recipes on off weeks.

Andrew and Luke invite Emily and Josh Jensen to the show. They talk about flashers and things that have changed or stayed the same over the years. Then we break down presentations as Josh talks about aggressive tactics and Emily explains her finesse approach for fussy fish. You wont want to miss this one. 

Andrew and Luke talk about their recent trip and how to team up and search and area. Then we invite Larry Smith to talk to us about finding your own patch of ice on rivers. We talk locations, gear, techniques and tactics that will help you find an on fire river bite.

Your hosts Andrew and Luke talk about their early ice setups and how they approach bites differently. We also discuss for the first time how we plan to travel on ice and our unique setups. Hopefully we can shine a light on some news gear and techniques.

For this pre Christmas episode co-host Luke LaMeer is unavailable. Host Andrew Gullickson talks about how he lightens his load for early ice missions and strategies for getting the most out of the precious time you have to search out new bites. We hope you all have a Merry Chrsitmas.

We talk to Matt and Jack Johnson about ice rod actions styles. We dig deep into their favorite styles of rod and the best styles to use for panfish or walleyes. Then we talk basin bluegill tactics. Matt defines a basin bluegill lake for us and walks us through how to identify one. Then we figure out what Jack does to put a beatdown on his dad and other Clam staff when chasing these monsters of the abyss. Finally Luke breaks down some more tip up tactics this week too. This episode was one of the most in depth so far and we hope you get as much out of it as we did.

Bare with us this week as we catch up. We talk augers. From what drill to use on your drill auger setup, to the top auger tech from this year, we break down augers and talk about how to use yours best. We also talk to Tony Roach about his auger and then dive into big lake walleyes. He breaks down his plan of attack when it comes to big water, walleye searching, and even the bait he's gonna use when he marks fish. Luke ends us off with a great new recipe for our tip up talk this week as well. Don't miss it.

We talk ice shack styles and break down new shacks from Otter and Eskimo. We also dig into site fishing Bluegills with Ice Force prostaffer Bryan Meyers who is live with us in the Phillips Blackberry man cave. After that we talk basin crappies with Blake Tollefson who prostaffs for  Eurotackle, Eskimo, St Croix and Marcum and dig into the details of how both guys  go about there crappie search in open water.  

We talk first ice bluegills with Madison, WI area guide Brian Zubke of Big B's Guide service.  First Brian talks us through an old tech that is essential when targeting bluegills in less than 7 feet of water. Then Brian breaks down how he finds early bluegill spots and even gives us a close guarded secret about what he looks for when targeting these gills. 

We talk about what  you can do to prep for early ice. We have guest Scott Wilhelm calling in to talk about some of the new products and dig in to what you should do to prep for the ice thats coming soon. Finally Luke and I talk about what you should do for tip up prep and we both talk about our tip up systems (pictures on fb and instagram)

Our first ice fishing related episode is an introduction to hosts Andrew Gullickson and Luke LaMeer. We will go through our goals for the podcast, the podcast format, and our sponsors. We hope we can give you a couple new tricks to add to your ice fishing aresenal.