98chevy Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 ice fishing. Whats crazy is yall are fishing in 30 and below and are happy. First off I fish in the winter time but it was 76 degrees this past week. If its below 50 im going hunting. If tis below 20 Im hunting out of my truck. I just find it crazy and devoted to what yall do. It must be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 I'd sure like to try it!!!!! Some of those ice shacks look mighty cozy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 It is an absolute BLAST! My one ice shack has a woodstove in it, the other one has a propane heater. It'll get up to 80-90 degrees in there if you want. Here's some ice fishing pics just to show you what it's all about! What a northern pike looks like after sitting in -30 temps for 5 minutes, you could literally drive nails with it. Last year a bunch of us from work got together and had a little ice fishing derby out on the Ottawa River at one of the salesmans' friend's shack. "You know you're from Ontario when.... you have a satellite dish and BBQ out in the middle of a river at your ice shack" :D:D Managed to get a fish on video, too bad he didn't bite. Another video giving a tour of the shack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Hey Shaun you going to have those shacks ready for Joe and I when we come up???:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Hey Shaun you going to have those shacks ready for Joe and I when we come up???:D:D The one we'll be at will be going up this weekend!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Here's what's really funny. I do about 98% of my fishing between October and March. My two favorite types of fishing are fly fishing for steelhead, and ice fishing- both cold weather fishing. Now, this will all change when I finally buy a boat for Lake Erie and can hit up the spring and summer perch and walleye fishing. But for now, I rarely wet a line in the summer. As far as ice fishing goes. I'm not able to explain why it's so fun, but all I know is I die waiting for ice sesaon. Nothing better than sitting in a shanty, drinking a good beer and having the deer chili cooking next to me. The fishing is really good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Now, this will all change when I finally buy a boat for Lake Erie and can hit up the spring and summer perch and walleye fishing. But for now, I rarely wet a line in the summer. Yeah, would you hurry up and please pull the trigger on that. I'm waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Yeah, would you hurry up and please pull the trigger on that. I'm waiting. I'm still working on the diamond (which I've found I think:cool:) so we're talking a few years. You'll be on it once it's in the water though, you don't have to worry about that. We're going to buy an older 28' Searay Sundancer when it's time...nice boats for both rec and fishing. Trolling, slamming jumbo perch, hitting up Put-In-Bay, Kelley's Island, and getting some rays...OK, I'm ready to stop talking about it now-- I'm starting to get mad that I can't do this yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Shaun how do you guys get those shacks onto the lakes???? do you drag them with trucks or what?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 OK, I'm ready to stop talking about it now-- I'm starting to get mad that I can't do this yet. So am I!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlriggins Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 no disrespect but you are from AL and dont get much ice and if you do it cant be but 1/2 inch. Granted I live in IN and dont get enough to mount a dish on a shack but when I get about 6 inches of good ice I like to drop a line through and sit on my 5 g bucket and makeshift ice rig so dont knock it till you try it it is a lot of fun pulling fish through a 6 or 7 inch hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98chevy Posted December 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 no disrespect but you are from AL and dont get much ice and if you do it cant be but 1/2 inch. Granted I live in IN and dont get enough to mount a dish on a shack but when I get about 6 inches of good ice I like to drop a line through and sit on my 5 g bucket and makeshift ice rig so dont knock it till you try it it is a lot of fun pulling fish through a 6 or 7 inch hole Oh man I wasnt trying to knock it at all. I was trying to understand it. Ive never seen our lake or swamps freeze over solid enough to walk on. much less drive on. Im fasinated at the way yall do the ice fishing. I was just trying to see why and how. I should have worded my post alittle diffrent. Also to me 20-30 dergres is freezing cold So yeah I think it would be crazy to go fishing in the teens or God forbid minus 0. Thanks for the post I enjoyed the little clips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 If you ever get the chance to come up north in the winter, go for it and go ice fishing! You'll have a blast. No worries of falling through if you know where you're going, we usually have at least 3 feet of ice on most lakes and rivers here, sometimes more. They actually have roads on the lakes for semi's to drive on up in northern Ontario. Todd, the wood coloured one we drag out with the snowmobile, if the conditions are good we assemble it on shore and drag it out in one piece. if there's too much snow we drag it out disassembled and assemble it once it's out there. The green one doesn't have skis on the bottom so we have to trailer it out in pieces with the snowmobile or 4-wheeler. Usually takes few hours to get it all set up, stove in, holes cut, etc. The last one (the one with the satellite dish) I believe it's built on a utility trailer, so they can pull it out with the truck. Have also saw some people pull them out with tractors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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