Category: Ice fishing
Anyone Have an Ice Floe Derby This Year?
Kept waiting to run this photo from Mike Cusano of the NY BASS Federation – was waiting for winter, which it appears we never had, at least here on the East Coast. Anyone have one and fish a just-before-ice-in derby? Here’s another way to enjoy the winter. Crazy-cold smallie fishing – looks fun, but Greg [...]
$12K for 5.59 Pounds!
So you think hardwater fishing is just another term for yapping, napping and imbibing? Think again. Mlive.com reports that Keith Kniffen (son) of Eaton Rapids, MI and Ron Kniffen (father) of Lansing won an amazing $12,000 in the 12th annual Midwest Open Ice Fishing Tournament on Clark Lake – for a mess of three crappie [...]
Some Story! Ice Fishermen Hook…
‘Biggest Muskie?’ What’s about the last thing you’d ever expect to hook ice-fishing…in Minnesota? “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful tip, That happened in an icy hole… …and almost gave a guy an asthma attack….” Here you go, from startribune.com:
Ice-Fishing Follies: Crack, Goats, DWI, Tazers
Wow, this ice-fishing thing must be like going to the circus. Every day something comes across the transom that makes you wonder whether any fish are involved – or need to be involved. A few recent examples:
5 Crazee Ice Fishing Shots
Really that’s enuff said. These shots also make me ask: Is hardwater fishing really fishing?
Spot Encroachment? Hit ‘Em With a Fish
Next time a boat gets to close to you, take a cue from this ice-fishergal – or maybe not, but either way, don’t be wusses like the guys were. From mlive.com: > The incident happened around 1 p.m. Saturday on Black Lake (MI), when a 29-year-old woman allegedly
A Couple Cons of Ice Fishing
First of all, that’s “cons” as in “pros and cons,” not “convicts.” Con #1: If you’re a great ice fisherman, you get to go to the world icefishing championship…in winter, in the Ukraine, where it’s so cold the ice is probably like 5 feet thick – which I say in complete ignorance of Ukraine weather. [...]
Ice Fishing With a Butler
On the heels of the luxury fishing barge post comes this one, about posh hardwater fishing. Check it, from chicagoist.com:
NH Limiting Hardwater Bass Catches
Seems that New Hampshire Fish and Game wants to protect spawning females, which is the reason behind new hardwater limits on bass. Highlights from an AP article: > The size and number of black bass that can be taken during ice fishing season will be reduced
You Gonna Fish on Your 101st Birthday?
Damn straight! That’s what Minnesotan Kermit Wick did recently. Ice-fished, in his case, but hey – he was out there. And what was his 101st birthday fish? A bass, of course. Excerpts from the article on it: > “This is the greatest sport that ever was, I’ll tell you,” said Wick as he sat on [...]
Hard Water Means Rod…Shrinkage
Cool (Cold) T-Shirt Hey – I know what you’re thinking, but you’re wrong. We’re talking fishing rods here people, FISHING rods. It’s true that ice fishermen can’t possibly have any cool things to say about the length of their rods, but a few funny things probably pop into your head. Like maybe some version of [...]
