02-12-2018, 04:38 AM
My plan, too! I got busy, then I blinked and now the ice is mostly gone, so it will have to wait for next season for me, too. But, I haven't ruled out going way north even after our season has ended.
I have the Cabela's large and tall five sided tent. Though there are other big ice fishing tents, more than four sides makes it less drag and more stable in strong gusting winds. The six sided tents also are good that way, but I like the window configuration in mine since I can see all 360 degrees and I also like that it's black and can be as dark inside as I choose even in bright sunlight.
It's plenty big for cots. I'm also thinking of using those gravity chair recliners which can double as an ice fishing chair and then lean back into a reclining position for sleep. I was half tempted to get a fancy swivel hunting chair for ice fishing, but those take up a lot of space and I have a swivel bucket which is great for gear anyway, hardly takes up any space and would leave plenty of space for cots or recliners.
The fish have conspired to bite before I wake up to fish, so by being already there, I'd only have to wake up at their breakfast time and fish! This is also my strategy for combining camping with shore fishing.
Then there's the ice power squadron. Some of those snowmobiles have everything! Heated hand grips, beer holder ... 100 MPH plus top speed and everything a driver would want for high speed night driving on a wide open frozen lake except for a warning system that they are about to crash through your tent that they can't see faster than their reaction speed.
I'll help them out. I have some high efficiency very bright reflective vinyl material that I can stake out surrounding my tent for them to see it at a greater distance on a clear night at a hundred miles per hour except for those who speed in fog and in white out conditions.
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I have the Cabela's large and tall five sided tent. Though there are other big ice fishing tents, more than four sides makes it less drag and more stable in strong gusting winds. The six sided tents also are good that way, but I like the window configuration in mine since I can see all 360 degrees and I also like that it's black and can be as dark inside as I choose even in bright sunlight.
It's plenty big for cots. I'm also thinking of using those gravity chair recliners which can double as an ice fishing chair and then lean back into a reclining position for sleep. I was half tempted to get a fancy swivel hunting chair for ice fishing, but those take up a lot of space and I have a swivel bucket which is great for gear anyway, hardly takes up any space and would leave plenty of space for cots or recliners.
The fish have conspired to bite before I wake up to fish, so by being already there, I'd only have to wake up at their breakfast time and fish! This is also my strategy for combining camping with shore fishing.
Then there's the ice power squadron. Some of those snowmobiles have everything! Heated hand grips, beer holder ... 100 MPH plus top speed and everything a driver would want for high speed night driving on a wide open frozen lake except for a warning system that they are about to crash through your tent that they can't see faster than their reaction speed.
I'll help them out. I have some high efficiency very bright reflective vinyl material that I can stake out surrounding my tent for them to see it at a greater distance on a clear night at a hundred miles per hour except for those who speed in fog and in white out conditions.
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