Fear change?? Come on….Change is Good!!

Let me see……

Off the Daze cuff;

Moonboots hmnnnnnn……..to my new freakishly warm Ice fishing Pack boots which are not only Kind of HOT, but make me about 6 inches taller!! (Chicks dig em….Guys respect em)

Greenbox flashers (Grandpa thought it was witchcraft)……. to the latest and greatest Heatseeking Marcums that allow shinner scales to be detected falling to the bottom!! How could you fish without one?? Really?? RUKIDDING ME??

Swedish spoon augers (Now on my homes Wall, and we all can laugh at them) to the 3hp Strikemaster Solo. No longer do you need to be an Olympic athlete to drill a series of holes!! Hole drilling is once again……COOL!!

Snowsuits………To…….Uuh……Snowsuits?? Nevermind. Trust me came a long way from The “Christmas story” Snowsuits!!

Fish Huts………(I know, but thats what my grandpa calls them) consisting of a pole and canvas wrap around………To Otter Outdoors Lodge!!! Really?? A Hut to a Lodge?? I’m going Lodge Gotta catch more fish out of a lodge than a hut?? At least you’ll look a lot better doing it!!

A guy could go on and on, and I’m sure many of you can think of other ridiculous advancements in the industry we all love. I just had to ponder the reasons the once simplistic sport of Ice fishing has received such a momentus climb, No doubt in my mind…..COMFORT….CONVIENENCE….EFFICIENCY….. are the keys to happiness on ice. Nobody wants to be cold, bothered or suck at something!! Or at least not all at the same time!! No wonder everyone is doing it now!! Yep you guessed it……….. Ice fishing is once again COOL!! And everyone is doing it!!

Great post Chris. No doubt the ice fishing industry has been on the fast track regarding product improvements. I remember, but do not miss AT ALL, my first hand auger. Nothing like having to “man up” to punch your 4 holes so you could plop the shack down and wait for the fish to come to you. The idea of punching 25, 50 or even more holes in a day was absolutely out of the question. Now… blowing through a whole tank of gas by noon isn’t unheard of. And our catch rates certainly reflect the importance of mobility.

But as for all this talk of ice fishing… mid-60’s here this week. Looks like you’ll be out cruising Rainy in the fish casket for a little while longer.

BTW……..While most were watching football this weekend…..We were catching them!! I mean FOOTBALLS!! They deserve a seperate post, so I’ll get on it!! HOW HOW HOW HOW…….Can people not be fishing??