So you like mobility do ya?

I have been toying with the idea of a Strikemaster Glide-Lite for a couple years now. My buddy got me a gift certificate to Thorne Bros recently, so the time was right to pick one up. I have since modded the out of it and am just about done.

So far the list of equipment/accessories is as follows:
8 PVC rod tubes of various lengths to store the Thorne Bros Customs
Buddy Heater Mount on the Back
Custom auger rack
Mini Ram Ball to mount the cradle and H20 on board.
Lawn Tractor battery and a 12V acc. plug for the H20
Otter Hyfax kit modded to fit.

Soon to be added will be an 18″ strip of LEDs on the back behind the buddy for fishy time. A 9″ strip of LEDs on the interior for compartment lighting. And a UV LED pod for charging glow jigs and plastics. The Vexilar Blue-Box and my camera gear bag fit nicely in the deep compartment. And since I fish outside 99% of the time, it is perfect for me and my style of fishing. Fits in the trunk of my car so I can take it with me to work too. If I want to use the house, this fits perfect in my Fish Trap Scout and also sits nicely in the Guide as well. I made the mount for the heater for those days when I do bring the house. The heater sits on the open side of the tub and this will give it plenty of time to cool down without starting anything on fire on my walk back to shore.

The following photo shows something worth pointing out and explaining. The front auger support is a sleeved PVC pipe connection. The bolt in the bottom of the 1 1/4″ PVC is drilled all the way through and serves as a stop for the 1″ PVC with the “tee”. The upper connection is a threaded rod that I bent to the circumference of the 1 1/4″ PVC and drilled into the top edge of the sled. I wish I could have done this different, but this was the best I could come up with. The bungie has a nice spot to hook to with the threaded rod though, so it may not be all that bad. The tall PVC pipe with the “tee” also slips out easily for storage once I am to the spot and fishing so it doesn’t get in the way.

You need to take that to the Thorne Portable Mod GetTogether… you’d be a shoe in for first prize!

Killer. I love it.

Dude!!

So cool way to set it up! I like to use my glidelite sled here and there to, just dont have all the mod’s like yours.

Now that is slick how much do you want Ill buy it I have the solo auger.

awesome! Little buddy just for if your hands get cold? Or is there a pop up tent in there somewhere?

Sick!!

That is awsome.

Nice work.

Way cool!

ummm, beer can holders? Other wise that is very slick. I see Frabill came out with a enclosed hinged sled.

That is a rockin rig. Nice work, I am jealous

Luke, the buddy heater set-up was configured so I can easily transport it in the fish trap when it is still hot. I have a fish trap scout and a guide. The Glide-Lite fits just perfect in the scout with the buddy hanging over the fishing side of the tub. The tent folds up towards the tow rope. This way the hot surfaces of the heater stay well clear of the tent material. I can also take it with on those really cold days when I want a bump of heat for the fingers. Most of the time though, I can handle going without heat. I will have to shoot a couple more photos maybe of the whole system together. One set of lights (18″) will be mounted in a circle behind the heater. When I fish I will either kneel or sit on the bucket facing backwards. With the lights mounted in a circle, my legs wont block the light. All things I have been thinking about with the design process. My UV LEDs will be set up so I just drop the jig in the trough and charge em up quick. They should be here on Thursday I hope. The big debut will be this weekend at the UPL event on Peltier. I might be out Thursday night for a little test recon mission, or simply put, fishing.

Great job.

Awesome Job on the mods

Oh let there be light…

Compartment light and UV LED

Compartment Light mounted to the bucket flange, twisted for a multi-directional light fill.

Fishing light, I think StrikeMaster would like this one.

Pretty well lights up my whole garage. And wont be blocked by my legs when I sit down to fish.

Chartreuse and a Chartreuse/Green core ring worm in front of the UV lights. Glow jigs and plastics, meet your match.

The compartment light and UV LED are on one switch, and the fishing light is on a separate switch. Preserve battery life when I only need one on. To say I am happy with how it turned out is a major understatement. Pulling on ice is nothing at all. Snow is a little work, but nothing like a fish house. I still need to get it to a scale to see what the total pulling weight would be, but I would venture to guess 55-60 lbs fully loaded. Not bad at all. Had it over to show a few guys at Thorne Bros yesterday and one of the customers asked how easy it was to pull on the compacted snow in the parking lot. I told him to try it out, he declined so my 5 year old decided to pull it around the lot and show it off. If he can do it without struggle, anyone can.

Pretty sweet!!

it just gets better..

I need me one of these!

nice job. Maybe add a second u bolt to the auger support

Had the beast out on the slick wet ice tonight. Darn near had to stake it down with my spud bar. Fully loaded it still pulled with no effort. Granted this wasn’t in snow, but even in my snow testing it was a dream to pull. Now I may have to get some more LEDs for headlights when walking. The compartment light works but a headlight might be more fun. Just another switch and some more wire.

I got to get me one of those!!! awesome job,, that thing is awesome!!!!

The only way to perfect it is to keep finding things to make it better, tellin ya you should let this go big!

Looks great, sure beats pulling the whole house out by hand accross the lake. This walking business is getting old, wish it would get cold again and make some ice.