The sale starts this Friday! See all of you there!!

Yes, please say hi, I always enjoy talking fishing! As far as the discounts, yes, we will be discounting everything in the store, electronics included. Should be an awesome weekend! Thanks for the support!

Yes Corey… you’ve been in the store a lot lately… next time you might as well just punch-in

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I don’t suppose there is any way a person could view the seminars online?

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Yes, they are all available online here… Thorne Bros Wed Night Seminar VIDEOS – CLICK HERE

Each seminar will be post as a new topic and within that topic will be a link to the video of the seminar.

Enjoy!

February 22 – Across the Ice Belt
Host(s): Juan Arellano
Description: Juan just spent over a month traveling with Dave Genz and they hit numerous lakes between MN and NY. Juan has some exciting insight and stories to share from his trip as well as some tips and techniques from across the ice belt for about everything that swims!

February 29 – Big Water Perch
Host(s): John Hoyer
Description: John is a muskie guide during the summer, but knows big water better than most and during the winter his focus turns towards perch! Now that walleye and pike season is closed in Minnesota, it’s time to switch gears and chase down jumbo perch on your big waters!

NEW Tripwire rod added to arsenal…

There is now a Medium Light option Tripwire rod! The original model is a Light action spring with a Finesse blanks. The new model is a Medium Light spring with a Perch rod. But remember, you can have either one of these springs/wires added to your rod(s).

The new Medium Light option is an excellent choice for those looking to chase panfish and perch over deeper water and expansive flats. Also works well with small jigging spoons too!

Check them out… Thorne Bros Tripwire Rods – CLICK HERE

Any questions don’t hesitate to ask them right here or contact the store… 763-572-3782.

Thanks!

Here is a link to the video from the Kid’s Clinic seminar… 1sy Annual Thorne Bros Kid’s Ice Fishing Clinic VIDEO – CLICK HERE

Enjoy!

The Finesse blank is a touch stiffer than the Quiverstick. At this point they are an order only item… but we plan on putting as many on the floor as we can in between filling orders…

REMINDER… the Kid’s Clinic is this Wednesday!

Next Wednesday’s seminar is CANCELLED. Joe had an emergency come up and he will give his seminar in February. So there will be NO SEMINAR on Wednesday, December 28. Happy Holidays!!

Here is a response directly from our rod shop…

“Sorry about the delay, the blanks have been on order since June. There have been a couple of set-backs with the material and only a handful of blanks have actually shown up. We are filling orders in the order they came in by date. When our shipment of blanks arrives we will put them on top priority. We literally have hundreds of orders waiting on Power Noodles blanks so we’re waiting anxiously just like everyone. We really appreciate the patience and support on this situation. Thanks. TB Rod Shop.”

Please spread the word on this issue if the question is asked. Thanks.

People of all ages are encouraged to attend and long as they are in grade school on down they will receive a free rod…

And yes, we record all the seminars and put them here… Thorne Bros Seminar VIDEO

Correction… the last seminar of the month is on December 28

Correction… the last seminar of the month is on December 28

Here’s a couple more points to hopefully shed the light on the Rose Creek boxes…

Every year the engineers designing these boxes tweak the Taper Lock system so it holds jigs tighter. I know they re-did a batch last year and made improvements on them. Rose Creek is coming up with a plan so that anyone who has an older box can pay a small fee and have the pads replaced with the new, tighter Taper Locks for holding jigs. I will try and let everyone know what that plan entails as the details get worked out. It will be a minimal fee to have all your old boxes changed over to the new and improved pads. Bottom line here, Rose Creek wants all of their customers to be happy.

Second big point with the Rose Creek boxes… How many of you knew that there is a right and wrong way to place a jig into the Rose Creek Jig Box? If you look closely at the pads there is a pitcture of a jig/fly and you want the hook direction to mimic that picture. The Taper Lock feature of the Rose Creek Jig Box is designed for a jig to be placed that particular way. The Taper Lock pads are actually tapered, and when you place a jig in the slot and slide it down slightly it will actually get tighter and hold those size 16 jigs. I’ve seen too many people put jigs in backwards or wrong when using these boxes. Then once the jig is even put in the right way a lot of people don’t realize they can slide the jig down for an even tighter fit.

I know Joel Nelson knows this trick and that is probably one of the reasons he hasn’t had any problems with his.

Unfortunately though, some of the initial versions of the Rose Creek Jig Box were not designed around size 14 and 16 hooks, so those are not going to work as well with the earlier models, but I do know that the most recent models are holding jigs of all sizes when placed correctly…

I plan on being there most of the day on the Friday. Stop by and say hi! Looking forward to meeting a lot of you!

Reminder that the ice fishing seminars start tonight! See all of you there at 7pm!

Reminder that the ice fishing seminars start tonight! See all of you there at 7pm!

Yes, we will do our best to record as many as we can so those of you who are out of town can watch them.

Thanks to everyone who made it out to this event! I think it’s safe to say everyone had a great time and fun was had by all! It’s always exciting to see so many ice fishing diehards roaming around in one area in the month of September!

The Top 3 modifications went to…

1st Place – Randy Rowell (won an Otter Wild Thermal Magnum Lodge Package)
2nd Place – Charlie Rydmark (won a Vexilar Fish Scout 1000 Underwater Camera)
3rd Place – Chris Lafean (won a Marcum LX-3tc Flasher)

Honorable Mention goes to Johny Range (who tied with Chris Lafean but was beat by a coin toss)

Overall, all of the modifications were outstanding! The effort put into these was amazing and I think we definitely set a new bar for years to come!

On top of the many modifications, we had a lot of industry support. Special thanks go out to the following companies for attending the event and for offering up their time to help the sport grow as well as the donations for the prize raffles…

Clam Corporation
Frabill
Otter Outdoors
Eskimo
Vexilar
Marcum
Aqua Vu
Strikemaster
Jiffy
Rose Creek
Solution Tackle Systems
Ice Armor
SnoSuit
Cold Snap Outdoors
Pure Fishing (Berkley, Fenwick, Abu Garcia…)
Today’s Tackle
Tim Allard (Ultimate Ice Guide Book)
Kahtoola

Also a HUGE thank you goes to Matt Ribar (and his wife) for slaving over the grease to provide the event with all-you-can-eat cheese curds! I think I speak for all of us that those were VERY good!

I would also like to thank Corey Bechtold, Pat Rodger and Mike Rodger for giving some outstanding seminars!

And last, but not least, thank you to Josh and the Thorne Bros staff for going the extra mile to make sure everything went smoothly. Josh provided all the excellent fish as well as the venue to host such a fun event! I know the staff at the store worked exceptionally hard during the weeks leading up to the event to make sure the store was stocked with ice fishing gear… and it’s safe to say Thorne Bros is the first store around to have darn-near their full line of ice fishing gear out in Septmeber!

If you would like to check out some pictures from the event please go to the following link… 2011 Portable Modification Get Together Pictures – CLICK HERE

I also encourage anyone else who had pictures of the event to please post them here!

Thanks again for all of the support with the event and best of luck this winter on the ice!

Thanks to everyone who made it out to this event! I think it’s safe to say everyone had a great time and fun was had by all! It’s always exciting to see so many ice fishing diehards roaming around in one area in the month of September!

The Top 3 modifications went to…

1st Place – Randy Rowell (won an Otter Wild Thermal Magnum Lodge Package)
2nd Place – Charlie Rydmark (won a Vexilar Fish Scout 1000 Underwater Camera)
3rd Place – Chris Lafean (won a Marcum LX-3tc Flasher)

Honorable Mention goes to Johny Range (who tied with Chris Lafean but was beat by a coin toss)

Overall, all of the modifications were outstanding! The effort put into these was amazing and I think we definitely set a new bar for years to come!

On top of the many modifications, we had a lot of industry support. Special thanks go out to the following companies for attending the event and for offering up their time to help the sport grow as well as the donations for the prize raffles…

Clam Corporation
Frabill
Otter Outdoors
Eskimo
Vexilar
Marcum
Aqua Vu
Strikemaster
Jiffy
Rose Creek
Solution Tackle Systems
Ice Armor
SnoSuit
Cold Snap Outdoors
Pure Fishing (Berkley, Fenwick, Abu Garcia…)
Today’s Tackle
Tim Allard (Ultimate Ice Guide Book)
Kahtoola

Also a HUGE thank you goes to Matt Ribar (and his wife) for slaving over the grease to provide the event with all-you-can-eat cheese curds! I think I speak for all of us that those were VERY good!

I would also like to thank Corey Bechtold, Pat Rodger and Mike Rodger for giving some outstanding seminars!

And last, but not least, thank you to Josh and the Thorne Bros staff for going the extra mile to make sure everything went smoothly. Josh provided all the excellent fish as well as the venue to host such a fun event! I know the staff at the store worked exceptionally hard during the weeks leading up to the event to make sure the store was stocked with ice fishing gear… and it’s safe to say Thorne Bros is the first store around to have darn-near their full line of ice fishing gear out in Septmeber!

If you would like to check out some pictures from the event please go to the following link… 2011 Portable Modification Get Together Pictures – CLICK HERE

I also encourage anyone else who had pictures of the event to please post them here!

Thanks again for all of the support with the event and best of luck this winter on the ice!

Yes, the food is FREE

NEW Addition to Prize Line-up!!!

I just got word from Marcum Technologies and they will be donating a LX-3tc Flasher as one of the prizes for the best modified fish house! Thank you Marcum Technologies!

Tomorrow is the day! See everyone in the morning!

The Perch Sweet Heart and Perch Sweet Heart Plus are the same rod. For some reason there were a couple years where the “Plus” got added to the end for no reason, and some people still reference that… however, they are both the same rod. The “Plus” will no longer be a part of the equation…

NEW Addition to Prize Line-up!!!

I just got word from Marcum Technologies and they will be donating a LX-3tc Flasher as one of the prizes for the best modified fish house! Thank you Marcum Technologies!

Tomorrow is the day! See everyone in the morning!

No need to worry, we are well-stocked on Perch Sweet Heart rods and will have a 28″ Perch inside for you when you come on Saturday. While we don’t have every rod in-stock, you will see that a few hundred adorn the rack

Finesse Plus… Power Noodles… Quiversticks… Sweet Things… Professional Plus… Perch Sweet Hearts… we have a pretty good assortment on the shelf…

See everyone on Saturday!

Looking forward to seeing all of you on Saturday! Should be a great day!