MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
MN, instead of a 5gal. bucket, you might want to look into a 6gal. bucket. A little more room and some added height when/if you care to make a seat on the top of it.
I guess there's ways to mod these things but I still think buckets are awkward to carry around no matter what. I don't have as many jigging rods as I do tip ups and my needs are different. If you mount the rods on the outside of the bucket then they'll be sticking out everywhere.
Think White Bear will be too shallow and overcrowded again this year...or is it worth the drive?
The other carries my gear. FL8 in pail, plano bucket top tackle box on top, frabill pail pak with tip ups, rods, small tackle boxes & skimmer(Image removed from quote.)
Another good source for food grade buckets in 5 gallons and up sizes are hospital food service departments. they usually have piles of them in the back,and are more than willing to part with them. my local folks will give you dozens at a time, or save them for you if you ask.The lab also throws out thousands of small trays each year that come as packaginf for phlebotomy tubes. These make GREAT loading blocks, if you are a shooter/reloader. It's all I have used for years.See you all on the ice.PAWaide
I like the look of your second one! That Frabill Pail Pack, can that be seperated? Like to just take up half of the bucket. I'd like to put some PVC on one half of the bucket and have the pail pack on the other half. Just curious if that's possible.
the best 5 gallon bucket mod...step 1: purchase 5 gallon bucketstep 2: turn it upside downstep 3: sit down, enjoy...
I'm a taper and have a bunch of leftover 5 and 6 gallon buckets (used for drywall mud), I can just give you a couple. They are clean, no smells and ready to be modded. I can give you a couple so you can play with ideas and see what works and what doesn't. I'm headed out to Oakdale one day this week to pick up an outboard.