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It took 24 hours of fishing to catch my first Ice fishing fish. My son didn't fair much better. We were introduced to the sport in January. We have plans on getting our own shelter, float bibs, electronics, etc. This year. We just did derby's last year and the help from other fishermen was nothing less than spectacular. We didn't have an auger or shelter, just a couple poles and chairs. People offered us warmth and holes. I told him some day we can return the favors.
My Son Hawkeye Holden got his from being on the cover of the Hawkeye Hunting and Fishing News when he was 9 in 2015. The biggest fish he had caught before this one was a 3 lb bass so he was pretty excited to catch a 10 lb pike. You should have seen his eyes when the fish ran and pulled him towards the hole. He didn't panic, he slipped some line so the fish could run and then hauled it back in which happed a few times before he got it up the hole where I could grab it.They still use his cover in their advertising today.https://www.hawkeyenews.biz/main/page_sample_news_pages.html