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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Equipment => Topic started by: CJohnson27 on Feb 01, 2018, 10:45 AM
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Good Morning Guys,
So I decided to brave the winds and go fishing yesterday. After moving to a few spots and finally settling on a decent spot the winds gusted a little bit harder and decided to push me and the old TC around on the ice. The gusts pushed most of the snow away on the lake so the only real "snow" I could put on the skirts was what the auger made. Which made for a few drafty hours in the spot.
Anyone have any fixes for weighing down the skirts without adding to much drag weight to the sled? It was a heavy drag for the 3/4 of the mile I decided to trek as is, or maybe im just not in as good a shape as I thought, But thats another issue!
Thank in advance for the ideas!
Cody
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The frost guard windshield thing works good.
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The frost guard windshield thing works good.
Do you put this under the sled to give it traction?
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use your spud bar on one side and a logging chain on the other two.
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Clam makes these "skirt snakes" that you fill with sand to keep your skirt down. You can probably make them yourself easily, but for $7.49, it might just be easier to buy:
http://www.cabelas.com/product/CLAM-FISHTRAP-SKIRT-SNAKE-PK/2568579.uts?slotId=0
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I pull my skirts to the inside if its windy and no snow.then put my heater on one and my vex on the other.thermos too or my rod locker.
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My fx100 skirt get pulled inside, and I use the slush from drilling three holes to keep it weighed down...
Most distracting post I've made... Lol don't Google "wind skirt" at least at work... ;D
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yep, id rather fold the skirts to the inside than bring some worthless heavy sandbags or log chains..lol.maybe if they were useful for something else but..
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yep, id rather fold the skirts to the inside than bring some worthless heavy sandbags or log chains..lol.maybe if they were useful for something else but..
X2, all kinds of free heavy ice around, and you can leave it there when your finished!
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My fx100 skirt get pulled inside, and I use the slush from drilling three holes to keep it weighed down...
Most distracting post I've made... Lol don't Google "wind skirt" at least at work... ;D
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HAHA I will make sure not to google that!
To you guys who flip the skirt does the slush weigh it down enough to prevent it from sliding? I looked into the skirt snakes, PS id make sure to google Clam skirt snakes, but didnt know if anyone used them.
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HAHA I will make sure not to google that!
To you guys who flip the skirt does the slush weigh it down enough to prevent it from sliding? I looked into the skirt snakes, PS id make sure to google Clam skirt snakes, but didnt know if anyone used them.
Sliding? To keep it from blowing away? Not enough for me to trust, there are days if my shanty takes off and I want to get it back its a three hour drive and I'd have to stop home for my passport lol...
I always set up with my back to the wind, but before flipping, or drilling, I install an ice anchor and throw my tow rope around it.. Then I pull the sled so the rope is tight, that tells me exactly where my holes need to be.. I drill the holes, keeping all the shavings handy.. Once I flip it over, I clean out the holes in comfort out of the wind (always windy on Erie)...
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Obviously I use my door to get out and stretch....
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Do you put this under the sled to give it traction?
no I clip it onto the front bar as a extension or sew it into the front flap to do the same
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Sliding? To keep it from blowing away? Not enough for me to trust, there are days if my shanty takes off and I want to get it back its a three hour drive and I'd have to stop home for my passport lol...
I always set up with my back to the wind, but before flipping, or drilling, I install an ice anchor and throw my tow rope around it.. Then I pull the sled so the rope is tight, that tells me exactly where my holes need to be.. I drill the holes, keeping all the shavings handy.. Once I flip it over, I clean out the holes in comfort out of the wind (always windy on Erie)...
(https://s17.postimg.cc/kh79ipfff/IMG_20161221_170915743.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/kh79ipfff/)
Obviously I use my door to get out and stretch....
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I always put my back to the wind as well. The ice anchor to tow rope is a good idea!
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In the past, I've punched extra holes to make enough chips, carry a couple pieces of lead/steel/wood, filled tube socks with sand to keep the skirt on the ice. ;)
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Try adding bungee cords to the flaps to keep them close to the sides of the sled.
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I always put my back to the wind as well. The ice anchor to tow rope is a good idea!
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When I bought by used flip over shanty there were two large eye bolts installed on the back of the sled, which I promptly removed. First time out in heavy winds I realized what those eye bolts were for, LOL!!!
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When I bought by used flip over shanty there were two large eye bolts installed on the back of the sled, which I promptly removed. First time out in heavy winds I realized what those eye bolts were for, LOL!!!
If you look close, you can see my anchor and rope, also the bucket with something in it, tipped away from the wind, on the leeward side of it all...
(https://s17.postimg.cc/gabe6unfv/IMG_20180122_190016.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/gabe6unfv/)
Although if my rig blew away that day, it would have gotten back to the truck lol, of course, the time I wasn't pulling by hand lol...
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Tell me about that boat!!
If you look close, you can see my anchor and rope, also the bucket with something in it, tipped away from the wind, on the leeward side of it all...
(https://s17.postimg.cc/gabe6unfv/IMG_20180122_190016.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/gabe6unfv/)
Although if my rig blew away that day, it would have gotten back to the truck lol, of course, the time I wasn't pulling by hand lol...
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Tell me about that boat!!
Called an ice scratcher, made in Wisconsin, before I was even a thought...
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I have a small clam shovel I bring and scoop ice chips onto edge of flaps to keep in place. Make sure you don't cover the whole flap because it will be a b***h to move when it freezes. I usually cover maybe an inch of the flap. I covered a flap too much on my pop up hub and tore the flap pulling it free from frozen ice chips I had put on there.
I have anchors to use if needed but i usually pop a hole and let water run under sled to freeze to ice. Works very well for keeping me where I want in wind. When it's too warm for that, i usually don't have my flip over anyways.