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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Equipment => Topic started by: icefisherjaydogg on Jan 02, 2008, 07:16 PM
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Does anyone have any plans for an ice sled or know where I can find plans for an ice sled.
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define ice sled.... i have a jet sled jr, reg and xl. if you got the room the xl is cool. also look at otter products. not sure this is the "sled" your looking for but i love mine!
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define ice sled.... i have a jet sled jr, reg and xl. if you got the room the xl is cool. also look at otter products. not sure this is the "sled" your looking for but i love mine!
Oh sorry I didn't clearify. i want something to pull behind me with ski's a place to put my bucket and auger. Nothing fancy. Maybe a spot for a lantern.
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We use a homemade sled.. Welded Aluminum for east transport and pulling... We've got 3 ski's on it and it's wide enough to hold a Clam 5600 along with the auger, bait, stove, propane, pretty much anything else... A few bungee's go along way on it
I've also got a small wooden one that hold bucket ,propane, auger..
you can be pretty creative with a homemade one
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I am considering building a small wooden sled. I'm thinking light, 1/4' or thinner plywood sides, maybe slightly thicker floor. What would you use for the runners? I suppose you could lay 2x4's on edge, but that might bog down in deep snow. Any suggestions would be welcome!
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I"ve seen a lot of sleds made of 1/2" conduit that is bent with a conduit bender. Most electricians or plumbers may let you use it. Slides easy and fairly light weight. Lou
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Here's mine...no plans. I just built it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/brfixit/sled3.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/brfixit/sled1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/brfixit/sled4.jpg)
RG
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Wow nice sled, how long did it take to build.
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Oh, I don't know.Didn't seem that long. It was a lot of fun.
Point is...we ice fishers are very inventive and many of us build our own. If you venture onto the ice you'll see more home made stuff that actually works than you can imagine. I've seen everything from a big Ice chest with skis to solid mahogany, hand rubbed to a mirror finish.
Build your own the way you want it to be.
RG
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RG's right. I've seen more inventive stuff out on the ice than I've seen anywhere else. Ice fisherman are always trying to build a better mouse trap.
Just thought I'd throw this in to the inventive mix - If you're building a sled intended to carry buckets, you don't need to add any weight by adding sides. Just take old worn out or cracked five gallon pails, cut the bottom 4"-5" off of them and cut a slit down the side of the bottom piece of the pail. Attach this to your sled and your fishing buckets will slide right into them. The plastic pail bottoms hold fishing pails nice and snug. I've drug sleds set up this way through swamps, over ridges and down hills and never had a pail come loose.
kc17
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Check out this bad boy..(http://a459.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/55/l_d8cf99a4a6ce5d3a6689e3f17af00a62.jpg)
(http://a382.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/79/l_2d3389650b2e1940562b9804122a059d.jpg)
(http://a446.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/10/l_2f1343dbc8a26ee1ed0f07d1527add2d.jpg)
(http://a116.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_8ba433ed33cf929dc918c7ad4b76f033.jpg)
(http://a881.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/71/l_90671c70b3420474f79adb77b1925b70.jpg)
Wasnt too hard to build.. Lots of TLC..
SC
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Check out this bad boy..(http://a459.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/55/l_d8cf99a4a6ce5d3a6689e3f17af00a62.jpg)
(http://a382.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/79/l_2d3389650b2e1940562b9804122a059d.jpg)
(http://a446.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/10/l_2f1343dbc8a26ee1ed0f07d1527add2d.jpg)
(http://a116.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_8ba433ed33cf929dc918c7ad4b76f033.jpg)
(http://a881.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/71/l_90671c70b3420474f79adb77b1925b70.jpg)
Wasnt too hard to build.. Lots of TLC..
SC
I love it , unbelievable. What are the dimensions? On a side note, how about West Virgina Mountaineers 48-28 over Oklahoma.
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that's sick SC! Aluminum? How much she weigh loaded and empty?
Don
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Check out this bad boy..(http://a459.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/55/l_d8cf99a4a6ce5d3a6689e3f17af00a62.jpg)
(http://a382.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/79/l_2d3389650b2e1940562b9804122a059d.jpg)
(http://a446.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/10/l_2f1343dbc8a26ee1ed0f07d1527add2d.jpg)
(http://a116.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_8ba433ed33cf929dc918c7ad4b76f033.jpg)
(http://a881.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/71/l_90671c70b3420474f79adb77b1925b70.jpg)
Wasnt too hard to build.. Lots of TLC..
SC
As the Lindners would say...NOW DAT'S A NICE SLED!!!!!!!... ;D...WK
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If you just want something quick, cheap and E-Z.... for years I used one of those kids plastic boat type sleds with a Plywood top and holes cut for buckets. Just lay the sled upside down on a piece of 1/4" or 1/2" plywood...trace out the boat and cut it out with a jigsaw. After you have done that, drill some 1/4" holes at intervals around the perimeter of the boat's lip through both the boat and plywood and use "eye bolts" so you have something to attach bungees to if you want to strap anything down. Trace out the bottom of a bucket in two (or three) places in the plywood and cut it out a quarter inch or so larger than the diameter you traced out. Now you can slip the 5-gal. buckets with your gear into the holes and they will stand up by themselves and stay in place while you pull the sled. Just attach a drag rope to the front and your good to go!...WK
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a couple of fruit crates and garage sale waterskies, take the keels off, that should get you started...
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Guys those are 2 nice sleds!!
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define ice sled.... i have a jet sled jr, reg and xl. if you got the room the xl is cool. also look at otter products. not sure this is the "sled" your looking for but i love mine!
I have the large Jet sled and am thinking of getting the Jr. . Do you use yours much And when mostly? Thanks Bob
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Here's a (simple?) expansion that I did on my Jet Sled Jr last winter... nothing too radical; PVC for the structure and plywood decking (painted Petty blue). Just designed it around the gear that I have with a little room for expansion. Currently working on a lantern holder which I wil mount on the PVC upright opposite of my transducer holster.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/jdizz66/sled.jpg)
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Nice. I use a jet sled as well. I just pile all my stuff in it and go. I also use it for deer season, to help haul out the future venison sausage and peperoni.
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd30/Kb211/IMG_0016.jpg)
kb
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Here's a (simple?) expansion that I did on my Jet Sled Jr last winter... nothing too radical; PVC for the structure and plywood decking (painted Petty blue). Just designed it around the gear that I have with a little room for expansion. Currently working on a lantern holder which I wil mount on the PVC upright opposite of my transducer holster.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/jdizz66/sled.jpg)
Nice sled you could put detatchable pvc out riggers to prevent tiping over and for possible handles you got a lot of nice gear you want it to stay around nice job.
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Those are some sweet sleds! :o rgfixit, what material did you use for your floor? I was thinking of building something remotely similar, using 3/4" pine sides and aluminum coil stock for the bottom. I'm just not sure how durable the aluminum would be. I started thinking of building my own sled because I'm too tight to buy a Jet Sled and pay for shipping, but now I really want to build my own so that I can customize it to be able to do exactly what I want it to do. 8)
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The bottom is 1/8" polyethylene. The sled is 3/4" Baltic birch plywood.
RG
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Those are two awesome looking sleds!
:thumbsup:
NBG
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some great ideas, good project for the off season
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Those are two awesome looking sleds!
:thumbsup:
NBG
I AGREE!!!!!!!!
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Can anyone come up with some overall dimensions? The L x W x H would be most helpful. I stopped at a local ski rental shop and the owner went in the back and brought out a pair of skis with bindings, I asked him how much and he said, "Here, take them, you saved me a trip to the dumpster". Then said, "Drop off a fillet if you get any". Now that's decent! ;D
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rch105, that's cool!
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salmoncandy...that has to be the (mona lisa) of all the ice sleds...
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Buy a plastic mortar box at home depot, about $10, add a hunk of rope.
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I am considering building a small wooden sled. I'm thinking light, 1/4' or thinner plywood sides, maybe slightly thicker floor. What would you use for the runners? I suppose you could lay 2x4's on edge, but that might bog down in deep snow. Any suggestions would be welcome!
try the bends of an old alum. lawn chair they work good.
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MY IMITATION FISHTRAP
(http://home.stny.rr.com/appleo/danmanstrap.jpg)
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Dizzy, where do you put your auger? I see you have drilled into your sled to bolt the PVC on, any problems? I'm considering a PVC project simuliar during this thaw.
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Dizzy, where do you put your auger? I see you have drilled into your sled to bolt the PVC on, any problems? I'm considering a PVC project simuliar during this thaw.
Looks like the auger is peaking out of the rear right corner.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/jdizz66/sled.jpg)
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Dizzy, where do you put your auger? I see you have drilled into your sled to bolt the PVC on, any problems? I'm considering a PVC project simuliar during this thaw.
mmb is correct, that's my auger in the picture sticking out from below the "super structure" as my friends jokingly call it. I jig for pannies here in PA (in the "marginal" ice belt) so a 6" dia. hand auger is all I need most years.
You are also correct, I drilled through the sled and fastened the uprights with 0.25" machine screws and wingnuts. I have a 1" pine strip in between the sled wall and PVC to take up the wall angle. No problems to report so far. The PVC has worked out great for me... VERY strong, and VERY light weight. ;)
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Thanks, this warm up has me stir crazy. My PVC project is now underway. Hopefully to complete it before the ice returns???
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The bottom is 1/8" polyethylene. The sled is 3/4" Baltic birch plywood.
RG
The more I think about it, the more I would like to do something pretty similar to your design, specifically the "tub" style, with no runners. Where would I look to find the same or similar plastic material for the bottom? I am hoping to make the sled 24" wide.
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I posted this pic last year in a similar topic... this was just a commercially available plastic ice sled (similar to a jet sled) that I bolted skiis to using pvc spacers and carriage bolts to avoid hang ups... the skiis are flexible enough to not throw the gear around in the sled when making the drag from the truck to the ice
(http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/2414/2660606330077656797S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2660606330077656797IYkbRV)
I use the rubbermaid to take food, clothes, and fishing tackle, 1 bucket for bait, and 1 for tipups... then i bungy my gas auger to the top of everything and it stays pretty well, even in travel from home to the lake
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Here's mine...no plans. I just built it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/brfixit/sled3.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/brfixit/sled1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/brfixit/sled4.jpg)
RG
Mine is real similar
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I just finished my sled upgrade project. I was thinking outside the sled, with tip-ups, to allow for more room on the bottom of the sled for more bulky, heavy items. Lack of ice can do some strange things to the idle mind of fisherman!
(http://www.realtree.com/img/523/medium/sled_009.jpg)
(http://www.realtree.com/img/523/medium/sled_007.jpg)
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(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/hawgerdawger/Stuff_9477.jpg)
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/hawgerdawger/xIMG_8902.jpg)
Here's my "passenger model" sled.
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Nice job hawgerdawger....simple and functional. Great idea on the rod storage as well ;D...WK
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Check out this bad boy..(http://a459.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/55/l_d8cf99a4a6ce5d3a6689e3f17af00a62.jpg)
(http://a382.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/79/l_2d3389650b2e1940562b9804122a059d.jpg)
(http://a446.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/10/l_2f1343dbc8a26ee1ed0f07d1527add2d.jpg)
(http://a116.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_8ba433ed33cf929dc918c7ad4b76f033.jpg)
(http://a881.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/71/l_90671c70b3420474f79adb77b1925b70.jpg)
Wasnt too hard to build.. Lots of TLC..
SC
That is sweet.
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The standard Jet Sled isn't always the answer under certain conditions. I went out yesterday after about 6 inches of heavy snow and when pulling my jet sled out to my spot the snow was sticking to the bottom of the sled and made it very hard to pull. I stopped several times and took everything out and cleaned the bottom but it didn't seem to help. I am going to have to come up with a runner system to make this easy to pull all the time.
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A little silicone spray on the bottom would help.
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Does that silicon have to be applied everytime you go out or does it last a week or so.
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The standard Jet Sled isn't always the answer under certain conditions. I went out yesterday after about 6 inches of heavy snow and when pulling my jet sled out to my spot the snow was sticking to the bottom of the sled and made it very hard to pull. I stopped several times and took everything out and cleaned the bottom but it didn't seem to help. I am going to have to come up with a runner system to make this easy to pull all the time.
Poorcollegeboy above is onto something.
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Poorcollegeboy above is onto something.
somebody thinks im special other than my mother... hahaha... i rigged that one up after fishing a lake that had 2 feet of fresh snow on it. Let me tell you that was the most miserable day of fishing ever... well not so much the fishing, but getting to the fish. didnt help i was hanging out with my friends jim and jack the night before either
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Check out this bad boy..(http://a459.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/55/l_d8cf99a4a6ce5d3a6689e3f17af00a62.jpg)
(http://a382.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/79/l_2d3389650b2e1940562b9804122a059d.jpg)
(http://a446.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/10/l_2f1343dbc8a26ee1ed0f07d1527add2d.jpg)
(http://a116.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_8ba433ed33cf929dc918c7ad4b76f033.jpg)
(http://a881.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/71/l_90671c70b3420474f79adb77b1925b70.jpg)
Wasnt too hard to build.. Lots of TLC..
SC
Nice sled but looks too heavy for my wife to drag!
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My plan was to come up with something that could haul ALL of my gear, even through the deepest snow, so it had to be light.
The skin is 1/8 Luan and frame is 1x1" pine. I added a windbreaker for the days when you don't need a shanty but just want to get out of the wind.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/Bassman4940/Picture014.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/Bassman4940/Picture006.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/Bassman4940/Picture013.jpg)
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mine.
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj218/pooley_photos/004_4-1.jpg)
poorcollegeboy, try silicone spray on the bottom, or wax. ;D
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After looking at these designs, there appear to be two distinctly different designs. One for ice with little snow, and one for ice with a stupid amount of snow. Virtually anything will go on plain old ice. But snow is different as the sled has got to be up a foot or so. Perhaps I've been approaching this problem wrong in that I keep trying to incorporate the Jet Sled into the design. What if I were to forget the Jet Sled, and start with a box up on curved pipe? I am then left with the problem of portability. I have to fit this thing into the trunk and back seat of my car like the Jet Sled. Making it collapsible is now the design problem. Perhaps strap hinges, that lock and unlock in place, where the box attaches to the runners? How come some manufacturer doesn't just figure this thing out and sell me a better Jet Sled for cheap?
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i will put mine up on 2x8's next season. i paid the price this year! there is another thread that might be what you're looking for grumpy. i'll see if i can find it, and bring it back to the top. ;D
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i will put mine up on 2x8's next season. i paid the price this year! there is another thread that might be what you're looking for grumpy. i'll see if i can find it, and bring it back to the top. ;D
I Saw the other article. They have nothing collapsable either. Thanks.
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there was one that was a platform for a jet sled. i couldn't find it, but it would probably fit in the trunk.
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How does the windbreaker do in strong wind? What is the windbreaker made of?
Thanks
:tipup: :tipup:
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Nice sled working on one will show pics when it is done, building it with no plans. Ideas as they come
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(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/hawgerdawger/Stuff_9477.jpg)
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/hawgerdawger/xIMG_8902.jpg)
Here's my "passenger model" sled.
what are the dimenions of your box?
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I did some modifications to my set sled to make life a little tangle free.
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m170/bobbydaddy8/Picture242.jpg)
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m170/bobbydaddy8/Picture241.jpg)
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m170/bobbydaddy8/Picture240.jpg)
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I did some modifications to my set sled to make life a little tangle free.
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m170/bobbydaddy8/Picture242.jpg)
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m170/bobbydaddy8/Picture241.jpg)
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m170/bobbydaddy8/Picture240.jpg)
Is that a jet sled jr pikeking?