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Adding on to what I already said about not dealing with hauling and controlling the boat plus video game fishing. I prefer/love ice fishing cause I’d rather dress to be warm than sit there in the heat! No bugs! No jet skiers, tubers, speed boats, and other wake making/line cutting annoyances. I swear, people do not understand the headway speed law in this state.
It's just been my lifelong love. Watched Grumpy Old Men at a small age and always wanted to ice fish. So when I was finally able to in my teen years, got out and landed my first fish, I knew I'd love the sport from then on. Not only that but I gained so many friends and made plenty of great memories on the ice which makes me more excited for every season to follow.Plus, being a shore fisherman I'm limited to fishing certain areas over the off season and having that access over the winter makes fishing more enjoyable.
To me the better question would be ...... why would anyone not love ice-fishing 😁😁😁 Seriously I very rarely even fish in open water anymore , to many tourist and people flood our peninsula during the summer . I love the sound of ice making , the sight of a fish coming up through a hole in the ice and watching the Nothern Lights while out on the ice !!
I'm one of those tourists, though you will never see me there before September.It's a friggin' gong show there during sammin season!!!!