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What is it with lady GaGa? It's not the first time she/he has come up. Are we going metro on this site? I have a superstition of listening to Mindless Self Indulgence on my way to a lake in the winter. I won't put you guys through there music.
My buddy Stinkfinger has a weird one. The first hole drilled of the day,,,he puts his head in it to see if there is anything there. I know he can't see down there,,,but we wait for it every time out.
Never pee onto the ice. Even if you have to walk a mile to shore... Never pee onto the ice.
I learned this lesson the hard way. It was first ice (and crowded) and I had to pee. Well rather then go outside in front of everyone, I tried going inside my closed Clam Guide. Well, long story short is that the splash of the pee was hitting my heater. And for the rest of the afternoon it smelled like burnt pee. I fished with the shack open for the rest of the day and cleaned the heater as soon as it was cooled down... not cool.
Another lesson, don't pee into the wind!
I always have fun just fishing. I don't think I have ever not had fun fishing. Like I said earlier I don't even realize most of the time that I am doing it its more of a routine for me then anything. But like I also said thinking about it now it could be construed as superstitious.
I have lots but some I don't even realise that I am doing them. But when this topic was posted I started thinking about it and I am more superstitious then most. First I always pee at the parking lot be for I do anything else, don't unload don't get dressed nothing, even if I'm driving out. Always drill a new hole even if there is a million out there, bad mojo to use some one elses honeyhole, even if it was my honeyhole from the day be for. Allays set up tip ups befor even thinking of setting up the shack. Use only my skimmer I will not use anyone elses bad mojo. Gotta sit on the right side of the sled. Always drop the first jig all the way to the bottom and reel it back up out of the hole. always keep the first fish, if you throw it back down to the hole your fishing he will go back and tell his Friends to stay away from that hole. If it dose go back you have to transplant it. Always have at least one cigar within the first hour. If we see a bald eagle its going to be a good day, if we don't we wont catch a single fish. If Brad Paisley's song I'm gonna miss her (the fishin song) on the ride to the lake its going to be a great day. If it plays on the ice there is sure to be a fish on. Another one that as soon as it plays on the ice there is sure to be a large fish landed and that's George Thorogood's One burbon, One scotch, and One Beer. The last thing that I need to do so that the next trip is going to be good is: pee on the lake behind where the shack was set up at. ow ya the other thing that isn't really a superstition but seams to happen every trip is some thing brakes. Either the tires on the trailer go flat, or the sled won't start. One time my buddy broke the lamp, the minnow net goes down the hole. something always happens, chock it up as bad luck or superstition or just mojo or what but it always happens. I guess reading over this I got some issues!!!!signed, MONK