Hello from NE Wisconsin.
....and part time in NE PA
I've been meaning to get around to a real start in ice fishing, but never had much of a chance.
I have fished my entire life wherever I can and even managed two fly fishing clubs as a resource manager for a large landholding company for many years. The extent of my ice fishing has been chopping through the ice with a hatchet and playing around with small jigs on an ultralight pole. It was fun.
My current situation has me being off a lot in winter, only really working one solid week a month from about mid October until May 1. I figured it was time to add another facet to my outdoor lifestyle as an avid backpacker, canoe camper, kayaker, climber.....etc. The winters can be long here and I'm not a "sports guy". I just can't sit in front of a tv. I hike and camp out all year long and my technical gear can help me by pulling extra duty into the realm of ice fishing.
Or....maybe I had a free shelf in my gear room and needed to fill it with fun stuff.
So, I've been lurking here and like the community. I have more than enough questions and it seems like this forum is THE place to be.
Glad to be aboard.