IceShanty.com's Ice Fishing Community

IceShanty Main => General Ice Fishing Chit Chat => Topic started by: will on Dec 29, 2003, 07:33 PM

Title: coffee can trick
Post by: will on Dec 29, 2003, 07:33 PM

 ???can anyone go into further detail on how to rig the coffee can and copper tube . I have run a few test and its not working. thanks

Title: Re:coffee can trick
Post by: Knife2sharp on Dec 30, 2003, 01:54 PM

There's like 101 things to do with a coffee can.  What trick are you talking about?

Title: Re:coffee can trick
Post by: will on Dec 30, 2003, 02:09 PM

where it can be rigged with copper tube and charcoal to keep your holes from freezing up

Title: Re:coffee can trick
Post by: skulldugary on Dec 30, 2003, 06:46 PM

Will, there are two ways to use a coffee can for keeping ice holes from freezing up.#1 Take 1/4 " copper tubing and coil it 5 or 6 times like a coil spring,big enough to go inside the can and have an inch on each side,on the bottom bend the tubing at a 90* angle to go through the side of can down at the bottom and solder(SP) leaving 1 1/2" sticking out.On the top leave a piece 18" long for a spout.Over 14" from your hole drill another one just deep enough to let the water fill it and add some slush to hold up can.Fill can with charcoal and light,sit can in hole to where the bottom tube is in water and it will syphin warm water up and through spout into your hole.#2 Drill your fishing hole then drill a hole 6" away only a couple of inches deep to put a coffee can full of charcoal in then chisel a trench from one hole to the other.Warm water from one hole runs into the other.Wish I could send pics.....Hope this helps.....Gary

Title: Re:coffee can trick
Post by: will on Dec 30, 2003, 10:20 PM

Great!! thanks Gary

Title: Re:coffee can trick
Post by: Melbs7 on Jan 01, 2004, 10:43 AM

as always.... be VERY careful burning charcoal in ur shanty.... this produces a LOT of carbon monoxide FAST......


Melbs              :'(