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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Ice Shack Tips => Topic started by: 1fastz28 on Nov 06, 2013, 01:13 PM
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I have seen some old post on this but I thought I would see if anyone has done anything different to theirs. I am getting ready to get on the ice but would like to make some improvements as I see others ideas while I wait for the hard water season. I made a compartment for storage and to hold my propane tank that feeds my big buddy heater for my thermal predator and still have some ideas in mind. Since building this I painted it black and picked up a clam storage net to mount to the front, a frabill light bar, a clam organizer that hangs from the back bar, and some frabill coat hooks. I would like to add a bar at the back of my seats to hold the seats up similar to the concept otter has because my seats are currently at an angle due to the floor I added. Here is a picture as well as my mode of transport. Lets also see your ideas. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/1FASTZ28/Ice%20Fishing/image_zps41a4d289.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/1FASTZ28/media/Ice%20Fishing/image_zps41a4d289.jpg.html) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/1FASTZ28/Ice%20Fishing/IMG_1630.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/1FASTZ28/media/Ice%20Fishing/IMG_1630.jpg.html)
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Build a center console for it, one you can store stuff inside, put lights in storage compartments, maybe put front compartments into it and build to hold seats. You got a good start on it!
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I was going to build a center console but was not sure how I wanted to do it. I would eventually like to string some led lights to the top bar with a switch on this future center console as well as being powered by a battery under one of the seats. The reason for not having this right now is that I can fit my big buddy heater between the two seats when I am not using it. If I had a center console in there I would not have a place to hold this. I was thinking I may have to add a rear hitch and get one of frabill's shuttle sleds to haul my gear for setting tip ups.
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all i canthink when i look at that pic is wow that has to be heavy lol. anywho i would run lights for sure. maybe build a center console
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Mount a little 12v 9a battery in the corner of your storage box, and run some cheap chinese LED lighting through the boxes and also overhead! That'll probably be a good start.
Otherwise, maybe put in a couple cupholders, a spot to mount needle nose pliers and dykes, and a small organizer box mounted on top to set your gloves and such when the shanty gets warm.
All ideas! Put your own spin on each ;)
CI