Author Topic: Should they make Ice Fishing an Olympic Sport? (Read 11572 times)

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #30 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 06:57 PM »

Ok.... How about an Iditerod ice fishing hybrid marathon? You know, dogsleds from lake to lake over 1000 miles. I like the fillet arena idea so that could be at each fish area.

WARRIOR_ON_ICE · « **Reply #31 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 07:28 PM »

How about a gold medal for the guy who can drink the most cans of beer before any slush shows up in the brew. For this obviously we need to get out there when its about zero, and keep it fair the cans sit right on the ice in plain view. No foreign objects keeping the beer from freezing longer than it should take.

Hold this event first, and see how many events take place after it.

holehawg · « **Reply #32 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 11:01 AM »

Quote from: dfuller on Mar 23, 2009, 07:28 PM

How about a gold medal for the guy who can drink the most cans of beer before any slush shows up in the brew. For this obviously we need to get out there when its about zero, and keep it fair the cans sit right on the ice in plain view. No foreign objects keeping the beer from freezing longer than it should take.

Hold this event first, and see how many events take place after it.

maybe i can medal in this...

have to admit ..this would be more interesting that what they usually do...

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #33 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 11:39 AM »

I think you are confusing ice fishing with outdoor beer drinking

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #34 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 11:40 AM »

Quote from: holehawg on Mar 24, 2009, 11:01 AM

maybe i can medal in this... have to admit ..this would be more interesting that what they usually do...

more interesting for who?

holehawg · « **Reply #35 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 12:24 PM »

Quote from: jimmyclaude on Mar 24, 2009, 11:40 AM

more interesting for who?

why me dear jimmy....you know i'm not a figure skating type of guy...

...beer is a very important part of my 4 food groups...meat... fish..more meat...beer....with some red wine of course for my heart....

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #36 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 04:37 PM »

Hawg I can see youse in days of old .... Jumping over wooden kegs of Beer on ice skates.
I kin remember in youth, watching such contests on the moving picture radio box. It was an Olympic event too!

holehawg · « **Reply #37 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 04:49 PM »

more like stumbling into the kegs...i did play teener hockey for 4 years...i was no rob (hockey12...) maybe scored one goal...i was a goon...very familiar with the p. box....

nefarious · « **Reply #38 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 04:58 PM »

A sport, yes. An Olympic sport, no.

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #39 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 06:01 PM »

Quote

A sport, yes. An Olympic sport, no.

So some guy runs 26.2 miles and now an activity is The olympics poster sport

If a bunch of mopes can snow board their way on to the wheatties box, so can we . Just got to get organized

miket. · « **Reply #40 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 08:39 PM »

Quote from: jimmyclaude on Mar 24, 2009, 06:01 PM

So some guy runs 26.2 miles and now an activity is The olympics poster sport

If a bunch of mopes can snow board their way on to the wheatties box, so can we . Just got to get organized

exactly jimmy!

mud_n_fun · « **Reply #41 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 08:45 PM »

Sshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh h!!!!!!!!!!! Don't let them know how much fun we have!

holehawg · « **Reply #42 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 02:45 PM »

mr. mud & fun might be on to something...

Byron/PA · « **Reply #43 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 03:18 PM »

I presume that most of you know that the USA is represented at the World Ice Fishing Championship? This year it was held in Poland and USA was rpresented by Bussain, Boshold, Mcnet and others. Word is that a future champioship might be held here in the good ol' USA.

Grumpyoldman · « **Reply #44 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 04:52 PM »

Quote from: Byron/PA on Mar 25, 2009, 03:18 PM

I presume that most of you know that the USA is represented at the World Ice Fishing Championship? This year it was held in Poland and USA was rpresented by Bussain, Boshold, Mcnet and others. Word is that a future champioship might be held here in the good ol' USA.

But in what state or area should we hold it?

miket. · « **Reply #45 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 08:55 PM »

Quote from: Grumpyoldman on Mar 25, 2009, 04:52 PM

But in what state or area should we hold it?

i would say who ever gets the best ice!

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #46 on:** Mar 30, 2009, 06:41 PM »

My polish is off but here is a link

http://www.pzw.org.pl/worldicefishing2009/cms/2324/programprogramme

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #47 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 05:08 PM »

Thought I would bring up this thread as the topic as it has come back around.....what are your ideas?

Madpuppy · « **Reply #48 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 05:10 PM »

Good call Jimmy!!!

rgfixit · « **Reply #49 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 05:27 PM »

I can see it now...146 fat guys huffing their sleds into the frozen abyss.....trumpets sound with the strains of the Olympic theme........the fat guys come to rest at their chosen spots......they don their gloves....with hands at the ready they grasp their starter cord handles....

The report of the starter pistol signals...the augers roar to life.....ice shreds.....holes drop.....lines hit the water and bullet to the bottom.....grills are lit....sausage and venison backstraps hit the fire and sizzle wildly....

The fat guys settle to their respective buckets, coolers of Heineken (it's my dream) at their side....the tops pop.......

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

63110 · « **Reply #50 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 06:16 PM »

Before this season I would have agreed that ice fishing is not a sport. After draging all my stuff through all this dang snow this year I think I have changed my mind!

moshpitbull · « **Reply #51 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 06:48 PM »

i think the swedes would give us (usa) a run for the money but im sure if there was smome sort of formula used in the scoring somthing like
beers consumed per hour
plus number of fish caught
divided by avg length of fish
us americans might have a fair shot at winning the golden perch

rgfixit · « **Reply #52 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 07:05 PM »

I was just thinking...gotta be better than

figure skating
RG

JJ · « **Reply #53 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 07:41 PM »

Why would anyone watch figure skating?

HARDTOP · « **Reply #54 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 09:03 PM »

Quote from: CAPTJJ on Feb 12, 2010, 07:41 PM

Why would anyone watch figure skating?

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well if your real Bord and cant go out fishing you could try to figure out just where you would drill your holes if it were a real lake

walleye tattoo · « **Reply #55 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 09:10 PM »

I Vote rgfixit for president at least for the olympic committee.

andercee · « **Reply #56 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 09:20 PM »

Luck comes to those who work hard.

jeffro9023 · « **Reply #57 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 10:46 PM »

shotgun 6 beers...put your forehead on an auger handle and spin 20 times..then sprint 40 yards and try to drop a jig down a 4" hole...picture that for some youtube footage!

Wiener · « **Reply #58 on:** Feb 13, 2010, 09:15 AM »

They should not make it an olympic sport.

Then I would have to watch, instead of going ice fishing.

I would like to see the look on the figure skater's face after they hit an 8" hole drilled in the rink.

Might have the Zamboni driver scratching his head too!

Wiener

masoneddie · « **Reply #59 on:** Feb 13, 2010, 09:49 AM »

Quote from: CAPTJJ on Feb 12, 2010, 07:41 PM

Why would anyone watch figure skating?

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I think I would if they held the auger contest on their rink just before they came out...lol

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Author Topic: Should they make Ice Fishing an Olympic Sport? (Read 11572 times)

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