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    I finally got out for some ice fishing. We were after pike and fishing a new unknown lake. I made a new hobo stove and got a chance to try that out, as well as an open fire on ice.

    This was the first time I'd made fire on ice in over 30 years, since I was in the cub scouts. I actually made the fire in a 1" deep puddle of water that was formed by the heat of the hobo stove. It worked quite well.

    For the stove, I simply cut an opening in the front to feed in wood, it wasn't nearly as windproof or efficient as the other stove I made which had 3 rows of small holes evenly spaced around the bottom, but, I could feed larger pieces of wood and not kill the flame. I had to set the stove on two pieces of wood as it quickly started to sink through the ice. For a small fire and considering the higher winds on the open lake it put out pretty good heat and melted all the snow and ice in a 3-4' diameter circle.

    As far as the fish, you'll just have to watch the vid. hehehe! I do give a good rundown of my preferred ice fishing gear for pike.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6znKT62buvY
    Last edited by rwc1969; 01-19-2011 at 12:44 AM.


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    Looks like you had a good day. Thanks for taking us along.
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    the only thing i miss about home....ice fishing, and i guess better hunting. Your terrible Nothing better than northerns in the winter!!!! mmmm

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    I hope that someday I too will be able to do Ice fishing.

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    Great video.. already subscribed

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    Thanks, I've been out a few times now and although we're catching "some" fish, the pike seem to be running on the small side, lotsa hammer handles. I planned on another contest this past weekend, but was too busy with other things to attend.

    Contest three weks back: Caught one hammer handle first thing and this. We camped overnight on the ice.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSMpqvnwfZI

    Derby two weeks back:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl13RT7dqsw

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    It is worth the work as long as you love what you are doing.

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