The New “Across the Ice Belt” Series
There are fishing shows, and then there are fishing shows dedicated to walleye or even panfishing, but rarely do you have a show available such as, “Across the Ice Belt”. This one is strictly ice...
View ArticleThe 2016 Build: Clam’s Yukon X Thermal
I thought long and hard this year on which Clam I was going to get for the 2016 hard water season. Slowly building up to the point where I can take multiple clients and guests ice fishing, but really...
View ArticleThe Clam Tackle Pouch
Of all the new items Clam Outdoors has introduced this year, perhaps the most overlooked may be the new Tackle Pouch. As small as the item is, it could also be one of their best sellers this season....
View ArticleCreating Your Own Bucket Rod Storage System
Its closing in on tournament time for me, in a couple of weeks will be heading off to Minnesota for the North American Ice Fishing Circuit, or a little bit less of a mouthful, the NAIFC. Over the years...
View ArticleIce Fishing Machines, keep your ride ready…
…for the start of each season! There were seasons where I would start my quad or snowmobile at home and never have a problem loading it up on the trailer before heading off to the next ice fishing...
View ArticleOur Ice Rods are Short….
…and not just because of the cold! It’s the age old question, does size matter? And for this article, smaller can be much, much better! The guys in Wisconsin or even Western Michigan love their...
View ArticleJigging Rap Storage Idea
Bouncing all over Lake Erie last winter did a number on some of the equipment, most notably some of my lures. My spoons lost rattles and my Rapala Jigging Raps had some fins pop off. This year on my...
View ArticlePre-Wrap Your Ice Rods
I love having a Tennessee handle when it comes to my ice fishing rods. For me its all about the placement of the reel and what feels the best for me. That said, there are some of the reels …...
View ArticleNavionics + and Ice Fishing
Now that the ice fishing is finally into full swing across the ice belt, it is time to break down one of the keys to any successful fishing trip. Of all the equipment an angler can use to his...
View ArticleThe Vexilar Advantage for Big Lake Walleyes
Was out on Brest Bay over the weekend, using my Vexilar in this three hole arrangement. Had my two 10 inch holes drilled with my Jiffy Pro4 auger set up for jigging with two rods, while in the middle...
View ArticleThe Search for Pure Gas, Non Ethanol Fuel for All Engines
Well it has started early this year, got my first email from an ice fisherman who needs carb parts for their old gas powered ice auger. Lets face it, as long as they continue to allow and increase the...
View ArticleIce Spoon Conversion for Perch Fishing
Tired of trying ice fishing rigs that are too light for open water perch fishing on the big lakes? Convert your heavier ice fishing spoons like Northland Tackle’s Buck-Shot Rattle Spoon, with...
View ArticleThe Buck-Shot Perch Dropper Goes National…
…or worldwide even! Northland Tackle liked my idea about combining the iconic ice fishing spoon, the Buck-Shot Rattle Spoon, with their Dropper Hooks. Liked so much that they wanted me to do an...
View ArticleNew Gear from Clam Outdoors
Pulled back into the driveway right around 10:30 PM Saturday night after an 12 hour drive back from Rogers, Minnesota, the location of Clam Outdoors headquarters. It was good to see old friends from...
View ArticleThe Versatile Jigging Rapala
Have used them through the ice, and have even used them on the lake in the spring, but until last week up on the Saginaw River, I have never used Rapala’s Jigging Raps in the fall on a river system! We...
View ArticleIce Fishing at Cabela’s: Dundee, MI
If Thanksgiving can be hijacked by Christmas, then by that standard it is never too early to start talking about ice fishing. That being said, the Cabela’s ice fishing catalog came in today’s mail...
View ArticleDownriver Walleye Federation Seminar: January 16, 2017
As I was writing the headline for today’s announcement, I almost typed out 2016, another ice season, means another year is soon upon us. That being said, I am glad to announce that I will be giving...
View ArticleMake Your Walleye Presentations LOUDER on the Ice
I wasn’t really sure what I was going to write about today, but then again, I never know some of the time where the inspiration will come from. I started cruising Facebook and then I found it, my...
View ArticleSt. Croix’s Avid Ice Jigging Rods (Review)
A quick review of the jigging rods from St. Croix’s Avid Ice Series. Not to be confused with the glass rods in the same series, the jigging rods are everything I want in a rod for jigging spoons and...
View ArticleClam’s Spoon Box: Protect Your Spoons…
…. and some of your other jigging baits. Not everyone has two or three hundred jigging spoons and swimbaits dedicated to fishing for walleye through the ice. Or, perhaps you just don’t have the...
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