Feb
7
Although recent sub-zero temperatures have required a roof over his head, Tony Roach remains on the move in his quest to put clients on big Mille Lacs Lake walleyes.
“When you can’t get out and ice troll, you’ve got to keep the guys on the move in the portables, where they’re warm, comfortable, and of course, where they’re going to catch a lot of fish,” says Roach, an ICE FORCE pro-staffer, preeminent Mille Lacs Lake guide and popular ice-fishing media personality. Continue reading
Jan
25
When school’s in session this ice season, you’ll be glad the sonar wizards at MarCum are willing to share their homework.
Free firmware updates for the LX-6 [Product 'LX-6' not found!], LX-7 [Product 'LX-7' not found!] and LX-9 [Product 'LX-9' not found!], that can be installed by the angler in a matter of minutes from the comfort of the own home, will crank up the already impressive performance of the MarCum digital platforms. Continue reading
Jan
25
For the ice angler that works as hard as he plays, there’s the Sportsman X2 550, an ATV that meets your needs whether you’re punching holes or punching the clock.
With 1-up and 2-up seating versatility, the Sportsman X2 550, easily switches from work to play in seconds. That’s a huge time saver for guys that have to knock out a honey-do list before they head out to their favorite fishing hole. Continue reading
Jan
25
It’s the little things that can make a good day on the ice a great one. So don’t forget to pack the little things!
Things like your Rapala pliers, Mini Charge ‘N Glow, Mini Digital Scale and Fish N’ Fillet® Knife.
“Before I embark on the ice, I always make sure my Rapala accessories are tucked away in my Polaris,” ICE FORCE Pro Tom Neustrom says. “Pliers and such might not be the first thing you think of when talking ice fishing, but you’ll be kicking yourself when you need ‘em and don’t have ‘em.” Continue reading
Jan
25
While others in the Ice Belt may be sitting out this sub-zero cold snap, ICE FORCE pro-staffer Chris Granrud has been out almost every day in one of Minnesota’s most primitive areas, Rainy Lake.
And although this time of year can be one of the toughest to get bit, with cold front after cold front, low oxygen levels, short feeding windows and inactive fish, the RainyDaze Guide Service owner/operator contines to put clients on fish worth writing home about. Continue reading
Jan
18
With the Vikings vanquished and the Packers sent packing, focus shifts from football to fishing in much of the Ice Belt this week. But MVP anglers will borrow a page from the NFL playbook and score big going deep. Continue reading
Jan
18
In a perfect world, ice anglers would never need to leave biting fish. But when the mercury falls and the wind rises, some fishermen do.
But not you. You don’t take orders from Jack Frost. You don’t get off the ice until you say its time. You live in fishing’s perfect world. You’re in an Otter Outdoors Xtreme Thermal ice house. Continue reading
Jan
18
Expect to see myriad MarCum fish finders and hear a cacophony of StrikeMaster augers this Saturday at the Brainerd Jaycees’ 23rd Annual $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Gull Lake’s Hole in the Day Bay here. Continue reading
Jan
18
Everybody knows about the dog days of summer, the sun and scorching heat make fishing downright brutal. But have you heard about the Mid-Winter Blues?
“The blues happen every ice season, but this year they are coming a little later,” reports ICE FORCE Pro-Staffer Joel Nelson. Continue reading
Jan
11
With three jumbo perch already on the ice nearby, Ice Force Pro-Staffer Tony Roach kneels beside an ice hole – one of dozens he’s punched this day – and calls his shot. He’s going to get bit again and he knows it. Continue reading