When you hang up the ice rods this spring, remember to hang up your power auger too — literally. Continue reading
Mar
24
Mar
24
When you hang up the ice rods this spring, remember to hang up your power auger too — literally. Continue reading
Mar
24
No matter how sad you are when the ice goes out, don’t cry on your snowmobile before storing it away. Those salty tears could damage essential parts. Continue reading
Mar
24
If you attacked the ice this winter, running and gunning with speed and agility, you likely kept a step ahead of the fish and have the fillets in the freezer to prove it. You also likely pushed your gear to its limits. So now’s the time to see how your electronics withstood your ice assault and order replacement parts for next season, if needed. Continue reading
Mar
24
No matter how hard you rode your gear this winter, it should never be put away wet. Continue reading
Jan
28
To catch walleyes this time of year, your best bet is downsized Rapala baits. But for slab crappies, consider upsizing. Continue reading
Jan
19
Smaller VMC® spoons, Trigger X® soft baits and Rapala® jigging baits are all putting fish on the ice this month, report ICE FORCE™ pros from across the Ice Belt. Continue reading
Jan
19
When NBC Nightly News’ Harry Smith reported on the hearty souls that participate each year in the Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza, he could well have been talking about Minnesota-based StrikeMaster & MarCum, which will again sponsor the famous fundraiser: Continue reading
Dec
23
Santa didn’t get your list? Spouse didn’t get your hints? If you didn’t find what you really wanted under the tree, make the most of your Christmas-card cash and gift cards and add to your ice-fishing arsenal with a new StrikeMaster auger or MarCum digital fish-finder. Continue reading
Dec
23
Want to equip your wheel house as well your home? Consult Bryan “Beef” Sathre. Few are as qualified to comment — he’s a fishing guide and pro-staffer for both ICE FORCE™ and wheelhouse builder Glacier Ice Houses. Continue reading
Dec
17
If Santa’s workshop produced an ice-fishing rod rather than toys, what would it be called? … “The North Pole,” of course! Continue reading