When the high temp is a negative number, Brad Hawthorne is positive his clients appreciate his full-thermal Otter portable ice houses. Continue reading
Jan
15
Stay Positive In Negative Temps – Fish In An Otter!
Tag Archives: Otter Outdoors
Jan
15
MarCum LX-9 Helps ICE FORCE Pro Win Ice Fishing National Championship
ISLE, MN – A MarCum LX-9 was instrumental in helping ICE FORCE pro Tony Boshold’s team find and catch the fish to win the 2013 North American Ice Fishing Circuit Championship on Minnesota’s Mille Lacs Lake. Continue reading
Nov
13
A 60-Cent Sticky-Zipper Fix And Other Ice Shelter Prep Tricks
Forget your lips, apply Chapstick to your teeth – the zipper teeth on your Otter ice shelter, that is.
“Just a simple run of Chapstick up and down that zipper and you’ll never have a jam up,” says ICE FORCE pro “Jonny P” Petrowske, a full-time guide on Upper Red Lake. Continue reading
Oct
29
Otter Towing Solutions Keep Ice Anglers On The Move
Kneeling near taillights, sifting through snow with stiff, frozen fingers, searching for a dropped hitch pin? Never again. Continue reading
Sep
17
Free ICE FORCE Sweatshirt & Tackle Bag With Qualifying Purchase
Get a free ICE FORCE sweatshirt and tackle bag with qualifying purchase!
Fish with the best and look good doing it. You can do both this winter, thanks to a special ICE FORCE promotion – get a free sweatshirt and tackle bag with the purchase of a qualifying Otter ice shelter, StrikeMaster power auger or MarCum sonar unit. Continue reading
Sep
12
The Best Ice Shelters Just Got Better
Stand-Out Performance Meets Stand-Out Look In New Otter Ice Houses
Otter ice houses feature a sharp new look this season, but the innovations don’t end with eye candy. Warmer and stronger as well, the new Otters are engineered to offer the most durable, longest lasting shells on the market. Continue reading
Sep
12
Pro Tips & Expert Advice From Paul Delaney
As owner/operator of Late-Eyes Sport Fishing Guide Service, ICE FORCE Pro-Staffer Capt. Paul Delaney practically lives on the ice and water of Door County, Wis. No matter the season, Delaney’s clients pull big fish from the waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, including Oconto, Marinette, Sturgeon Bay, Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, Sister Bay, the Menominee, Fox and Cedar rivers and Little Bay De Noc. Continue reading
Mar
13
Otter Ice House Storage Tips
All good things come to an end, eventually. The current ice season will be no exception. For many of us in the Ice Belt, we’re down to the final few precious weeks of ice time, due to the sun’s ever-intensifying impact on the snow and ice that blankets our favorite fisheries. Continue reading
Feb
28
Minnesota Man Wins $3,500 ICE FORCE Ultimate Giveaway
Little did Brent Atchison know when he saw the $3,500 ICE FORCE Ultimate Giveaway sweepstakes on the StrikeMaster website, a few weeks later he would be walking away with the loot. Continue reading
Feb
28
On-Ice Report #8, Tom Neustrom: ‘Weed Out’ Big ‘Gills with Sight-Fishing Strategy
Sight fishing on the ice? Now you’ve seen it all. That’s how ICE FORCE Pro-Staffer Tom Neustrom weeds out big ‘gills in the late-ice season.
To set up his sight-fishing technique, Neustrom locates thick and heavy vegetation and then drills two holes above them as close to each other as possible. He then chips out the ice between the holes, creating what he calls “the snowman,” owing to its stacked-circles shape. Continue reading