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It is good to see you rough it Paul, no TV dish there. I think about taking a radio out, but then I remember CKDR.

My buddy was thinking of taking his satellite radio boom box out.

I told him, "if you wanna do that, find someone else to fish with" !

great stuff guys.

I play in the full spectrum of the ice fishing scene. wood stove in a plywood shack, hand cut spear hole, home made spear. Portable gear behind the snowmobile, head out across the lake and fish the spots you cannot get to with trucks. I've gone as far as running a retired trail groomer (snow cat) and pulling a home made skid house out to locations A skid house has no business being.Tip up fishing outside is one of my favorites. And, I'm completely guilty of the lavish hydraulic framed RV style wheel house, thermostat controlled furnace, honda generator, satellite dish, flat screen tv, fishing in flannel pajamas and slippers, sipping a beer all day.

I plow a cul de sac for myself and friends. We try to set up a little area away from the fish house cities.





We have fun either way, camper style fishing or old school.

Ha, ha, Dave, I forgot about the spray foam palace !!

Any way to stay busy during the depths of winter, is OK by me.

Fresh fish is certainly a bonus !

Got fish tacos again for lunch today.

Only flasher I got, is me taking a wiz in da snow !

How do you like it & do you get interference from other units ?

Been thinking about one for a couple of seasons, particularly for when mobile running & gunning.

I honestly don't know. I bought that one for nathan several years ago, probably 4-5 yrs now. I don't have one but he doesn't like being without one. I believe that one is the humminbird ice 35, their entry level unit.

A lot of my friends say all you need is the entry level units such as the vexilar FL8 or 12.

Too much work for me, although I do like watching the boys catch suspended fish with these rigs.

The other option I have, is to remove my Helix 5 chirp from the boat, as it does have the flasher screen.

But I think it would be a pain to set up as a portable. Need some kind of case, battery for power & the ice transducer thingy is about $135.

People tell me the entry level units have lots of interference, if there are other units being used near by !?

Yeah, I think very useful for crappie & trout !

Yeah I don't know enough to comment on the interference thing. I've seen it happen fishing with 2 friends that are running them in the same house with me, but how often would you actually have 2 flashers going in close proximity to each other?

They seem to start out at around $275 in the US and they go on up beyond the price of a really nice rifle. lol.

Thanks Dave !

Merry Christmas to you & da family.

Back at you Paul!

We're gonna give'r on Sunday. Sunday night, Monday night on the ice, come home Tuesday.

Good fishing Sir David. Any idea on the thickness of the ice?

14" to 18" is what I'm hearing from friends that are out in different areas on lake of the woods.

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it got away.