FFA Fall Fair '09

[Jordyn Kaufer]

Hey all,

I'm doin the fall fair this year at my school and I chose the wildlife catagory and my teacher said that I could do an Ice Fishing display.

My question for you all is what do you think I could put in it to make it really interesting????

Im thinking of just bringing in some poles, my vex, possibly my one man shelter, and some jigs lures, and some info on how to do it.

thanks for any input.

Jordyn

[picksbigwagon]

I would say cover the extremes, pimp out a 5 gallon bucket for the low budgeted aspect and all the toys you had listed. I would get some diagrams of how to tie knots too. I know when I taught an afterschool class to elementary students, we spent one whole evening talking safety and learning to tie knots.

Approach it from both angles. We (my fishing buddy and I) had some of our best fishing sitting on buckets and bombing around Mille Lacs in a ford escort.

[Boar]

I always thought how intrigueing it is how icefishing has evolved from a bucket an a dowel rod to the electronic rage it has today. Yhat would make a neat an interesting display. From dowle rods to super sensitive grapite, a bucket on open ice to 15,000 dollar ice castle, an quick portables for run an gun fish hunters, an from hand augers to high speed two cycle an four stroke augers, from lead depth finder to gpstracking an depth contour hand held devises. you get the picture. Just a thought. dont forget spearing, hardly anybody angled when I was first introduced to the ice it was all spearing. Boar

[Ryan_V]

I agree with boar...it would be cool to get your hands on some "old school" stuff like a spoon auger, old jiggle sticks, etc, and show how the sport has "evolved" over the years!!!

[shizzy]

that would be a cool Idea.

on one side you have a 5 gallon bucket, two pieces of plywood Leaned against each other, a spud bar and a wooden dowel.

on the other you have the portable, buddy heater, power auger, LED lighting, flasher and graphite rod.

I have found some interesting old Ice fishing pictures online. Maybe show a few "old timey pics" of how they used to do it.

[picksbigwagon]

Remember, we get credit for the "A". You take responsibility for any grade below that Jordyn.....

[Jordyn Kaufer]

Ok that's fine you can take the "A"

I'll take the "A+". =D

[Mainehazmt]

Well now heres a chance for you..... start contacting some of the dealers / sponsers manufactures write them a good story and maybe they will send ya stuff for the display and use afterwards... as it is good educational materials ie: how sonar finds the fish....ect... work it! enjoy and learn!

[Boar]

Jordyn, to truly earn that A+, I think that we here at fishing MN advise you to truly get an understanding of old school ice fishing, you need to spend January an Feburary on lake of the woods with nothing but a bucket, dowel rod an a hand auger each time you fish. There is nothing better than first hand experience on both end of the spectrum. That A+ will feel so much better. Let us know how ya do OK? Later boar. Just ribbin ya a little

[JigginIsLife]

i would also add some of the new things that have come out for saftey's sake, like the picks and the floating suit (cant remember the name right now, little sleepy) and i guess if your doing it on wildlife, maybe try to throw in a little fishing conservation such as a few fishin laws and why they are important like limits, and possibly no live bait lakes and why... just a few ideas.