ice hole sleeves

[bigshooter23]

what have people found is best the white ones or the black. looking at the 8 inch ones.

[Hazzard]

I have the white ones they seem to brighten up the holes. After I drill my holes I put the sleeves in then I clean the holes out. By putting them in before you clean the holes you have another layer of slush on the out side of the sleeve to help seal the holes off and keep them from freezing

[crappiekid]

Aluminum. I am fortunate to work at a metal fabrication shop. I cut rolled and welded to custom fit the catch cover holes. The aluminum conducts heat from your house and keeps the holes from freezing up. Works awesome!

[walleyeslayr]

I'm going to put refectex(sp) around the outside of mine to aid in insulating it. My perm sits too high, and I have problems overnight.

[stymie]

for those of you that use the sleeves, do they seal enough to forgo banking around your house? I drill my holes with the house up and than drop it down, I am wondering if just dropping the sleeves down would create enough of a seal that i do not need to bank around the perimeter of the house?

[cold one sd]

Mine seal very well. I very seldom bank my house up unless I have a lot of wind blowing or will be staying on one place for several days. I will usually throw some snow on the side that the wind is blowing from. Most of the time I just set it down, drill, clean most of the slush out of the holes, drop in the sleeves, clean the last of the slush out and start fishing.

[stymie]

Thanks cold one - exactly the feedback I was looking for!