What would you like someone to invent for ice fishing?

[eyebjim]

How about a fishhouse that is a hovercraft also so you can get it over mucho snow and out on the thinner ice then the skirt would act as a banking system til you fired the engine up.

[Big-Al]

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a way to get a perm out through even 6 feet of snow...

All you need is an ASV with a blower on the front

[Down2Earth]

Okay here is a good one...A bubble level that attaches to the top of an auger. When the ice starts to get pretty thick I sometimes get my holes a little crooked. **If someone decides to make this device I want a % of the profit...

I bought one of these at menards. The bad part is once you put the poser to the auger it turns into a whole bunch of bubbles. It does help at the start to line upthe auger but after that it's worthless.

[dan z]

Okay here is a good one...A bubble level that attaches to the top of an auger. When the ice starts to get pretty thick I sometimes get my holes a little crooked. **If someone decides to make this device I want a % of the profit...

My 224 came with one!

its nice to use when it gets real thick. on the other hand when hole hoping with some friends I will drill a couple really sharp angled and remember to not fish those holes

[leech~~]

I love ice fishing, probably more than summer fishing in my boat. With that said, this early ice period where you have to walk to your spot is very difficult. I have a crew at home, 6 kids, so a sled and 4 wheeler just are not in the budget. I would like to see someone invent a way to make the flip over pull easier. I have the wild outdoors 2 man, auger, heater & 20lb propane cilinder, minnow bucket, rod bags ect, ect. By the time everything is loaded up we are talking about a ton of weight, at least it feels like a ton anyways. Just something with skiis or something to make it pull easy.

With those 6 kids, it sounds like you just need a sled harness!

[nate larson]

Originally Posted By: nate larson

Yeah i've seen the ice chaps but they looked kind of hokey...do you have them?

By hokey do you mean waterproof and padded... I do have them and they work great, keep you dry and comfortable!!! They cover your whole lower leg which is an added bonus!!!

Good to know. I might have to pick up a pair.

I had no idea that some of the new augers came with the level on them. Very cool!

[bigfoot]

An ice buster bobber that can have pieces added or removed to adjust for the situation. Add pieces when going for eyes and remove pieces to get after those finicky panfish.

[Sonicrunch]

An ice buster bobber that can have pieces added or removed to adjust for the situation. Add pieces when going for eyes and remove pieces to get after those finicky panfish.

cut it, and rejoin it using a toothpick?

[bigfoot]

That might work! I'll have to try it next time i'm out.

[broken_line]

dang i really like the magnetic auger cover idea!! im thinking about doing that except coating the magnets in durable vynal used for tool handles.

[minnbowhunter]

I think the one I like the best is the heated tranducer to keep the hole open, great idea!

[croixflats]

I'm Lazy and don't have a clue on patents. Convert those charcoal waunds to start charcoal to DC and a loop to the size of a hole you got a defroster. Cant take much wattage to keep a hole clear. Be great for the bucket guy. I love being the bucket guy

[newoodhntr]

A fiberglass ice shelter that is light and can be hauled on a snowmobile trailer

[Big-Al]

The whole idea of keeping the hole open has intrigued me for as long as I have ice fished and that is nearing 50 years. I have even made a couple different "prototypes" that kinda worked. One involved copper tubing wrapped around a coffee can of charcoal for fuel. Created an automatic little "pump" that dribbled heated water back in the hole and kept it open. I burned more than one line on that can of charcoal. I went back to splashing a little water in the hole out of the coffee pot on the one burner Coleman.

[leech~~]

A fiberglass ice shelter that is light and can be hauled on a snowmobile trailer

I too would like to find one. I even emailed Scamp camper trailer up by Hackensack about converting their trailers in to light ice houses. Never heard back from them. I think they are missing the boat on that one. What else do they do with all their labor and equipment in the winter when their not making campers?

[hugonian1]

A transducer that can read thru the ice and snow while driving your vehicle, snowmobile, atv, etc.

Something that would work on the ice kind of like it works in your boat.

[newoodhntr]

Originally Posted By: newoodhntr

A fiberglass ice shelter that is light and can be hauled on a snowmobile trailer

I too would like to find one. I even emailed Scamp camper trailer up by Hackensack about converting their trailers in to light ice houses. Never heard back from them. I think they are missing the boat on that one. What else do they do with all their labor and equipment in the winter when their not making campers?

A guy I work with uses a scamper for ice fishing

[169Sportsman]

I thought about this many years ago. Kind of thought it would be reality by now to be honest. Especially with the shoot through the ice units etc. I am guessing with the innovation of lake maps on GPS this idea has been pushed to the back burner but it would still be really handy in my opinion.

[pulleye16]

How about an x-ray digital camera??? take a picture of the lake below to see objects through the ice. point, aim, shoot. look at the picture...no objects, move and take another pic....probably have to wear a lead cup though.....

[jigginjim]

Money tree, just to buy more ice fishing toys.

[Brad B]

jigginjim I agree you can never have to much money for not only ice fishing toys but for all outdoor related toys.

[Ed Carlson]

An ice buster bobber that can have pieces added or removed to adjust for the situation. Add pieces when going for eyes and remove pieces to get after those finicky panfish.

Like LEGO's?

[Cicada]

How about velcro for the adjustable bobbber idea?

[Cicada]

With lots of free time, I came up with this. It's a ice fishing locker. Saves the space of 5 gal pail in the portable and protects my stuff better. It takes up about the same floor space as a milk crate.

On the negative side, it is a bit heavy when loaded and I had a gap in the door about a saw blade wide that I didn't need.

[MarkAlm]

I have always wanted a calendar with more weekends!! summer and winter.