Jump to content

  • GUESTS

    If you want access to members only forums on HSO, you will gain access only when you Sign-in or Sign-Up .

    This box will disappear once you are signed in as a member. ?

City Limits Fishing on Ice--This Friday!

Write-Outdoor

By Write-Outdoor
in Ice Fishing

 Share

Recommended Posts

Write-Outdoor Collaborator

Write-Outdoor

Posted
Posted

So this Friday the episode of City Limits Fishing with Mike Iaconelli will air on the Versus network at 8 p.m.....I haven't seen it yet so I'm curious as to how dumb I look out there but the producer was really happy with the way the show turned out so I hope that's good news. Check it out!

Ron Hustvedt

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 53
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Brad B Veteran

Brad B

Posted
Posted

So this Friday the episode of City Limits Fishing with Mike Iaconelli will air on the Versus network at 8 p.m.....I haven't seen it yet so I'm curious as to how dumb I look out there but the producer was really happy with the way the show turned out so I hope that's good news. Check it out!

Ron Hustvedt

are you sure it is the 8PM one. I see there is one at 7:30PM also.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Write-Outdoor Collaborator

Write-Outdoor

Posted
  • Author
Posted

It's the last show of the season, so I wouldn't be surprised if they put an episode on before it...but the 8 p.m. show is supposed to be the new one so that's what I'm thinking it will be. I'm really quite interested to see how the show looks because it was one of my worst days ice fishing all winter....actually, for catching fish, it was my worst day ice fishing this winter! We had a tough bite going and the only consolation I have is that the other anglers on the ice around us weren't catching much of anything either. You'll have to watch it though because there was some crazy stuff that happened.

It should be good...and if nothing else, it was Iaconelli's first time EVER ice fishing. He had a blast! (as did I)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Write-Outdoor Collaborator

Write-Outdoor

Posted
  • Author
Posted

He comes across different in person than on the television, that's for sure. I listened to his book as an audio file while driving up north and he's much more like that than the guy who you see freaking out during tournaments.

That said....he does totally freak out....but you'll have to see it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
DTro Grand Master

DTro

Posted
Posted

In Ron's defense, there were a few posts floating around a while ago when this was being filmed and there was discussion about it. He told everyone he would update them when an airing time was available.

Here are a couple of pics:

full-27725-4983-mike.jpg

full-27725-4984-mike2.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Write-Outdoor Collaborator

Write-Outdoor

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Thanks dtro! Here's the scoop...

Bass angling professional Mike Iaconelli has his "City Limits Fishing" show on the Versus network and he does around six shows a year in a major metropolitan area. He's bass fished a ton of cities, gone deep sea fishing off the Miami coast and gone after other species in other cities around the country. It's a good show and reality-based in that he has only eight hours of fishing to try and get a limit as established by the host angler at the beginning of the show.

He came to Minneapolis this past winter to shoot a show on the ice, and have his first time ice fishing ever (on or off camera). There was an angler from Chicago who was originally going to host but that didn't work out. I was called (for whatever reason) back in early December and asked to help out but couldn't due to the full-time gig. Iaconelli's producer found somebody else (T.F.) to do the show but then one of our monumental blizzards this winter shut the entire country down and they had to cancel the shoot.

The rescheduled shoot didn't work for the other guy so they came back to me and asked if I could. I had been kicking myself for passing it along and this time it worked into the schedule. They came to town, we fished the morning and early afternoon on Calhoun and then hopped to Harriet for the end of day bite. The show is true to it's deal. No canned fish. Nothing pre-rigged to look good for the camera. What you will see on the show is what happened.

My only complaint is that while they say 8 hours of fishing, it works out to much less than that because of all the filming that has to be done a certain way to get the angles and perspectives they want for a cool, rapid-fire, kind of show. Let's just say we were on the ice for an hour before a single hook hit the water! It's a fishing show, but it's more a show about fishing opportunities in the middle of a city. Catching fish is good, and we caught lots of fish, but it's not your typical fishing show where "canned" fish are often the star of the show.

That's the inside scoop. I don't know how much of that will come through in the show. I know none of what I just wrote will be in the press releases that are circulating about the show. It was a lot of fun. It was cool to do. I still say this was THE TOUGHEST bite I had all winter and it just had to be for national television! That's the luck but when I last spoke with the producer of the show he was absolutely giddy about the show.

As a city kid, born and raised in South Minneapolis, riding my bike several miles to Nokomis and the Mississippi with my tackle box bungee corded to my bike and holding my fishing rod with my handle bars it was a great experience. Fishing in the city is a concept I believe in firmly and have written about a lot...I hope that it comes across on the show the way it was for Iaconelli and myself. We had a blast!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
leech~~ Grand Master

leech~~

Posted
Posted

As a city kid, born and raised in South Minneapolis, riding my bike several miles to Nokomis and the Mississippi with my tackle box bungee corded to my bike and holding my fishing rod with my handle bars it was a great experience. Fishing in the city is a concept I believe in firmly and have written about a lot...I hope that it comes across on the show the way it was for Iaconelli and myself. We had a blast!

Ron, where did you go to school? I went to South. class of '75. Sounds like we fished the same waters growing up. Carp on the river and Bullheads on Nokomis! grin

Link to comment
Share on other sites
leech~~ Grand Master

leech~~

Posted
Posted

I'm South High Class of 1993....so we missed being classmates by just that much! smile

Here's the link to a sneak preview...I hope it's allowed to post this. If not, my sincerest apologies to the moderator and Rick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7CC7hCkEYQ

I wish they wouldn't block those are work! I waste half my day trying to get fishing videos to work! How unproductive is that! laugh

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now ↓↓↓ or ask your question and then register. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Your Responses - Share & Have Fun :)

    • Wanderer
      Just Food and Drink

      By Wanderer · Posted

      It’s done automatically.  You might need an actual person to clear that log in stuff up.   Trash your laptop history if you haven’t tried that already.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      😂 yea pretty amazing how b o o b i e s gets flagged, but they can't respond or tell me why I  can't get logged in here on my laptop but I can on my cellular  😪
    • Mike89
      Just Food and Drink

      By Mike89 · Posted

      I grilled some brats yesterday, maybe next weekend will the next round...  
    • Wanderer
      Just Food and Drink

      By Wanderer · Posted

      You got word censored cuz you said        B o o b ies….. haha.   Yeah, no… grilling is on hiatus for a bit.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      Chicken mine,  melded in Mccormick poultry seasoning for 24 hours.  Grill will get a break till the frigid temps go away!
    • Mike89
      Problems with Yetti

      By Mike89 · Posted

      good luck!!!   
    • rundrave
      Problems with Yetti

      By rundrave · Posted

      we had some nice weather yesterday and this conundrum was driving me crazy  so I drove up to the house to take another look. I got a bunch of goodies via ups yesterday (cables,  winch ratchet parts, handles, leaf springs etc).   I wanted to make sure the new leaf springs I got fit. I got everything laid out and ready to go. Will be busy this weekend with kids stuff and too cold to fish anyway, but I will try to get back up there again next weekend and get it done. I don't think it will be bad once I get it lifted up.    For anyone in the google verse, the leaf springs are 4 leafs and measure 25 1/4" eye  to eye per Yetti. I didnt want to pay their markup so just got something else comparable rated for the same weight.   I am a first time wheel house owner, this is all new to me. My house didn't come with any handles for the rear cables? I was told this week by someone in the industry that cordless drills do not have enough brake to lower it slow enough and it can damage the cables and the ratchets in the winches.  I put on a handle last night and it is 100% better than using a drill, unfortatenly I found out the hard way lol and will only use the ICNutz to raise the house now.
    • Wanderer
      Problems with Yetti

      By Wanderer · Posted

      I haven’t done any leaf springs for a long time and I can’t completely see the connections in your pics BUT I I’d be rounding up: PB Blaster, torch, 3 lb hammer, chisel, cut off tool, breaker bar, Jack stands or blocks.   This kind of stuff usually isn’t the easiest.   I would think you would be able to get at what you need by keeping the house up with Jack stands and getting the pressure off that suspension, then attack the hardware.  But again, I don’t feel like I can see everything going on there.
    • rundrave
      Problems with Yetti

      By rundrave · Posted

      reviving an old thread due to running into the same issue with the same year of house. not expecting anything from yetti and I already have replacement parts ordered and on the way.   I am looking for some input or feedback on how to replace the leaf springs themselves.    If I jack the house up and remove the tire, is it possible to pivot the axel assembly low enough to get to the other end of the leaf spring and remove that one bolt?   Or do I have to remove the entire pivot arm to get to it? Then I also have to factor in brake wire as well then. What a mess   My house is currently an hour away from my home at a relatives, going to go back up and look it over again and try to figure out a game plan.           Above pic is with house lowered on ice, the other end of that leaf is what I need to get to.   above pic is side that middle bolt broke and bottom 2 leafs fell out here is other side that didnt break but you can see bottom half of leaf already did but atleast bolt is still in there here is hub assembly in my garage with house lowered and tires off when I put new tires on it a couple months ago. hopefully I can raise house high enough that it can drop down far enough and not snap brake cable there so I can get to that other end of the leaf spring.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      Chef boyardee pizza from the box!

  • Topics

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

  I accept