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new eskimo fatfish

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Hardyboy Proficient

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whats the set up and take down like with these units? Pain or easy?

Setup is very easy. Pull it of the zipper sack remove the velcro tie around the middle and it comes loose then start grabbing the pull straps and start popping it out. Once its out of the sack and loose it seriously takes 30 seconds to have it free standing.

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Setup is very easy. Pull it of the zipper sack remove the velcro tie around the middle and it comes loose then start grabbing the pull straps and start popping it out. Once its out of the sack and loose it seriously takes 30 seconds to have it free standing.

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musky999 Enthusiast

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I caught a few small fish out of it Saturday night, the house is a joy to fish out of. Setup was easy, I didn't put the ice anchors in, it wasn't windy. It stayed plenty warm in there with the bigbuddy heater on low to medium. I didn't have any snow to bank it up either. So, easy setup and tear down, banking the house up will help with propane and makeing it more stable on the ice. Thats is what I got so far.

Happy Fishing.

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younggun Contributor

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I had the quick fish 6 last year and tried the fatfish this year. As some one who has fished out of multiple kinds of hubs, in my opinion, the new wider bottom is a problem. It doesn't allow the poles to bend enough and become as strong against the wind as the quickfish 3 and 6. I couldn't even get it to stay open in a 10 mph wind on the lake. They are nice on a calm day but if there is wind, it is a huge pain to stake down all sides and tie them down too. I like to move around alot so I returned the fatfish and got a 3 person flip over. I'm interested to see what people think after they fish out the fatfish a few times in the elements.

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Mike Stark Mentor

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I had the quick fish 6 last year and tried the fatfish this year. As some one who has fished out of multiple kinds of hubs, in my opinion, the new wider bottom is a problem. It doesn't allow the poles to bend enough and become as strong against the wind as the quickfish 3 and 6. I couldn't even get it to stay open in a 10 mph wind on the lake. They are nice on a calm day but if there is wind, it is a huge pain to stake down all sides and tie them down too. I like to move around alot so I returned the fatfish and got a 3 person flip over. I'm interested to see what people think after they fish out the fatfish a few times in the elements.

You could try putting one of the doors into the wind. The corners are less likely to catch the wind. This also helps when setting up a hub in the wind.

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Hardyboy Proficient

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Maybe I'm not doing something right, but there's nfw my 949i is gonna fit back into that bag. Anyone else have that problem?

the velcro strap is a joke on it for sure so i found something already that works very well. I took 2 tie down straps the kind that cinch not the ratchet. I put one 1/3 way in from each end just slip it around and cinch it tight. compacts everything nicely and it fits back in the bag easily. got the straps at the local hardware store for like 4 bucks. A side benefit is that it makes the house more compact so no stress on the zipper when trying to close the bag back up.

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I had the quick fish 6 last year and tried the fatfish this year. As some one who has fished out of multiple kinds of hubs, in my opinion, the new wider bottom is a problem. It doesn't allow the poles to bend enough and become as strong against the wind as the quickfish 3 and 6. I couldn't even get it to stay open in a 10 mph wind on the lake. They are nice on a calm day but if there is wind, it is a huge pain to stake down all sides and tie them down too. I like to move around alot so I returned the fatfish and got a 3 person flip over. I'm interested to see what people think after they fish out the fatfish a few times in the elements.

Younggun, I have the same worry. I bought one at the ice show. I notice that the poles arent bent as much at that time and brought it up to one of the eskimo reps. He didnt respond back. Now I havent had it on the ice to set up yet, But in the garage it sure seams TOO easy to collaps it. Could be an issue, time will tell.

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First time out shattered a pole setting up. Practically useless in a wind over 10 mph. Had to get all for stakes plus two more on the windy side to keep it up. Once up and staked to the max it was nice and roomy inside. Nice idea, but I think I may try something else.

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First time out shattered a pole setting up. Practically useless in a wind over 10 mph. Had to get all for stakes plus two more on the windy side to keep it up. Once up and staked to the max it was nice and roomy inside. Nice idea, but I think I may try something else.

With no snow to bank up on the house and some wind you will always have to stake out at least two corners of the house.

it is too bad that folks are having issues with the sides popping in. might just have to stake out the sides in the wind.

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Hardyboy Proficient

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When i was at the Ice Show recently i talked with one of the reps about mine and the longevity. He said no questions with the new design that on windy days they recommend staking as you normally would and then using tie outs on the wall pulls. I would say the only tie outs youd probably HAVE to use on a windy day would be on the windward side if you didnt want to take the extra minute or two. No question these houses are meant to stay put for a little while so my thought is to setup,stake it get some lines in the water then run tie outs while you check your bobbers if its really windy. To bring my wife and young son with and have somewhere warm for them to enjoy time on the ice with me then ill take whatever time is necessary for them to enjoy it.

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Got out this week in the wind and the Fatfish worked fine. Have to stake all four corners and put a corner into the wind just in case. I attribute my broken pole to user error.

My only beef now is the bag. I don't even try to zip it up.

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I have the 949I. It measures 65" X 8.25" X8.25" collapsed when dry and folded correctly. It is tight to get in the bag when dry, and I know that it will be nearly impossible when wet. I was also not impressed with the quality of the bag. I looked at quite a few of the usual stores for a larger bag and did not find any long enough. Hockey equipment bags are way too short. Then I thought of hockey stick bags and found team stick bags. Most of them are shaped like a hockey stick, though. I then found a Bauer Team Stick Bag, #2486, that is cylindrical and very heavy duty. It measures 72" X 18" X 8". I found it on line from $35 to $60. I just ordered one for $34.99. Many of the team stick bags are over $70 and are the wrong shape, too short or only have a smaller zipper at one end. It looks like this one will be much better than the one Eskimo supplies.

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