Why do you ice fish?

[fishersofmen]

Solitude.

[fishing tech]

I enjoy the peace and quiet. I think of it as an adventure trying lakes I haven't fished before. Plus my wife still think that I don't have phone reception on the lake.

[g_anoka]

All of the above.

[Toba]

What a great way to take a log off the fire. Between hunting and fishing I don't know if you can find better scenery in MN. It's also a bonus because I can go out myself and hit it hard or take my family and bring the grill and have a little outing. The pull over fish house becomes the tree fort I had as a kid. I still think the love of hunting and fishing has something to do with the genes and bringing food to the family, at least that is what I tell my wife. Hard to beat a meal of fresh fish.

[broken_line]

to catch fish! haha

[Boar]

Im very mentally disturbed, who said that? an its the only thing to keep me from going off the deep end. I just gotta be down with sickness you see. I have to embrace it, I am an offical member of IFA, Icefishing Anonomous. And BHA Bear hunting Anonomous. It all balances out to keep me level. Hello, my name is boar an im addicted to icefishing. Who here has ever set up his ice house in summer an cracked a beer? Raise ur beer brotheren, I can see you! Crack the snapps ye of frozen aqua, we shall not fade silently into the night! we will pump the hole, we will dash for flags! We will huddle over a hole in sub acrtic temperatures, (in a house) We are short one cromazone yes, but bonded together by ice. Boar

[crappiegetter]

Why wouldn't you ice fish? It can be cheaper, you don't sweat your back side off trying to have fun, the beer never gets above perfect drinking temp, and just plain old peace and quiet. And once in a while you might have to bring the wife and kids along to show them what a good time is with out t.v., cell phones, and video games.

[Stick in Mud]

For me, it's the perfect mix of relaxation and excitement. I can sit in the house with the lines down, reading a book, and the next minute be all excited because the rattle reel went down. Or I can go out, drill a bunch of holes, and just enjoy the beauty of a MN winter while waiting for the fish to move in, at which point the excitement comes in. For me, it's about the same as fishing slip bobbers on Mille Lacs in the summer...just a beautiful mix of solitude, peacefulness, and lights-out excitement (at times).

[Da Biggin]

Because of times like these and the memerories attatched to them...

This was a day I was able to coerce the old man out with me and what a day it was. To see the smile on his face as he reeled in Crappie after Crappie is priceless. Further, after years of tying my knots and baiting my hooks and taking my fish off I was blessed with the opportunity to return the favor. Boy how the tables have turned! Now he's already ready to go again this year and my 18 month year old son will ensure the legacy will continue loving the outdoors and all that it has to offer.

[JEK]

I have this thing about pulling fish out of a hole. Now this sounds stupid but I dream about pulling fish out of a hole.It does not have to be the ice. In my dream I will drill a hole any where. In the house,a field,a road,this sounds nuts but that is why I ice fish. Jerry

[TRZ II]

I have the same dreams! I'm always fishing in the backyard of my childhood home, or on a deck that connects to a house, or in my house!LOL