catch cover grate

[Gator Slayer]

Anyone seen these for sale yet? Pre-order only on CC HSOforum, but doesn't say when they will be available.

ICE show have them, will be going sat evening

[BehindtheHead]

yes the ice show has them. not sure of the store name but they were near thorne bros. they sold heaters propane hoses, other parts.

[walleye-]

I am or was plannin on buying those for my house but geees 20 bucks for the catch cover another 20 for a sleeve and than another 20 for the grate ...com on 60 bucks a hole.. I have 8 holes WOW $480. But what u do they would be nice keeps the kids and tippsy guests out of my holes...Anyone find them less than 20

[Brad B]

I seen them at the show. to me they are not worth it. to me if you are not going to use a hole then just put the regular cover back on. now the one thing I can say about them that could be nice is if they had a slit in the so you could put down a rattle reel line and then put the the grate over the hole to keep from dropping stuff down the hole.

[Mid-Lake Rock]

If you want to bring young kids or a small dog in the shack, they are very useful. I watched a friend's Jack Russel Terrier go down a hole (it was thick ice so he kind of stopped and we grabbed his tail). Trust me, you don't want to watch that happen.

[buzbunni]

now the one thing I can say about them that could be nice is if they had a slit in the so you could put down a rattle reel line and then put the the grate over the hole to keep from dropping stuff down the hole.

They do have a slit.

That's what makes them a nice option.

You can fish, look down the hole to check a float, and all without worrying about losing items down the hole.

A nice addition to their product line

[Brad B]

I guess I didn't look that close at them. I now see the slit in the picture that is reed's catalog.

[seasock]

What's next, rent a personal scuba diver to rest on the bottom under your house? Keeping kids and drunks from falling into ice fishing holes, maybe it's time to take some responsibility and pay attention to the holes rather than spend $20 for some dumb 25 cent piece of plastic to do the job. How many years have people been ice fishing witout these things? The northern region would be void of people if falling into ungrated fishing holes were indeed such a hazard. Marketing to the outdoor enthusiast either is the best marketing there is or we are really a bunch of suckers that will bite on anything.

[SM1]

Seasock, Im guessing you dont have young kids? Or ice fished long enough to loose anything down a hole? It happens to everyone. I think these are a nice option, especially when having guests out that seem to be prone to loosing my stuff down the holes. Or when having my young kids out to get them into ice fishing. If anything having the grates down would give peace-of-mind. To each their own.

[bogwalker]

Could you use a floor drain cover? Make the whole system? They are too expensive in my opinion.

[buzbunni]

What's next, rent a personal scuba diver to rest on the bottom under your house? Keeping kids and drunks from falling into ice fishing holes, maybe it's time to take some responsibility and pay attention to the holes rather than spend $20 for some dumb 25 cent piece of plastic to do the job. How many years have people been ice fishing witout these things? The northern region would be void of people if falling into ungrated fishing holes were indeed such a hazard. Marketing to the outdoor enthusiast either is the best marketing there is or we are really a bunch of suckers that will bite on anything.

Didn't own a $200+ smartphone (and all included data, etc.) 5 yrs ago.

Safety aside, a cover (that you can fish through) is cheap insurance for some.

Like SM1 said, to each their own.

[seasock]

Sorry, you guessed wrong, never lost a kid or myself as a kid, which was way too many years ago if you know what I mean. Oh well, I guess it really doesn't make that much difference, I'm not here to change the world. Please excuse me while I don my semi-truck proof steel walking cage, I need to cross the highway and get the mail, can't be too safe you know.

[herefish101]

Wow settle down, people....

It is a great idea though, it sure seems like when ever you drop anything the first bounce heads strait for a hole. That said, I have never lost anything of mine down a hole, but my buddies..... I'v seen just about everything in a hole at some point. These covers would be great, I agree they cost way too much, but in a small nich market like ice hole covers you need to make your money where you can.