THX NAIFC!

[amateurfishing]

great kids seminar in Monticello this am with kids fishing on Pelican Lake immediately following. Very nice event, my son really enjoyed it. Great tips & greatly appreciated.

[BartmanMN]

Couldn't ask for a much better day for it.

[Zenit]

Great turnout, nice day - thanks again to HT for ponying up all the gear for the kids. It is really too bad that NAIFC, the kids Ice Camp, the Ice men program and the USA Ice Team don't get a little more press/notice locally for all the good that they do and for bringing a **professionally** run tournament that amateurs and pros compete in on a level playing field.

[Desperado]

Great time today at the kids clinic

made some new friends

caught some fish

my youngest son got his personal best crappie

[Desperado]

Congrats to Josh Sykora and Steve Mathews on landing the "Humminbird Big Fish" at Pelican Lake this weekend;

a 1.16 lb crappie ... which made them the ONLY team with a fish over one pound

Look at those purrrty shirts; wonder what brand of ATV they were driving?

[joneshat11]

NAIFC is the best thing that's out there for competitive ice fishing. Not only is it fun to compete in, it's fun because it allowed me to teach many kids in my own community to fish. Not only did I teach many kids how to fish that day I got to teach two Father and Son groups how to use a flasher. I think I got them hooked on using electronics. Now not only did they learn how to fish they found a new tool that will make ice fishing a lot more fun and now they are on the learning curve together.

[Cyberfish]

I really had a great time and learned a lot, and I have been ice fishing for 40 years! what a great place to learn about modern ice angling for kids of ALL ages! The only losers at these events are the fish! I hope they continue on for many years!

[Brad B]

The only negative I feel about the NAIFC is the high entry fee. if they want more locals to fish the events then they should cut the entry fees in half. this would help get more people to enter. sure they have high payouts but lower everthing across the board and more people will get involved. overall they're a good organization that does alot with educating people that are new to ice fishing.