Open water "Ice fishing" from boat.

[BartmanMN]

How many people saw the pictures of the Clam boat that is set up with hole like ice fishing?

Discuss

[ozzie]

I think the real question would be then can you fish with 2 lines?

Discuss...

In regards to the boat...ehh I wouldn't' want to limit myself to a hole in open water but if you are right over the fish it would be easy to vertical jig

[leech~~]

I want to see the fountain that shoots out of that son-o-b once they get up on plane!

[highlife4me]

I think it would be better if MinnKota would come out with an "Ice Melting Laser" that I could mount next to the Terrova.

[Finns]

Get a rod long enough to reach over the side of the boat!

[littlebear]

Does it come with a toilet seat option?

[JBMasterAngler]

I've never lost anything over the side of the boat before...but if you put that little hole in the middle of my boat, I guarantee my sunglasses, wallet, cell phone, etc, etc, finds it way down there within the 1st season!

[20lbSloughShark]

It looks like an 8" hole. Its no good to half the people on this board.

[Brad B]

I was at the Pro Day and had a chance to see this in person and up close. I asked Dave why he did this. he explained like this, how many times have you been fishing over the side of the boat and you know the fish are right under the boat and won't come from under it to take your bait or lure his thinking was to make a way to present a finesse presentation to the fish that were under the boat in order to get them to bite. so he came up with these holes and the idea to use the smaller ice jigs and rods. as for the post about the water spraying up the holes when on plane Dave had custom plugs made to close each hole off when traveling at higher speeds.

[hydro]

Why? This makes no sense to me whatsoever.

[delcecchi]

Blowin smoke. Joshing the folks.

[DTro]

Why? This makes no sense to me whatsoever.

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[fishnowworknever]

Dumbest idea I've seen from clam corp yet...I hope its a joke and not something they are trying to sell/advertise.

[kfk]

Come on guys.........it's just a demo.

[MnCatGuy]

This would actually work very well for fall pan fish. Walleye, pike, etc. probably not so much. Would I buy this boat? Nope, but I can see the value for Oct/Nov pans. Anyone who has done a significant amount of fall pan fishing with a flasher knows what I'm talking about.

[PurpleFloyd]

Does it come in a pontoon model?That would be perfect with about 8 holes.

[Down Deep]

I see no reason to rush ice season. It will freeze up soon enough and last way too long. I'll get plenty of use out of my short rods. One thing for sure is this rig is good for buzz about Clam.

[mrklean]

One thing for sure is this rig is good for buzz about Clam.

Ding ding ding we have a winner

[ClownColor]

My wife would love this...as long as they put a toilet seat over that hole!

[Nick Kuhn]

If you can anchor well enough for that hole to work: you can anchor well enough to jig over the side of the boat in the transducer cone. My dad was even doing that Saturday night.

[PurpleFloyd]

For an encore Gens will be putting an anchor winch and drift sock on his flip over to get himself from spot to spot faster and keep himself there once he is set up.

[MuskieJunkie]

It's a promotional tool not made to help you catch more fish. Like the oscar meyer weinermobile. Is that the best vehicle to get a sales guy from point a to point b -No. Does it get attention and help sell dogs - yes.

[Ballyhoo]

If you put a full enclosed canopy on the boat so you can sit inside in the fall and jig, then it is great. There are several pontoons on the Rainy set up like that. Put a heater in there and fish in comfort.

[FshBloodRiverMud]

Looks like a great way to tangle into the motor or cut line on boat hull.

[DTro]

Ok Ballyhoo, you convinced me there is a circumstance where this would be very useful.