Tow line

[WalleyeSlayer21]

Who uses a tow line (rod) when ice fishing and pulling your sled?? so the sled doesnt swing back and forth...? How do you like it, how much did you pay for it..

[Dave S]

a tow hitch usually isn't that expensive. Maybe $20-30. If you've got access to some square tubing (can sometimes be purchased at Menards or Home Depot), you can make your own for less.

If you need any sheet metal bent, let me know. I can take care of that for you since I'm only 10 miles north of you.

[Fowlmouth]

What Dave said - get a hitch kit, otherwise if you pull with a rope the house/sled will slide into the wheeler when you stop

[WalleyeSlayer21]

yea FowlMouth, see thats to problem. the sled when i stop hits the wheeler, so ive been thinking bout making aomething or buying a tow hitch so it doesnt hit the wheeler and so my minnows and stuff dont spill in the sled!! Lol...

[Walleyehooker]

A hitch is the best and pretty cheap really. But you can also run the rope threw PVC pipe and it will work kind of like a hitch. At least it keeps your sled from banging into you every time you stop.

[northlanderZ]

This is what I made, 10' cpvc $5, a strap and clips I had laying around.

[redneckdan]

Northlander has the right idea, good place to start, especially if you do not have access to welding & cutting equipment.

Growing up we used an old car hood & a logging chain. The rusty hood had enough friction on snow that it worked okay. On glare ice you had to plan your stops a long way off...