New Fishtrap Guide

[vweye]

Just got a new fishtrap guide and it seems to small for me and my son. We used it yesterday and no room for heater.

Anyone no what ganders return policy is so we could get the Yukon?

[SP180]

I fish my guide with a heater, flasher, minnow bucket, camera and two guys. We use 3 holes with the camera, but it works. my buddy has the voyager and we dont use it as often since it weights more to pull. If we drive we use his if we walk we use mine.

[vweye]

SP180

Where and what kind of heater are you using.

That was plan as I have old 5x6 clam but it gets heavy pulling. So I understand the weight thing just afraid to burn the house or myself or worst son.

[SP180]

I use the little buddy heater. We used it in -20 last year and did just fine. I usually put the heater in one corner by the door and the flasher in the other corner with the minnow bucket between the two seats and the camera between the heater and the flasher with the hole for the camera behind or under the camera. I cut 9 inch holes and it works well. I am living in ND and we are allowed 4 lines each, so i place 6 tip ups and jig or deadstick if i am with some one. If i am by myself i will use two tip ups and one jig and one deadstick. I have taken both of my kids with me and this gets a little tight. I put a stool in one corner by the door and i dont fish, i just maintain lines and bait for the kids.

[gill man]

I have a Guide and can fish two people with a Mr. Heater (Sunflower style with a 20 pound tank), two flashers, underwater camera, bucket for fish, and minnow bucket.

I won't lie, it does get a bit crowded, and you aren't the most mobile this way because the heater is usually sitting on the ice in front of everyone, and somebody has to carry it to the next hole or figure out how to set it in the sled. If you are careful, you can put the heater between you, and have the bucket for rods/fish in front of you. This might might make it a little easier to move. Just make sure you have the heater wedged in somehow. Lots of times I will take a smaller cooler for minnows that fits under the seats.

Like I said, you don't have a ton of room, but I wouldn't want to be dragging anything heavier than my Guide through a lot of snow and slush by hand. I've never had a problem with burning myself or the shack on the heater either. If you had a buddy that would give you even more room, and less worries about burning things.

gill man

[fishinlocal]

Pretty sure you cannot return the tent once it is setup. In the box there is a piece of paper stating this. Your best bet would be calling clamcorp and seeing if they can do anything.

[vweye]

Well I did call Gander Mnt were we bought and they did excange it, had to put together. After using both the Guide and Yukon you are right on the money with the information you all shared. I do like having a little more room but it is heavier the one thing I think will work well is you can pull the seats out of the Yukon to save weight for those first ice times and hope that the lake makes good ice before the snow comes. Thanks again for the information and how true the information was.