Fish House Tragedy

[CNY Tim]

Remember to vent boys... This happened to me almost on Caz. about 7 years ago fishing with CNY Frank.. I was in my old fish trap lite that had no vents at all for ventilation and after about an hour of fishing. I told Frank I was getting a pounding headache and also my stomach was startng to feel a bit woozy. After a few minutes Frank said, "Tim you got to ventilate your suffocating in there", at the time I didn't think about it but Frank was absolutely right.... If it was another 30-45 minutes in there who knows. That's a true story...

Too bad about the news below..

Two Steele County men die while ice fishing in North Minn.

By WENDY REUER

Press staff writer

BAUDETTE MINN. - Two Steele County men died Saturday while ice fishing this weekend on Lake of Woods, just north of Baudette, Minn.

Daniel F. Erickson, 47, of Owatonna, and Ronald D. Dunford Sr., 53, of rural Steele County were discovered in their personal fish house at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday according to the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff's Office.

The fish house was located on Lake of the Woods which is just north of Baudette. According to the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff's Office, a cause of death has not yet been determined but according to authorities, asphyxiation is suspected

[Fullmoon]

Tim,

Some of the new heaters have pretty sensitive CO2 sensors built in. I've got a couple of the Big Buddy and it works well. I don't always need or want the size and weight though so I go with the old Paulson. Nothing takes the place of common sense !!

[CNY Tim]

Ray - I didn't even think of CO2 poisoning at all. I was still learning back then and Frank taught me a valuable lesson I'll never forget. Sold both trap lites right after that incident and bought the Fish Trap Custom Deluxe and teh HT Iceman trap. The vents on the HT Trap that Kyle now is using are small but with taht heavy black double wall thick canvas tarp you don't need much it really draws in the heat as Jay and Tanks does too. I remember that evening with Frank it was like -5 outside the trap and the last thing I wanted to do was open up the shanty. Thank God I did.

[Fullmoon]

I had a pretty similar experience myself. Too focused on what I was doing and not freezing my cohones off. Then, "where'd this headache come from"? Thank God for knowledgeable friends and a little luck! Sad to see this still happens, but hey, we're human and that means we all forget to think sometimes. I know I have a "Homer moment" more often than I should or want to admit too. Doing some more shopping, need anything? hehehe It's an illness but I just can't pass up the offer of a good deal. Anything you'd like to T&E? Let me know.

[CNY Tim]

Thanks for the T&E offer Ray but I just want to fish!

[Fullmoon]

Me too! Can't help play with a few new things and the samples though. Just me I guess. I got some 1/100 and 1/200th jigs from a place in WI. A huge tackle building supply place. A friend sent them. What the heck, right? All on Mustads. Too bad they don't have a web page! Waiting for a print catalog

[Thunderman]

That is a sad story and a good thing for every one to think about.I use to crappie fish religously with the lantern in the hut but it was well ventilated. lanterns are the worse for small enclosed places such as a fish hut.Saftey first