lets see your setup

[Pooh]

spear, chisle, saw, house, decoys, whatever you got.

heres my stuff....everything u see have here is homemade(except the saw).

FYI the saw is made by nils and is a P.O.S. had it now 3 years (havent used it this year) cut maybe 12 holes and can no longer use it because the 3 of the teeth are messed up. 2 broke, 1 bent really bad.

[BOUNCED]

How do you see through all that snow?

Nice, I have a stove like that but I'm burning wood

[Pooh]

ok u got me!! the house isnt out right now, i dont leave it out cause with an almost 18 month old i dont have a whole ton of time, so i bring it home when im done

[merkman]

8 X 8 Northlander

Inside the Northlander 1 of 2 holes with my prefered spear

Inside the Northlander with my small spear

4 X 6 Canvas

Inside the 4 X 6

Decoys

Decoy in the water

Other than that I have a fish saw, redneck chisel, old ice tongs, a small shovel with holes in it to clean out the hole and other assorted stuff

[bassNspear]

outside of the Canvas Craft

Inside the house. Monster Hole

Inside the house. My reel, decoy and Spear!

[Peepers]

hey Pooh - what's the wood framed thing with the hardware screen in it? I'm new to spearing this year and trying to pick up some tricks of the trade so to speak.

[GoneFish'n71]

probably to scoop slush out of the hole, i use a big bait net

[bassNspear]

I use a silver shovel!

[Gordie]

I use a minnow scoop like the ones they pull tyhe decoys out of the tank with. I should be getting my new plasma today and I am goig to build something also

[spearman]

Find an old scoop shovel and start drilling holes in it works great to clean out the slush

[shamalex72]

I use the scoop shovel with holes for most of the slush. then use an aquarium net for the "fine tuning".

[Huey]

I use a Big Dipper scoop. The long hndle is nice for spear holes.

[Pooh]

thats right a big scoop to do most of the slush then a clean up with a small one right before i shut the door

[Huey]

Since pics are fun to see, here's some of my set up from last weekend.

Eskimo QuikFish III, Amish spear,

decoys and ice tongs. I also have a Jiffy chisel and a Fish's ice saw.

And 2 I left at home. Plus my jigging stick. Anyone want to trade for the Bear Creek on the right? I'd like to get a 6" Bear CreeK pike.

Huey

[BehindtheHead]

how big is your northlander portable bass n spear?

[Sunnie]

An old landing net works great for clearing ice chunks from the the hole however it takes some abuse and may need to be renetted from time to time. I use scuba netting from fabric store.

[shamalex72]

Here is my set up from this morning. The spear and decoys are homemade, except the bear creek, and the house is a Shappel Icehouse 5000. The fish are 20 and 25 inches. The two decoys in the center worked best today, the red/white and yellow/black.

[Huey]

Nice pic. Lots of cool decoys.

How do the fish like the frog decoys?

I almost bought one last wknd. Got a mini sunfish type decoy instead. It really zings through the water, but I wonder if it's big enough to attract fish.

[shamalex72]

I have a fair amount come in to the frogs. Last weekend I speared two small ones less than five minutes apart on the frog with black spots.

[Laska]

where can I get one of those frogs, I want one

[Huey]

I should have bought the frog.

[Peepers]

hey Shamalex - I like your spear deign and am thinking of making one for next year myself. Are the tines 1/4 inch and the shaft 1/2 inch? Is the piece bridging the shaft and the tines all one piece or did you cut them out separately and weld them together?

thanks!

[shamalex72]

hey Shamalex - I like your spear deign and am thinking of making one for next year myself. Are the tines 1/4 inch and the shaft 1/2 inch? Is the piece bridging the shaft and the tines all one piece or did you cut them out separately and weld them together?

thanks!

Yes, the tines are 1/4" and the shaft is 1/2". I used two pieces and welded them together, like a sandwich. If you want I can put a close-up picture here.

[Peepers]

Close-ups would be great. Thanks for the info!

[shamalex72]

Here it is, hope it helps.