Fun ice fishing bets

[surfMN1510]

Does anyone have any good ideas for Ice fishing bets, I host a small tournament between a group of friends each year and want to make the bets a little more interesting...any ideas?

Thanks

[SM1]

Besides the standard of biggest fish, you could do:

1st fish caught

smallest fish

biggest "other" (carp,tullibee, bullhead, catfish ect.)

pay-in penalty for a pout or tullibee (lake of the woods)

Last fish caught

Most fish caught

Im looking forward to see what others come up with too!

[L_Cappo]

what we do is the same.but the team that comes out with the biggest loser has to tie up the winners biffy bag at the end of the trip lol kinda rude but its pretty funny.

[Craigums]

1point for per fish

2points for a big fish

1point per beer consumed

2x points during designated 15 minute "power times"

-1 point if you get overly excited while catching a "dink"

-2 points per burbot

-5 if you get excited while catching the burbot

-10 if you throw up in the house.

-10 if somebody puts a weight on your hook and you get excited about the "fish" you have on your line.

You can adjust the rules how you would like but its a fun game to play on the ice with the guys

[B. Amish]

Before you start, have everyone throw in the one thing in their tackle box that they've never caught a fish on. First fish takes the pot.

[Shiney]

Jolly Rodger tip up.

Flag up... everyone takes a shot of rum. Hilarity ensues.

Is this what we mean?

[sticknstring]

Craigums - those are pretty good. I like the designated "power periods". I recently found out that a plastic drink cup hooked through the top works well for the getting exciting over a fake fish.

[Craigums]

Craigums - those are pretty good. I like the designated "power periods". I recently found out that a plastic drink cup hooked through the top works well for the getting exciting over a fake fish.

What kind of cup? I hooked a beer can through the tab and to my drunken amazement it wouldnt go down it just floated heh. The best part about that game is the double negative points if you get excited because the person that gets busted always tries to say they werent excited

[sticknstring]

These ones!

[Craigums]

Ahhhhhh The notorius keg cup.... Those sink?

[sticknstring]

When full of water they do.

[fishwater]

And they circle around under the water and put up a pretty decent fight too. I've caught a couple, once hooked into a folgers coffee can once that I've regrettably got a little overly excited about. A -10pts for sure.

[mrfish1991]

Lol that fight sounds like fun

[Walterwontfalter]

put all the entrants names on a sheet of paper,(one sheet or "entry form" for each entrant.) Have each person pick one or two names plus themselves as their "Team" and keep teams confidential.

-10 points for each fish under 11"

+10 points for each fish 11" to 17" (whatever the lower limit of the protected slot is)

-5 for each fish in the slot

+20 points for each fish above the slot

+50 points for every tullibee or eelpout.

bonus points + or - for 5th, 10th, 15th fish overall.

each person gains or loses points for themselves and for anyone on their team. Most points wint 75% of the pot, least points win's 25%. Adjust points/rules as desired.

Add a penalty for a Taboo word like "Beer" anyone that says that words slams a "beverage" and throws an additional dollar in the pot. First one to urinate pays $5.00

[Ed Carlson]

Backwater Eddy's "Ur-A-Ice-Hole" Ice Golf Tournament.

Very General Rules.

Set up a 9 or 18 hole golf course pre-drilled and flag marked on the ice.

First you need to get the large plastic ball in the hole...using a ice scooper as a club, I recommend the Long Frabill black/yellow "Big Birtha" scoop myself . Count the strokes.

Once you get to the hole you can fish it.

Fish caught are counted only against your strokes leading up to that hole. You can figure out how the points work depending on the waters you fish and species available.

Stagger the start/T-off or do multiple holes at each point to fish but only 1 pin hole as the target.

You can come up with a lot of silly rules to make it interesting, but it will take most of a day to do and if well structured it can be a good betting game.