With archery season about 2 weeks away this time of year always gets me excited about ice fishing. Anyone else ready for the hard water? I am going to be working on building a perminent shanty over the next few weeks. Will be nice this year to be able to sit inside a warm shelter instead of my portable clam.

Bring on the cold!!!!

Heck yea man, I cant wait. After deer seasonice fishing will be my life.Gonna go to old Home Depot and get all the materials I need tobuild a good sturdy shanty this year. Got a nice 32" Pike earlier this year, boy was that fun...cant wait man.

Do you already have the plans for your shanty? I was going to work on drawing some up this week.

I've been ready since my last trip in April.Just have to get some more venison steaks this fall. Venison and beer on the ice, does it get any better???

No not yet, like you Ill be working on a set pretty quick here, wont be too hard.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JXsrYvyN_gA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3eqW7JQBDdI
watched these videos last night. looks like some awsome perch fishing!

Oh man dont say the "I" word it gets me all happy and excited inside. Im entering about 5 ice tourneys this year so im very excited for this year, plus i cant wait to try out my new Marcum and 4 man ice shelter. Oh and not to mention me and a bunch of buddies are takin a trip to Montana for 10 days of icefishin

it would be sweet if someone started an ice fishing contest later on this year.

That would be a sweet idea I like it.

Entering 2 tourneys this year up north. Joining the "Frost bite open" and of course "Tip up town" Dont know if anyone is familiar with either one of them, they are in Mid Michigan.

I am hoping to do some tournaments in southern Wisconsin this year. I was also planning on doing the Trap Attack series this year but they haven't posted anything yet so I don't know if I will be able to swing it on short notice since I usually have to take a day off of work to make some of the far events.

A Huntingnet tournament/contest sounds like a great idea. Not sure how that would work but I am sure we can come up with something.