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I am planning on doing it in NH this winter.
With this cold we may by ice fishing soon. I would like to get up to Sabbatus in Maine.I've been trying to get up there the last two years. Something always comes up. I hear they have some BIG Pike.
Every winter I look out my windows and watch people scuttling to and from their little fishing shanties across the street, while I put my feet up in front of the fire and pop open another cold one. To each his own.
Ken
Shanties and stoves? You guys do that fancy ice fishing.
I haven't been in a few years but all we had was upside-down 5-gallon pales to sit on and hot coffee to keep you warm. Many a days spent on Walker Pond.
Don't think I will be going this year unless my father wants to go out.
I used to fish with a guy who had built his own shanty that folded up and it was on skis.
We pulled it on and off the ice, darn nthing must've weighed 100-150lbs, but when it was set up....THAT was living.
Used to get the coleman stove fired up in there, and cook sausages, peppers and onions while waiting for a flag.
Mikey,
Is that Walker pond in Sturbridge? If so, we probably crossed paths out there as I've Ice Fished there many times. Also Cedar Lake as well.
+1 My old man had an 8'x8' wood fish house that had a wood stove inside and it would maintain 80+ degrees all day and night. Only had to go outside to check the tip-ups.
On lazy days, we'd set up in front of the house and watch from the living room window.