Ice fishing guide service on the Chip

[Ty Sennett]

For those of you that want to do some ice fishing on the Chip I will be guiding again this year. We have some of the best crappie fishing anywhere and it doesn't get much easier than in the winter. The bluegill and perch are also very aggressive through the ice on the Chip. Also, if you want big pike, most of our largest pike from the Chip are caught while ice fishing. I have more than enough equipment for everyone and can set you up with a place to stay over at Deerfoot or another location that works. I have two warm ice shacks with wood burning stoves so getting cold is not an issue for the faint of heart. Call for reservations. It's not too late for a Christmas gift of an ice fishing trip. Here are the rates:

Up to 3 people:$350.00 per day
$50.00 per extra person (after 3 people)
All live bait will be supplied by myself at no charge

Call me at: 715-462-9403

[RobertTB]

Ty, hey, it's Robert. Ty, those warm shacks with wood burning stoves, do they have like a means to have a TV in them, so somebody can watch the games or Oprah when the school of crappie moves off for a while ? If they do, a guy or gal could bring a vcr and hook it up and watch movies or even watch a movie they made while they were ice fishing, while they are ice fishing when the school moves off. That'd be kind of cool.

Speaking of cool, is there a way to keep your ice tea cool in that warm shack ? Got a mini fridge in there ? I know this guy that likes ice tea a lot, not hot tea, and it'd bum him out if his tea got warm and melted the ice while inside the shack. Then it wouldn't be ice tea anymore and he'd hafta' take the snowmobile and go get more ice to ice his tea and be correct. You know. Is the shack far from where they sell ice ?

That's all I can think of at the moment.

Oh, PS...I heard it snowed up there. Maybe 5 or 6 inches ? Is that right ? Do you have any ice up there ?

Thanks.

[Ty Sennett]

Oh how I missed your posts Robert.

We've got about 4 iinches of snow but it's supposed to snow more this weekend. Just south of us it snowed a lot. Eau Claire got a foot or more. We need some cold nights to make more ice. We only have about four to six inches of ice right now. I kind of like driving my truck out there so another foot of ice would be nice. That, or if Santa brought me a Polaris Ranger side by side with an enclosed cab for Christmas.

[ChipVet]

Oh how I missed your posts Robert.

We've got about 4 iinches of snow but it's supposed to snow more this weekend. Just south of us it snowed a lot. Eau Claire got a foot or more. We need some cold nights to make more ice. We only have about four to six inches of ice right now. I kind of like driving my truck out there so another foot of ice would be nice. That, or if Santa brought me a Polaris Ranger side by side with an enclosed cab for Christmas.

Ahh, the age is starting to kick in. Isn't it wonderful!!!

[Ty Sennett]

Chip Vet, it's more because I bring so much crap out with me. Driving my truck out on the ice just makes it easier to get everything out there in one piece. I drill holes all day so I don't get to cold. The ice house is usually about 80 degrees so there is always a spot to warm up.

I do notice my hands getting colder in the fall though. I need more insulation.

[ChipVet]

Chip Vet, it's more because I bring so much crap out with me. Driving my truck out on the ice just makes it easier to get everything out there in one piece. I drill holes all day so I don't get to cold. The ice house is usually about 80 degrees so there is always a spot to warm up.

I do notice my hands getting colder in the fall though. I need more insulation.

Optimism!! Step 1 --- Denial Step 2--- Realization Step 3 --- The Slowdown

Step 4 --- Memories

[RobertTB]

One time, back in the last century, it was the 70's best I recall, a friend took Jodi and I out driving around on Devil's Lake down there by Portage in an Escort. It was a bitter cold winter and the ice was 2 or 3 feet thick. I'm here to tell you that driving a car or a truck on ice just makes me so filled with terror that all rational thought is not possible in my terrified mind. Driving a truck on ice is utterly wrong...and that is when I saw the back end of a pickup (it had a cap on it) sorta' kinda' sticking up out of the ice hole that was under the truck. Pass the Charmin please and open up the windows ! Bobby has gotta' change his rompers.

A snowmobile, hey, that's ok. 'Cept one time, I saw Steve take a Yahama (or was it a Suzuki ?) sled under the bridge at Herm's, and he kicked up a big rooster tail of water when it occured to him that water was under the bridge and ice was not. He made it through, but I was following him on a TNT 400 and I wisely chose to 90 degree it to the right and go landside. I had to stop and have a smoke in those days when I smoked. Steve did too...and he never smoked. He was very happy the throttle did mash all the way to the handlebar with no bog of the engine. So, I am not so sure of the prudence in driving a vehicle on the ice when Robert is involved in the activity.

Are lifejackets required in a Polaris ?

[Ty Sennett]

I always make sure there is at least 15 inches of ice or more before I drive my truck out there. My brothers dumped two of my sleds in the lake though. They both came out just fine with a little elbow grease and lots of rope. I'm not sure why but I do remember being the one to dive under to get the tow rope hooked up on the first one. That was a cold ride home from Spider Lake.