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Ice Fishing => Inventions => Topic started by: Hoss5355 on February 11, 2010, 08:04:27 PM

Title: Tired of looking down?
Post by: Hoss5355 on February 11, 2010, 08:04:27 PM

After every trip, I was sick of having a sore neck from staring down at my vex, camera, etc, for a long period of time.  I went to Target and picked up a cheap tv tray, and had to modify it a hair for my shanty, but it worked great.  It is light, and folds up in the bottom of the shanty.  Since I have plenty of room, this is pretty nice.  Keeps the camera up high, and gives me a place to set bait, lure boxes, etc.  Vex will also fit up there, but I started setting it on a minnow bucket to keep it up a little bit.

(http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/watermark.php?file=48166&size=1)

(http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/watermark.php?file=48171&size=1)

Title: Re: Tired of looking down?
Post by: davidhoheisel on February 11, 2010, 10:28:05 PM

That's one i will have to try. My neck kills me to after a day on the ice.

Thanks

Title: Re: Tired of looking down?
Post by: slabslayer on February 12, 2010, 02:36:48 PM

Good idea, I'll try that one too.

Title: Re: Tired of looking down?
Post by: Hoss5355 on February 13, 2010, 11:42:15 AM

I think the tray was like 6 or 7 bucks, and even if it only lasts one year, it was worth it.  I had to move the support up about 4 inches, but it was just nailed in to a dowel.  Without the support though, it was really unstable, because I thought about just taking it out.  If your shanty doesn't have the ridge in the middle, it should be fine how it is.