No real giants, but a nice batch of gills none the less... Thats my brother with the pink ice rod by the way, not me  

My brother and I got this old shanty from a friend of ours, who pulled it out of some guys garbage in North Royalton about seven years ago. Since the day we acquired it, we've been catching fish in it ever since. Two years ago I felt the need to upgrade and bought a huge Frabill four man shanty. My brother and I even considered throwing the old shanty away. After much consideration, and a few sleepless nights, we decided we couldn't bring ourselves to retire her. Since then I've used the new Frabill a grand total of four times, and our "old faithful" stays on the ice just as long as we're able to walk out on it without going through. Like a boy's first fort, the old shanty just has a cozy feel to it that I'll never get from a store bought shanty. I think were going to give the old girl a face lift this summer, she definitely deserves it! These are some pictures of my brother and the shanty we've called home for so many years. I will post pictures of us remodeling it this summer.

Has anyone ever tried to make thier own gas powered auger? I'd like to try to mount a motor on mine, and i was just wondering if anyone had any ideas (what to use for a gear box? what kind of clutch?) Any info would be great.

Caught 4 nice bluegill on a farm pond around Burbank yesterday. Ice was about three inches. I might go back out today, but I'm a little nervous with all the snow on the ice. Anyone else in the area been out fishing yet?