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Ice Fishing => Shanty Help => Topic started by: Icebug84 on December 23, 2010, 11:58:23 AM
Title: Never lets me down
Post by: Icebug84 on December 23, 2010, 11:58:23 AM
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.
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Post by: wballard77 on December 23, 2010, 01:58:37 PM
I like the red top Russian heater in Pic #2 Ba Ha Ha... ;D
Title: Re: Never lets me down
Post by: Icebug84 on December 24, 2010, 04:46:37 PM
Hah! I guess I forgot about that. Yeah it helps warm the toes lol.
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Post by: let it freeze on December 31, 2010, 09:49:34 AM
Those Russians know how to make heaters.
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Post by: davidhoheisel on January 01, 2011, 01:07:32 PM
Its nice to have one on the ice at all times. Just walk out and your ready to go. You can use the new one when you hit new lakes. Its the best of both worlds.
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Post by: Icebug84 on January 02, 2011, 07:03:49 PM
I agree David, we actually just took the shanty off the ice on new years eve. I'm already looking forward to setting it back up.
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Post by: wballard77 on January 02, 2011, 07:33:32 PM
Its nice to have one on the ice at all times. Just walk out and your ready to go. You can use the new one when you hit new lakes. Its the best of both worlds.
Can you leave one on the ice in ohio? do you need a permit?
Title: Re: Never lets me down
Post by: icebucketjohn on January 03, 2011, 02:14:35 PM
Here's a pic of an old Feffercorn 1-man, canvas shanty (Feffercorn commercially made shanties out of Sandusky, Ohio from the 1950's to the early 1970's)
I had it for a couple of years. Served me well, but finally sold it to another icer.
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Post by: Icebug84 on January 04, 2011, 04:25:28 PM
I like the color scheme John. Thats a pretty nice looking old shanty
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Post by: icebucketjohn on January 05, 2011, 11:50:37 AM
The large circles were done to differeniate my shanty from others like it.
I remember when I was a youngin, shanties on Lake Erie and Mogadore all had distinctive color schemes & patterns. It looked like a circus on the ice.
Think I'll do that to my Clam Nanook one of these days also.
Title: Re: Never lets me down
Post by: Icebug84 on January 14, 2011, 10:51:53 AM
That's a good idea. I watched a video on youtube the other day. Some guys up in Canada were building a shanty, and they made the door look like a giant bottle of Molson Canadian. I don't suppose you could mistake that. Maybe in Canada but definitely not around here.