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Welcome to IceFishOhio / He's Back
« on: December 21, 2016, 05:28:14 AM »
I was unable to ice fish in 2015.  but looking forward to it this year.  Still on oxygen. That adds a special challenge.  I had fished with LEEINOHIO before.  Looking forward to getting together again.

I have a new Humminbird Helix 7 di gps I need to get an Ice transducer for.

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Inventions / Self propelled skis From Our Friends in Russia
« on: January 30, 2016, 02:59:51 PM »
Simple idea.  Looks like it steers same as skis.  https://www.facebook.com/Nerd360/videos/vb.409142299134825/916166478432402/?type=2&theater

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General Discussion / Oxygen in use while ice fishing
« on: October 13, 2015, 07:49:07 PM »
Anybody that ice fishes, on oxygen? I just bought a 2 man hub style shelter, a little buddy, and other ice fishing gear last fall. No I am on oxygen. I mentioned to my oxygen supplier that I was still planning on ice fishing. He told me that the heater I showed him should not be a problem as long as I kept it away from the tank and hose. He said setting the regulator on conserve so it just fires a short burst of oxygen directly into my nose as I inhale, would prevent oxygen from leaking into the hut. No different then when I cook on the stove at home. Key is to do safety check on regulator, hoses and tank valve for leakage.

He suggested I do not keep the tank outside the shelter because the cold tank could lead to frostbite of my nasal passages. He said to have the car heat up on the drive to the lake and wrap the tank in a blanket for the walk out onto the ice. It should retain some heat because of it's mass. And then the heat in the shelter would be OK. Little Buddy takes my shelter to about 60 degrees F.

So, is there anyone on the site that has actually been on oxygen and still gone ice fishing? Any tips?

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General Discussion / How the Russians get a car out of the lake
« on: March 29, 2015, 09:04:25 AM »
Old country ingenuity.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202553488664183 

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Ice Safety!!! / Technical discussion of ice more types than I ever knew of
« on: February 17, 2015, 01:17:46 AM »
Very informing.  http://lakeice.squarespace.com/glossary/

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Mosquito Creek Reservoir / Re: Ice conditions
« on: February 11, 2015, 10:25:33 PM »
Thanks twostate.  I was heading for the docks in the morning.

I'll check the area just south of the docks.  Not sure what it is called.  There is a out out, parking, and a nice ramp like area to pull the sled onto the ice.

A walk out from there can get you to the underwater road bed.

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Sled Help / Re: new pics of 3rd gen sled
« on: February 11, 2015, 10:17:10 PM »
My sled carries the auger in the bottom.  It slides out the top rear of the sled once I unscrew the handle connector bolt from it's retaining block.

I just placed the auger in the bottom of the sled with the sharp blades turned sideways.  Then slid 2 pieces of 2 / 3 against it in line with the slush blades.  After screwing them to the bottom of the sled, I put 2 short pieces of furring strip against the auger shaft on opposite sides of the shaft.  This keeps the auger from sliding from side to side.  Mine is a 8" auger.  Your auger size may need more than 2 x 3 pieces to slightly lift it from the sled.

The Auger connection bolt is gets screwed into a cross block that has a threaded hole in it.  

Maybe you can rig something similar on top of your sled.    

I have an extra cross to hold the Ice anchor speed wrench.

My full build thread is here. http://www.icefishohio.com/index.php?topic=12031.0

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Sled Help / Re: new pics of 3rd gen sled
« on: February 11, 2015, 10:08:05 PM »
Very nice and organized.

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Ice Fishing Videos / You just never know what can be pulled out of the ice hole
« on: February 09, 2015, 09:12:17 PM »
Saw this on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=706338066147889

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Mosquito Creek Reservoir / Re: how I spent super bow sunday
« on: February 05, 2015, 11:36:52 PM »
Skeeter wind is why I bought a shelter.

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Portage Lakes / Re: PLX 2/3/15
« on: February 05, 2015, 11:34:44 PM »
Very nice mixed catch.

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Sled Help / Re: My sled build using car top carrier bottom and skis
« on: February 03, 2015, 09:06:49 PM »
Final Pics

Under the shelter case is my large man folding chair.  The seat is higher than a regular folding chair.  It works out quite well whether using inside the shelter or running n gunning to find the fish.

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Sled Help / Re: My sled build using car top carrier bottom and skis
« on: February 03, 2015, 09:04:10 PM »
Additional pics

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Sled Help / My sled build using car top carrier bottom and skis
« on: February 03, 2015, 08:52:46 PM »
I had an old car top carrier so I used the bottom part of the shell to build my sled.  It has a top frame made from furring strips to keep things from moving around.

The inside of the bottom is reinforced with furring strips running lengthwise.  They fit into the grooves precast into the base.

Then four 1 X 4 are on the outside of the base width wise. These are screwed through into the inside furring strips.  These four 1 X 4 set on top of the removable ski frame.  I drilled slightly oversize holes for the metal studs that are on the ski frame.  The studs are the type that are 1/2 lag bolt type thread and 1/2 machine screw thread.  This allows me to use fender washers and wing nuts to lock the 4 studs to the top 1/2 of the sled.

The skis are sanded and marine epoxied to the bottom of the sled risers. Then bolted in place with 2 inch wide corner braces from Ace Hardware.  The screws bolting the braces are cut so the do not come out of the bottom of the skis. The screws are also epoxied into the skis.

Making it in two sections  makes it easier to place in my car.  It is sized so the skies are against the interior sides of my SUV and the tips are touching the folded up seat back, and the edge of rear hatch molding.

This locks the sled in place.  I have to unload the sled before removing it from my vehicle, but since every thing is cased or crated, this does not take much time at all.

It is amazing to pull.  Once you give it a light tug to start it moving, it slides so easy that in testing, I could pull it with just 2 fingers.

The crates hold my flasher, tackle, tip ups and rods, and 100 feet of soft nylon anchor line attached to a float with a loop as a safety rope.  The crate can be lifted from the sled, set and set on the ice.  Then when the float is thrown, it self coils out of the crate.

I made a folding foam floor for my 2 man hub style shelter.  It folds in half so it slides under the sled and rests on top of the frame attached to the skis.

The sled is elevated by a 2 x 6 and then 2 x 3.  This prevents having to pull it through the snow as the skis allow it to keep on top of the snow.


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Technical Forum Questions / Re: Do not click here banner
« on: February 03, 2015, 02:07:52 PM »
They did not respond to my email yet.  If this is not a is not supporter, I wonder if it should be removed.

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