What is your outfit? Who doesn't love a good ole hoody shorts combo this time of year? Well as tempted as I am to bundle up I go back to something the man who taught me to ice fish said..."TShirts in October"

Why ....simple....acclimation! Why do you think 40 degrees feels like 70 in February?

Same applies if u pretend it's 70 when its 40.

So will I judge u if u still sport the classic hoody and shorts combo...heck no...if anything I wish I could be YOU but now feel like it's my mission to acclimate and thought I would share what I do to compete against dudes in the Northwoods of Wisconsin and LOTW in -30 temps..us Ohio boys need to be ready

Dec 12th Cabelas Polaris
Dec 13th Franks Great Outdoors Linwood, MI
Dec 19th Field and Stream Easton
Dec 20th Bass Pro Shops (tentative)
Also looking to finally make an appearance at the dock tourneys this year and Marks Bait and Tackle as well in Ravenna

Here is my latest ice fishing video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHio99SszNw

So my daughter and I were returning from a Daddy Daughter date at Arby's and while passing a pond she asks "can we go fishing". Quickly acknowledging what she just said and the fact that we had left over arbys and a palm rod rigged up in the car...I promptly slammed on the breaks and backed up to park on the side of the road. We walked over to a spot that had a culvert coming out and enough height and depth for my daughter and I to sit on the easement with our legs dangling and hand toss the line to about 4-5 ft of water where gills and the occasional bass hang out. I send a test beacon out - a piece of corn beef from our Arby's left over and BAM! It is immediately snatched up by an average sized gill. I bait the gills into a feed frenzy, they put a sliver of corn been on a size 22 hook that I got from a Russian at the St Pauls Ice Show last year. I wield the 1 lb test into the abiss and hold on to my palm rod tight with anticipation..then it happened...one after another, blue gills would hammer the tiny ice jig and Arby's select meat as if it were a night crawler under a bobber. Ice Fishing in May using international competition equipment with my daughter....check!

The luck of the Irish visited Marks Bait and tackle today

Took my first plunge yesterday on Erie was along a pressure crack on a warm day 10 inches of ice on both sides no safety picks or spud bar but floatable bibs from Striker made getting out easy.

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