How to Ice Fish With an Otter Shack
Otter Outdoors manufactures four different sizes of Otter Pro "Ice Series" Portable Fishing Houses. Each fishing house is designed to permit an anglers to ice fish with a maximum degree of comfort and convenience.
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Things You'll Need
- Otter ice fishing shelter
- Sled
- Chair
- Fishing rod
- Fishing reel
- Fishing line
- Bait
- Hooks
- Ice augur
Instructions
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Select the size of Otter Pro Ice Fishing House that best fits your ice fishing needs. The shelters come in sizes of small for one person, magnum for two persons, medium for three persons and large for four persons.
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Transport your shelter to a likely location on the ice. This is best accomplished by flipping it over and attaching it to an Otter fishing sled. The shelters and the sled are designed to fit together to make transporting the shelter as easy as possible.
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Set up the shelter at your chosen location by detaching it from the sled and flipping it over. Reinforce the shelter against bad weather by setting up the shelter's poles according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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Prepare the shelter for fishing by setting up your chair and moving your fishing gear inside. If the weather is cold, you can maximize the heat within the shelter by closing the various vents located throughout the shelter.
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Drill a hole in the ice with your ice auger. If you are using one of the larger Otter shelters, you may need to drill holes for every angler in your party. Make sure that you can drill such holes safely before using the ice augur.
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Take a seat inside the shelter and start fishing.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure the blades on your ice auger are sharp enough to cut through the ice easily. Few things are more frustrating that trying to hack through the ice with a dull ice augur.
Always make sure that the ice is sufficiently strong to support all the members of your fishing party. As a rule of thumb, do not drill a hole and fish on ice that is less than four inches thick. Always exercise caution and do not go out on the ice if you have any concerns.
References
- Photo Credit two brown trout from lake huron in alpena, mi image by Paul Retherford from Fotolia.com
