Soft water fishing is done. Now waiting for the hard water.
Where’s the Ice
- Thread starter Three Bouys
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That is a huge Man cave you got there Jim 
I am in no hurry for the hard water season yet @Three Bouys.I haven’t even done any steelhead fishing yet,but soon!! In the meantime,I was fishing for walleye’s today in a new fishing spot off the riverbank,and caught and released only this one today,(photo).The fishing was slow,& the water temperature was at 38 degrees fahrenheit where I was fishing,so it’s just a matter of time for things to freeze up for the hard water season.Tight Lines & Fish ON!! ????
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Ok you people they have ice at Pickle Lake now.
? LOL @Red Fisher ???
@Extra Virgin thanks. It works just fine, my son has his 16’ Smokercraft in there as well and his quad. I just finished installing a 40’ radiant heat tube. The shop is 50’x28’That is a huge Man cave you got there Jim
I feel your pain Jim. It's a sad sad day when I bring my good Ole trusty twichin' lure downstairs & put her on trickle charge for the winter 
SonsofFishes
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Beauty boat Three Bouys . What`s your opinion on the Rapala Ice Shelter ? Have you had other brands to compare it to ?
I`m looking to pick one up for this winter .
I`m looking to pick one up for this winter .
LOL!!! Red they have ice in Nunavut too!
I was to Pickle Lake once, actually another 4 1/2 hours all gravel road north of that on Mako Lake just this side of Windigo Lake. That's at the end of the road as far north as you can drive in Ontario. It took us 31 hours from London one way and never had the desire to go moose hunting there again. Best walleye fishing I ever seen averaging 1 walleye per minute for the 2 of us, 30 minutes 30 walleye unbelievable. However not a single moose to be seen anywhere! 
canslayer
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I''ve got a hut for sale ..used once....
Thanks @SonsofFishes I have fished with my brother in his Clam Nanook many times. They pretty much equally the same. Except his had 2 seats in his and you are pretty much sitting in one spot and your lower back would hurt after a while sitting. When my son wanted to get into ice fishing decided to go with the Rapala. It has 2 benches with fold down back rests. The benches gives you more to space to get comfortable when sitting for longer periods.
I believe Rapala has quit making them.
SonsOfPerchin
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What kind of hut?
I used a Clam Yukon TC for a few years and it was a great and durable hut. My only complaint was the frame and the push button things to collapse the frame for transport. I was in a Rapala 2 seater (not sure of model, it was $600+) yesterday at Sail and while the tarp, seats and sled of the Clams are much better, the Rapala does have a much better frame and is much easier to setup and take down. Seats on the Rapala were very uncomfortable compared to Clam.
After using two huts with standard tarps and two with thermal/double layer tarps, I strongly recommend buying a hut with the thermal/layered/insulated tarps as they're far warmer and condensation is not an issue.
Dream hut:
Clam thermal tarp
Rapala frame system
Pelican Trek Sport for the tub/sled
Now to find the parts and figure out how to put em all together....