Bushcraft Ice Fishing Set
Outdoor activities in the dead of winter can be hard to come by. However, one of my favorite ways to spend a Sunday winter afternoon is to go out Ice Fishing. One of the main reasons I enjoy ice fishing so much is that it is just so dang simple. I use just a couple of simple tools and always have a blast. I’ve put together a simple Bushcraft Ice Fishing Set and I thought I would share that with you today.
I like for the ice to be at least 5 inches thick before I venture out onto any pond too far. Once I know the ice is safe, I make my hole in the ice using 1 of 2 methods. Either I use my Mora Ice Auger to drill out a perfect 6 inch hole or I will go old school and just hack out a hole using my Wetterlings Camp Axe. Either way takes only a few minutes… Then comes my first Bushcraft Ice Fishing Tool….
Bushcraft Ice Fishing Ice Scoop
This home made gourd scoop helps to get all of the ice chunks out of the hole so that I have a nice clean hole to fish through. It’s a simple tool, but necessary. I’ve also used this gourd as a bowl and cup in the off season. Wonderful multi-use product and it is a fun project as well.
Ice Fishing Deer Antler Reel
This deer antler reel is really the meat and potatoes of the ice fishing operation. I have 1 hole drilled in the end of a piece of deer antler. I have both the leather wrist strap and the ice line tied through this hole. For storage and travel, I just simply wrap the ice line around the antler and secure the fish hook to the leather wrap. Reeling in a fish is as easy as wrapping the ice line around the antler. It’s not rocket science but it works like a charm. I love the simplicity of it.
Marttiini Bushcraft Knife w/ Leather Sheath
To finish out my Ice Fishing Set, I always bring a great knife. In this case, the Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack. This is one of my all-time favorite Bushcraft Knives. Marttiini knives are made in Finland and are rich in history. This particular knife comes in an awesome quality leather sheath which I have added a leather lanyard for neck carry. I will be posting a video soon in which I use this knife to clean the Blue Gill that I caught in the video below. I have several of these in stock here at WHO. I need to get them on-line (note to self – put the Marttiini knives on-line).
Ice Fishing Tools
If I don’t feel like hunting for live bait on site, I will bring in a bait jar of wax worms and these always work great. I mostly catch Blue Gill (which I love) and will occasionally catch a monster Crappie. In the video below you will see that I caught 3 Blue Gill with this Bushcraft Ice Fishing Set.
Let me know if you have any questions or comments – hope you were able to take something away from this post…
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