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Congrats Chris!

Right on Brian.. We went today and got skunked on white fish.

Following up an tank perch report with a tank laker report!!

I Love it!

What's next?

Nice pics man! But I'm still in hard water mode. I'm no where near ready for soft water yet!!

Nice shots!

Have those photos been shopped? Looks like the colors have been brightened up. Very cool photos either way. Gotta love the Simcoe tanks!

Thanks for the quick replies Gents.!

I'm off!

I am putting my hut out tomorrow morning. This will be the first time I ever leave it out for more then a day.

There will be at least 8" of crusty snow, and likely another few inches of powder where I want to put my hut. Gunna leave it there till the end of the season.

Should I shovel down to the ice. Then block the hut up on the ice. Or just block the hut up on top of the snow, then bank the walls with snow?

My concern is for the ease of removal in a few weeks.

The hut will be anchored well, so I'm not worried about that. I just don't want a real of a time getting it out at the end of the year.

Any advice?

Perfect day for it! This report is really got me looking foward to when my son is older!

RIght on man. Nice day on the water..

So the daughters BF doesn't like ice fishing? Man, I wish my wife's Dad was in to ice fishing...l He'd rather watch golf on T.V...

I saw a couple of those in action (1st gen.) on nip last weekend. Slick little rig you've got Jacques!

Great stuff Rob. But get the heck out of my secret spot!

crappy new Bill!

I printed my free pass yesterday. Gunna give the trails a shot around her. Only problem is, my buddies with sleds are running Rev 1000's.. No friggen way I'll be able to keep up

Lookin good Wayne!

I'm just about to hit the garage and start welding!

Slow day, but atleast you got some slim between your fingers!

I'll be heading up that way Monday to try toget team 1 a fat g-bay pike!

X3! Nice looking fish!!

I bet they thought the Chechen's where on the attack!!

Pretty wild!

Heard about this on the new this morning.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/15/hundreds-hurt-as-meteor-screams-across-russian-sky-leaving-6-metre-crater/

I also heard that you can get free OFSC trail passes for this weekend!!

I'm not a musky fisherman.. SO to break 60, I need to start adding up numbers..

Lets see.. 23 + 24 + 14 = 61

The last one is Rod Caster's..

Thanks for posting those picture IHF. I like that idea with the spring clasp for easy removal from your Two vehicle! I was wondering about what to do there. The last night I want to be doing is using two wrenches to loosen up jam nuts.. Thanks again everyone for the input!

Thanks Wayne! My rocket ship fish hut with aircraft aluminum tow bar and aircraft engine valve springs.... I'll have to paint some flames on the side...

Oh wait.. My tow vehicle is a single cylinder 250 bravo. This hut will never break 20km/hr on the ice!

Thanks for all the comments guys!

And the offers for the free valve springs!!!

I ended up getting all of the material the at need for about $35. Gunna weld it all up this weekend.

The valve springs are a great idea! I'm gunna check out Princess auto. I know I can get the perfect spring from bolts plus. But they are $20 each.

It's a permanent hut. The tow bar will be universal, to fit a utility sleigh that I am going to build in the summer. The hut is Built very light, and has UHMW sliders. The Bravo should pull it no problem, when the hut is empty.

Anyone else got a better idea. Before i go buy steel, and springs?

The spring section at the end is to that the little bravo can get moving a little (8" travel) before the weight of the hut loads up.

4" travel in the opposite direction to cushion the ride a little.

The idea is basically the exact same as my fishing partners. But I wanted some more input before I finalize the design.

Any input, (or pictures of your tow bars ) would be greatly appreciated!

10 or 15 minute walk if the conditions are good.