Rod Caster

Great footage and video. T-shirt, daylight walleye and all alone on the ice.... doesnt get better than that!!!

That's pretty funny... I can see it maybe flopping around, but swimming upright? ha!

Yup, done and done. Now to see if someone will call me back... I've had issues contacting Hydro One on the job site before.

I agree. The aerial/pole never seemed like a good idea to me... Underground seems like a cleaner install and safer. Running under the driveway requires additional protective measures; sterofoam and boards from what I was told. Last I heard, it cost around $1,800 to buy and install a hydro pole...

DB2 is what I thought I needed too... So they'll supply the wires, will connect from their aerial and perform an inspection, and the rest is up to me? Anyone know of some kind of Standard Operating Procedure for these types of installations? I couldn't find anything on their website last night.

Has anyone run power underground from a roadside aerial service to a house? I'm thinking of running 200ft of cable from the road to a house to avoid paying for a pole and its associated installation fees. I figure I could get an excavator/ditching bucket to excavate a ditch for much less $$$. I'm guessing Hydro One would connect to my underground cables no charge.... since they install the first 100 feet of aerial cable at no cost as well (from what I understand).

Ha! Maybe there is a pattern developing ... I wonder where I'll get stuck this spring haha.

Wow. Crazy story, Will. Seeing anything like that, first hand or second hand is scary and reduces your confidence to common-sense doesn't it? Glad everyone was ok.

absolutely! ..and if anyone else wants to post as well..

4 feet of ice, you must have been way up north Interesting about the ridge below the crack The one I drove into has never been there in my experience, but it's right beside a large dropoff. The large cracks/walls on Nipissing seem to be mostly at the same location each year... at least at the east end.

Well, another ice-season on Nipissing has come to an end. The ice was good (around 24" in March), the walleye fishing was solid and the pressure cracks were everpresent. I was twice visited by authorities, which is twice more than my entire Nipissing history....I'm glad to see they are enforcing the new rules, even though I don't 100% agree with them. Overall, the walleye numbers were up for me and the size was up as well. We were often able to throw back <13" fish and wait for two 15" keepers for eating (15.7" bottom of slot) and I caught my PB walleye at 8.5lbs. My perch numbers were significantly lower, as was the amount of ling. I got several cisoe and one beauty of a whitefish! The best baits were Northland Buckshots and 3-4" silver jigging spoons. If the fish were picky I'd use a very very small buckshot and tip it with a minnow head...deadly! Good ol' big shinners worked on tipups and my experiments with 4-6" suckers produced some big fish! The one thing that will really stand out for me is the first day I drove my truck onto the ice several miles into the open. I was honing in on a drop-off and had my truck in reverse when I drove into an open pressure crack, maybe 12-20" wide. One of my rear tires was almost completely in the water, over 30FOW. I bailed quickly out of the truck and stood back waiting for my truck to drop...it didn't move...luckily. No cracking or creaking, so after I settled down I hopped back after in and in 4x4 I managed to grip out of the crack. The lesson I learned, quite simply, was to never drive in reverse on a lake...had I been looking forward there is no way I would have missed the crack. Here are a few big fish from my season on Nipissing.

Beer Battered Burbot has a nice ring to it! We were a bit cold yesterday on the ice and it was only -11.... embarassing isn't it

I just got my sled up and running... Winter can last right up to the third week of may.

Sweet, Jay! Keep an eye out I will.... give a shout out to OFC if you can hahaha.

Ya, I thought Global was cutting out all the outdoor shows... wonder if that is for next season? I have a hard time sitting down and watching a full episode when guys are selling you motor oil or a million other things...this show is refreshing and very Canadian.

What's with all the steam? Don't tell me you installed a solar shower in that thing

Nice feed...I'd like to know what this "spring" thing is all about?

woo hoo!!!! Thanks Vinnie. I texted Joey that "apparently" he's a funny guy

I'm seen mostly fishing shows, but I remember seeing some arctic hunting too. It played on Global at 830 (i think) this morning (saturday).

No kidding! That's really cool. What were you fishing for?

You not thinking of moving over there now are you? Notice all the snow remarks in that video, what they are really saying is WE DON"T ICE FISH

I think it's great! Lots of episodes on the FAR north and very little product pushing or even talking for that matter haha. Easily my favorite fishing show on Global now.

added eyelashes? I hope you were still talking about the lures I've done the line test with the cat before.

Yup, the guys at Beaverland Lodge know their stuff!

Beauty colors on that fish!