Heh @Ragman, I welded up a short 3.5" high frame out of aluminum and mounted an old pair of shortened skis to it. Pulls effortlessly especially if there is snow on the ice.
95% of the winter I don’t need to pull the sled on the ice. We just drive on. We just need to walk on at the beginning when the ice is still too thin to drive on and then at the end when the ice is too rotten. It slides pretty easy then. If I lived where it’s not safe to drive, I’d sure try yours.
Sorry Phil, I don't have those details anymore, lost on my phone. Big old boy that's for sure.
Are those European pike or did you make a trip to Canada? Those are some big gators!
Thank you Ragman! They are Irish pikes. Ireland has a special place in my heart because as a schoolchild, I used to spend summer in Ireland, in College - was very funny, not hard time at all. Still considering Ireland a second home, I often go there for fishing, or just to visit friends. It's a magic place indeed. But, I have to say, here in Italy we have even bigger pikes, in the lakes around Rome, like Bracciano, and in the North, too. The problem with our lakes, is that they are in general "volkanic" lakes, very, very deep, and with a "cone" shape - so they are pretty difficult to fish. Irish lakes are more shallow, so they are perfect to fish in.
Such pretty fish!
Love the brookie’s, but fav is still walleye, especially if it cooked over an open fire for shore lunch! YUM YUM!
Hard to beat the walleye for table-fare that's for sure. Perch are just as good but takes more to make a meal.
