Interesting Ice Fishing Gear for 2009/10

In response to my many fans' requests for my Christmas List, I began trolling the internet looking for cool new Ice Fishing gear items I might need. Here are a few of the more interesting ones (note: this is not really my actual Christmas List...that is being delivered to you via courier in an armored truck as I write this):


Item 1: A battery operated seat heater that runs on a 12v battery…not sure that my butt is the first thing to get cold when ice fishing…I am also concerned about the heater being an ignition source.
http://www.clamcorp.com/Accessories/SeatsHeaters/SeatHeater/tabid/409/Default.aspx


Item 2: A light/fan combo that runs on 4 AA’s…a fan could be handy in the Sportsbar due to air pollution. For people not in the know "the Sportsbar" is our ice fishing palace we keep on a lake north of town.
http://clamcorp.com/Accessories/LightsFans/FanLightComboSmall/tabid/411/Default.aspx


Item 3: A Sled Pulling Harness…an engineered 4 point sled harness for hauling ice gear...I may get this one for all my buddies-I doubt they make my size.
http://clamcorp.com/Accessories/SledsTowing/SledPullingHarness/tabid/415/Default.aspx


Item 4: A tool for your power drill that installs ice anchors. Ice anchors are used when it is windy and your portable ice house threatens to sail away. In theory, you pound anchors, which are big metal screws, into the ice to hold the edge of your tent down. This theory does not work. Ice is hard and brittle. The anchors either don't go in the ice or just break it. This tool might help, but if I bring a power drill, couldn't I just bring my other tools and build a permanent shack?
http://clamcorp.com/Accessories/IceAnchors/IceAnchorInstallTool/tabid/402/Default.aspx


Item 5: Winter Lubricant. I believe this is for fishing reels.
http://www.frabill.com/store/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/122/s/1669/category/8/


Item 6: The Mr. Heater Buddy heater has been improved…same heat, but significantly more compact unit…folding handle…swiveling hose attachment means easy hose hook up, especially when using a filter…it now has a single switch lighting system (one handed lighting). Basically, they took all my ideas for improvements and made them.
http://www.mrheater.com/product.aspx?catid=41&id=24


Item 7: Battery Operated Ice Auger engine…there are a couple brands of these out there. I wonder if I could an alternative energy tax break for buying one.
http://www.icegator.com/
http://www.strikemaster.com/electra_lazer.html


Item 8: Someone should buy one of these new "hub" styled lightweight fish houses and let me know if they set up easier in the wind than the polar ht house I already have-for now (it has threatened to enter the atmosphere a few times).
http://www.geteskimo.com/foundations/store_getEskimo/shopdetail.asp?params=69151*79&tab=docs


Item 9: LED fishhouse lighting systems eliminate the need for the fragile lantern that is waiting for the opportunity to burn a hole in your portable fish house’s nylon wall…these light strings appear to have improved recently.
http://outdoorprostore.com/led-ice-fishing-lights.html


Item 10: These rod holders would work better than the metal hooks we have in the Sportsbar, but they are permanently mounted, so everyone would have to have the same length fishing pole to use them. And everyone's rods are probably different lengths (but that's okay-the length really has nothing to do with a good fishing experience-right?).
http://todaystackle.com/rodrocker.html


Item 11: A motorized lure spinner. If you are really too busy to jig your own lure, aren't you too busy to fish?
http://todaystackle.com/miniteaser.html


Item 12: I can see how in lakes that don't have much structure these fake weeds might make a difference…until my fishing line got wrapped around them and I lose the fish.
http://www.reelweeds.com/Products/StructureonaString/tabid/126/Default.aspx


Item 13: These skirted leaders might help get pike or lake trout on a tip up if you had a really lively minnow…or they could be used in the annual "Aloha Sportsbar!" hula dancing contest.
http://monsterfishgear.com/FeaturedProducts/TeaserLeaders/TrophySeriesTeaserLeader/tabid/256/Default.aspx

There you have it-I have successfully saved you, the loyal reader, from hours of shopping for the angler on your list.

The Arrowhead Angler