In a surprising move, Eskimo has released a new ice auger for the 2023/34 ice fishing season – the Eskimo E40. Why is this surprising? Well, Artisam, the parent company of Eskimo, is also the parent company of Ion ice augers. So why would a company that has such a…
Forward-facing sonar is incredibly powerful technology and I am excited to finally get my hands on it. I’ve only had Lowrance Active Target for a few weeks at this point but I’ve learned more about fish behaviour in a handful of outings than I have in the last few years.…
Last weekend I had the exciting opportunity to try to transport my large fishing kayak, the Bigwater 132 PDL, on the roof of my truck sans roof rack. After spending the morning exploring some mountain waters, quite far from home, I began to load up my kayak using the same…
The Strikemaster 24V Ice auger takes direct aim at the cordless drill/ice auger market and, in my opinion, solves all of the problems associated with using cordless drills out on the ice. If you’re in the market for a new ice auger and considering the cordless drill route, read on…
The new 2022 Jiffy Rogue 2.0 is here! If you are in the market for a brand new ice auger and want to learn more about the new 2022/2023 Jiffy Rogue 2.0, this article aims to be the most detailed ice auger review on the internet! Read on to learn…
This is the Piscifun ICX 5 Ice fishing reel. In this video we are going to break this reel down and talk about some of the features, why I’m excited about it, and some of the things I look for in an ice reel. I’ll also bring you along as…
Have you ever spent an hour looking through your tackle collection for one specific thing and never finding it? Or how about while searching for one lure, you discover another you bought for a trip but forgot about? Lately, this routine has happened more than I care to admit, so I…
Underwater cameras can be a useful tool in an anglers arsenal but I don’t consider them a critical piece of gear; they are certainly nowhere near as indispensable as a flasher. In my opinion, underwater cameras have three main uses: scouting for structure, verifying fish species and studying fish behaviour,…
Do you have a flipover ice shelter or a tonneau cover on your truck? Have you wanted to build a smitty sled but didn’t quite know how to do it? I love the smitty sled and it has changed the way I ice fish by making it so easy to…
A quality bumpboard for measuring your catch is, for some reason, hard to come by on this side of the county. For us tournament anglers, a good bumpboard is necessary but shipping one out west does ends up costing an arm and a leg! Luckily for us, great local companies,…
