02-24-2002, 09:18 PM
<B> Ice Fishing Tip #20</B><br><br><br>This is a good one for the shanty pro’s, have you ever set out your shanty in a location that you thought might be productive only to catch notta? So you decide to move it over 20 feet or so and find that your shanty is frozen to the lake,<br><br>Now you have three options;<br> Burn the shanty down<br> Wait till you get a thaw to try to move your shanty<br> Or take your spud and chop it out<br><br>Most of us would just chop it out. Unfortunately these causes damage when you start hitting the baseboards with the spud and try to pry it loose. <br><br>There is an option if you plan early enough and that is to take thaw line that can be purchased at most home repair stores and attach it to the bottom of the shanty on all boards that come directly in contact with the ice. (an be bought in any length, measure the total running footage before going to buy.) It comes in a role and can be cut to any length. There is some assembly required, the store rep will be glad to help in this matter.<br><br>You will now have to place a covering over the tender electrical lines. For this you will want to use 2x1 ½ inch shelving angle iron. (Holes are expectable) cover the wire with 2 inch side running up the side of each board, making sure that on the out side of the perimeter of the base has the angle running around the exterior for prying purposes. <br><br>You can now take out a small generator and plug in your shanty and this will free the base from the lake for moving. <br><br><br>[cool] “Don’t forget to wiggle your jig.” davetclown