Thanksgiving is always a great time of year to get into the holiday spirit. Around this time of year while everyone is out shopping and decorating some of us are fortunate enough to have fishable ice to walk on. We have a few days off of work and we just can’t wait to pull our first fish through an ice hole. If I don’t have safe ice yet to walk on around Thanksgiving I’ll at least pull out the rods, reels, shanty, flasher and auger to get them all tuned up and ready. While this can be as exciting as Christmas morning for some of us, we should probably pay more attention to our safety gear as we venture out on to first ice. I myself am guilty of not paying attention to the fine details of my safety gear sometimes. Do I have a plan and the proper gear to get myself out of a ice hole if I fall in? Do you?
I am joined today by Trent Eineichner of the Bemidji Fire Department to talk about ice safety and what to keep in mind as we head out onto first ice. Trent is the Fire Captain in Bemidji and shares a ton of value to keep us safe as we enter our 2018-2019 ice season. Also a very accomplished angler with multiple appearances on The Next Bite TV show, Trent walks us through must have gear, tips and techniques to help us stay safe.
This is an episode I hope many of you take the time to listen to. You may think that you have been ice fishing all of your life and have everything you need but what’s a few minutes out of your drive to work to listen to some techniques and gear that might save your life. In the end, its always a great reminder to not think about what lures too rig up first but instead where is my safety rope, spud bar and life jacket to put in the shanty. As always thank you for listening and let’s stay safe.
Cheers
Lee
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