Hard Water Fishing Show | The Ice Fishing Podcast

The Hard Water Fishing Show goes deep into all aspects of ice fishing from all over the world. We talk about gear like electronics, rods, reels and tackle Also go in depth into the many styles of ice fishing. This is not just a Pro’s podcast its for first time fisherman to. Guests join the show including hard core fishing guides and social media influencers. We never take ourselves to seriously an...

Jeff and Jason talk about  Gadgets, Gizmos and Contraptions, homemade ice fishing gear.   Definition Gadget/Gizmo - Something you buy Contraption- Something home made out of parts. Sometimes we have grey areas, but this is how things break out.  In the hierarchy of items contraptions are always as cooler as gizmos. Contraptions are the roots of hard water fishing.  It is only recently that you can...

Jeff and Jason talk about Burbot and interview Matthew Breuer from North country guide service about fishing for Burbot aka eel pout.  Matthew was kind enough to give our podcast a few minutes of time.  Thanks Matthew. (I did an update to the audio after the first version, the first version had Jason to quiet.) Interview Matthew Jason and I talked about how to fish for clean and eat Burbot.  For m...

Jeff and Jason talk about the recent fishing shows they attended.  Jeff attended the big one, the St. Paul ice fishing show. Jason attended a show at Hanks bait in Waterloo Iowa.  Overall Jeff saw some cool gear, and Jason learned a bunch. Here is a link to Hanks bait. https://fishhanks.com/   Ice Show Gear Here are a few items that I saw at the ice fishing show.   Fish Daddy I got two different l...

Jeff and Jason talk Fishing Line & Yachts Its the Fifth week of November 2018   Beverages Jeff: Schell's Snowstorm Jason: Old Style (of course)   Fishing Report - Ice Report Ice was not quite good enough to get out this past weekend. I am hoping to get out this weekend.  Many places reporting 3 - 5 inches of ices in Minnesota. Some lakes like lake Independence still had open water. Ice report - Da...

Jason and Jeff talk about early ice during the first week of November 2018. Tactics Fishing Report  There is no fishable ice yet, but its coming.   Safety Here is a link to some great safety information. safety refresher   Gear We talked about the many different tip up gadgets we have created over the years. Including a tip-up made from a smoke detector.   Legend Jeff talks about the time he walke...

Jeff and Jason talk about a BBQ contest on Mille Lacs and discuss gear durability on lake of the woods.    Here is a nice walleye from my lake of the woods trip.    BBQ Context A few pictures from the Fire on Ice BBQ context on Mille Lacs.  This was one week after walleye close.   Lake Minnetonka A picture of the launch, we decided to walk out.  We did see a truck come off the ice.  There was plen...

Jeff and Jason talk about fishing on Leech lake and grumpy old men.   Browning table We got this really cool portable table for the trip.  It worked great. https://www.amazon.com/Browning-Camping-8534215-Double-Barrel/dp/B003AV9BSI       Auger mount  Here is a really cool home made auger mount.  It worked really great.     Recepies Below are a few of the recepies we talked about on the episode.  ...

The Hard Water Fishing Show goes deep into all aspects of ice fishing from all over the world. We talk about gear like electronics, rods, reels and tackle Also go in depth into the many styles of ice fishing. This is not just a Pro’s podcast its for first time fisherman to. Guests join the show including hard core fishing guides and social media influencers. We never take ourselves to seriously an...

Jason and Jeff talk panfish tactics and the legend of the bike. Fishing Report Pelican I was out on Pelican Lake in Wright county and everyone was fishing for pike.  After trying a few places I went home without icing a fish.  I did see a few pulled in by near by anglers. There was a ton of people out on the ice.  A few people were out using sails and snow boards to surf across the lake.         L...

Jeff and Jason talk about pan fish lures and tactics and the story of the time when Ole's dog froze his tender bits to the ice. Two Story Fish House Jason and I both saw this video on a two story ice house being towed on the ice.  This ice house is the craziest thing I have ever seen.  It is two stories and takes a plow truck and a tow truck to get it out on the ice. Here is a link to the video ht...

Jeff and Jason talk about ice fishing reports, current events, gear and the legend of the ice fishing trout.     Kids Fishing We talked about taking your kids out fishing.  Here is a few pics of my last trip with the kids.  We did not catch any fish, but we had a great time playing outside.       walleye cakes   http://mnbound.com/wild-in-the-kitchen/2015/4/24/walleye-cakes I made walleye cakes fo...

Episode 5 features Jeff and Jasons favorite walleye lures and our first guest.   The rookie, Steve, talks with Jeff about his first ice fishing experience. This episode got a bit longer than I wanted but we had a ton to cover.     Fishing Report   Got out last weekend with my brother in law Brian and caught a few fish.  Here is a picture of a nice walleye he got.   Lake Osakis Got a report from my...

Jeff and Jason talk about the St. Paul ice fishing show, tip ups and the legend of the non-ice fisherman.   St. Paul Ice Fishing Show I went to the St. Paul ice fishing show Saturday December 2nd.  It was a mad house, it was hard to get through the isles and even worse to checkout. But I still had a great time.  My favorite things about the show are checking out the more rare ice fishing gear.  Al...

Jeff and Jason talk about different sytles of portable ice fishing shacks. Also talk about current events related to ice fishing in Minnesota and Iowa.  The show wraps up with a story about a HUGE Perch.

Jeff and Jason talk about deer camp and ice fishing electronics.  The episode wraps up with the legend of the man with no eyebrows.

The first episode Jeff and Jason compare gas, propane and electric ice augers and that time when Dave drank a beer with some northern slime added.   Augers The 40 volt strike master is a great choice https://amzn.to/3DdRrM9