Zachary and I hit the ice once again trying for Northern Pike. It was a slow fishing day but we did not get skunked. Another great day on the ice with my Son.
We don't have this in Australia but I enjoyed watching you guys do it. Top set up also with the gas heat and tent out there. Thank you for sharing really made me want to go fishing here now!
Nice to see y’all have an awesome father and son relationship. So important in these trying days. Makes it much better when you live closer together also. Unfortunately my boys live 6 and 8 hours away. Youngest and his family coming for a visit next month. We were able to meet our new Great Grandson this past weekend. Granddaughter and her husband came for a visit from Ft. Hood, Texas. He will be leaving on March 8th for deployment to Kuwait and Iraq for next 9-10 months. Please keep him and his family in your prayers, thanks Joe. Really enjoyed your video as always.
Bob Wieters I know the feeling , oldest boy is in the army and was in Alaska now I Georgia. Been 3 years since I have seen him and he is deploying this month to Afghanistan. Tell your grandson in law we thank him for his service and to be safe, we’ll all be saying a prayer for him.
Ahhh father and son time on the lake. We don't get to ice fish much here in Kentucky , so thanks for sharing that. It looks fun. Safe travels on your journey to Louisiana.
I really enjoy watching your videos. Years ago my father worked for a travel magazine and during the summers we would spend a lot of time in Minnesota and surrounding states going back and forth from campgrounds rating them, etc. your videos bring back a lot of fond memories and I just wanna thank you for that! My dad passed away a few years back and those summers we had a lot of good times. We set up base in Park Rapids and went out from there. One day I’ll get to go back and spend some time up there again. Thanks for doing what you guys do, keep up the good work.
Wow Zander sure can twist his legs around sitting on the work bench helping Grandpa. I wish I could sit down and cross my legs, to be young and have that flexibility sure do miss those years.
Hey fellas, great video. Just a little tip for setting up your pop-up in heavy wind. I always spread it out and then put 2 anchors in on the windy side. That way it's not a big open kite. Helps a little bit anyways.
Lucky you, ya still have snow ! Here in the Motor City it was 56 degrees at 5am., & pouring to beat the band. Flood warnings galore, expecting 2-3 inches of rain today ! Take care & enjoy your winter weather.
Great video guys! Im not sure if you've saw them yet, but they make an attachment for a cordless drill to screw in those ice anchors. I always hated trying to put them in by hand with a stiff wind. Another thing I do with them is to use it to wind the spools on my tip ups. I have HT's version and it fits pretty well over the "t" bar on my beaver dams. Its makes resetting and respooling much faster. Good luck guys. Wish I had more time on the ice, but with all the rain and flooding in southern Wisconsin I think its time to break out the long rods.
Looks like Pelican is really slowing down. I haven't fished there since that last winter kill.. At least you got to spend time with Zach. One hammer is better than none hammer.. 😁
Nice fishing! It's almost hard to believe that yesterday I was fishing out of my kayak,catching fish in open water,this early in the year. We had a few really warm days here,and I took advantage of them. The temps here are going to drop a bit,but still not get really cold,and pretty much stay above freezing in the daytime. There is open water, and I highly doubt anyone is going to have any prospects for ice fishing here anymore,except for up north.
Fished there Thursday and Saturday . Zero fish . Lots of road traffic and atvs, snowmobiles running all over . Wouldn't have a clue where to try and catch panfish there anymore, with the lake fraw down .
Ive been doing real good lately with dead baits for late ice. ( big shiners, sucker minnows) my guess is they are tired of casing minnows on a hook running around like they are on a nascar track.
Hey Joe, Where the heck is all the snow? We've haven't had an over abundance up here either. We have about 8-12"...its usually almost double or triple that this time of year. But we've had some really cold temps all winter long. Lake of the Woods has over 5' of ice. Crazy, I've never seen it that thick before.
I heard on the radio that the cold temps are actually pretty normal but the previous 3 years were warm so it seems harsh. It has been cold for sure. They got about 16 inches of snow a few days ago up at the Tent.Here at the house we do not have much. It sounds like 3 to 4 inches coming tomorrow and maybe 4 to 6 on Saturday and another shot at snow next week. I am hightailing it south this Friday at about noon after an on site work meeting. Looks like I will need to go past St Louis MO before the temperatures start to warm. It is 88 right now at the Louisiana house. It is 14 here at the Minnesota house. I cant wait. Lol.
Also, I see zack has a wonderful marcum flasher....instead of using a tape measure, just plop the transducer down the hole and use the flasher to tell you the depth....it is also more efficient.
Man, the little sucker was teasing you Joe, lol. Little toe rag he was. Great time with the family mate, the wee man looked like he was being really helpful on the work bench. lol. Awesome. Cheers boys. ATB Moose.
You guys really need to sharpen your auger blades...believe it or not with sharp blades, the augers will cut efficiently. One hole every 5-10 minutes is crazy unless you just like hearing the motor run. Thanks for the vid!
Im sorry, but if you sharpened them, it would only take 20 seconds or less. I have chipper blades on mine and it only takes 11 seconds to go through 10 inches of ice. Sharpen your blades...your auger will thank you.
im a little confused. they seem to be going after pike. i have always seen the pike left behind because of so many bones. most don't eat them have i missed something?
Instead of them having those scratch tickets where u win so much a week for life joe should make some where u can win 1 week a month for life at tent. That can be the main prize then could have others like go fishing with joe,hunting trip with joe,ect ect. Call it "2018 season with joe" scratch off. You'll make a fortune joe & we'll be happy to, win win.
Another awesome video down. Loved it. Thanks for sharing. Been a subscriber for some time now. Would love to have your support as well. Thanks for all the hard work. ATB JOE
If you are close to Truckee California (Tahoe area) Donner lake will get good ice every couple years or so. Also some other easy access lakes in area. Just bring a friend and learn how to use safety gear, ice spud, rope, cleats and ice picks. Safe ice comes and goes quick there, safe ice is usually along shore but use spud always for ice depth checking and creep your way out to deeper water but descent trout in the lakes to try to catch. Use small spoons with powerbait.
Nobody DRIVES on Donner lake, do they? I can't imagine the ice getting that thick here. It might at much higher elevations, above 9000'. I just have never heard of driving pickup trucks out on a lake anywhere in California! I want to do the whole thing. Truck, tent, hole in the ice, buddy heater, & beer.
Joe im old but please please please adopt me. Can i be you're cameraman, live in of course? I can stay at the tent until u come & then I'll film 4u. I'd be willing to do that for u joe free of charge. If u still don't like this awesome idea i'll even make sure the lighter fluid & renyolds wrap are always fully stocked. I'll be expecting you're call buddy ill be by the phone with my bags packed. LoL
When Sara was still in diapers we were out fishing on Green Lake in Chisago city and I had an 8x10 house I would put out on the lake and leave it all season. It had a wood stove and everything, nice little ice shack. She stepped in the hole and she was wet from her diaper down on that one leg. Haha.
It was slow for sure. Zach said that this weekend they are having a fishing contest out there where you have to catch Northern Pike using hot dogs. I think It is on Saturday. I will be on my drive to Louisiana and arriving Sunday just before lunch. I wouldn't have minded watching how many people show up but 80 degree weather and my Girlfriend are calling my name lol.
Hey JOE were do you get those tennis shoes ? Been watching you for years, worked outside in Ne. Wy. Ia. Ks. Co. Year round , frostbit toes and fingers. Got to be the shoes!!!!
Thanks for sharing Joe and Zack. Appreciate it, Jim
You guys have the best looking tent by far. good stuff
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Another good one! I am really learning, never put it to use, but enjoying it with you.
Not the results we were hoping for but always fun to watch your videos. Thanks for bringing us along with you!
It’s getting to be that time to catch crawfish down here in Louisiana!!
Great video Joe, glad to see you and Zach were able to get out for a bit.
Having a great father and son time is the most important thing, catching a fish is a bonus.
We don't have this in Australia but I enjoyed watching you guys do it. Top set up also with the gas heat and tent out there. Thank you for sharing really made me want to go fishing here now!
Nice to see y’all have an awesome father and son relationship. So important in these trying days. Makes it much better when you live closer together also. Unfortunately my boys live 6 and 8 hours away. Youngest and his family coming for a visit next month. We were able to meet our new Great Grandson this past weekend. Granddaughter and her husband came for a visit from Ft. Hood, Texas. He will be leaving on March 8th for deployment to Kuwait and Iraq for next 9-10 months. Please keep him and his family in your prayers, thanks Joe. Really enjoyed your video as always.
Bob Wieters I know the feeling , oldest boy is in the army and was in Alaska now I Georgia. Been 3 years since I have seen him and he is deploying this month to Afghanistan. Tell your grandson in law we thank him for his service and to be safe, we’ll all be saying a prayer for him.
Anytime you can go fishing with your son is a good day Joe. God bless, Bruce.
Barb Bailey thanks
Ahhh father and son time on the lake. We don't get to ice fish much here in Kentucky , so thanks for sharing that. It looks fun. Safe travels on your journey to Louisiana.
One better then none!
Beats sitting on the couch.
Good time!
Thank for sharing
The best part about ice fishing is there's no friggen mosquitoes. :-)
A slow on the ice beats ANY day at work!
I really enjoy watching your videos. Years ago my father worked for a travel magazine and during the summers we would spend a lot of time in Minnesota and surrounding states going back and forth from campgrounds rating them, etc. your videos bring back a lot of fond memories and I just wanna thank you for that! My dad passed away a few years back and those summers we had a lot of good times. We set up base in Park Rapids and went out from there. One day I’ll get to go back and spend some time up there again. Thanks for doing what you guys do, keep up the good work.
Thank you for the nice comment, I hope you make it back up here soon.
Wow Zander sure can twist his legs around sitting on the work bench helping Grandpa. I wish I could sit down and cross my legs, to be young and have that flexibility sure do miss those years.
Thanks for taking me along,made me feel like I was there with. From your disabled fan.
Hey fellas, great video. Just a little tip for setting up your pop-up in heavy wind. I always spread it out and then put 2 anchors in on the windy side. That way it's not a big open kite. Helps a little bit anyways.
Great video and love seeing your sweet little Zander and of course Zach!!!
Lucky you, ya still have snow ! Here in the Motor City it was 56 degrees at 5am., & pouring to beat the band. Flood warnings galore, expecting 2-3 inches of rain today ! Take care & enjoy your winter weather.
Great video guys! Im not sure if you've saw them yet, but they make an attachment for a cordless drill to screw in those ice anchors. I always hated trying to put them in by hand with a stiff wind. Another thing I do with them is to use it to wind the spools on my tip ups. I have HT's version and it fits pretty well over the "t" bar on my beaver dams. Its makes resetting and respooling much faster. Good luck guys. Wish I had more time on the ice, but with all the rain and flooding in southern Wisconsin I think its time to break out the long rods.
Love the videos. Keep them coming. From Ragin Kajun living in Utah.
Looks like Pelican is really slowing down. I haven't fished there since that last winter kill.. At least you got to spend time with Zach. One hammer is better than none hammer..
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Was fun to see you two together, no matter how much fish you caught! Oh and your grandson is jus a little Joe & Zack 🤔😊😚
Yep we did get all of that 12 inchs!! Im still plowing 🤗 Great vid guys!!
Alot of work for one fish...But you had fun and thank god for fish markets!!
I always do enjoy a trip to the tent. Thanks, Joe.
In a tent -- with a heater! That's my kind of ice fishing!
Great video guys thanks be safe.
just a tip put the ice anchor in before you pull the sides out so it won't blow away in the wind
A bad day of fishing is better than any day at work or just sitting on your duff!
Keep the videos coming!
Nice fishing! It's almost hard to believe that yesterday I was fishing out of my kayak,catching fish in open water,this early in the year. We had a few really warm days here,and I took advantage of them. The temps here are going to drop a bit,but still not get really cold,and pretty much stay above freezing in the daytime. There is open water, and I highly doubt anyone is going to have any prospects for ice fishing here anymore,except for up north.
Thunder Bay Ontario, 30cm of snow, wind and then freezing rain. lol go away winter !!!
Not about the fish, it's about the fishing.
Fished there Thursday and Saturday . Zero fish . Lots of road traffic and atvs, snowmobiles running all over . Wouldn't have a clue where to try and catch panfish there anymore, with the lake fraw down .
Quality Time #1
Made me put ice fishing on my bucket list ...only problem is I can't try it in Ca !
Great video Joe. Looking forward to being able to get my kids out on the ice in a couple years.
Thanks for sharing the video have your fishing once again. You boys need some grippers
The season is ending early in southern Vt. Pulling the fishing huts off now------everything is melting.
you guys must be in southern MN. we haven't lost snow cover in the Twin Cities
Monticello.
Hey Joe love the videos! I was out there Sunday as well kinda slow but I got my limit.
I get that shane co add all the time
Looks like the auger blades need touched up a bit! 😉
Thanxs joe fr ur lovelyvideo
You two need to get up to the tent and do that come on guys it's a given take care u two!
who woulda thought that watching someone else fishing was fun....
Ive been doing real good lately with dead baits for late ice. ( big shiners, sucker minnows) my guess is they are tired of casing minnows on a hook running around like they are on a nascar track.
Hey Joe, Where the heck is all the snow? We've haven't had an over abundance up here either. We have about 8-12"...its usually almost double or triple that this time of year. But we've had some really cold temps all winter long. Lake of the Woods has over 5' of ice. Crazy, I've never seen it that thick before.
I heard on the radio that the cold temps are actually pretty normal but the previous 3 years were warm so it seems harsh. It has been cold for sure. They got about 16 inches of snow a few days ago up at the Tent.Here at the house we do not have much. It sounds like 3 to 4 inches coming tomorrow and maybe 4 to 6 on Saturday and another shot at snow next week. I am hightailing it south this Friday at about noon after an on site work meeting. Looks like I will need to go past St Louis MO before the temperatures start to warm. It is 88 right now at the Louisiana house. It is 14 here at the Minnesota house. I cant wait. Lol.
JoeandZachSurvival Have a great trip. I'll be looking for the house updates on the northern seclusion channel. Jealous...☺
Looks a lot like pelican lake. Wright county. My area.
Also, I see zack has a wonderful marcum flasher....instead of using a tape measure, just plop the transducer down the hole and use the flasher to tell you the depth....it is also more efficient.
How would that be more efficient than the 15 seconds it took me to put the tape measure down the hole?
Because a flasher reading would literally only take a second...thats efficient!
You drove past my house i go on that lake all the time
Joe and Zach you guys need to sharpen those auger blades or buy a new set. It would make a good CZcams video sharpening the blades.
Thanks for sharing!! I’ll stick to fishing in Louisiana for bass and redfish. Lot more action.
I arrive on Sunday, save me a spot on the bank. LOL.
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Man, the little sucker was teasing you Joe, lol. Little toe rag he was. Great time with the family mate, the wee man looked like he was being really helpful on the work bench. lol. Awesome. Cheers boys. ATB Moose.
you done anything like that ice fishing mate? Just gob smacks me.
Can't win them all, we get big walleyes and Pike up here in Northern Canada.
Those auger blades look pretty dull might be time for new one!
enjoyed the video , thanks for sharing :-)
You guys really need to sharpen your auger blades...believe it or not with sharp blades, the augers will cut efficiently. One hole every 5-10 minutes is crazy unless you just like hearing the motor run. Thanks for the vid!
The auger has the chipper blade on it so yes it is slower than regular blades. I would say it took roughly 1.5 minutes to drill each hole.
Im sorry, but if you sharpened them, it would only take 20 seconds or less. I have chipper blades on mine and it only takes 11 seconds to go through 10 inches of ice. Sharpen your blades...your auger will thank you.
Looks like the blade is a little dull
YES
im a little confused. they seem to be going after pike. i have always seen the pike left behind because of so many bones. most don't eat them have i missed something?
that little guy might teach you a thing or to about fishing joe
Nice video. You should wear ice cleats tho.
JeJa - Agreed. Those things are great.
little guy meaning your grandson joe !!
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Instead of them having those scratch tickets where u win so much a week for life joe should make some where u can win 1 week a month for life at tent. That can be the main prize then could have others like go fishing with joe,hunting trip with joe,ect ect. Call it "2018 season with joe" scratch off. You'll make a fortune joe & we'll be happy to, win win.
You ever seen any vehicles fall through the ice?
Do smelt fish on the other side of Lake Superior do you smoke them?
Another awesome video down. Loved it. Thanks for sharing. Been a subscriber for some time now. Would love to have your support as well. Thanks for all the hard work.
ATB JOE
How warm does it get in there.
What is the temperature in that tent? Is it warm?
Yes it was very nice.
I have got to try that. We don't get ice like that anywhere in California.
If you are close to Truckee California (Tahoe area) Donner lake will get good ice every couple years or so. Also some other easy access lakes in area. Just bring a friend and learn how to use safety gear, ice spud, rope, cleats and ice picks. Safe ice comes and goes quick there, safe ice is usually along shore but use spud always for ice depth checking and creep your way out to deeper water but descent trout in the lakes to try to catch. Use small spoons with powerbait.
Nobody DRIVES on Donner lake, do they? I can't imagine the ice getting that thick here. It might at much higher elevations, above 9000'. I just have never heard of driving pickup trucks out on a lake anywhere in California! I want to do the whole thing. Truck, tent, hole in the ice, buddy heater, & beer.
Why do you have to go out each time from the tent?was a rules to the flag and the fishes?
Joe im old but please please please adopt me. Can i be you're cameraman, live in of course? I can stay at the tent until u come & then I'll film 4u. I'd be willing to do that for u joe free of charge. If u still don't like this awesome idea i'll even make sure the lighter fluid & renyolds wrap are always fully stocked. I'll be expecting you're call buddy ill be by the phone with my bags packed. LoL
No crayfish boil ?
That auger needs a little sharpening
whenever I don't catch any fish through the ice I usually blame it on an ugly minnow
What lake is that ??
Well Joe ones better than nothin!
Does Lake Superior freeze hard enough to drive on?
I do not believe so. It ices over and then blows the ice up on shore. Maybe in Duluth harbor but I really do not think so.
Where is this place?
Is this pike tasty
Joe or Zach, you ever accidentally step or slip into a hole when putting up the tent?
Raspberry Rock with your luck you flip your atv trailer over
I wonder how long it will be until I stop getting grief over that video.
When Sara was still in diapers we were out fishing on Green Lake in Chisago city and I had an 8x10 house I would put out on the lake and leave it all season. It had a wood stove and everything, nice little ice shack. She stepped in the hole and she was wet from her diaper down on that one leg. Haha.
Raspberry Rock - Off Grid Cabin ..rookie move lol
Be a nice video you building a new ice shack ?
What lake ya fish?
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Do you guys fish boundary waters
No
when did you crack your windshield
Bring your ice-skates next time. lol
is that clearwater lake ?
Pelican
All the fish lost there teeth at pelican we haven’t been getting good luck lately
It was slow for sure. Zach said that this weekend they are having a fishing contest out there where you have to catch Northern Pike using hot dogs. I think It is on Saturday. I will be on my drive to Louisiana and arriving Sunday just before lunch. I wouldn't have minded watching how many people show up but 80 degree weather and my Girlfriend are calling my name lol.
Stanley depth sonar. Lol
Hot dogs are the key
Mr this is your son???
Yes it is.
Hey JOE were do you get those tennis shoes ? Been watching you for years, worked outside in Ne. Wy. Ia. Ks. Co. Year round , frostbit toes and fingers. Got to be the shoes!!!!
I love my Sketchers. Lol.
That fish must cost over $100 a pound maybe $200 a pound. I doubt it was a pound. Snake yuk.
Most peopple say don’t kill the poor fish but I say it’s if you eat it and don’t give it pain it’s ok
I’ve always done better for pike 6/20fow on a sunny day .