Archive for January, 2010

Well I finally got to use my new ice fishing shelter last Thursday! During the recent warm spell the top layer of snow melted and re-froze to create a beautiful new shiny ice surface. My fishing buddy was to show up that afternoon, so I decided to get an early start by myself.

I brought my new just-out-of-the-box Clam Expedition ice shelter along with me thinking that I’d easily set up the small ice fishing house by myself. After all, I’d watch the advertising video made by Clam that demonstrated how a fisherman could quickly set up the Clam Expedition by himself.

Well that was a bit of a mistake as the ice shelter had never been stretched before. With the wind blowing and the ice slick I finally gave up until my buddy arrived. At the same time he got there four other guys showed up carrying a Cabelas version of a larger four-person shelter. They obviously had more experience setting up my shelters and had theirs up in no time.

Following their lead my buddy and I set up my Clam ice fishing shelter. I took a couple of pictures and here they are.

My Clam Ice Shelter and John Q.

Here’s a short video I took after the shelters were up and we were ready to fish.

Check out the Clam Expedition Shelter Here!

Clam Expedition Ice Shelter