How To Set Up Your Snowmobile For Ice Fishing - Mods for Safety and Efficiency While on The Ice

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How To Set Up Your Snowmobile For Ice Fishing - Mods for Safety and Efficiency While on The Ice

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Here's how I set up my snowmobile for ice fishing on my recent trip to Lake Cascade, Idaho. When out on the ice fishing it's important to think of safety first and that why I mounted my Humminbird and GPS units, brought a shovel and spudbar to check the ice thickness and added extra lights to the sled. On this particular trip, the shovel came in handy as I had to dig out from a layer of slush.
I also added more power capabilities and shut off switch. These snowmobile mods will help you be more safe and efficient on your next ice fishing trip.
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Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few.
Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins.
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@michiganadventures2784 3 жыл бұрын

That is one awesome machine, where is your ice fishing videos?

@mainetroutwhisperer 2 жыл бұрын

What are you using for a winch?

@FargoNDRoland 2 жыл бұрын

Smart

@colleenhaley7726 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ross is there a product that is recommended to replace the nebulus. just found out they are no longer in business. thanks

@jeffw5500 Жыл бұрын

I want that sled soooo bad!!!!!

@GusgusA1 2 жыл бұрын

Did you have that front made for you? I would love to have that on my polaris widetrak.

@michatvrider 2 жыл бұрын

WTF.....did you win the lottery? ha.

@jimwaggoner8095 2 жыл бұрын

What do you recommend to replace the nebulus. just sent same question from wrong account

@Bigwaterfishing 2 жыл бұрын

Not aware of anything yet

@daveduran7488 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ross, I've been looking for a good softside ice rode case. Can you tell me what brand yours is?

@Bigwaterfishing 2 жыл бұрын

Lakewood Products

@coldspring624 2 жыл бұрын

How do like the 550 in that sled ?

@The-Capitalist Жыл бұрын

Tiny motor

@The-Capitalist 2 жыл бұрын

There’s literally no power in that sled. You need like an 850 summit or 900 skandic swt if you want to pull 2+ sleds with 3+ guys through 1 foot of snow and 1 foot of slush.

@NytronX 2 жыл бұрын

Wrong. Lakes are flat, you don't need to be powering up mountains as much as you need it to be lightweight and air cooled. Towing a sled, which has high floatation and very little friction, is a non factor.

@The-Capitalist 2 жыл бұрын

@@NytronX What happens when you hit a 2 foot snow drift with a foot of slush… you definitely need the power, a long track, and paddles. It depends on the lake conditions and how much weight you are pulling. I have a spear shack that I pull that needs the big motor.

@seanwilliams5447 2 жыл бұрын

@@NytronX Nah from my experience you should opt for the powerful machine with the big track 155”+. The high torque and power allows you to haul a much bigger load through deep snow/slush. I had a tundra 600 that would constantly get bogged down when pulling my gear. (Keep in mind this lake had like 18+ inches of snow and a large slush layer). I up graded to a Pro RMK 163 and it gave me so much more power and flotation. I even had a huge rack I built on the back which I couldn’t do on my tundra.

@The-Capitalist 2 жыл бұрын

@@seanwilliams5447 My skandic 900R turbo SWT has never gotten stuck yet. I also had the same problem with my newer Yamaha vk540. The power was so minimal that when I hit slush I would be dead in the water. If I were pulling 1 small shack I’d be fine. I guess people have their uses for them.