Don’t Bring A Turkey Trimmer To A Knife Fight
Cleaning a fish is much different than carving a holiday ham. So why are so many electric fillet knives such turkeys? “Other manufacturers have a blunt blade at the tip, where Rapala has a pointed...
View ArticleHardwater Gift Guide From ICE FORCE®
If the angler on your list loves to spend the winter pulling ‘eyes out of the ice, look no further than ICE FORCE®, a collection of ice-fishing’s most legendary brands, for sure-fire gifts this holiday...
View ArticleNew Baits Have ICE FORCE Pros Hankering For Hardwater
With Mother Nature busy making ice, Tom Neustrom and Brad Hawthorne are busy making plans to fish new Rapala and VMC baits as soon as they can safely set foot on hardwater. Both ICE FORCE pro-staffers...
View ArticleICE FORCE Pros Name Go-To Baits For Favorite Frozen Lakes
For every great destination lake in the Ice Belt, there’s a few go-to baits and tactics that produce fish every winter. Following are several ICE FORCE® pro-staffers’ picks for their favorite frozen...
View ArticleLast-Minute Must-Haves For The Ice Angler
Before you hit the ice this season, be sure you’re outfitted with the latest and greatest in baits, gear and accessories. Here’s a list of the newest “must haves” for the hardwater season:...
View ArticleStuff Your Stocking With Fishing Stuff!
If Santa’s workshop produced an ice-fishing rod rather than toys, what would it be called? … “The North Pole,” of course! If that answer seemed obvious, you’re surely an ice angler. To be sure Santa...
View ArticleHardwater’s Here! Get Your Wheel House Must-Haves
Want to equip your wheel house as well your home? Consult Bryan “Beef” Sathre. Few are as qualified to comment — he’s a fishing guide and pro-staffer for both ICE FORCE™ and wheelhouse builder Glacier...
View ArticleDownsize Your VMC® Spoons, Trigger X® Plastics And Rapala® Hardbaits For...
Smaller VMC® spoons, Trigger X® soft baits and Rapala® jigging baits are all putting fish on the ice this month, report ICE FORCE™ pros from across the Ice Belt. “It’s time to put the cannons away and...
View ArticleStay safe and save time with Rapala tools
Rapala® tools can keep you safe and save time on the ice this winter. Along with your StrikeMaster® auger, MarCum® flasher and favorite Rapala and VMC® baits, don’t forget an ice chisel, safety spikes,...
View ArticleOnce the ice melts, keep winter baits away from water
When it comes to your ice fishing tackle, water giveth and water taketh away. As much time as your baits spend submerged in the winter, once the ice goes out, your jigs and spoons shouldn’t come...
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