| If you like ice fishing as much as I do then you | | | | it means that you are going to have to bring a heck |
| probably know all about the equipment that you | | | | of a bigger auger with you. |
| need. Hopefully you also know that the best, | | | | The simple deadly grace of this piece of ice angling |
| meanest looking, and all around coolest piece of gear | | | | gear means that it is going to have to made out of |
| in your arsenal is the ice fishing spear. The most | | | | strong materials. Steel is the most common material |
| famous fisherman that used a spear or harpoon, also | | | | used in the construction of an ice fishing spear. Steel |
| happened to be a God. This of course is none other | | | | spears are usually made of one piece of metal to |
| than the Greek God Poseidon or as the Romans | | | | ensure their strength. There are also lighter ice fishing |
| called him, Neptune. | | | | spears made out of materials such as aluminum but |
| The ice fishing spear is a multi pronged weapon that | | | | those are generally meant to be used by the |
| is used not only for ice fishing but any kind of fishing | | | | mentally handicapped and infants. |
| that you could possibly think of. You can also use it | | | | This tool was popularized several thousand yeas ago |
| for regular hunting if you think that you are good | | | | in ancient Rome by the gladiators. These remorseless |
| enough. It is a vicious looking tool that has barbed | | | | killing machines never even though about fishing with |
| tips for holding onto your prey and not easily | | | | their spears. They did however use the spear in |
| releasing it. If you practice catch and release fishing | | | | conjunction with a weighted net designed to trap |
| then this is not a piece of equipment that you want | | | | their opponent while they jabbed at them with their |
| to consider. Perhaps you would be happier with a net, | | | | spear. As awful as this sounds, the bright side of this |
| or not to bother catching fish at all, just sit near the | | | | situation is that no fish were harmed during these |
| water and sing to them. | | | | epic battles. |
| When you are fishing with a spear then you are | | | | So if you want a real challenge while ice fishing then I |
| definitely going to need to cut a bigger hole in the ice | | | | suggest that you use the ice fishing spear and try |
| because there is a good chance that you will be | | | | your skills at an activity that might actually keep you |
| hauling your catch out of the water impaled through | | | | warm while sitting of a few inches of ice. Other than |
| the side. This means that you don't have to bring a | | | | that, there is also singing to fish, but last time that I |
| heavy auger with you while hiking out to your | | | | tried that the video of me ended up on the internet |
| destination. Or if you are trucking it out onto the ice | | | | and I am still embarrassed about it. |