Weird, went to their site again, pulled up the item from search and see what was posted in the OP.

It’s coming up as $399 for me on their site.

I have lithium ion batteries for other things, and they always recommend storing them at 70-80% for extended periods of time, which is why I don’t keep them at 100%.

Yeah, I’ll try charging it fully. To be honest, I only charged it before my first excursion a month ago. I’ve only been out four times and just drill a few to several holes each time out.

Also, a smaller house you’ll use less propane. I can go most of the season on one tank. Them big houses are overrated, if used primarily for fishing.

mrpike1973 wrote:

We have the Little Jigger as well as Ryan stated it is perfect for us we only camp 1 or 2 weekends a year. When we started looking Ryan’s posts were the only ones we found about a small house. We have been very happy with it. Buy the way thanks for the advice Ryan

I camped in mine too for the first time last year, and loved it. Little Jigger owners unite!

Sounds like it would primarily be used by you. I like my Little Jigger, 6.5′ x 8′ plus V. I like the layout, with the holes on one side and typically park it so the holes are facing South, offsetting my shadow. My buddy had a 8′ x 17′ RV edition, we took our houses to a metro lake and he struggled pulling it on unpacked snow with his Titan, because it was just too heavy. I have a Tacoma and had no issues. You go with a big one and you may be hesitant driving on unplowed or unpacked roads. There are people in ICOG that like small houses for exactly what you intend to use one for.

I have more storage space in my little house than houses twice its size. Has six overhead cabinets, and the only model that I know of that has storage on each end of the sofa, which I call my junk drawers. I can keep all my ice fishing rods, tackle boxes, tip-ups, pillow, blanket, Keurig coffee maker, small air fryer, utensils, etc.

I went to a lake last weekend, thinking the snow was too deep, it wasn’t bad, ran home, hooked up the house, threw my auger and generator in the truck, grabbed some snacks, drinks and minnows, and was fishing in no time. Would’ve taken longer than grabbing a popup and all the other crap to go with it.

I get the mythical animal, just never heard it in reference to a fish. I had googled it and top result was this post.

Yeah, I couldn’t get my spool off either, even though their video makes it look easy peasy. I had to use a bit of enginuity to spool the line.

WTH is a unicorn?

Not going to say the ‘W’ word, but uncooked hot dogs will also work, and the cheaper the better.

Even a noticable difference from the Gen2, which you’d have to lift up periodically to disperse the slush, as well as a bit of bite when breaking through the bottom. I’m digging the Alpha.

The ICX Frost is an awesome reel.

None, however it amazes me they’re more expensive than steel, as if the mark-up is purely for being more lightweight.

Odd that you would get 2 bad batteries. Maybe the charger is the cause. If you know someone with an Alpha or gen1 charger, I’d try them on theirs. These Apha chargers don’t look to be as good of quality as the Gen2 charger.

Beast wrote:

buddy had a nice castle, left the ice at 11pm, came back the next day at 7;30 am, it was gone, never did recover it.

I have a locking receiver pin/bolt that I put through the front dealio while my house is down so it can’t be cranked up. I assume people that steal castles are bringing their own pins.

Depends on the area and lake. I’d never do it on a metro lake. I have however, left mine overnight on some lakes in Wisconsin and I lock it.

Found them, Walmart online has them, well, one. Likely a discontinued product.

Called ice fishing drill screw:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ice-Fishing-Drill-Screw-Fixed-Winter-Fishing-Accessories-Screws-Pegs-Rustproof/1235709707?irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_zicXFZUzTxyNU2k1oXQxQQOlUkA2pMVuPQAtwk0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_150372&clickid=zicXFZUzTxyNU2k1oXQxQQOlUkA2pMVuPQAtwk0&sharedid=&affiliates_ad_id=1285213&campaign_id=9383

Gregg Gunter wrote:

Cabelas? I’m looking for them.

Yeah, but it was several years ago. I don’t even remember who made them.

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I think steros with USB ports only read music files.

I saw an underwater diving crew use them to lift out the large chunk of ice they cut, by running a rod through the eyes on the screws. I was looking for them several years ago, but couldn’t decide on a length. But I ran across some similar ones at Cabela’s and bought them. They were cheaper, and likely not as good, since the metal may be thicker, but they do work much better than the lag type ones.

Netguy wrote:

50 years ago we would bring a coleman camp stove out to cook on. My friend forgot the fry pan one time so we cooked the burgers on an ice scoop!!

30 years ago, a buddy and I cooked hotdogs over a Mr Heater sunflower with an ice scoop. Guess we weren’t the first.

I have a couple gen 1s, along with the range extender unit. Are you saying the newer ones won’t work with the old extender?

I have a Berg system for my Powerhorse. It took some sleuthing to find someone who carried the Yamaha cap to fit it. It does work for my generator, and I don’t have a bulb. Mine needs to be gravity fed as well. I liked the Berg hose because of the quick connect, but when it’s cold the spring doesn’t always engage, unless I warm it up in my hand. Also, you may be able to find the old gas caps for the external tank that has a vent knob on Amazon.

I really like my IC Little Jigger, and for a wheelhouse that size, has plenty of storage and is comfortable for 1-2 people. I had to get a bit creative to put a small table in it, that pivots, so the table top can be positioned over the center of the sofa. Luckily, I got it in 2019 when it was just over 10k new. Had 3 of us and a dog last weekend – we just fished two holes in the house, with a Quad cam in the middle. If action was hotter, we would’ve put tip-ups out.

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I tried Googling it to find out when they were made, or who made them. Nobody from the family reached out to me when he passed away and I was the only one who ice fished with him. He had a lot of neat old stuff and he made a rattle wheel long before someone else mass produced them.

Ryan Overson wrote:

Who doesn’t love the smell of oil and gas on cold crisp morning?

This guy!

Who doesn’t love the smell of oil and gas on cold crisp morning?

Just curious, how do y’all hook the head, through the lips or through the neck stump?

I assume we’re talking walleyes here? If so, should you even use a bobber? I have Ultimate rattle wheels for my IC and will be going to Red Lake New Year’s weekend, the drag on these can be micro adjusted, and would think not using a bobber would be best.