01-13-2021, 02:06 PM
(01-13-2021, 01:50 AM)BURLEY Wrote: Thank you. Wow, what a bunch of gear necessary for a somewhat comfortable overnight trip. I guess that it is not my cup of tea. My old bones enjoy a warm bed at night. Nice that you have plenty of friends to share the experience.
Not a prob Burley, this whole thing came from doing the burbot bashes back in 2010-2015. When we started I used to sleep in my non insulated quickfish3. I had a few cold nights and it didn't take long to upgrade to a 949i. That lasted a couple years in conjunction with hauling a camp trailer on occasion. The group I fish with finally decided we didn't want to haul a camper and just go strictly on the ice for the weekends and we now have insulated flips that we can haul anywhere as long as there's parking room to get the enclosed trailer in. It took half a season to get my bed dialed in to where I sleep just as good as I do at home. At this time we don't fish the burbot bash anymore we just camp and catch them at night for the sport, then when its day time we're out and about chasing after that big Laker everyone wants to catch. Pretty sure we'll be in this mode for the time being. Good thing is our setups are good for any body of water that's got a good hard deck on it. No motel rooms needed or eating out. Just gas money, food, drink and some bait. Splitting it between 3 makes trips very doable and why we're on a mission to make it an every other weekend thing.