Otter Ice Lodge Modification 2009

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August 5, 2009 at 1:16 pm #304572
jbonice007
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Nice job LOW.

I need to get started on mind.
I’m think after the Thorn Brother Mod workshop.

“To go fishing is the chance of washing one’s soul with pure air, with the rush of the brook, or with the shimmer of the sun on blue water.”
~ Herbert Hoover, devoted angler and thirty-first President of the United States.
August 5, 2009 at 1:31 pm #304573
orandausa
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Looks great. Well thought out and looks to keep things their place.

Yes, Yes that is a 39" Pike.
August 5, 2009 at 1:54 pm #304574
LOWFisherman
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rippinlips07 wrote:
so how do the seats attach ? nice work tho

They don’t. Not yet at least. Currently I have them just sitting onto the lid of the rod compartment.

David Pederson
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January 19, 2011 at 1:15 pm #304576
Naturboy
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Just saw this post for the first time, pretty slick!

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Take a kid fishing
January 19, 2011 at 1:20 pm #304577
LOWFisherman
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after nearly a season and a half of it, i’m contemplating pulling the whole works out though. its a heavy SOB and i struggle getting it in and out of my truck now a days. and i’m still a spring chicken compared to others.

its done its job but I think i need to be lighter for days when I fish alone.

David Pederson
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Whats on your bucket list? http://www.warroad.org
January 19, 2011 at 1:58 pm #304578
thunder
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Maybe you need to convince your wife that you need a new 1 man Otter house for when you fish alone ” title=”” class=”bbcode_smiley” />
January 19, 2011 at 2:11 pm #304579
LOWFisherman
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I think that would lead to a castration lol.

David Pederson
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Whats on your bucket list? http://www.warroad.org
January 19, 2011 at 3:20 pm #304580
fatter1
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LOWFisherman wrote:
after nearly a season and a half of it, i’m contemplating pulling the whole works out though. its a heavy SOB and i struggle getting it in and out of my truck now a days. and i’m still a spring chicken compared to others.

its done its job but I think i need to be lighter for days when I fish alone.

That would be my biggest concern building something like this. I picked up my Canvas Craft 7 x 8 insulated this year and want to do a mod similar but do not want all that extra weight as it is already heavy as hell with no gear in it.
I’m surprised that nobody has come out with a “gear keeper” that is lightweight yet sturdy enough. I have some plans in my head that would probably work pretty damn nice, but would probably cost too much to manufacture.

BOBBER DOWN

Rick
January 19, 2011 at 6:01 pm #304575
Perchslayer
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i seen a 2 man otter with similar guts made with aluminum and 1/4 inch plexi glass wich was nice cause you could see all your stuff inside and the whole inside only weighed about 5 pounds

Flags up bobbers down! I'm all hooked up! IAM THE PERCHSLAYER!
January 19, 2011 at 7:41 pm #304581
CrappyKilla86
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Nice JOB!!! I can’t even think about fishing without having a line in the water, so i would never be able to spend time on something like this. Effin Awesome man!

There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process
PROUD owner of a MARCUM
January 21, 2011 at 4:08 am #304582
eja
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That does look pretty sweet, but I’ve always been concerned with adding too much additional weight. My son usually chooses to sit on the bench as I pull, so that’s another 50 pounds.

Does anybody have any mod pics of an Otter with the bench seat? When the canvas is down (for transport), the bench doesn’t lift up. I haven’t been able to come up with a good idea for a mod that will allow me access to under the bench when the house isn’t up.
January 21, 2011 at 4:14 am #304583
Juan Arellano
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I just want to know why you would want to make it any heavier than is was to begin with???
January 21, 2011 at 2:24 pm #304584
orandausa
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Juan Arellano wrote:
I just want to know why you would want to make it any heavier than is was to begin with???

I use my otter lodge with mod only when pulling with an atv. Then it is great.

Tried it even with two adults pulling by hand and it is a beast.

Yes, Yes that is a 39" Pike.
January 21, 2011 at 7:10 pm #304585
LOWFisherman
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Juan Arellano wrote:
I just want to know why you would want to make it any heavier than is was to begin with???

when I first built it i never had a problem with loading it into my pickup alone, as I usually had someone with me…but lately i find myself fishing alone more often. much tougher.

David Pederson
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Whats on your bucket list? http://www.warroad.org
January 21, 2011 at 10:49 pm #304586
jburn
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A boat winch in the truck box and load ramps should make the loading a little better….
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