February 6, 2020
Bite the Ice
By TYSON SMEDSTAD
bhg news service
The alarm went off at 5 a.m.
The truck was already packed and ready to go the night before.
I was surprised at how much “stuff” you need for four hours; a house, chairs, equipment and the most important of all, the cooler for refreshments.
This is only the third time my life I’ve gone ice fishing, so imagine my surprise when Marcus Matthews asked me to be in an upcoming Bite the Ice Tournament with him.
We roll onto the ice around 7 a.m., about two and a half hour too early.
I thought the lake would be crowded, but the houses were in little groups of friends scattered around the fishing boundary.
The truck was already packed and ready to go the night before.
I was surprised at how much “stuff” you need for four hours; a house, chairs, equipment and the most important of all, the cooler for refreshments.
This is only the third time my life I’ve gone ice fishing, so imagine my surprise when Marcus Matthews asked me to be in an upcoming Bite the Ice Tournament with him.
We roll onto the ice around 7 a.m., about two and a half hour too early.
I thought the lake would be crowded, but the houses were in little groups of friends scattered around the fishing boundary.
