Most anglers who will ice fish this
winter will wait for reports that the ice
is fishable, before planning to go.

But who makes those reports?

Maybe someone with a
Frabill Ice Chisel.

The 5-foot 4-inch chisel, or 64-incher,
a two-piece for easy transport, is made
to test whether the ice is thick enough to fish on.

The steel chisel is a substantial weight,
12 pounds, and sports a sort of stair-stepped head that makes significant chunks of ice fly, the company says.

Frabill also makes a 26-inch version, or a 2-foot 2-incher, weighing 4 ½ pounds, also a substantial weight, that’s meant to chip out the ice holes, as they freeze during fishing, or unseat a tip-up that becomes frozen in the hole.

Maybe you’re a pioneer, and will go for the 64-incher, to find fishable ice on your own.

Or maybe you’ll wait for reports that say the ice is being fished, but you’ll still need a chisel, like the 26-incher,
to keep the holes clear.

For more info,
visit Frabill’s Ice Chisels webpage.