Regional style: an ice spear fishing history, material culture, and behavior associated with a particular geographical area. Regional styles for Michigan include the cities of Detroit, Lake St. Clair, Mount Clemmons, New Baltimore, Newberry, and Tower; Lake Chautauqua in New …
National Fish Decoy Association- NFDA Click here to find out more about this organization
A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or …
Lead is used to allow a fish decoy to sink. It is placed by some means a hole or cavity in a fish decoy. Just the right amount is needed to sink the fish and allow it to swim. This …
La Crosse Reach: that reach of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouths of the St. Croix River (Lake St. Croix) at Prescott, Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin River, near Cassville, Wisconsin, Upper Mississippi River Miles 608 to 812 (204 total …
Jigging sticks are made from a variety of materials. A wooden stick which tethered to the fish decoy by a line. The jigging stick is used to control the decoy in the water in order to attract fish.
Ice spear fishing associations: Minnesota Darkhouse & Angling Association (est. 1986, http://www.mndarkhouse.org/), Michigan Darkhouse Angling Association (est. 2002, http://www.midarkhouse.org), National Fish Decoy Association Incorporated (est. 2000, http://www.nfda.tv/), Great Lakes Fish Decoy Carvers & Collectors Association http;//www.glfda.com (est. 1989), and American …
Ice Shanty or Darkhouse: A darkhouse is a facility that blocks out outside light so the spearing fisher can see through the ice. A darkhouse can be as simple as a blanket or a tent or a wood building or …
Hard Water is a slang for Ice. – Walking on waters refers to walking on ice.
Hanger: the type of attachment on the decoy to tie the fishing line for jigging. Hanger types include body (notched or grooved), body hole (vertical or horizontal), nail (single or multiple), brad (single or multiple), staple (single or multiple), handmade …
