FRIDAY:
2:00pm – Jack Baker: Ice Jigging Techniques and Baits
4:00pm – Greg Wilczynski: St. Croix Ice Rods, NAIFC and USA Ice Team
6:00pm – Jeff Kelm: Lake Scouting Techniques
8:00pm – Christian Ward: Smart Phone Apps for Fishing

SATURDAY:
11:00am – Christian Ward: Smart Phone Apps for Fishing
1:00pm – Jeff Kelm: Lake Scouting Techniques
3:00pm – Jack Baker: Ice Jigging Techniques and Baits
5:00pm – Tony Boshold: Competitive Ice Fishing Techniques

SUNDAY:
11:00am – Dave Genz: Q&A
1:00pm – Greg Wilczynski: St. Croix Ice Rods, NAIFC and USA Ice Team
2:00pm – Tony Boshold: Competitive Ice Fishing Techniques

2012 Flyers

The 2012 NAIFC Tournament Series Flyers are now available for download and printing. Please feel free to distribute these like crazy.

These files are in very high resolution (press quality) PDF format, so they are large (about 3MB each). The high quality means you can either print them on your color printer at home, take them to Kinko’s or even use a professional printing service without any hassle.

This year we have added a JPEG version for web pages and online distribution. We have also included the original graphics file in PSD (Photoshop) vector format in case you need to print these in a larger size without loss of fidelity.

If you plan to print these yourself, we do ask that you print and distribute only color copies. You will need Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader to open and print the PDF files. You can download the latest version of the free Adobe Reader software here.

Here’s a tip: if you print them on heavy stock they will look excellent, even on your personal inkjet. The better the quality of the paper, the better the result, usually.

The final event in the USA Ice Team’s 2012 Open Trials was held in Rhinelander, WI on March 12-13 to determine the members of the 2012 team roster who will compete in the World Ice Fishing Championship next year in Finland.

The country’s elite ice anglers were subjected to an intense three-heat event spanning two days on two different lakes. The format was tailored to measure individual speed and endurance, and performances were ranked and governed according to official FIPSed/USF3 rules.

Official Results →

2012 ROSTER

Mike Boedeker

Tony Boshold

Steve Burkart

Bob Esbensen

Myron Gilbert

Bob Horn

Jeff Kelm

Mike McNett

Chad Schaub

Bill Whiteside

Ryan Wilson

Mike McNett will remain Team Captain and Brian Gaber will remain Team Coach.

Interview with McMcNett on Outdoor Radio with Dan Small

Show 608: Perch fishing in Estonia with the Latvian National Ice Fishing Team.

Special guests: Mike McNett, vice president for business and communications for the North American Ice Fishing Circuit and host/producer of Ice Men on Versus talks about the recent Ice Fishing World Championship in Ukraine.

HT’S NEW “ICE BLUE PRO” SERIES ICE RODS AND COMBOS

HT ENTERPRISES, INC., industry leaders in modern progressive ice rod design and manufacturers of the original Polar Tip-Up, are pleased to introduce the new Ice Blue Pro Series ice rods and combos. HT’s Ice Blue Pro Series rods are based on HT’s ever popular, super sensitive Ice Blue ice rod designs, featuring custom tapered glass blanks and lightweight, single foot guides-but are upgraded to include accented genuine cork handles and are available in all you choice of new 26″ and 32″ ultra light or 26″ medium action models. All Ice Blue Pro combos utilize HT’s 2 bearing, infinite anti-reverse Denali spinning reels treated with ThermaLube to keep the gears functioning smoothly in even the coldest temperatures. For more information, write: HT Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box 909, Campbellsport, WI, 53010.

PRESS MAY CONTACT TOM GRUENWALD, (920) 533-5080, FAX (920) 533-5147

In February, NAIFC’s VP of Business Development and avid ice angler, Mike McNett took a little detour on his way to compete in the 2011 World Ice Fishing Championship in Ukraine. It seems he decided to visit a few friends in Latvia while he was in the “neighborhood”. Oh, and while he was there, some of his friends thought it would be cool if he could show a few people how the Americans like to ice fish, and maybe have a friendly little fish-off to see which technique is better, and, by the way, what if they filmed it. How could he refuse?

WATCH THE VIDEO (26m 16s)