World Ice Fishing Championship 2010 in Rhinelander Wisconsin

[WayneC]

What I have learned about this event has come through Brian Gaber of www.electronicguideservice.com and it is truly a world class event.  The countries represented include: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Sweden, Canada and the USA.  This is home water for the U.S. Ice Team and they are ready for the challenge.  Find out who is on the team and more at the link below:

The latest NAIFC Press Release http://www.naifc.com/media/2010-usa-ice-team-roster-is-set#more-979

[WayneC]

More World Ice Fishing Championship contact info:

USA Ice Team website - http://www.usaiceteam.com/

Travel Wisconsin event info - http://www.travelwisconsin.com/event_detail/World_Ice_Fishing_Championship.aspx

Ice Men Reality TV - http://www.icemen.tv/

[VinceR]

US team member Mike Boedeker (and his brother, Dave) are members of my bass club. They had some interesting, and funny stories from their trip to Poland, last year, and from the US team trials this year. Particularly funny were the stories of the Chinese team that showed up to fish in tennis shoes.

[WayneC]

That's great stuff VinceR.  I don't know much about competitive ice fishing but your post has got me wanting to know more like...what was the Thinsulate gram rating on those tennis shoes?

[WayneC]

I wonder how they are getting along...check out this forecast!

NOAA for Rhinelander, WI

Friday: Rain or drizzle likely, mainly before noon. Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 51. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind between 6 and 11 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind between 11 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind between 8 and 14 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Northeast wind between 8 and 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

I think they started with a couple feet of ice.  Good thing.

[WayneC]

USA Ice Team leads after round one

See results at: USA Ice Team website - http://www.usaiceteam.com/

[WayneC]

USA wins World Ice Fishing Championships in Rhinelander

     RHINELANDER – The Americans can chant, "We're No. 1!" when it comes to ice fishing.

This is a great article complete with rotating photos, the results and a video clip.

See the complete article on Newsofthenorth.net: http://www.newsofthenorth.net/article/Top_Stories/Northwoods/USA_wins_World_Ice_Fishing_Championships_in_Rhinelander/36405

Mike Boedecker comes in #1 - See the headline on the USA Ice Team website: http://www.usaiceteam.com/

[WayneC]

World Ice Fishing Championship Final Results

http://www.usaiceteam.com/wp-content/uploads/WIFC_VII_RESULTS.pdf

[bgaber]

Thanks for the coverage Wayne!  The USA Ice Team appreciates it.  We worked hard, even on home water, to come away with the victory.  We spent many hours each night of the prep week in strategy meetings, and covering all the information gathered for the lake. 

As you and I know from the products you have developed, fishing information is at a premium come competition time.  We had a game plan second to none, and it panned out.  It was a great experience, and we are looking forward to the year as World Champions, and even more so, looking forward to defending that title next year abroad.

Many thanks to GLB and Combat support!

Brian Gaber
President
Outdoor Technologies LLC
www.electronicguideservice.com

Operations Director of the 2010 World Champion USA Ice Team