vetspet(ind)
01-01-2002, 08:35 AM
joe...i tried to e-mail you but the message was not deliverable...it went to walleye central for some reason...at any rate i think you own an otterskin and need some advice...i took my unit out the first time this w/e and noticed two small holes near the joint area of the poles and the instructions warn about this so i thought i was careful when i practiced putting it up..are you supposed to pull the pleats out or leave them pleated as you collapse the poles?...i have been pulling the redundant canvas out as i collapse the poles and then fold the pleats over the collapsed poles...the alternative would be to leave the pleats in and fold the poles over with the pleats in between... another question i have is the newer ideas on ice fishing recommend that a person moves all the time to stay on the fish...gruenwald on ice fishingII says he moves after 15 min or so if no bites occur...this makes sense to me except it is somewhat time consuming to disassemble the otterskin and put it back up...is that what you do or if you think you are going to be moving a lot do you use a smaller unit?...thanks for any advice..your buddy steve