We're 5 days post MN fishing opener aka POpener, and we're here to tell you all about it! We also have the inside skinny on the TUCRs brand new T1 rod, which is sure to blow your mind. Join the ICEMEN as we melt away into open water season.

Our guest on this episode is here to announce an exciting new service that Tuned Up Custom Rods is offering. Jeff Toensing from Clearly Protected will be in the shop weekly to get all of your precious screens protected with the latest cutting edge 3M self healing screen films. You never have to worry again about that monster fish or an errant miscast of your jig scratching up the screens on your expensive electronics.

On this episode we talk with Tuned Up Custom Rods Prostaffer Abbey Rabine. We delve into what got her interested in fishing and how she made a career out of it. Enjoy the show!

We have one of our favorite returning guests on this episode famed Lake Minnetonka guide Larry Hanson is on to talk about his trip with Dan to Lake Winnepeg for some green monster walleyes through the ice. We get to hear his prospective on being a professional guide hiring another to fish that huge unfamiliar lake.

Ryan from Freedom Baitz is in the house talking all things hot in plastics this ice season. Reel up, and tune in.

In this episode we are thrilled to be joined by the Owner and Editor of Adventuress-the Only women's hunting and fishing magazine, Jennifer Pudenz. We talk about the process and the huge challenges of producing a high-quality, quarterly print magazine, available nation-wide, but created and printed in Northern Minnesota.

If you are interested in subscribing, subscriptions and subscription bundles are available at adventuressmagazine.com, and these make a wonderful gift for outdoor women and youth interested in the outdoors. As well as other outdoor gear and related items with women in mind are available on the online store.

We're back once again with Youtube fishing sensation Nick Lindner. Nick tells us all about his ice fishing and ice camping adventures, and how to build a successful social media brand. Nick spent 30 nights on the ice last year camping, and he comes to us with plenty of tips and tricks to thrive on this ice this winter.

It's Ice Show weekend and we're so excited we did a show about it. Better listen deep and John might have something special to give you this weekend when you meet him.

The ice is heating up, and how are you going to get the bottom of all that ice you ask? Well Nick Cox from Razr Augers has the answer to that question, and many more. He even has a few augers to give away to some lucky listeners as we welcome Razr to our list of proud sponsors to The ICEMEN Podcast

We are joined in studio by famous caller to the show Rooke AKA Keira, Dan's daughter. She gets up close and personal with some Freedom Baitz while we talk about the upcoming ice season. It getting cold out there.