“Sit with your back to the wind,” My dad would say. I don’t have a lot of memories of ice fishing as a kid, but that was one of them. I was sitting on a five-gallon bucket, trying to tolerate the cold ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are, arguably, two types of people in the world when it comes to the winter months — those who use the weather as an excuse to hunker ...

I know in previous columns, I have discussed the new fad in cordless drill-powered ice augers fairly in depth. Technology is ever increasing regarding this matter. This really is a no-brainer decision ...

Dec. 9—GRAND FORKS — I wonder how many ice fishing enthusiasts out there have gas-powered ice augers gathering dust in their garages, sheds or wherever they store their fishing gear. Once a staple in ...

Though Baumann owns two K-Drill patents, he gives much of the credit for the auger's design to fellow Minnesota engineer Doug Kluge. Kluge's father, Jacob, was an ice-auger innovator as early as the ...