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>> THIS TIME OF YEAR, OUR LAKES
AND RIVERS ARE COVERED WITH ICE,
BUT THE OPEN WATER SEASON IS
JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AWAY,
AND IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, DEBBY
WOLNIAK GETS A PADDLE BOARD
LESSON ON GENEVA LAKE.
THEN WE'LL TURN THE CLOCK BACK
TO 2011 AND TAKE YOU ICE FISHING
FOR BLUEGILLS WITH HT
ENTERPRISES PRO-STAFFERS TOM
GRUENWALD AND STEVE WEIDMEYER.
BUT FIRST, WE'LL VISIT THE NEW
CARRIAGE MUSEUM AT HISTORIC WADE
HOUSE NEAR PLYMOUTH.
I'M DAN SMALL, AND IT'S TIME
ONCE AGAIN FOR "OUTDOOR
WISCONSIN."
♪ SUMMER TO FALL, WINTER TO
SPRING ♪
♪ FROM GREEN BAY TO WHERE THE
ST. CROIX SINGS ♪
♪ FROM KETTLE MORAINE TO
SUPERIOR'S SHORE ♪
♪ OUTDOOR WISCONSIN ♪
♪ OUTDOOR WISCONSIN ♪♪
>> THIS IS THE NEW VISITORS
CENTER AND CARRIAGE MUSEUM HERE
AT THE WADE HOUSE IN GREEN BUSH,
WISCONSIN.
LET'S GO IN AND MEET DAVID
SIMMONS, HE'S THE DIRECTOR AND
WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS
FASCINATING PLACE.
>> DAVID, I'VE DRIVEN BY THIS
FACILITY A NUMBER OF TIMES AND
IT'S VERY INTRIGUING, BUT FIRST
TIME IN THE DOOR, IT'S REALLY
FASCINATING.
TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> WELL, THIS IS THE NEW WADE
HOUSE VISITOR CENTER AND WESLEY
W. YOUNG CARRIAGE MUSEUM JUST
COMPLETED THIS MONTH, JUNE OF
2013.
IT'S A NEW STATE OF THE ART,
38,000 SQUARE FOOT LEAD
CERTIFIED BUILDING.
PART OF WADE HOUSE HISTORIC
SITE.
THE MAIN ENTRY POINT FOR OUR
VISITORS, AND ONE OF 12 HISTORIC
SITES OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THE CARRIAGE
BEHIND US.
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL REPRODUCTION
OF AN EASTERN CONCORD COACH, THE
KIND THAT WASP 0 -- WAS ON THE
ROAD BETWEEN SHEBOYGAN AND
FOND DU LAC AND STOPPED IN FRONT
OF THE WADE HOUSE, WHICH IS OUR
SITE OF OUR HISTORIC SITE NOT
TOO FAR AWAY.
IT'S DESIGNED TO HOLD NINE
PASSENGERS, LUGGAGE, POSTAL
MAIL, LUGGAGE INSIDE, ON TOP AND
ON THE BOOT OF THE BACK OF THE
COACH.
>> WATCH YOUR STEP.
YOUR CASES AND BAGS WILL BE ON
THE BOARD AS KICK AS A WINK.
>> IT'S SUPPORTED BY WHAT'S
KNOWN AS THOROUGHBRED RACING.
STRAPS OF LEATHER BOUND ONE ON
TOP OF THE OTHER TO SUPPORT A
CRADLE, THE COACH, AS IT MADE
ITS WAY OVER VERY BUMPY ROADS.
>> NOW HUGH GOT MORE CARRIAGES
SOMEWHERE IN THE BUILD, DON'T
YOU?
>> WE DO.
DOWN STAIRS WE HAVE THE WEST HI
W. YOUNG CARRIAGE MUSEUM, A
LOVELY COLLECTION OF ABOUT 70
VEHICLES.
>> OK.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
>> OK.
>> WELL, BEFORE WE GO IN TO THE
CARRIAGE MUSEUM, LET'S JUST STOP
HERE FOR A MINUTE AND GET OUR
BEARINGS.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT
HIRE, THIS IS THE NEW FACILITY,
ON HIGHWAY 23, AND WE'RE RIGHT
ON ONE EDGE OF 240 ACRES OF
PROPERTY, THAT COMPRISES WADE
HOUSE HISTORIC SITE.
THE WADE HOUSE SAT AS THE CENTER
POINT BETWEEN SHEBOYGAN AND
FOND DU LAC, AND THE REASON THAT
WADE HOUSE HISTORIC SITE EXISTS
TODAY IS BECAUSE OF THAT TAVERN,
THAT WAS BUILT BY THE WADE
FAMILY, TO SERVICE THE GROWING
TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE PORT CITY OF
SHEBOYGAN AND THE INLAND CITY OF
FOND DU LAC, ON THE PLANK ROAD.
AND IT WAS THE MID POINT, AND SO
IT WAS KNOWN HAS THE HALFWAY
HOUSE, AS A AS A MATTER OF FACT.
>> WELL, THAT MAKES A LOT OF
SENSE.
>> LET'S GO TO THE CARRIAGE
MUSEUM.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WOW.
LOTS OF CARRIAGES.
NOW, WHY DID YOU NAME YOUR
MUSEUM AFTER WESLEY YOUNG.
>> WELL, WESLEY YOUNG WAS THAT
CARRIAGE COLLECTOR AND HANDLE
ACCOUNTANT AND THESE ARE THE
COLLECTIONS THAT HE AMASSED OVER
A MULTIYEAR PERIOD.
YOUNG STORED THESE VEHICLES IN
BARNS AND SHEDS AND SHOPS,
WAREHOUSES IN SHEBOYGAN FOR MANY
MANY YEARS AND IN 1963, THEY
WERE GIFTED TO THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN, AND FIVE YEARS LATER,
IN 1968, THEY CAME TO WADE HOUSE
AS THE WESLEY W. YOUNG CARRIAGE
COLLECTION.
SO THIS LARGE YELLOW VEHICLE WAS
A STREET SPRINKLER, COMMON IN
EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE EARLY
1900'S, TO KEEP THE DUST DOWN.
>> SURE.
OK.
>> AND WE HAVE SOME COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES, THE YOUNG VEHICLE
BEHIND US AS WELL AS THE VELVET
TOBACCO WAGON, ONE OF THE
SPECIAL VEHICLES IN THE
COLLECTION.
THEY MADE AN ARRAY OF COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES AND WE WERE LUCKY TO
HAVE A NUMBER OF THOSE,
INCLUDING THE VELVET TOBACCO
WAGON, WHICH IS IN ITS
UNTOUCHED, UNRESTORED CONDITION.
IT'S JUST A VERY, VERY SPECIAL
VEHICLE, BUT NOT UNLIKE VEHICLES
THAT TRAVELED THE ROADS OF
SHEBOYGAN AND NEIGHBORING TOWNS
IN THE EARLY 20th CENTURY.
>>
>> SLOW DOWN.
>> I SEE THAT SOME OF THE
DISPLAYS HAVE AN AUDIO COMPONENT
AS WELL.
>> THEY DO.
WE'VE ENLIVENED OUR
INTERPRETATION HERE IN THIS
SPACE WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF
AUDIO, APPROPRIATE TO EACH
THEMATIC AREA.
WE ALSO HAVE IN EACH SPACE AN
INTERACTIVE FOR CHILDREN OF ALL
AGES TO ENGAGE A LITTLE BIT MORE
CLOSELY AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT A CERTAIN ASPECT OF
HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES.
>> A WINTER SCENE.
>> WE HAVE A RICH COLLECTION OF
CUTTERS AND SLEDS, SLAYS AND
TOBOGGANS, MANY OF WHICH WERE
MADE HERE IN THE YOUNG CARRIAGE
COMPANY IN SHEBOYGAN.
>> WHAT IS THE PERIOD OF TIME
HISTORICALLY THAT YOU'RE
COVERING WITH THE MUSEUM?
>> RIGHT.
THE EARLIEST VEHICLE THAT WE
HAVE IN THE COLLECTION WAS BUILT
IN 1870 BY THE FOUNDER OF THE
YOUNG CARRIAGE COMPANY AND THEN
THE LATEST PIECE WAS IN THE
19-TEENS, SO NOW WE'RE ENTERING
THE HOME AND FAMILY SECTION.
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF VEHICLES
THAT YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN AROUND
YOUR HOUSE, AROUND THE PORCH
LIKE WE HAVE HERE.
KIDS VEHICLES AND TOYS AND
THINGS.
SOME OF THE VEHICLES, THE
WAGONS, COMMERCIAL WAGONS,
STROLL PAST YOUR HOUSE.
>> WHAT DO YOU HOPE A VISITOR
TAKES AWAY FROM THIS EXPERIENCE?
>> VISITORS TO THE CARRIAGE
MUSEUM, I KNOW, ARE GOING TO
COME AWAY WITH A STRONG
APPRECIATION FOR OUR LIVES
TODAY, AND KIND OF HOW WE GOT
THERE, WHERE HAVING LEFT MANY
MANY DECADES AGO, A WORLD THAT
WAS GOVERNED BY HORSES AND
HORSEPOWER AND HORSE-DRAWN
VEHICLES, THAT WAS THE WORLD
THAT OUR GRANDPARENTS AND GREAT
GRANDPARENTS KNEW VIVIDLY, DAY
BY DAY, AND IT'S JUST A WORLD
THAT'S GONE TO MOST OF US.
AND I THINK THE EXHIBITS, THE
ARRAY OF VEHICLES, THE
EXPERIENCES, THE HANDS-ON
INTERACTIVES THAT WE PROVIDE,
AND THE BACKDROP VISUALS AND THE
WHOLE CONTEXTUAL APPROACH IN THE
WESLEY YOUNG CARRIAGE MUSEUM
REALLY HELPED TO BRING A LIFE TO
THAT PERIOD THAT IS MANY DECADES
BEYOND US.
>> BELINDA ABENDSCHEIN OF
TICHIGAN LAKE PHOTOGRAPHED THIS
DOWNY WOOD *** ON A HEATED
BIRD BATH IN RACINE COUNTY.
TO EMAIL US A PHOTO OF YOUR
FAVORITE WISCONSIN WINTER SCENE,
LOG ON TO
WWW.MPTV.ORG/OUTDOORWISCONSIN.
THEN CLICK ON "CONTACT US" ON
THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN.
OR YOU CAN POST YOUR PHOTO ON
OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AT "OUTDOOR
WISCONSIN."
BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME,
WHERE YOU LIVE, AND THE COUNTY
WHERE YOUR PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN.
>> BOATS, KAYAKS AND CANOES ARE
POPULAR MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
ON WATER, BUT THERE'S A NEW KID
ON THE BLOCK CALLED PADDLE
BOARD.
LETS JOIN DEBBY WOLNIAK AT CLEAR
WATER OUTDOOR IN LAKE GENEVA AS
SHE LOOKS AT PADDLE BOARD
EQUIPMENT AND THEN GETS A LESSON
ON GENEVA LAKE.
>> I'M HERE IN WALWORTH COUNTY
IN LAKE GENEVA WITH SARAH
SCHUSTER, THE C.E.O. OF CLEAR
WATER OUTDOOR, AND WE HAVE AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY HERE TO
LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS IN
YOUR ORGANIZATION, THAT ALL
RELATES TO THE OUTDOORS, RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
YES.
>> GIVE US AN OVERVIEW, REAL
QUICK.
>> OK.
WELL OUR TAGLINE, AS YOU WOULD
SAY FOR OUR STORE IS ADVENTURE
SPORTS AND LIFESTYLE, SO WE HAVE
WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS AND
ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE TO DO,
THAT MATCH UP WITH OUR MISSION
STATEMENT, WHICH IS TO ENCOURAGE
AND ENHANCE ONE'S LIFE OUTDOORS
AT ANY AGE AND IN ANY SEASON.
>> GETTING DOWN HERE INTO THE
BOOK, THIS IS REALLY ATTRACTIVE,
ALL THE COLORS AND FUNCTIONALITY
OF THE KAYAKS, DO YOU TAKE KAYAK
TOURS OUT?
>> YES, WE DO.
WE HAVE LESSONS AND RENTALS THAT
WE PROVIDE TO ALL SORTS OF
PEOPLE HERE ON GENEVA LAKE AND
THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR STANDUP
PADDLEBOARDS.
>> ALL THE PADDLEBOARDS HAVE
DIFFERENT SIZES, DIFFERENT TYPES
OF PADS ON THEM.
>> YES.
>> WHY IS THAT?
>> IN GENERAL, THERE'S TWO TYPES
OF PADDLEBOARDS, SIMILAR TO,
WITH KAYAKS, WHERE YOU HAVE
RECREATIONAL, AND YOU HAVE TOUR,
IS WHAT THEY CALL IT, SO WHEN
YOU GET INTO BOARDS, YOU WILL
NOTICE THE NOSE IS THE MOST
DISTINCTIVE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE TYPES OF BOARDS, WHERE YOU
HAVE A ROUNDED NOSE, WHICH WOULD
BE YOUR RECREATIONAL AND THEN
YOUR MORE AEORDYNAMIC, THEY CALL
THAT A DISPLACEMENT HOLE, WHERE
IT'S DISPLACING THE WATER AS YOU
PADDLE THROUGH.
THIS IS A RACE BOARD.
SO YOU HAVE A VARIETY OF MORE
SURF, RECREATIONAL PADDLEBOARDS
AND THEN TOURING AND RACE
BOARDS.
>> WHEN WE DO YOGA LATER, DO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A LIFE
PRESERVER OR WILL THEY BE IN
CLOSE ENOUGH?
>> U.S. COAST GUARD HAS PUT A
NEW RULING NATIONWIDE THAT YOU
HAVE TO HAVE A LIFE JACKET ON A
PADDLEBOARD, SO WE ARE SAFETY
FIRST, AT CLEAR WATER OUTDOOR,
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY IS FOLLOWING THE
RULES, BECAUSE IN MADISON,
ACTUALLY, THEY WILL FINE YOU
$150, IF YOU ARE CAUGHT ON THE
LAKE WITHOUT A LIFE JACKET ON A
PADDLEBOARD.
>> PADDLES, WILL WE BE USING
PADDLES TODAY?
>> YES, OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO
GET TO OUR LOCATION.
SO WE CARRY A WIDE VARIETY OF
PADDLES, ALWAYS KIND OF COOL
LOOKING.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT SOME FUN
DESIGNS AND WHAT NOT, STAND UP
PADDLEBOARDING ORIGINATED IN
HAWAII, SO A LOT OF THE
COMPANIES HAVE COOL, HAWAIIAN
DESIGNS.
THIS IS THE LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON
FIBER PANEL, IF YOU FIND OUT HOW
LIGHTWEIGHT THAT IT.
>> I HAVE KLEENEX HEAVIER THAN
THIS.
>> RIGHT.
COMPARED TO THIS ONE, YOU CAN
FEEL THE DIFFERENCE.
>> OH, YES.
WHICH ONE DO YOU PREFER?
>> WELL, THAT.
>> OK.
WELL, SOMETIMES PEOPLE LIKE TO
HAVE A LITTLE WEIGHT WITH THAT.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
BUT THIS IS NICE.
>> THE IDEA, THE SAME WITH KAYAK
PADDLES TOO, THE LIGHTER WEIGHT,
THE LESS FATIGUED YOUR ARMS WILL
GET, BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING A LOT
OF WORK WITH YOUR UPPER BODY AND
YOUR CORE, SO THE
LIGHTWEIGHTNESS OF IT IS PRETTY
CRUCIAL FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT FOR
THE LONG TERM, AND AGAIN, WE
WANT YOU TO HAVE FUN AND WE
DON'T WANT ANY WHINING SO
EVERYBODY HAS A GOOD TIME.
>> WELL, I PATROLS, I WON'T --
PROMISE, I WON'T BE WHINE, BUT I
WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND LET'S
GO YOGA PADDLING.
ALL RIGHT.
WE MADE IT.
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD, I'M JANINE.
>> I'M JESSICA.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> JANINE IS HOUR YOGA
INSTRUCTOR, THAT WE HAVE TRUE
THE STORE AND JESSICA -- THAT WE
HAVE THROUGH THE STORE AND
JESSICA RUNS A LOT OF OUR EVENTS
AND COORDINATES ALL OF THOSE
EXCITING THINGS, ALSO OUR
STANDUP PADDLE INSTRUCTOR AND
DOES OUR HEALTH FITNESS CLASSES
AS WELL.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO GET ME ALL
SQUARED AWAY.
THIS IS YOUR PADDLE.
>> CORRECT.
>> THEODORE ROOSEVELT ACTUALLY
AN ADJUSTABLE IT SHALL
>> THIS IS ACTUALLY AN
ADJUSTABLE PADDLE, SO WE'RE
GOING TO GET YOU FITTED FOR THE
PADDLE, EVERYONE'S PADDLE, IT'S
SET TO YOUR HEIGHT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE SHOULDER
WIDTH APART, YOUR STANCE,
PUTTING YOUR ARM ALL ATONIES AND
HIGH.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CUP THE
HANDLE JUST ENOUGH FOR YOUR
COMFORT LEVEL RIGHT THERE AND
HAVE A SLIGHT BEND IN YOUR
ELBOW, SO THAT'S ABOUT GOOD, SO
WE'LL LOCK IT DOWN.
SO THIS IS YOUR PADDLE, SET FOR
YOU.
>> OK.
>> PERFECT.
>> YOUR NEXT THING THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO BE WORKING ON IS GOING
TO BE YOUR LIFE JACKET.
>> AND IS THIS ONE SIZE FITS
ALL?
>> IT IS A ONE SIZE FITS ALL,
UNIVERSAL, WE'LL GET YOU FITTED,
PROPER FITTING AND THE FINAL
TEST IS IF YOU CAN PULL THE
STRAPS OVER YOUR EARS.
A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER.
IT'S THE CLOTHE EGG.
>> -- CLOTHING.
>> IF YOU END UP TURTLING,
THAT'S WHAT WE DON'T WANT.
THIS IS AN INFLATABLE PSD, SO A
LIFE JACKET, IT OPENS UP, AND
YOU HAVE A CO2 CARTRIDGE AND A
CO2 CARTRIDGE WILL BE ENGAGED,
AND IF AND WHEN YOU ARE IN A
SITUATION WHERE YOU NEED TO PULL
YOUR DRAW CORD, THE LIFE JACKET
WILL INFLATE, AND THEN YOU PUT
IT AND WRAP IT AROUND YOUR BODY.
>> OH MY GOODNESS.
IS THAT WHAT AN INSTRUCTOR
WEARS?
>> AN INSTRUCTOR CAN WEAR THIS.
IF YOU'RE PADDLING, IT'S LESS
CUMBERSOME OR HEAVY FOR YOU TO
HAVE TO WEAR.
RACERS WILL WEAR THESE, SO YOU
CAN HAVE MORE MOVEMENT DURING
YOUR PADDLE STROKES.
>> OK.
>> AND IS IS IT REQUIRED THAT WE
HAVE TO HAVE THE FLOTATION
DEVICE?
>> IT IS REQUIRED THAT YOU HAVE
IT ON YOUR VESSEL OR ON YOUR
BODY.
AT CLEAR WATER OUTDOOR, WE SAY
ON YOUR BODY, BECAUSE IF YOU
FALL AND HIT YOUR HEAD, YOU NEED
TO BE ABLE TO STAY AFLOAT.
>> SHOULD WE LOAD THIS THING
INTO THE WATER, OR HOW DO WE DO
THIS?
HONESTLY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW
HEAVY THIS IS.
>> BETWEEN 30 AND 40 POUNDS.
>> AND THE SAFEST WAY TO CARRY A
PADDLEBOARD IS WITH TWO PEOPLE,
THE PERSON IN THE FRONT AND THE
BACK.
THERE IS ALSO A CENTER HANDLE,
YOU CAN CARRY THEM BY
YOURSELVES, BUT AGAIN, SAFETY
FIRST, TWO PEOPLE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO HELP ME OUT?
>> I CAN DO THAT.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO GRAB THE ONE
ON THE TOP END, I'VE GOVERNMENT
THE BACK.
-- I'VE GOT THE BACK.
>> SO YOU HAVE THE PADDLE HERE.
>> THERE'S THE PADDLE.
>> WE WANT IT TO FACE OUT AND
AWAY FROM US AS WE PADDLE.
GO AHEAD AND GET IN.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO THIS.
>> WE'LL GIVE GIVE YOU A LITTLE
DEMONSTRATION.
WHEN YOU STEP ON TO YOUR BOARD
FIRST, YOU'LL KNEEL, THAT CENTER
HANDLE I'LL TELL YOU B YOU'RE
GOING TO KNEEL ABOUT SHOULDER
WIDTH APART BETWEEN THE HANDLE.
WHEN YOU'RE PADDLING WHILE ON
YOUR KNEES, YOU CAN HOLD BOTH
HANDS JUST ON THE SHAFT OF THE
PADDLE, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
UP ON TOP ON THE HANDLE, IT'S A
LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE THAT WAY.
LEG IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE FACING
OUT THAT WAY.
I'M GOING TO ATTACH JANINE'S
LEASH.
ALL RIGHT.
SHE'S GOING TO DO A COUPLE
PADDLE STROKES AROUND.
YOU WANT TO PUT THE WHOLE BLADE
IN THE WATER AS YOU'RE GOING.
PADDLING ON BOTH SIDES.
THERE YOU GO.
AND JANINE CAN GO INTO A REVERSE
IF SHE WANTS.
AND YOU JUST PADDLE FROM ALL THE
WAY BACK BEHIND YOU TO GIVE YOU
A GOOD TURN.
AND THEN JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
FORWARD MOTION, YOU'RE GOING TO
PUT THE PADDLE OUT IN FRONT OF
YOU HAVE AND YOU'RE JUST GOING
TO GO ONE FOOT UP, AND THEN TO
THE OTHER AND PUT YOUR PADDLE IN
THE WATER RIGHT AWAY FOR BALANCE
AND THEN CONTINUE PADDLING.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
>> YOU'LL COME IN AND KNEEL.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ATTACH
YOUR ANKLE?
>> YOU'RE GOING TO BE SHOULDER
WIDTH APART, ATTACH YOUR LEASH.
I'M GOING TO BRING YOU OUT A
LITTLE BIT.
>> AND THEN --
>> YEP.
>> THAT'S FORWARD.
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> YEP.
YEP.
>> STEERING, STEERING.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> NOT SO BAD.
LOOKING GOOD.
>> OK.
>> OK.
NOW I'VE GOT TO STAND UP.
SO HAVE SOME FORWARD MOTION.
PUT THE PADDLE OUT IN FRONT OF
YOU.
>> I'M GOING SO FAR TO THE LEFT
AND THE RIGHT.
>> YOU'RE GOOD.
>> NOTICE HOW I'M GETTING INTO
SHALLOWER WATER.
>> OK.
>> AND THEN PUT YOUR PADDLE IN
THE WATER.
MAKE SURE YOUR BOARDS ARE FACING
OUT TOWARDS US.
>> PERFECT.
>> YOU EXPECT ME TO RAISE THAT?
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> OK.
>> PERFECT.
>> LOOKING LIKE A PRO.
>> NICE WORK.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ARE YOU COMING OUT?
>> I'LL COME OUT.
LET ME GRAB MY BOARD.
>> ONCE AGAIN THIS SEASON, WE'LL
FEATURE SOME OF OUR FAVORITE
SEGMENTS FROM PAST YEARS.
THIS WEEK, WE TURN THE CLOCK
BACK TO 2011 FOR AN ICE FISHING
OUTING ON LONG LAKE WITH TOM
GRUENWALD AND STEVE WEIDMEYER.
>> I'M OUT TODAY ON A LAKE IN
THE NORTHERN KETTLE MORAINE
STATE FOREST 20 TOM GRUENWALD OF
HT ENTERPRISES AND STEVE
WEIDMEYER OF EXTREME TACKLE.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY FOR PANFISH
TODAY.
TOM, LOOKS LIKE A NICE DAY.
IT'S MILD, SNOW.
>> AFTER LAST WEEK WITH ALL THE
BELOW ZERO AND THE WIND, TODAY
IS WONDERFUL.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE RIGHT AROUND
FREEZING.
WE HAVE LIGHT CLOUDS, SNOW, IT'S
PERFECT.
LOW FRONT, LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM,
SHOULD BE GOOD FOR FISHING.
>> OK.
NOW WHAT'S THE PLAN?
WE'LL DRILL A FEW HOLES HERE.
>> WE HAVE A SMALL FLAT HERE.
VEGETATED, A LOT OF KOON TAIL
DOWN THERE HOLDING BLUEGILLS AND
WE'LL GET IN HERE, DRILL A FEW
HOLES, USE THE SONAR TO FIND THE
FISH AND SEE IF THEY'LL BITE.
>> YOU HAVE A UNIQUE SYSTEM FOR
DRILLING.
>> IT'S COOL.
AVES ACTUALLY A HAND AUGER, BUT
WHAT WE'VE DONE IS EFFECTIVELY
TURN IT INTO A POWER AUGER,
USING A POWER ADAPTER AND
ELECTRIC DRILL.
18-VOLT OR 24-VOLT IS ALL YOU
NEED TO DO AND WE HAVE THIS
VELOCITY AUGER THAT HT MAKES.
INSTEAD OF HAVING THE SCREW LIKE
A LOT OF THESE DO, ATTACH THE
CHUCK TO THE ADAPTER.
PEOPLE MIGHT WONDER WHAT THIS IS
ALL ABOUT.
THEY ALL THAT THE AUGER SAFER
AND THE -- SAVER AND THE REASON
WE DO THAT, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE
DON'T GET THE CHUCK TIGHT AROUND
THE ADAPTER AND IN THE EVENT
THAT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE YOU'RE
DRILLING, YOU MIGHT LOSE A
FLIGHTING.
THIS CATCHES AT THE TOP OF THE
HOLE, SO THAT WON'T HAPPEN.
>> LET'S SEE HOW IT WORKS.
>> BUT IT CUTS THROUGH THE ICE
NICELY.
WE CAN GET A FEW HOLES DRILLED
OUT HERE FOR ALL OF US AND OFF
WE GO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO WHAT'S THE STRATEGY?
>> JUST GOT AN ULTRA LIGHT SET
UP.
LIGHT LINE.
THIS IS ONE POUND TEST.
A LITTLE -- I LIKE THIS
SMOKE-COLORED LINE, KIND OF
SHOWS UP AGAINST THE SNOW AND
ICE.
>> OH, OK.
>> YET IT DISAPPEARS IN THE
WATER, SO YOU'RE DEALING WITH A
FUSSY FISH LIKE THIS IN CLEAR
WATER.
YOU'LL SEE THE LINE.
AND THEN ALL I'M DOING, DAN, IS
WE'VE GOT SOME SPIKES HERE AND
THERE'S COLORED ONES, IF YOU'VE
SEEN THESE YET, THESE RED ONES
THAT THEY HAVE NOW.
>> SURE.
>> WHAT I DO IS I PUT ONE RED
ONE AND ONE WHITE ONE.
WHETHER THAT MAKES ANY
DIFFERENCE, I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT
SURE SEEMS TO HELP SO FAR THIS
SEASON.
IT'S A LITTLE FLUTTER JIG, IT'S
CALLED A DAPHNIA AND THE FINS
HERE FLUTTER, ADD FLASH AND
ACTION ON THE SPLIT RING AND
CLICK AGAINST THE LURE BOTTOM
WHEN YOU JIG AND IT KIND OF
ROCKS GENTLY UP AND DOWN WHEN
YOU WORK THE BAIT.
BIG EYE HELPS HEY TRACT FISH.
IT'S A UNIQUE JIG, WORKS GREAT
IN THE WINTERTIME, DAN, SEE WHAT
IT CAN DO FOR YOU.
>> OK.
SO WE'VE GOT WHAT, 12 FEET HERE.
>> THIS IS SHALLOWER HERE.
8 FEET.
>> SO I NEED TO BE DOWN -- WHERE
DO I WANT TO BE?
>> WELL, WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING IS
I WORK THE BAIT FROM ABOUT A
FOOT OR SO OFF THE BOTTOM, I'LL
COME UP ABOUT 3 FEET, AND THEN
JUST WORK BACK DOWN.
WE GET THE FISH TO COME UP OFF
OF THE BOTTOM.
TURN THE SENSITIVITY SO YOU CAN
SEE THE BAIT.
>> I CAN SEE IT.
>> COMING DOWN THERE 3 FEET,
4 FEET, COMING DOWN, 5, OK?
TURN THAT SENSITIVITY DOWN JUST
A LITTLE BIT.
YOU WANT TO HAVE THE MERC GREEN
AND YELLOW.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE BRIGHT
RED.
YOUR SENSITIVITY GETS TOO HIGH
THEN.
THIS IS YOUR BOTTOM.
ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A
FISH COMING IN DOWN THERE.
RIGHT OFF OF -- THERE YOU'VE GOT
SOME SEPARATION.
SEE IF YOU CAN GET IT TO COME
UP.
THERE HE COMES, DAN.
SEE THAT?
DOWN AGAIN.
>> BACK DOWN.
>> THAT'S THE NICE THING ABOUT
SONAR, YOU CAN ACTUALLY
EXPERIMENT.
YOU CAN TRY LIFTING THE BAIT,
LOWERING THE BAIT, JIG IT HARD,
HOLD IT STILL.
SEE HOW THE FISH REACT AND THEN
YOU CAN LEASE IT A TOUCH.
HE TURNED GREEN.
IF HE TURNS RED AND GOES OVER
THE TOP, BE READY.
>> YOU GUYS ARE HAVING TOO MUCH
FUN FISHING.
>> DRILL YOU SOME HOLES, TOM.
>> LET'S GO DO IT.
>> I CAN PLAY WITH THIS A WHILE
HERE.
>> HERE'S A BUCKET.
KNEEL, EITHER WAY.
>> PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT, STEVE.
LET'S GO GET SOME MORE HOLES TO
CUT.
>> THERE'S A BITE.
>> GOT ONE.
>> GOT HIM, DAN?
>> HEY, TOM, I GOT ONE.
>> GOOD, GOOD.
>> TRANSDUCER OUT THERE?
>> YES.
>> THAT LOOKS LIKE A BLUEGILL.
>> OH, THAT'S NOT A BAD BLEW
GILL.
>> NOT -- BLUEGILL.
>> NOT A BAD BLUEGILL AT ALL.
>> I'LL BE DARNED.
>> WELL, WAY TO START US OFF.
THAT'S PERFECT.
>> YES, SIR.
THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE.
>> PRETTY GOOD BLUEGILL.
THAT'S A REAL NICE BLUEGILL.
BOY, I COULD SEE HIM COME UP
FROM BOTTOM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
THERE WAS WEIGHT ON THE LINE AND
A BIG MARK RIGHT WHERE THE JIG
HAD BEEN.
>> YOU'LL JUST SEE ALL OF A
SUDDEN THAT FISH WILL COME UP
AND YOU'LL SEE THE RED, SAME
THING.
>> KEEP IT GOING.
GOOD JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SAW THE STRUGGLES YOU HAD,
GET HIM TO COME UP, THEY DON'T
BITE.
>> YEAH.
>> I GOT SOME COMING IN, BUT
WHEN YOU GET THEM TO COME UP
LIKE THAT, I GET THEM TO COME
UP.
YOU'LL FOLLOW IT UP.
THERE, HE'LL COME BACK.
OH.
THERE WE GOT HIM.
>> HE TOOK IT?
>> YEAH.
THERE WE GO.
>> HERE WE HAVE A NICE ONE.
>> LOOK AT THE COLORS.
>> THEY'RE PRETTY.
>> YEAH.
>> THERE WE GO.
WE'LL ADD THIS TO THE POT, HUH?
WAY TO GO, STEVE.
>> THERE HE IS.
GOT ONE?
>> GOT ANOTHER ONE.
NOT A BAD ONE.
>> GOOD.
>> MAYBE THEY'RE STARTING TO
BITE.
>> NICE AVERAGE, WHAT THEY CALL,
HAND-SIZED BLUEGILL RIGHT THERE.
>> HEY, I GOT ONE TOO.
>> THIS IS A GOOD ONE.
BOY, HE'S REALLY PULLING.
THERE WE GO.
LOOK AT THAT.
TOM, I WOULD SAY WE'RE ON A
PRETTY GOOD BITE NOW.
>> NOW THEY'RE STARTING TO GO.
>> SOON WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH FOR A
FISH FRY.
>> THERE ARE TWO ESSENTIAL ITEMS
TO CARRY WITH YOU ANY TIME
YOU'RE OUT ON THE ICE.
A PAIR OF ICE PICKS ON A CORD,
HANG IT AROUND YOUR NECK WHERE
YOU CAN REACH THEM QUICKLY AND
50 FEET OF STRONG ROPE.
TIE A COUPLE OF HALF HITCHES IN
ONE END OF THE ROPE AND A BOWLEN
ON THE OTHER.
IF YOU FALL THROUGH THE ICE, USE
THE PICKS TO PULL YOURSELF OUT
AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, PUT
YOUR ARMS THROUGH THE LOOP AND
THROW THE ROPE TO SOMEONE ON
SOLID ICE.
ONCE YOU'RE OUT OF THE WATER,
GET INTO A HEATED SHELTER AND
DRY CLOTHES AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE, AND IF YOU'RE
HYPOTHERMIAIC, DON'T TAKE
CHANCES, CALL 911 FOR EMERGENCY
HELP.
>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS
WEEK'S FEATURES, VISIT
WWW.MPTV.ORG/OUTDOORWISCONSIN.
YOU CAN ALSO WATCH PAST PROGRAMS
ON OUR WEB SITE, AND YOU CAN
CONTACT US THERE OR ON FACEBOOK
AT "OUTDOOR WISCONSIN."
TELL US WHAT PAST SEGMENTS YOU'D
LIKE TO SEE AGAIN, AND WE MIGHT
FEATURE THEM ON AN UPCOMING
SHOW.
I'LL BE AT "THE MILWAUKEE
JOURNAL SENTINEL," MARCH 5
THROUGH MARCH 9, AT STATE FAIR
PARK.
STOP BY OUR BOOTH TO SAY HELLO
AND LEARN HOW YOU MIGHT WIN A
HYDROJET CANOE BY WILDERNESS
SCOUT.
>> NEXT TIME, WE'LL TAKE A
WINTER TOUR OF PETENWELL PARK IN
ADAMS COUNTY, JUDY NUGENT TAKES
IN THE CHERRY HARVEST IN DOOR
COUNTY, AND TOM NEWBAUER GETS
SOME TIPS FOR HANDGUN
MAINTENANCE FROM CHRIS
CUNNINGHAM AT AK'S TRADING POST
IN OCONOMOWOC.
I'M DAN SMALL.
JOIN US AGAIN NEXT WEEK FOR
"OUTDOOR WISCONSIN."
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