Modeled after Duchamp’s 1913 ready made, Bicycle Wheel, this auto-jigger harnesses the power of the wind. A silver dinner bell rings when a fish bites. Perfect for catching panfish and Dadaists. Debuts Sunday January 29th, 2012 at the Art Shanty Projects.

The Art Shanty Project is a four-week art show slash social experiment inspired by traditional ice fishing huts. The show is open until February 5th, and is taking place on Medicine Lake, Plymouth, Minnesota.

Maybe wind power isn’t your thing. Well how about steam power?

If you liked this check out the rocket powered ice fishing rig!

The fish was caught on a PK Lures PK spoon, and the man who caught it is Tim Geni. You can check out more great videos on PK lures website and you can read more about this world record catch on the Saskatchewan Tourisum website.

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There’s another equally entertaining, but not fishing related, video after the break.

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Perchin for MS Fishing Derby was a huge success this year. In its first year, we drew in 78 teams from all over Ontario and the United States and raised $4000.00 for MS Research and Awareness!
Next year we hope to make it bigger and better. We will be promoting bigger and better this year and attending the sports show and using our website.

The tournament was more than just about the fish or the weather however. “I started this event because I wanted to promote education and awareness around MS and I thought what better way to do that than through a fishing derby.” As an avid angler and Conservation Officer who lives with MS daily, Poirier knows firsthand about its limitations, but says that unless you have a friend or relative with it, people seldom have a good understanding of the disease. “The goal of the event was also to raise a bit of money for MS and I am pleased to announce that thanks to some generous monetary donations we raised almost $4,000 that will go directly to the MS Society of Canada,” said Poirier.
Although most anglers who fished the MS Perch Fundraiser were from the GTA, others came from Owen Sound and Niagara in the west to Muskoka and Halliburton in the north and east to Ottawa. There were even some anglers from the US. Many were hard core competitive anglers who look for competitions like this to test their skills. Others were recreational ice anglers who enjoy meeting others in a fun-filled event where proceeds go to a worthwhile cause.

Not only did anglers come out in force to support the fundraiser, but so too did sponsor and individual support. “The prizes supplied by companies and individuals far exceeded my expectations. Our community really showed the true meaning of “Community” with the way they all came together to sponsor this event!” said Poirier.

Perchin for MS

For obvious reasons the rocket cannot be hooked up to the line on the reel and send your catch flying in to the air.

Hack A Day via From The Desk of the Mayor

I can only imagine the muffled screams the diver must have heard at the time, and I hope this fishing hut came with a bathroom. The diver was live released.

via Field & Stream

This year we’ve decided to throw the biggest contest we’ve ever run, with the biggest and best prizes ever! All you need to do is write in with your best fishing photos and stories from 2010 to be entered- you can even enter multiple times! Tell us about the trophy fish you caught, or maybe the trophy fish you lost- you could even contribute your favorite fish recipe.

What are you waiting for, blow up my inbox- I dare you! Continue reading for the prize list and full rules.

This post will remain on top until January 1st, so please scroll down for more stories.

First Place

The grand prize winner will receive a completely original and one-of-a-kind Sportsman Trophy Plaque (valued at $95) based on your contribution. Just like the one above that I had made for Clive and his trophy catch on our last trip to Little Vermilion Lake.

Second Place

The second place winner- and this is definitely no “secondary” prize- will receive a signed copy of Dave Mercer’s new book 135 Secrets Fish Don’t Want You To Know. This book is filled with an wide assortment of easy to understand tips that can improve your fish catching abilities, and it’s small form factor is great for your cottage, boat, even tackle box.

Third Place

Our third place winner will receive three custom hand-made lures from Rockstar Lures made by our very own Clive Mathias! Be sure to check out the forums to see some of the new amazing up and coming patterns.

Extra Prizes

We’re hoping that we have enough stickers and stuff that we should have something for everyone, but we’re also going to be giving away several of the Fins+Skins Magazines to contributions we really liked but didn’t make the top three.

Requirements

These are the rules for the 2010 contributor contest, please read them carefully. You must comply with all of the rules to be eligible for the grand prize, the high quality images are required to create (print) the best Sportsman Trophy Plaque possible.

1. Fish should be legally caught in 2010 under the stated rules of your local department of natural resources. We ask that you do not submit out of season fish to this contest.

2. At least two high resolution (4 megapixel or greater) digital photos.* We want the ones straight off your digital camera, no photoshopping or colour correcting allowed. Just the raw photos please. *This is a requirement of the grand prize, though you could still potentially win secondary prizes with a low resolution photo, the higher resolution images are required by the printing process.

3. At least two paragraphs about your experience. Some things to think about: a title, location, species of fish, weather conditions, lure, etc.

4. Your full name and mailing address, along with your photos and story, emailed to staff@fishingfury.com with the subject of “2010 Contributor Contest”.

5. Multiple entries are allowed, though you can only win one of the top prizes.

6. Your contribution does not have to be about a fish you caught. You could write an article about Traditional Japanese Rod Building, or fishing for walleye in bad weather, even your favorite fish recipe! Your contribution only needs to be unique, related to fishing, and written by you!

Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your entries!