Portable Fish Houses…shanties, shacks, coops…etc
There are two basic styles of portable fish houses to choose from. One is like a cabin on ice that folds up like a suit case. The other is built on a sled, and flips over the head of the person fishing.
The cabin style like this CLAM 5600 offers the most comfort for those fishing. Fully enclosed, with holes already in the floor to fish through. Drill your holes and then put the shack over the top of them. There are smaller ones available from CLAM, Shappell and Frabill. They also come in larger sizes that allow for those fishing to make a weekend of it while sleeping inside during the nights. CLAM offers the 6800 and Sleeper, they are the largest houses produced. These cabins are ideal for breaking kids into ice fishing, being comfortable makes just about any outing more enjoyable.
When it comes to the flip houses like this Fish Trap Pro, you get the comfort and mobility factors working in your favor. Whether you flip it over to enclose the coop, you have storage for your equipment and a place to sit. Otter, Frabill, Shappell and many more companies make shanties in this style.
When making the decision to purchase a shanty like these, you have to weigh the factors of comfort and mobility when making your final decision.
PS….I forgot to mention Eskimo brand shanties. When I wrote this up, I knew I was forgetting one brand that I like. I really like the canvas that they use for the products, not crazy sometimes on the base material, but if you add some runners it makes all the difference in the world.