SnoBear Pictures        - click photo to enlarge

      Haul the SnoBear to the lake, turn on the furnace, drive off the tilt bed trailer and drive onto the lake.

      Drive to your favorite fishing spot. 

      Lower the SnoBear to the ice.

      Drill holes with the electric drill and you are ready to fish.

      And the best part is you did not even go outside !!!!!!!!!!!!

      Lots of rod and cup holders. Convenient overhead storage compartments. Fold up bunks.

Overhead escape hatch for safety. External propane tank with fuel gauge

4 cylinder EFI gasoline engine for easy starting and great fuel economy.

Why SnoBear?

            There are many reasons such as Ease of Use, Transportability, Mobility, Comfort, and Safety.

Ease of Use  

            I wanted a product that was as essentially the equivalent of my summer fishing boat. I can now load my SnoBear at the beginning of the winter with all my gear and not have to find this – reload that – just hook on and go.

Transportability

            SnoBear pulls behind my truck very much like my boat. When I get close to my fishing spot, I usually stop and start the furnace and engine to give the unit a chance to warm up. When I get to where I want to unload, I simply hop in, back it off the tilt bed trailer and head to my fishing spot. I leave the trailer in the tilt down position so when I return (usually the next morning) I can drive it right on and go.

Mobility

            Mobility is the key to all forms of fishing – it is important in summer fishing and due to the lower activity level of fish in the winter, possibly even more important in Ice Fishing. Finding actively feeding fish is the key. If there are no active fish where you initially set up, chances are, they will not find you. SnoBear is as fast to move as any boat. All that is required to move is to reel in the lines, pull out the hole sleeves, install the hole covers, start the engine, push the raise switch, and go. There is no repacking gear other than putting the fishing rod in its holder and picking up the Vexilar Transducer. When we get to the next spot, by the time I get the SnoBear re-lowered to the Ice, the key shut off, and the steering column tilted fully out of the way, the guy at the back of the machine already has his hole augured out and is ready to fish (see notes on Dewalt ice auger below).  I have moved as many as 40 times in a day with the SnoBear in search of Pan Fish, most days we will move 20 times on average. I have also moved to 3 different lakes in one day  Many times we will pan fish during the day and move inshore to set up for Walleye at night. Unlimited Mobility on Ice is the key.