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Jig size matters

Nick Schertz is a member of USA Ice team. He took the time after practice at the World Ice Fishing Championships in Kazakhstan to tell me about his jigs and how they are sized.

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Palm Rods and how to rig them

Nick Schertz is a member of USA Ice team. He talks about palm rods and how to rig them for success.

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Fishing like Chad

Nick Schertz is a member of USA Ice team. He talks about one of the people who has taught him a lot about the european style of ice fishing and how to be successful at it.

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Nick Schertz - Doing what we love with good friends

Nick Schertz is a member of USA Ice Team. While riding on a bus to the 2018 Ice Fishing World Championships in Kazakhstan, he told me what the WIFC is all about.

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2nd place is the first loser

Anthony Rodriguez is a competitive ice angler and member of USA Ice Team. He tells a story about tournament fishing in South Dakota that drills up bad memories.

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Being the Best

Jacob Meek was fishing his first World Ice Fishing Championship as a member of USA Ice team in 2018. He wanted to compete against the best in the world, and got to do it in Kazakhstan.

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Getting Anthony into guiding

Chad Schaub is a member of USA Ice team. He remembers how he helped get fellow team member, Anthony Rodriguez, into the guiding business.

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Anthony Rodriguez - Finding WIFC

Anthony Rodriguez is a fishing guide from Michigan and USA Ice Team veteran. He told me about how he came to find the WIFC and what it was like to get into this unique sport. Photo Courtesy: USA Ice Team

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USA Ice Team: Day 1

After recovering from a 27 hour journey to the other side of the planet, USA Ice Team prepares for the World Ice Fishing Championships in Kazakhstan. Nick Schertz talks about his ideal scenario coming into an event that the United States has never medaled in overseas.

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USA Ice Team: Part 1

USA Ice Team consists of a group of guys who compete at the World Ice Fishing Championships. This is the olympics of ice fishing. USA Ice Team has never medaled overseas, but will be trying again this March when they travel to Kazakhstan. Fish Stories will document their trip and help tell their story along the way. This is the beginning of their 2018 pursuit of gold and fishing fame.