Back here, I posted a full-page article from the Feb. 3, 1966 Lorain Journal about Journal Staff Writer Hank Kozlosk's first ice fishing trip. In his article he told about his trip to Middle Bass Island on the ancient "Tin Goose" Ford Tri-Motor and his fishing as part of a group at a 'shanty town.' He mentioned that he couldn't wait to go ice fishing again.
Ten years later, Mr. Kozloski went ice fishing again, and wrote about the experience in the Feb. 15, 1976 Journal. He had another ride over to Middle Bass Island on the Tin Goose but this time, well... I'll let you read his article.
"Even "ice buggies' – cars stripped of just about anything which isn't necessary to make them run – have been driven over the white-gray crust from South Bass Island to Port Clinton.
"On any given day, but mostly on weekends as the sun rises, hundreds of men, women and children are lured onto the always mysterious ice in stalk of smelt, perch, crappie, blue gill, bass... and excitement."
Anyways, it's too bad that Kozloski had a 'crappie' day ice fishing.
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At the bottom of the page with Hank Kozloski's article, there's a Uniroyal ad with a little graphic showing Uni, Roy and Al – the stunt drivers in those well-remembered commercials. Remember them?
The guy without gloves reminded me of my dad. He *never* wore gloves, no matter how cold it was. I remember him working on cars in an unheated garage in frigid winter weather, washing the grease off his hands with gasoline and then wiping the gasoline off with snow!
ReplyDeleteHe used to say, "Being cold is all in your mind." But being bald, he did wear a hat, and it always covered his ears.
I have a friend who lives in Brunswick, Duane, who is heavy into ice fishing; me, the very thought of being out on the ice above that freezing water gives me the willies.
ReplyDeleteBuster... I grew up near a lake, and we were all over it in the winter, once we received the go-ahead from the Old Man. My favorite was riding bikes on it. When there wasn't much snow, you could ride upwind, turn around, hold your coat open like a sail, and let the wind take you along. As long as you were okay riding no hands!
DeleteHank was at the paper when I started in1980. He was a real pro and nice guy to boot. I remember he was the official scorer for the Indians. Todd
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