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A young P.E.I. fisherman has built his own ice fishing shack.
Eleven-year-old Matt Perry, from Tignish, says he loves fishing during the summer. When he recently tested out his cousin's ice fishing shack he knew he had to make one, too.
"I really like spearing smelts and stuff so I decided to make my own," Matt said.
Building it was his idea, but it was a family effort. It took six hours to build. |
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The shack was completed on Thursday, loaded onto a trailer and delivered to Skinners Pond on Friday.
"You just put a hole in the floor and then cut a hole in the ice," Matt said.
"You just have a jig and spear. And you just sit there and it's like a little lure on the end of it. Sometimes the smelts will come around and just you can spear them."
The shack is dark, but you can see into the water, and there is a little heater to keep warm, Matt said.
"It's just a fun hobby and you get to go and do different things, catch different fish," he said, adding most of his family are fishermen. |
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