By Snowball, January 18 in General Fishing. That way I can steal your great ideas :) Things that you have tried that didn't work is great info too!! Going to build me a smitty sled. I thought about just mounting a set of runners or skis to the bottom of the new tub but I still wanted something better when plowing thru the deep snow ( might not be a problem this year). One of us could practically pull the sled by 2 fingers. Picked up some new gear this year and needed a bigger sled. Build a Smitty sled Sign in to follow this . The 2x4's just drop into place in the aformentioned holes and are held by gravity/friction. Does the smitty sled help. Is that correct? Yep Smitty Sled is the basic concept. Less drag and makes long walks much easier. SAW one like what YOU"RE thinking Jim was about a foot off snow 18" wide by 4' long box, equipment in box, notch cutout on top of box to hold auger, hub bungeed on top of it all. I won't recommending buying everything. Can’t wait Holy cow! Followers 0. Build a Smitty sled. I built a Smitty Sled years ago and it worked great. ice fishing; Reply to this topic; Start new topic; Recommended Posts. #permalink #1. Ask a neighbor I'm sure they have scrap 2X4, 2X6's lieing around just in case. Snowball 54 Snowball 54 TBF Addicted; T.B.F. I was a little skepitcal since we had issues pulling my Kenai together last year. Smitty Sled Build, How to Build. Parr Trout Group: Members Posts: 95 Member No. I have a Pelican and having a smitty sled with 6" of clearance is a WORLD of difference. So I don't want to bolt any of the options down. See more ideas about ice fishing sled, ice fishing, sled. I drilled holes in the top of the 2x6's. I put my pelican on top when there's snow on the ice. I want the smitty sled capable of toting any one of the three options. Lots of the stuff is already in the garage. Figured I’d do a medium otter sport smitty sled. It pulls apart and 4 inch bolts stick out of the bottom of the 2x4's. But there are days when even I must retreat to some kind of shelter. Machine57: Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 07:08 am. Bought an Otter Resort with my brother this year since we planned on making a smitty sled for it. I thought about making a sled that I could use to pull the hut out to the … I made this smitty sled with remnant 2x4 and 6x2's with maybe $5 of nuts and bolts. Thanks for the help! : 173 Joined: February 12, 2011: This all started last year after pulling my Nanook through a little over a foot and a half of wet snow. But I had issues with it dragging on the snow and ice when trying to change directions. I've seen to use downhill skis, not cross country. Jan 18, 2021 - Explore Andy Peterson's board "Smitty Sled" on Pinterest. Show me a pic of what you built. And also seen someplace about using water skis? See y'all out on the ice! Topic Options. So I went and built a new sled that uses 2 sets of skis where the front skis would turn and help steer the sled. 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