Imagine not being able to go to your local grocery store to get food for your next meal, or even a fun game for your family to enjoy. Now imagine having to use an ice auger to drill a hole no more than twelve inches across and four inches deep into the ice to catch your next meal. Some anglers go ice fishing to catch their daily meals; others go fishing for a sport. Ice fishing is a very fun sport to do although it is very time consuming. My first time ice fishing was when I was in third grade. My mom had come up to my room one evening while my sister and I were watching a movie. She had told us to pack two weeks’ worth of warm clothing because we were going to Montana, on a family winter vacation. I was excited but was also confused. I wondered what we were going to do since it was in the middle of winter, and it was below zero outside. My mom had finally got annoyed after I kept asking what we were doing in Montana, and she said she was going to teach us how to ice fish. My mom and her family had taught my sister and I the right way to cast a fishing line. The first step is to first assemble your outfit, by tying on a clinch knot, used by most fishermen to secure their hooks (The only 5 knots). Using your strongest hand hold the bottom of your rod. The reel goes in between your third and fourth finger from your thumb. Using a bait hook grab your bait out of your bait bucket, and put it on your hook. Use a skimmer to help scoop out any remaining slush in your fishing hole. Pull out or reel in line until you have six inches of line hanging out from the top of your fishing pole. Turn the handle slowly until the roller line is under your index finger, and open the bail with your free hand. Point the fishing rod at your target, and in one smooth motion bring the rod up over your shoulder and swing out to the area you're wanting to place your bait, than close the bail with your free hand. When your tip up signals a fish has bit your