We recently were given the opportunity to demonstrate the durability of the pack baskets produced by Loring Pack Basket, and put their claim of “Worlds strongest and toughest hand made pack baskets” to the test.

As you’ll see in the video, these packs really do live up to their reputation. If you’re an outdoors person, or just need a rugged pack to haul stuff around in, look no further than Loring Pack Baskets.

Visit their website to learn more at www.loringpackbasket.com

Moosehead Lake – Bill Maynard, Jr of Maynard’s in Maine, Rockwood, ME  caught a 41 inch 29.67 pound lake trout while ice fishing Moosehead Lake on March 10^th. The fish weighed 31 pounds on Rockwood’s uncertified scales, so he took it to Indian Hill Trading Post in Greenville where it maxed out their certified scale at 30 pounds. He proceeded to take it to a third weigh station but they also could not go over 30 pounds. After over 8 hours he finally got it to Inland Fish and Wildlife where their certified scale showed 29.67 pounds. One can only wonder how much was lost due to evaporation.

The old Moosehead Lake record was  28.75 pounds caught in 1961.

The Maine state record is 31.5 caught from Beech Hill Pond in 1958

Nice catch Bill!

In this episode, I have tagged along with the Shina family (my girl friends family) in this episode to go ice fishing up to Alligator Lake. Alligator Lake is a scenic, relatively undeveloped lake located in central Hancock County. Slot size limits are used and it’s closely managed by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. So be sure to check the fishing regulations before venturing out to this first rate fishing hole. Having slot size limits on this watershed for many years now, have given this lake the opportunity to grow some trophy size salmon and brook trout. It was a gorgeous day and we had a fantastic time attempting to catch some of these trophy fish. Enjoy the video…..

Flip Outdoors Ice Fishing Alligator Lake from Flip Outdoors on Vimeo.

Welcome to Flip Outdoors, and our inaugural episode!

Flip Outdoors is an outdoor adventure web-show. Hosted by Jimmy Kearns and Luke LaBree, and featuring our friends and family that come along for the ride. We explore all over the state of Maine in search of fun, adventure and entertainment.

In this episode we’re ice fishing on Pushaw, a 7 mile long rather shallow lake outside of Old Town, Maine. We’ve hit this lake already this year in an attempt to catch some big Pike. They were elusive this trip, but we ended up catching a lot of good sized Pickerel.

Be sure to leave your comments and keep an eye out for our next adventure!

Flip Outdoors, Episode One, Ice Fishing Pushaw Lake – Feb. 22, 2009 from Flip Outdoors on Vimeo.