Ice fishing storage and transport system

An ice fishing equipment transport and storage kit, comprising:

• a container having a bottom and at least one upwardly extending sidewall terminating at an upper rim and defining an outer perimeter and an open interior;
• at least one fishing rod holder tube attached to an exterior surface of the sidewall of the container, the at least one fishing rod holder tube including at least one slot defined in an outer surface of the at least one fishing rod holder tube adapted to hold an ice fishing rod or tip-up;
• a container extension having an outer wall defining a body with an open interior and a bottom portion, the container extension adapted to engage the container with the bottom portion of the container extension engaging the upper rim of the container and the body extending upwardly from the upper rim of the container;
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• a lid selectively attachable to an upper portion of the container extension displaced from the upper rim of the container to cover the open interiors of the container and the container extension, and wherein
• the at least one slot of the at least one fishing rod holder tube includes a first slot extending downwardly from an upper rim of the at least one fishing rod holder tube and terminating prior to a bottom of the at least one fishing rod holder tube, a second slot extending downwardly from the upper rim of the at least one fishing rod holder tube and opposing and parallel to the first slot, and a third slot extending downwardly from the upper rim of the at least one fishing rod holder tube and disposed between the first and second slots.

A system for transportation and storage of ice fishing equipment, comprising:

• a generally hollow bucket with an open interior defined by a bottom and an upwardly extending sidewall terminating at an upper rim;
• a lid adapted to selectively cover the open interior of the bucket;
• a transducer guide selectively attachable to the lid and configured to guide a transducer of a fish finding device from the lid to an ice fishing hole located adjacent to the bucket;
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• a plurality of fishing rod holder tubes attached to the sidewall of the bucket, the rod holder tubes each comprising:
• a hollow tube having an open top surface and a bottom surface with a wall extending therebetween;
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• at least one channel extending through the wall from the open top surface towards the bottom surface, the at least one channel adapted to support at least one of an ice fishing rod or an ice fishing tip-up, and wherein
• the at least one channel of the hollow tube includes a first channel extending downwardly from an upper rim defined by the open top surface of the hollow tube and terminating prior to the bottom surface of the hollow tube, a second channel extending downwardly from the upper rim of the hollow tube and opposing and parallel to the first channel, and a third channel extending downwardly from the upper rim of the hollow tube and disposed between the first and second channels.