IN PICTURES: Ice fishing in Swedish Lapland
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Published: 12 Mar, 2018 CET.
Updated: Mon 12 Mar 2018 10:56 CET
Photographer Grahame Soden was on hand to capture the annual ice fishing competition in Lycksele, Swedish Lapland on March 11th.
Competitors battled it out for a 10,000 kronor ($1,200) prize on the ice, waiting patiently to try and nab the best catch.
Ice fishing, once a necessity in the winter time for those who wanted to survive colder climes, involves drilling an opening in a frozen body of water then dropping bait through a hook attached to a rod or hand line.
READ ALSO: This enormous catch broke an ice fishing record in Lapland
Breaking through the ice itself is no simple task, and these days there are powered ice-borers to help in that process, though some purists still choose to use the old-fashioned manual form.
IN IMAGES: The best pictures from the day fishing on the ice in northern Sweden
Click here for more of Grahame Soden's images from northern Sweden
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Competitors battled it out for a 10,000 kronor ($1,200) prize on the ice, waiting patiently to try and nab the best catch.
Ice fishing, once a necessity in the winter time for those who wanted to survive colder climes, involves drilling an opening in a frozen body of water then dropping bait through a hook attached to a rod or hand line.
READ ALSO: This enormous catch broke an ice fishing record in Lapland
Breaking through the ice itself is no simple task, and these days there are powered ice-borers to help in that process, though some purists still choose to use the old-fashioned manual form.
IN IMAGES: The best pictures from the day fishing on the ice in northern Sweden
Click here for more of Grahame Soden's images from northern Sweden
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