Get your line in & Pray

Part of Portal A’s bet on itself as a premium documentary production company, Get Your Line In & Pray is a prestige doc in economical short form total run time.

Every January, 10,000 people descend on Brainerd, Minnesota to compete in the world’s largest charitable ice fishing competition. The event impacts nearly every aspect of life in the area for days on end, but perhaps none more than the local bait shop, owned and operated by self-described “crabby old lady” Sherree Wictor. With intimate knowledge of the culture, history, and eccentric clientele the competition brings, Sheree offers her personal opinion of what makes it special — and how to win it.

Directed by Jackson Adams

Festivals: Big Sky Doc Film Festival, Minneapolis International Film Festival, Madison Film Festival, Blue Whiskey Film Festival, Indy Shorts International Film Fest, and Sidewalk Film Festival.

An elderly woman standing inside a store, wearing glasses, a black T-shirt with fishing-related text, a red jacket, and a necklace. The store shelves behind her are stocked with various items.
Front of a wooden bait shop with signs advertising licenses, hours, and snow outside, decorated with Christmas-themed decorations.

Anyone can be a fisherman in may

- Ernest Hemingway

People walking on snow-covered ice towards a sign that reads ICE FISHING EXTRAVAGANZA, with American flags on both sides of the scene.
Fishing tackle display on a pegboard, including bobber stops, glow shot sticks, and fishing floats from brands like Thill, Arnold, and Carlisle.
Silhouette of a person in winter gear standing on snowy ground with a cloudy sky behind them