No ice fishing board Jimbo?....isnt Wisconsin a mecca of ice fishing? :wink:
i got a qustion on ice fishing.
How deep does the ice have to be before you can fish on it? i know you build a fire on th eice and it seems to me like itd melt the ice?
A rule of thumb is 3 inches will hold one fisherman nicely.
4 or more go for it....
8 + you can drive on...
CLEAR ICE IS THE ONLY SO CALLED "SAFE ICE" NEVER MEASURE WHITE ICE OR SNOW/SLUSH
I always wore spikes tied to a rope and put through my coat sleeves to use to climb out in an emergency. Also a life jacket and neoprene waders and a belt around the top of em to keep them buoyant.
Ice around dead timber and such cover is always thinner as the rotting mat. will keep the water warmer. Ice is usually thicker in the middle than on the edges for that very reason.
Ice with no snow will crack loudly from time to time if it did not it would shatter so this is normal.
remember if you fall through you have about 15 min. to get yer A$$ out and warm!!
I have went through myself before trying to get a float tube from the edge to the thick stuff in the middle late in the season, and you must be prepared. I have also frozen the bridge of my nose a couple of times. WV has had no real good ice for a long time but Ohio has some wonderful places to go. :wink: I miss fishing :sad:
You can ice fish in the fishing forum nastygunz...they're biting too. :laf:
We usually dont go out on it until it's 2" inch or more up here cathrynn, but it's usually not that thin very long this far north.
I've been on it at an 1 1/2 but it's not real fun. :nono:
I dont think I'd build a fire on it unless it was 5 or 6 inches, and we drive out on the river at 8 inches.
Hell we have Artic Cat and Polaris weekend expos out on the ice, semi trucks, tents, display booths, the whole nine yards.
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Cathryn, we cook out on the ice but we haul out the gas grill :yoyo:.....i almost think in NH its illegal to build an open fire on the ice?..not sure....but everyone I know uses grills...gas usually...lots of fun...baked beans n venison...MMMMMMMMM.....always gotta have hot coffee.....if you go to huntnh.com they have a good ice fishing safety page.....we lose people, trucks, etc every year up here.....just a matter of using common sense mostly.
That reference gauge is wrong. You dont need 12 to 15 inches for a Dodge :nono:
They aint, I say they aint got no metal in em speak of.
So is a 3/4 ton Dodge lighter then a 3/4 ton Ford...?.. :innocentwhistle:
Much :eyebrownod:
Your "Dodging" the question... :roflmao:
:doh2: dang, that thick, huh? guess its a good thing i dont lwanna go ice fishing.....itd take all winter for the ice to get thick enough to hold me... :roflmao: :biggrin:
LOL, its ok for ya'll to keep posting,lol. i was just kidding i only need tween 4-6 inches(of ice smartbutts so i dont fall through), LMAO! :biggrin:
Since we are on the subject, this was Dec 23 in Fairbanks Alaska, when the Chena river freezes people cross it here. Problem is the ice in certain areas is very variable as this guy found out. It was 12" thick at the time.
John
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did the driver die?
Nope, if I remember correctly he had his wife and kid in the truck. All got out safely.
John
WOW! :shck:
Thats an unbelievable shot. Looks like some kinda high tech sculpture :laf:
Thank God. they were lucky. i dont care for the water and even ess for ice. it scares me.
Now that I look at the picture, is this considered ice fishing? Thats a hell of a fishing pole.
thats considered stupidity and im SURE the man was driving :biggrin:
With his wife in the passenger seat nagging him on where to go and how to drive, I'm sure :madd: :madd: :madd: :eyebrownod:
Hence the term so called safe. :innocentwhistle:
I relly hope that these 2 guys arent any of you fellas
Quote from: Tikaani on January 05, 2009, 12:00:55 AM
With his wife in the passenger seat nagging him on where to go and how to drive, I'm sure :madd: :madd: :madd: :eyebrownod:
more like with her begging him to stop and ask directions.........which of course he wont :iroll: :biggrin:
Everythings bigger in Alaska... :yoyo:
Quote from: Tikaani on January 04, 2009, 11:33:30 PM
Now that I look at the picture, is this considered ice fishing? Thats a hell of a fishing pole.
Up here the concern is not how thick is the ice for weight bearing reasons, its how thick is it so I know if I need one, two or three extensions for the ice auger. :biggrin:
I'm geared up but haven't been out yet due to the -30 weather. :sad3:
There was a truck that went through down her e a month agao in Big Lake Tik.
yeah, Todd gauges the ice with auger extensions.
1 extension- not safe for vehicles
2 extensions- safe for small to mid size sedans
3 extensions- safe for Cathrynn, er uh :doh2: I mean Dodge trucks
Nope. :pout:
1 extension- 4 foot of ice (Not safe for Jims date)
2 extensions- 5 foot of ice (Questionable for Jims date)
3 extensions- 6 foot of ice (Should be safe for Jim to bring his date, as long as she has skipped the meals for the day, and to be safe, walk at least 10 feet behind her........just incase) :biggrin:
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: @^^^^^^!!
Quote from: FinsnFur on January 05, 2009, 01:22:25 PM
yeah, Todd gauges the ice with auger extensions.
1 extension- not safe for vehicles
2 extensions- safe for small to mid size sedans
3 extensions- safe for Cathrynn, er uh :doh2: I mean Dodge trucks
smartazz......... :roflmao:
SOMEBODIES TREADING ON THIN ICE! :shck:
Quote from: FinsnFur on January 05, 2009, 01:22:25 PM
yeah, Todd gauges the ice with auger extensions.
1 extension- not safe for vehicles
2 extensions- safe for small to mid size sedans
3 extensions- safe for Cathrynn, er uh :doh2: I mean Dodge trucks
NOW THATS AN ICE HOUSE !
Bobhouses Starting To Dot NH Lakes
POSTED: 10:47 am EST January 5, 2009
MEREDITH, N.H. -- In a sure sign that winter is here, bobhouses are sprouting up on New Hampshire lakes.
Ice fisherman were busy over the weekend setting up the structures on small frozen lakes and bays on Lake Winnipesaukee. Many were already speculating about who would win the annual Great Rotary Fishing Derby, scheduled for February, which attracts about 6,000 participants.
While many of the bobhouses are simple, some are quite elaborate. Peter Muse, of Meredith, hauled out an 800-pound bobhouse called the Lodge, which includes a front porch, chandelier, propane fireplace and television.
LOL, hes the administrator, he can get by with that. :wink:
Come to think of it, don't know as I've seen a pic of Cathryn. :wo: But she's got to be smaller than a dodge pickup. :eyebrownod: Now Jim's date on the other hand............. :roflmao:
think YUGO, LOL :biggrin:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RiverBoy/junk/dodgeyugo.jpg)
well........ok......when ya got em side by side like that...............a little bigger than a yugo, LMAO!! :roflmao:
:innocentwhistle: :shrug: :biggrin:
You take it too well. :wink: I'm done harassing ya
dang youre no fun at all, ya gave up too dang easy, lol. :biggrin:
I was born in Minnesota. My grandfather used to take me out on the big lakes, once in a while. Never been back to Minnesota since I was about twelve, but I had some idea about the temperatures when a friend suggested we do something new and try ice fishing for Brook trout on the Eastern Sierra Trout Opener. It was unbelievable at Lake Sabrina, don't remember the elevation at the moment, but it's way up there. That ice was over five feet thick, and many people don't think it gets cold in California. Well, the snowpack in Truckee Pass most years is over 600 inches. Anyway, the hot fishing was over on the far side where the creek empties into the lake and I wasn't going over there....chicken. We were skunked and froze our butts off, no shack, no windbreak, just exposed. I never tried that again. Lost a six foot digging bar too. I've seen pictures of the fancy cabins. Must be nice? I'd try it that way, but on those high elevation lakes, it's for the birds, takes a real he man, not for me. Been there, done that.
A doge would not have blinked. :noway:
:laf:
I know ice scares the living daylights outta me. I've fished on it plenty enough, but even with it 12 inches and I hear it settle it shoots the chills up my spine.
I dont think I could take the elevations either Leonard, even if I am a young buck. :nono:
The Mississippi River way where I ice fish up here is 600 feet above sea level.
Yeah that's "sand in your toilet" low, but I like it. :biggrin: