ICE FISHING?

[nastygunz]

No ice fishing board Jimbo?....isnt Wisconsin a mecca of ice fishing? 

[cathryn]

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?

[alscalls]

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.        I miss fishing

[FinsnFur]

You can ice fish in the fishing forum nastygunz...they're biting too.

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.

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.

[nastygunz]

[nastygunz]

Cathryn, we cook out on the ice but we haul out the gas grill  .....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.

[FinsnFur]

That reference gauge is wrong. You dont need 12 to 15 inches for a Dodge
They aint, I say they aint got no metal in em speak of.

[nastygunz]

So is a 3/4 ton Dodge lighter then a 3/4 ton Ford...?..

[FinsnFur]

Much

[nastygunz]

Your "Dodging" the question... :roflmao:

[cathryn]

  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: 

[cathryn]

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! 

[Tikaani]

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

[cathryn]

did the driver die?

[Tikaani]

Nope, if I remember correctly he had his wife and kid in the truck.  All got out safely.

John

[FinsnFur]

WOW! :shck:
Thats an unbelievable shot. Looks like some kinda high tech sculpture

[cathryn]

Thank God. they were lucky. i dont care for the water and even ess for ice. it scares me.

[Tikaani]

Now that I look at the picture, is this considered ice fishing?  Thats a hell of a fishing pole.

[cathryn]

thats considered stupidity and im SURE the man was driving 

[Tikaani]

With his wife in the passenger seat nagging him on where to go and how to drive,  I'm sure