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wow tuna looks like you have a new fishing friend. .
Yeah, there will be 2 trucks sticking out of the water.
they got both trucks out of the ice and flagged it , you will be fine. i measured 11 inches of ice where i was fishing in 70-90 feet of water
I’d also like to state that my buddy had his business name and number on the back window or the truck in large white letters. In the 3 hours it was sinking, probably a hundred plus people watched it sink. Took a thousand pictures to post on social media, and not one person called the number and tried to tell the man his truck was sinking . **censored** I truly want to thank the man , a complete stranger, who searched the ice on his quad, found my buddy and gave him a ride in. Your a rare animal these days my friend, sadly enough.
Someone leaves his truck running 5 hours straight with wind blocked over a test hole in that spot every year?
that’s exactly why I didn’t park there this morning. There Had to be at least 30 trucks parked there at 730 this morning it could of happened to any of them. And it made the news
Cutting a test hole is exactly how they sank a few trucks in that spot some years ago.. you don't drill a hole in the bottom of the boat. Had nothing to do with a truck running, once that water starts getting on top of the ice it starts weighing it all down. There was a lot of vehicles all parked next to each other which did not help either.
Calling Dr. Slipbob. Please remind everyone what the insurance ramifications of launching your truck or other vehicle to bottom of the lake are. I know you did this earlier, but this would be timely.
Enough of the truck drama, how was the fishing? Ice in the middle if the lake good?
That was my buddies truck that went in the water. The guy to the outside of him went out fishing and left his truck running for 5 hours .No wind , low sitting Nissan truck ,blocked on both sides, and the ice started to melt. Water came up through small cracks, started putting weight on the ice, with seven other truck in the same line , they all started to go under water. The trucks muffler eventually entered the water creating an ice eater extraordinaire . I know for a fact their were 20 cars parked there yesterday without incident. Their were 3 cars parked to the OUTSIDE of the 2 trucks that went in and they didn’t even get wet tires. We can all look at pictures and make assumptions, but pictures don’t always tell the true story. I was there. It wasnt like they were joy riding around on the lake. I fished a 1/2 mile out with 3 other guys and never hit less the 10 inches of ice.
We fished yesterday out of Vet's. Fish were lethargic to say the least and those were the reports from everyone I talked to yesterday. We ended up catching our share but it was an off bite for sure. I only had one or two fish chase and hit but I pulled numerous right off the bottom and even had a few hit a falling jig which almost never happens.Ice was about 8.5 where we were in the main lake. Snow wasn't horrible and supported the sleds but walking was a bit of a workout.
