Author Topic: Vehicles through the ice (Read 3365 times)

Haywood · « **on:** Dec 27, 2005, 10:31 AM »

Did anyone see all the stupid people that went through the ice this weekend? Last night we were coming off of Rush and there were about 30 trucks parked on the ice, just off of the landing, then someone with a tank for a fish house decided to leave it on the ice at the access and go back to get a wheeler to drag it on the ice. As we walked off of the ice, you could see water coming up through the cracks in the ice and while we were loading the truck, I looked back to see the house and 3 trucks drop through. I felt really bad for them

nunzio · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 27, 2005, 10:41 AM »

Ya, seen on the news where 6 trucks went in on Prior Lake....... with the fair to poor ice we have here up north, I just don't understand why these guys don't walk out?

Haywood · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 27, 2005, 10:46 AM »

It was 47 degrees last week and has barely dipped below freezing since. Some moron in a car tried to park next to my shack. I gave him 2 choices, 1)move it, or 2)I was going to start drilling all around it.

CrappieBuster · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 27, 2005, 11:43 AM »

Must be cabin fever?? Or insanity?? $:-\$

nailbender · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 27, 2005, 05:25 PM »

no its people being LAZY some people think its to much work to walk well if you ask me i enjoy the walk it gives a guy a chance to chat with people on the way by

TJ Bauer · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 27, 2005, 05:38 PM »

yea I watched it on the news this morning here is a link to the story and a video.
http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_360185757.html

fishuhalik · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 27, 2005, 06:56 PM »

The prob is one guy in a 2x4 s-10 drives out, and everyone else thinks they can go out w/ their 1-ton dually. Some people just don't think.

nailbender · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 27, 2005, 08:48 PM »

when you watch the link the guy even says he is to lazy to walk. wish i was there to see it and laugh all the home in my nice dry truck

Hard Ice · « **Reply #8 on:** Nov 20, 2006, 05:55 AM »

Quote from: TJ Bauer on Dec 27, 2005, 05:38 PM

yea I watched it on the news this morning here is a link to the story and a video.
http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_360185757.html

gota bring this back to the top..

Mainehazmt · « **Reply #9 on:** Nov 20, 2006, 06:12 AM »

Best one I saw was a picture of a Chevy truck below the ice (all you could see was the Chevy emblem and the plow frame and it was posted at the firestation with the caption written under it "Like a Rock"!

Skipper · « **Reply #10 on:** Nov 20, 2006, 08:22 PM »

People just didn't understand how rotten the ice got last winter. It thawed and refroze a dozen times I bet.

zamboni · « **Reply #11 on:** Nov 20, 2006, 08:30 PM »

I am glad I drive junkers. Still, to be out a vehicle, nice or junk, sucks

Haywood · « **Reply #12 on:** Nov 21, 2006, 07:29 AM »

It wasn't even the fact that it was bad ice. There just wasn't enough ice until late in the year. The first day I drove on the ice last year was the day I took my house off of the lake.

BUCKNAKED · « **Reply #13 on:** Nov 21, 2006, 07:36 AM »

That was the first day I drove out as well. The first day I felt safe enough to take the wheeler out I made it out to my house to find a full size Chev through the ice 50yds from my front door.

winchester 88 · « **Reply #14 on:** Nov 21, 2006, 07:42 AM »

How about the guy who says "I wish they had insurance for stupidity"?

Winchester 88

Haywood · « **Reply #15 on:** Nov 21, 2006, 07:47 AM »

I fish with our agent and he told me that because a police can ticket you on the ice, insurance has to cover you on the ice. That is just rediculious! I might be able to understand if there were 12+ inches of ice, but on 6"?

BUCKNAKED · « **Reply #16 on:** Nov 21, 2006, 07:52 AM »

A wise man once said:

"you shouldn't discourage stupid people from doing stupid things. That's how you can tell who they are"

Haywood · « **Reply #17 on:** Nov 21, 2006, 08:24 AM »

Yeah, and then I quoted him. You spearing this year, if we get ice?

BUCKNAKED · « **Reply #18 on:** Nov 21, 2006, 08:29 AM »

I'm spearing this year if we get ice or not, I'll put pontoons on the house. You gonna make it out this year? I have a spot open almost every Sat. & Sun. morning if you want to head over.

Haywood · « **Reply #19 on:** Nov 21, 2006, 08:32 AM »

Sweet. keep me posted. That December 1 opener hasn't worked out for the past 37 years.

BUCKNAKED · « **Reply #20 on:** Nov 21, 2006, 08:45 AM »

That's where the pontoons come in

hardh2ofish · « **Reply #21 on:** Nov 21, 2006, 02:56 PM »

Im just not one to be taking my vehicle out on the ice in the first place. First we have to many springs and anyway there really isnt a spot at our "big" lake where you cant find a place close enough to your spots that you just cant park on the mainland. thought there are those that use fourwheelers to cover more ice but even those go through once in a while. Maybe wheree you all get 3 feet of ice and fish a mile or more out. I dont know, I just dont understand the mentallity it take to loose your truck through the ice $:-\$

Skipper · « **Reply #22 on:** Nov 21, 2006, 05:00 PM »

We go out nine miles on 30'' of ice around here! Some of the resorts on Mille Lacs plow roads with old county plow trucks!

Driving on Minnesota ice can be very safe, these guys were just stupid! Our DNR will even drive their pickups out to check fish houses and limits.

CrappieBuster · « **Reply #23 on:** Nov 22, 2006, 04:49 PM »

I was out one year early ice and this one guy had a heavy 3/4ton diesel with a blade and camper in tow... On around a foot of ice. Pulls up right next to my truck to ask how the fishing was,water bobbing up out of the hole and all.......

I wont take my dodge dakota on anything less than 11 inches of GOOD ICE............

Skipper · « **Reply #24 on:** Nov 22, 2006, 04:56 PM »

I wait for 18'' for my full size GMC. Better safe than very sorry.

canoesota · « **Reply #25 on:** Nov 23, 2006, 05:51 AM »

I do a lot of ice fishing on Lake Minnetonka. This crazy lake flows from upper lake to lower lake then out Minnehaha Creek. Crazy people go through the ice all winter. Ice is not uniform on that lake. I agree, I don't drive unless its 18" on Minnetonka.

ice dawg · « **Reply #26 on:** Nov 23, 2006, 08:20 AM »

I had my 4 wheeler on the ice last winter because the ice wasn't good ice. I drilled some holes and was going around jigging them when a 1 ton dually diesel pulled up about 50 yards away. They got out and drilled some holes and fished. I thought they were nuts.

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