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Title: Spring Lake Crappie Derby Tonight!
Post by: uncle Jobey on Mar 02, 2019, 08:26 AM: This never got posted to the Events page. Spring Lake Izaak Walton is having a Crappie Derby tonight, March 2nd. Registration starts at 3:00 pm .Fishing from 4:00 to 9:00 pm. $20 per fisherman. $5 kids 14 and under. Cash Prizes for 1st & 2nd Place. Food is available. Spring Lake Izaak Walton 4700 W. 49th Ave. Hobart In.
Title: Re: Spring Lake Crappie Derby Tonight!
Post by: southside on Mar 02, 2019, 10:36 AM: Are you sure can't find anything about this derby. If it's true I'll be there.
Title: Re: Spring Lake Crappie Derby Tonight!
Post by: southside on Mar 02, 2019, 10:46 AM: Just called slezs bait and he said that they are having it. :o
Title: Re: Spring Lake Crappie Derby Tonight!
Post by: hookitNcookit on Mar 02, 2019, 01:00 PM: So i suppose they believe they have enough safe ice then...thats good
Title: Re: Spring Lake Crappie Derby Tonight!
Post by: hookitNcookit on Mar 02, 2019, 02:23 PM: I just drilled a whole at a pond not too far from there only 3” hard to believe
(https://i.postimg.cc/yJNdzky0/F1-A0-C863-36-AF-410-D-9-D33-4-C019-BA7-BE59.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yJNdzky0)
Title: Re: Spring Lake Crappie Derby Tonight!
Post by: abishop on Mar 02, 2019, 02:26 PM: Quote from: hookitNcookit on Mar 02, 2019, 02:23 PM
I just drilled a whole at a pond not too far from there only 3” hard to believe
(https://i.postimg.cc/yJNdzky0/F1-A0-C863-36-AF-410-D-9-D33-4-C019-BA7-BE59.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yJNdzky0)
no thank you
Title: Re: Spring Lake Crappie Derby Tonight!
Post by: Jig_Head on Mar 02, 2019, 03:35 PM: Quote from: hookitNcookit on Mar 02, 2019, 02:23 PM
I just drilled a whole at a pond not too far from there only 3” hard to believe
(https://i.postimg.cc/yJNdzky0/F1-A0-C863-36-AF-410-D-9-D33-4-C019-BA7-BE59.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yJNdzky0)
Small ponds tend to lose ice quicker than the lakes. Example being those 2 guys that went thru a couple days ago
Title: Re: Spring Lake Crappie Derby Tonight!
Post by: hookitNcookit on Mar 02, 2019, 06:52 PM: I know but this was a lake too probably bigger than spring lake, deep too 30ft, sorry for that pond reference..idk how but they are there just drove down 65 seen at least 20 shantys and or lights, goes to show how each lake is different ice still baffles me, anyhow i shoulda went dang :'( :-\
Title: Re: Spring Lake Crappie Derby Tonight!
Post by: northrn-duck-assassin on Mar 02, 2019, 09:04 PM: They reported 5 inches of hard ice this morning, as they were giving updates to the event.

I was on another lake with 7-9 inches of hard ice today.
Title: Re: Spring Lake Crappie Derby Tonight!
Post by: Jig_Head on Mar 07, 2019, 05:57 PM: Yeah it's crazy how it varies lake to lake but it really does