Author Topic: Crack fishing (Read 3808 times)

swirusek · « **on:** Mar 11, 2007, 01:25 PM »

Seems like higher oxygen in the water keeps more fish around and you dont even need Auger

Just make sure it is safe around the edge of the crack

PondPro · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 11, 2007, 01:52 PM »

lol nice crack fish

irishjigger · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 11, 2007, 01:55 PM »

That looks addictin !!

MuskyHunter · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 11, 2007, 02:06 PM »

Yeah, like man, i'm going fishing on crack today!

FishLoveBeer31 · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 11, 2007, 02:19 PM »

WoWzEr!!!!!!!!

captain54 · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 11, 2007, 02:22 PM »

Anyone for trolling?

swampbuckster · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 11, 2007, 02:25 PM »

Try a Jitterbug for bass. It's NEVER too early for topwaters!

BASSandICE65 · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 11, 2007, 06:34 PM »

Hope the crack doesn't open up any wider!

GIGPIG · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 11, 2007, 08:10 PM »

Looks like fun, but could be expensive very quickly if the crack opens up more!

rich81 · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 11, 2007, 08:27 PM »

looks cool as long as its safe , save urself some work with the auger and a little sweat

crappie/slayer · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 11, 2007, 08:51 PM »

thats somtin new

Lobes · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 12, 2007, 07:13 AM »

Quote from: GIGPIG on Mar 11, 2007, 08:10 PM

Looks like fun, but could be expensive very quickly if the crack opens up more!

Now THAT's the story of my life !!!

Mr.Vexilar · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 12, 2007, 09:48 AM »

LOL LOBES! That HILARIOUS! But Very very true!

Hollywood703 · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 12, 2007, 01:04 PM »

even better get out your summertime pole and throw in a spinner bait or a mepps and run the crack back and forth......

Scientist · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 12, 2007, 02:21 PM »

Quote from: swirusek on Mar 11, 2007, 01:25 PM

Seems like higher oxygen in the water keeps more fish around and you dont even need Auger
Just make sure it is safe around the edge of the crack

How did you know it was safe??? It does not look like an expansion crack because of the width do you know what conditions caused it?

Turkeyhunter10ga · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 12, 2007, 03:22 PM »

I can just hear it now

Honey , i'm leaving to go fish this strange looking crack
Wife replies - you do and dont bother coming back home !

fiddlehead322 · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 12, 2007, 03:32 PM »

Crack fishing? Not this guy....Everybody knows, that almost landed Hank Hill in jail!

Lobes · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 12, 2007, 04:12 PM »

Quote from: fiddlehead322 on Mar 12, 2007, 03:32 PM

Crack fishing? Not this guy....Everybody knows, that almost landed Hank Hill in jail!

So that's what he does with his propane and propane accessories when no one is looking!

Pasquatch · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 12, 2007, 05:49 PM »

I wouldn't reccomend fishing in conditions like this to anyone, I would not feel comfortable enough with a wide open crack with exposed water to fish near it. Best of luck to ya, but I would just hate to hear about someone falling in because they fished in open water on late winter ice.

putback · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 12, 2007, 06:01 PM »

Just have some help around, I learned the hard way once, ice was undercut. I gotta admit though the fishing was good. Went back the next day with a spinning rod to "stand off" some. Looking back, I was an idiot.

swirusek · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 12, 2007, 07:02 PM »

Quote from: Scientist on Mar 12, 2007, 02:21 PM

How did you know it was safe??? It does not look like an expansion crack because of the width do you know what conditions caused it?

I made a hole with my Auger close to the crack like 3 feet from it
Ice was 8 inches 3 feet from the crack and 5 inches where the crack was and there was only 3 feet of water
I think the ice cracked like that because the lake is 5-6 feet lower then last year and they started to fill it back so when the water rise the ice cracks

mattmull10 · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 12, 2007, 10:26 PM »

Your deffinetly nuts but fish look good. To each his own

Matt

Tinman · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 13, 2007, 02:11 AM »

nice technique, I'd give it shot if we had adjustable lakes up here,

fishermanjake · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 13, 2007, 12:44 PM »

man forget the tip ups, take a spud up and down and check the ice quality, then move up and down the crack with a jig or a spinner bait like some others have suggested.

Its its own feel fishing Ice that is maginal, thin ice, edge of ice, and others....gets you more pumped. I love to go out early in the year and be the first on the ice, you just develop a feel for the conditions and keep an eye on how it freezes up. I've fished on 2 inches and the only time I have broke through the ice was in march on the river when I thought the ice was 3 feet thick. Its about having respect for the ice and not assuming your safe, thats how you stay safe ice, even 2 inches.

fishingonly2002 · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 13, 2007, 04:53 PM »

I fish near open water all the time, I've never fished a crack like that, but have fished holes that were as big around as a dinner table, a dog sled race went on and they left all the branches used to mark the trail in a big pile in the middle f the lake, a week later that huge area melted down and it was 5 inches all around it. I jigged in it and caught more fish there then anywhere else.

~Neal

John_BZ · « **Reply #25 on:** Mar 13, 2007, 07:50 PM »

nice job pulling those pike out the rear end of your crack

Big Burk · « **Reply #26 on:** Mar 14, 2007, 09:14 PM »

i'd fish it

was fishing on 2 inches of ice on a river befor. just bring a buddy, rop and a life jacket/floater suit and all is well

. oh and a spud bar

stumper · « **Reply #27 on:** Mar 14, 2007, 11:08 PM »

Quote from: Lobes on Mar 12, 2007, 07:13 AM

Now THAT's the story of my wife !!!

really? j/k

IceRover · « **Reply #28 on:** Mar 15, 2007, 04:46 AM »

Quote from: captain54 on Mar 11, 2007, 02:22 PM

Anyone for trolling?

All a guy needs is a rod holder mounted on the back of an ARGO, and then straddle the crack, your good to go!!

johndeere540 · « **Reply #29 on:** Jun 02, 2007, 10:16 AM »

Caught quite a few fish trough cracks in the ice. we squeze perch through them often.

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Author Topic: Crack fishing (Read 3808 times)