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Offline Icehoggin

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Ice
« on: Mar 10, 2019, 04:31 PM »
We all done for the season?
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Offline loustru

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Re: Ice
« Reply #1 on: Mar 10, 2019, 05:01 PM »
looks like it with this rain and mild temps.  :( >:(
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Offline Evil Tom

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Re: Ice
« Reply #2 on: Mar 11, 2019, 09:08 AM »
Nope.Should be good thru this weekend.On 12 right now.
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Offline Chrisper4694

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Re: Ice
« Reply #3 on: Mar 11, 2019, 11:13 AM »
you can most likely force another weekend out of it with a plank, but i think i'm done.  been on ice since december 10. 3 months is great for NJ, i'm ready to cast again  :)
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Offline Evil Tom

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Re: Ice
« Reply #4 on: Mar 12, 2019, 06:46 AM »
I'm not the only one 7 other guys out yesterday.Ill be out wed again.
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Offline lech

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Re: Ice
« Reply #5 on: Mar 12, 2019, 08:10 AM »
Where you go fishing tomorrow. How is the ice condition on hopatcong lake? anybody has information on that.
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Offline Evil Tom

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Re: Ice
« Reply #6 on: Mar 12, 2019, 10:23 AM »
I wouldn't trust ice on hopactong.Way way.Didnt measure Yesterday but Fri there was 12".It was still over 10 yesterday.
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Offline Ramp 23

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Re: Ice
« Reply #7 on: Mar 12, 2019, 11:10 AM »
If the ice starts getting pouruse or rotton , 10 inches can be unsafe. End of season ice can be very tricky & deceiving. Especially on that lake
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Offline Evil Tom

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Re: Ice
« Reply #8 on: Mar 12, 2019, 12:03 PM »
 I've got a little experience lol thanks for advice..Temp didn't go over 40 yesterday gonna be in twenties tonight.Big temp difference there always has been.
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Offline Ramp 23

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Re: Ice
« Reply #9 on: Mar 12, 2019, 03:26 PM »
Been fishing there since 1965 , ice is very different there.
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Offline JigAwhopper

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Re: Ice
« Reply #10 on: Mar 13, 2019, 12:58 PM »
I was done after last Saturday....ready for open water.  Rain and high temps rot the ice, not worth the risk IMO
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Offline Evil Tom

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Re: Ice
« Reply #11 on: Mar 13, 2019, 02:03 PM »
8-9"solid on way way with 2"of white crap snow ice on top.Im pretty sure tomorrow is good there but it's going fast.After this weekend anyone's guess.Im gonna have to go to house upstate still over 2' of ice.Not ready to quit.
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