Author Topic: What's the thickest ice you've ever been on? (Read 2478 times)

michiganice · « **on:** Jan 18, 2014, 08:57 PM »

I haven't been an ice fisherman for too many years, so 12" is the thickest ice I've been on. I'm thinking it'll get quite a bit thicker than that this year.

MattOfAllTrades · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 18, 2014, 09:03 PM »

16" officially on lakeville
but lake st clair right now is 14-16.. maybe even more in certain spots

perchjurker · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 18, 2014, 09:03 PM »

Last year fished Devils Lake, ND and needed extensions on auger. At least 48" first week in March.

michiganice · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 18, 2014, 09:06 PM »

Quote from: perchjurker on Jan 18, 2014, 09:03 PM

Last year fished Devils Lake, ND and needed extensions on auger. At least 48" first week in March.

Holy crap. Not even sure flasher cords are that long?

delta9 · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 18, 2014, 09:14 PM »

I'd have to say 12 inches for myself, was a long time ago and my memory isn't too good this year may surpass that.

icecaptain · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 18, 2014, 10:25 PM »

18-20" Lake Cadillac

Allen1203 · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 18, 2014, 10:35 PM »

About 5 1/2 feet, last winter when I lived in Alaska

IceDaddy · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 18, 2014, 10:59 PM »

Here is what thick ice looks like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbQwKfnHPZc

Hermin · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 18, 2014, 11:08 PM »

Holy heck.

Tyde777 · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 12:02 AM »

Quote from: perchjurker on Jan 18, 2014, 09:03 PM

Last year fished Devils Lake, ND and needed extensions on auger. At least 48" first week in March.

Were you slaying some jumbo perch? I've heard that place is legendary for them.

Chris338378 · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 12:02 AM »

24 inches

skulldugary · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 05:12 AM »

Bottomed out a power auger before going through...

Gills-only · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 05:42 AM »

Around 30" back in the early 70's! Spoon auger!

tomturkey · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 06:10 AM »

In the bush north of Thessilon (sp) Canada many years ago.

I do know the thickness but we were on our knees and the curve of the handle on our Mora was rubbing the ice before we broke through. Much thicker and it would have been a 20 mile snowmobile ride back to the cabin with out fishing that day. All we caught for that effort were a few dink lakers

We fished another lake the next day and there was only 18 inches.

Rat-Man · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 08:05 AM »

Quote from: skulldugary on Jan 19, 2014, 05:12 AM

Bottomed out a power auger before going through...

When I was a kid my uncle would take us kids with him so he could put out more tip ups and have us help drill the holes and many a time we had to put an extension on the auger.

Swift · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 09:50 AM »

Over 40" on Gull back in the 70s. Had fish die offs due to ice on shallower waters, 30"+ of ice on 6' waters was not a good mix. Spoon auger as well, paid $1 to have a guy punch a hole with a homemade gas auger. Guy made a fortune during the Smelt heyday there

gaustin · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 09:58 AM »

Quote from: Gills-only on Jan 19, 2014, 05:42 AM

Around 30" back in the early 70's! Spoon auger!

I think I would of found a different Hobby

.......LOL

Swift · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 10:02 AM »

Actually a spoon auger, properly sharpened and shaped went through ice better than our modern hand augers. Problem was if the shape was off just a little you'd melt the ice spinning it instead of cutting in

jiggalo · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 10:05 AM »

Been on Lake of the Woods where 2 extensions were needed to get through in late March

DaveSS1 · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 10:18 AM »

40" in April in Northern Lower MI back in the mid 90's Power auger bottomed out and a few holes had to be finish off with a spud as we didn't have an extension in the truck that day.

Gills-only · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 11:23 AM »

Quote from: gaustin on Jan 19, 2014, 09:58 AM

I think I would of found a different Hobby .......LOL Spoon auger cut better than most hand augers, caught the hell out of nice gills, without flashers, still don't need one if u know what your doing!!

kiltman · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 07:16 PM »

36" on Houghton Lake in 1992.
Auger barely made it through.

RodBreaker · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 09:03 PM »

28" last year lake miloqoquin da u.p. Eh?

dachmation · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 19, 2014, 09:50 PM »

We had 30" on Houghton lake a few yrs ago, almost bottomed out a strikemaster auger.

TeacherPreacher · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 20, 2014, 02:09 PM »

Cisco Lake on Cisco Chain in Up, 30" Last 3 years. 30" on Leech Lake, MN. 27" in NW Indiana in the 1961.
Teach

Hole Tender · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 20, 2014, 09:52 PM »

30" Wyoming

Dylan-ICEFISHING · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 20, 2014, 11:15 PM »

16 inches

scout 2 · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 21, 2014, 07:55 AM »

Around 36 inches in the late 60's on Swan Lake in allegan county. Had a spoon auger and made many holes with it, beat using a spud. I still use this spoon auger today until the ice gets a foot thick, then the ice gator comes out

Smeltslayer73 · « **Reply #28 on:** Jan 21, 2014, 02:36 PM »

1993 winter was brutal........... 40 inches on Fletchers Floodwater....... it was terrible.

icefishdoug · « **Reply #29 on:** Jan 21, 2014, 04:00 PM »

Winter of 2001 or 2002..out on lake fenton, ice was so thick, I had to drill half the ice from the top and the other half from the bottom of ice to get auger to go all the way through...NOW that's THICK.

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