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BAD ICE I know every one has an opinion on what acceptable ice should be. And I'm sure I will ruffle a few feathers by saying this, but the weekend crowd is coming and that ice is dangerous and they need to know. Yesterday I went off Onieda Shores County park. Walking on the wind blown areas was ok with about 3.5 to 5" However, if you happen to walk into a 6" deep snowdrift plan on things getting bad fast. I poked my spud completely thru with one wack and I believe I could have kicked a hole thru with my boot, I left post haste. This am , I was one of the first few to venture out on Big Bay. I won't be there again soon, I started on a good 5" near shore and it gradually detieriated and got thinner the further out I went. I like to move around a bit and did not feel safe there so I left, Out about 200 yds it gets dark ,wet, and soft, and thin. I then rode down to Godfries point and thought I had found THE place to fish. I unloaded the sled packed with enough lunch to cancel dinner and started out, Really looking forward to some fishing. Out about 150 yds from shore I was standing on 1.5" again<could see water in front of me, and for the longest time I stood there trying to figure out how those 20 or so people got out to where they were. There is a large wet crack that goes completely around the launch from shore to shore. Those people out there had bigger ones than I do! After that a ride down to the beach confirmed my suspitions about that spot. A decent fellow was returning from the ice and told me of the day he just had, A foot deep here, 2" over there, owe and don't forget about the shove ice that the wind has piled up and your auger may not be long enough. I really am not trying to skair people away since we all just really have so much time to fish and I receive no benenfit from spreading these words. I just don't want to hear about some fisherman on the news this weekend please please please be careful
I second that
I promised I would not get involved ......... we may be about to witness natural selection ....watching people walk out with no spuds and 2 days ago I found spots my spud went right threw ....
Should I be popping popcorn??
creeks came up high with all this rain that's a lot of warm water under the ice ....just something to think about
man some guys got brass balls i just checked an area where two guys are out and i was popping thru with one shot with spud, but if this slush thats on top sets up will be a huge improvement
I don't know scout the 10 looks pretty bad to me as far as building ice