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Title: Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!
Post by: icebucketjohn on Jan 03, 2016, 06:02 AM

Story: A senior ice fisherman & long time ICE fishing buddy didnt put on his ice cleats last season after a pretty good snowstorm in NE Ohio. He purposely left them in his vehicle and decided NOT to wear them.  He thought trekking across the ice would NOT be slippery because of the snow pack.

WRONG: He fell and broke his wrist ending his ice fishing season and spending the most of the following year recovering.

Buy'em or Make'em... But WEAR'em

 
Here's a few pics of my home made cleats for my Mickey Mouse Boots:

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/icebucketjohn/Ice%20Cleats%202B_zpsb7kbb99s.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/icebucketjohn/Ice%20Cleats%202A_zpsrer4fmir.jpg)

Title: Re: Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!
Post by: rags on Jan 03, 2016, 08:07 AM

Great Job on those

Title: Re: Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!
Post by: P Meyette on Jan 03, 2016, 03:17 PM

nice job

Title: Re: Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!
Post by: nocod on Jan 03, 2016, 09:48 PM

better made than bought,you gave me a great idea,modifying a pair of over boots  ???.

Title: Re: Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!
Post by: 1MOFISH on Jan 11, 2016, 10:17 AM

i wear yaktrax all season they do ball up snow when its booger freezin out but dont want to fall, and ive found powder snow on ice extremely slippery also when pullin sled your feet could come out from under you
GOD BLESS
MO

Title: Re: Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!
Post by: blackbird86 on Jan 12, 2016, 03:28 PM

What about with thinner ice (3" or so)? Will cleats dig into the ice too much and make falling through more a possibility?

Title: Re: Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!
Post by: Gills-only on Jan 12, 2016, 03:34 PM

Quote from: blackbird86 on Jan 12, 2016, 03:28 PM

What about with thinner ice (3" or so)? Will cleats dig into the ice too much and make falling through more a possibility?

                     No

Title: Re: Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!
Post by: hawk56 on Jan 13, 2016, 08:06 AM

I agree no. Depending how much you weigh better chances of breaking the ice from slipping and crashing through it.  :)

Title: Re: Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!
Post by: hrlyridr77 on Jan 13, 2016, 05:26 PM

I'm lucky.
My company hands out spikeys like candy. Big safety issue after a couple of lost time accidents. They tell us to take them home for personal use, no questions.
Everyone in the house has them. Spares in the car, the truck, the jetsled.
Always wear them when I'm out on the ponds. Makes running for flags so much quicker.
 :tipup:

Title: Re: Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!
Post by: kevin1 on Jan 19, 2016, 03:20 PM

After three years of dealing with those cheap stretch on cleats finally bit the bullet and bought some micro spikes, yes thier awesome

Title: Re: Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!
Post by: Champlain Islander on Jan 24, 2016, 05:42 PM

Yup Katoola micro spikes are worth every penny they cost. I think the new ones are even better with some refinements.