Author Topic: LAKE ERIE FISHERMAN RESCUE (Read 2967 times)

billybono · « **on:** Feb 25, 2005, 12:04 PM »

anyone seen this story yet

looks bad

billybono

archbishop · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 12:05 PM »

no what happened

PIKEGUY · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 12:18 PM »

http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=30889

That's not good!!

swantucky · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 12:36 PM »

It was iffy last weekend and weds when I was out there. Fish were being taken some walleye up to 9 lbs. This time of the year or really any time on Erie you have to watch the offshore(south ) wind. That is what happened to these guys......there was a small crack 50 or so yards offshore and when the south wind we are getting caught it................pop your goin' for an ice ride. Sounds like from the news and reports I've gotten everyone should be safely rescued. This will be the talk for days regarding how stupid we ice fisherman are. Not good press to say the least. Hate to say but it happens every year around here. Probably the only good thing is that it happened today on a Friday and not tomorrow with about 100-200 more guys out there. By the way if you have a boat I know of a good place to scavenge some gear.(sorry that was'nt funny)

bigredonice · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 12:54 PM »

why doesn't it surprise me?? seems like i hear about this at least a couple of times every year...hope everyone was OK, no fish is worth risking one's life...course then again lake erie has some freakin' monsters

Iceshanty · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 02:30 PM »

They had some good footage on CNN

-Scott

archbishop · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 02:32 PM »

i missed it was everyone ok

toothfish · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 02:47 PM »

Do these fishermen drive on the ice? Are there pickups and 4 wheelers on the ice too?

archbishop · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 03:13 PM »

yeah lindz your right i didnt miss the info just the footage

maybe if i watched tv instead of typing i might have caught it

archbishop · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 04:32 PM »

yeah but now im jealous of that pic you sent me

detroit tom · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 07:00 PM »

Its almost a yearly occurrence on Western Lake Erie. I'd never go a mile out when there's a strong wind from the East or South.

archbishop · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 07:04 PM »

it seem to be a weekly occurance on the easter side someones going through or drifting out

first ive heard of 30 at once though when those ohio boys do it they do it right

detroit tom · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 07:27 PM »

It happens on Erie's Michigan shoreline around Monroe. I never saw that many either. The Buckeyes have everyone beat.

archbishop · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 07:49 PM »

and i thought the buffalo end was bad

billybono · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 25, 2005, 10:05 PM »

if it was me, i would have rode that ***** across and bought some duty free smokes

. just kidding. actually that news story made my girl real fing nervous

billybono

Chainsaw · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 26, 2005, 01:06 AM »

This happened on Lake Michigan about ten or more years ago. HUGE floe came loose. Lots of the guys fishing didn't want to be rescued 'cause the fish were hittin' like crazy and the guys didn't want to leave their gear either. This drove the Coast Guard nuts and gave Ice Fishermen a bad(?) name.
That's when my idea of a large portable ice floe kicked in. I just thought this Lake Erie thing was someone else testing my invention.
I believe everyone's ok though, and it's too bad about their gear and vehicles. Mayhap if a group of folks are gonna go out that far when the wind's blowin' in the wrong direction they should anchor the ice to shore with a stout lenghth of rope,(well, it could happen).
This all gives rise to my next invention. ATVs with 'Floatation' tires.

daffydone · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 26, 2005, 07:18 AM »

that happened last year to 14 people, when will they ever learn!!!!!!

stumper · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 26, 2005, 07:25 AM »

looks like a good place to have this setup!!!

stump

JerryofWNY · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 26, 2005, 08:24 AM »

Story has it that an operator at Simcoe (who will go unnamed here) has, on occasion, taken guys out in his Kevlar airboat and put them on ice flows to fish the late season bite. Seems a little wacky to me!

C.C. · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 26, 2005, 09:55 AM »

We all say it's wrong to do but we all do stupid things.
Jim

archbishop · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 26, 2005, 04:15 PM »

everythings stupid to someone

Basshuntah · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 26, 2005, 05:08 PM »

sounds like a crazy day of ice fishin'

archbishop · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 26, 2005, 05:09 PM »

not everyday you can use a baitcaster ice fishing

detroit tom · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 26, 2005, 05:35 PM »

Just a few days ago a guy put a snowmobile through a humongous pressure crack on Lake Simcoe.

JigAwhopper · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 03, 2005, 10:11 PM »

Same thing happens in Europe as well, I read a story every year of a rescue on the Baltic Sea of Russians floating away on a piece of ice and getting rescued. It's like a clock work over there, they must enjoy the chopper ride J.

JigAwhopper · « **Reply #25 on:** Mar 03, 2005, 10:18 PM »

here is a link i found about it,
http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:wyCe1enabmsJ:www.sptimes.ru/archive/times/245-246/esp-centr.html

swantucky · « **Reply #26 on:** Mar 04, 2005, 07:51 AM »

Those Russians have us buckeyes beat hands down!!!!! We don't even hold a candle to that bunch!!!

archbishop · « **Reply #27 on:** Mar 04, 2005, 07:57 AM »

yeah but you buckeyes have quantity down pat 30 at once wow

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