Ice Cleats.... GET'em... WEAR'em!

[icebucketjohn]

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:

[rags]

Great Job on those

[P Meyette]

nice job

[nocod]

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

[1MOFISH]

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

[blackbird86]

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

[Gills-only]

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

                     No

[hawk56]

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

[hrlyridr77]

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.
 

[kevin1]

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

[Champlain Islander]

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