IceEm,
All I'm saying is that if a buddy of mine and I were going fishing on a new lake and he has 300lbs. of gear and he might weigh another 180lbs. I can assure you that I'll not gonna stand too close to him for a while till I make damn sure the ice is good. I've been hoping that everyone just remembers that it is still the middle of Dec. and we normally don't even have ice on most of the lakes yet. Just all try to be safe and use good judgment.
Jim