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Offline ice fiend

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finally wet some lines
« on: Dec 27, 2012, 03:53 PM »
went to a local spot yesterday that had some ice on it and drilled a hole about 50 feet out and found a good 5 inches of ice so I walked out farther and drilled another. flasher showed water depth varying in places but was able to locate fish relatively easy ended up catching about 50+ perch all thrown back and lost a fight with a very large fish (most likely a crappie or pickerel).  then went to magog today by the furniture factory and found a good four to four and a half inches of ice fished in 16 feet of water with flasher showing fish stacked up about hallway up the water column but were not very active they would rise up to the jig but would slowly drop back down. after a half hour of jigging we finally managed to catch one and it wasn't a perch but a damn smelt. we ended up catching a few more and left to get something to eat. as we were eating a elderly couple asked my friend and me "did you go snowmobiling?" we kindly replied that we went ice fishing and they were genuinely surprised and asked us where we went and what we had caught  and how thick the ice was to which they replied "wow you guys are crazy" we laughed and after finished our meal we bid the couple goodbye and left. 
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i told myself id be back by 2 i guess i didnt factor in that the fish were biting

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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #1 on: Dec 28, 2012, 12:48 AM »
ull get the crazy label from any one that knos u went on 5 inches of ice or less around here .. i was on salem one year with a friend 3 x mas"s ago and we were on 1.5 inches of ice and i a guy pulled in and asked how much ice he said we ought to be put in the looney bin hahahaa
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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #2 on: Dec 28, 2012, 09:37 AM »
5" of ice? I'd take my snowmobile out on that with my Jet sled Magnum loaded to the hilt.
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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #3 on: Dec 28, 2012, 10:17 AM »
Five inches is plenty safe enough for me to walk on.
the thinnest ice i ever fished on was 2.5 inches .  :o
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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #4 on: Dec 28, 2012, 10:19 AM »
I'm fat and a big chicken.........5 is kind of a min number for me, leaves a nice safety buffer for thin spots
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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #5 on: Dec 28, 2012, 11:25 AM »
the thinnest i've been on was 3 inches
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i told myself id be back by 2 i guess i didnt factor in that the fish were biting

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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #6 on: Dec 28, 2012, 11:39 AM »
Quote from: troutslayer 23 on Dec 28, 2012, 12:48 AM
ull get the crazy label from any one that knos u went on 5 inches of ice or less around here .. i was on salem one year with a friend 3 x mas"s ago and we were on 1.5 inches of ice and i a guy pulled in and asked how much ice he said we ought to be put in the looney bin hahahaa

you were on an 1.5 " of ice ?!?!?!
What do you weigh ?
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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #7 on: Dec 28, 2012, 12:20 PM »
Quote from: camo ninja on Dec 28, 2012, 11:39 AM
you were on an 1.5 " of ice ?!?!?!
What do you weigh ?

he must weigh like 50 pounds other wise i believe he would of broken through. i know 1.5 inches would not hold my fat Butt...lol  ;D
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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #8 on: Dec 28, 2012, 12:47 PM »
I'm willing to bet it wouldnt hold his either !
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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #9 on: Dec 28, 2012, 08:50 PM »
I'm like 220 and me and my buddy were out on 2" a couple weeks ago.. little did we know tho.. ha. went from 3 1/2" to 2" real quick.. yes I didn't feel very comfortable on it.. plus it was shallow and wicked cold.. bonus
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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #10 on: Dec 29, 2012, 04:51 AM »
2" maybe but 1.5" is pretty thin !
and he's no 100 pds ...
my buddy and I have pushed it in shallow water just to be dumb but i've had more than 1.5" of ice in my bait bucket some days !
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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #11 on: Dec 29, 2012, 05:25 AM »
Quote from: camo ninja on Dec 29, 2012, 04:51 AM
2" maybe but 1.5" is pretty thin !
and he's no 100 pds ...
my buddy and I have pushed it in shallow water just to be dumb but i've had more than 1.5" of ice in my bait bucket some days !
1.5 of pure black ice see thru ice .. will suport me doesnt mean its safe or that it doesnt spider crack every where but i just dont care if i go thru i go thru been there done tat a few times and as a former beaver trapper u learn to get on thin ice if u wanna catch some fur
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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #12 on: Dec 29, 2012, 05:30 AM »
ask john deere 540 hahaha me and him have gone on some pretty thin ice on willoughby before the whole lake was froze
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Offline webster

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Re: finally wet some lines
« Reply #13 on: Dec 29, 2012, 09:36 AM »
I was on 1.5 of ice once for a moment then I learned That was not enough only went in to my waist but do not care to do it again
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