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[troutslayer 23]

[johndeere540]

That auger beside those perch sure looks like mine!

[Jschumacher]

Nice pigs. Very nice bow. That hook jaw is awsome.

[TroutWhisperer]

Nice pigs. Very nice bow. That hook jaw is awsome.

Don't look like a bow to me, just sayin.

[jpmVT]

Very nice bass, I can't wait to get a good one through the ice. Only one so far and he wasn't much to look at.

[woodab17]

Nice pigs. Very nice bow. That hook jaw is awsome.

Pretty sure that is a Salmon.

[troutslayer 23]

Pretty sure that is a Salmon.

u are correct

[woodab17]

and a very nice one at that!!!

[troutslayer 23]

salmon was 6.5 pounds the bass were 6.8 and 7.1 and the  the last pic is me on one inch of ice willoughby lake  perch came from lil salem

[adkRoy]

Great looking fish.

[vt-jig]

salmon was 6.5 pounds the bass were 6.8 and 7.1 and the  the last pic is me on one inch of ice willoughby lake  perch came from lil salem

  Really? 1 inch? i hope you werent too far of shore! I fished on 2.5-3" earlier in the season, and i was a little scared, a lot of the time..haha, at 5'7 175, im not exactly the biggest guy out there, but the ice was creaking and water pushed up out of the wholes a lot more than I liked... Those are some great looking fish though!

[troutslayer 23]

  Really? 1 inch? i hope you werent too far of shore! I fished on 2.5-3" earlier in the season, and i was a little scared, a lot of the time..haha, at 5'7 175, im not exactly the biggest guy out there, but the ice was creaking and water pushed up out of the wholes a lot more than I liked... Those are some great looking fish though!

ya willoughby lake pure black see thru ice 70 ft off shore

[Smelty88]

sounds like bs if you ask me!

[troutslayer 23]

sounds like bs if you ask me!

johndeere was with me that day  just the bays were froze

[heritage]

yup black ice all the way  was there smeltin on sunday.. be cautious

[woodab17]

johndeere was with me that day  just the bays were froze

I believe you troutslayer but you are a ballsy individual to be out on 1''.  I wouldn't do it even on strong black ice........and I think you are a little bit bigger guy than myself.

[troutslayer 23]

ya im a big guy and id be lieing if i said i never got wet feet lol  i just like chasing fish ...

[PerchSlayer67]

salmon was 6.5 pounds the bass were 6.8 and 7.1 and the  the last pic is me on one inch of ice willoughby lake  perch came from lil salem

I'm 6'2" 220 and I know for a fact 1 inch of ice won't hold me... It's sketchy enough on 2.5-3". Idk how big you are but that sounds like a bunch of B.S.

[troutslayer 23]

I'm 6'2" 220 and I know for a fact 1 inch of ice won't hold me... It's sketchy enough on 2.5-3". Idk how big you are but that sounds like a bunch of B.S.

u ever been to willoughby lake perch slayer? .... if not then it would make sense as why u dont belive it theres 11 inches of ice and there are 3/4 ton and one ton trucks out there the ice is the purest in the state in my opion ....

[jonny jigger]

i know that one inch can hold you im 6'4 240 and i drag a 3 point deer across a beaver pond that you could see the ice going up and down and cracking steady. but it was alot easyer the dragging it a mile around the pond


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[camo ninja]

u ever been to willoughby lake perch slayer? .... if not then it would make sense as why u dont belive it theres 11 inches of ice and there are 3/4 ton and one ton trucks out there the ice is the purest in the state in my opion ....

ta yell with that !
I hate that place , never seen a lake where the ice makes so much noise and I wouldnt trust it !
that place eats a vehicle a year , no thanks !

[heritage]

show-offs !! use common sense  dugh

[troutslayer 23]

not a show off i just kno my limits ...... and im a fish junkie

[heritage]

i know you are , keep fishin 
just sayin , too many people take limits to the edge , like vehicles and shanties in spring
also , the folks who have to one up the anty with walkin on thin ice ...
you do know your limits , see yah up to seymour

[johndeere540]

ta yell with that !
I hate that place , never seen a lake where the ice makes so much noise and I wouldnt trust it !
that place eats a vehicle a year , no thanks !

Its good when it is making lots of noise! It means it is making ice! In years past I have been the first on  willoughby  many years as I grew up on the lake!

[Vtgooseman]

u ever been to willoughby lake perch slayer? .... if not then it would make sense as why u dont belive it theres 11 inches of ice and there are 3/4 ton and one ton trucks out there the ice is the purest in the state in my opion ....

I remember the good ol days of skidders plowing roads through all the snow on willoughby!

[pocrain]

  Great photo's  Thanks for sharing!

[Troutmagnet]

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

[fishingidjit]

That auger beside those perch sure looks like mine!

JD, you aren't using it so Ray might as well ! Nice fish !!

[keithm87]

Good black ice can range from 180-230lb break strength for 1 inch of ice and has an exponential capacity above that point according to test done. So its possible (dumb as heck) for a grown person to be out on an inch of ice. However any minor increase from that 1 inch makes the story more plausible. if it was 1.25 inches all the sudden the capacity goes to 280-360. and 1.5 become 400-520 lb capacity on good black ice. So I would not say he is lying I would generally agree that it was not 1 inch, but very well could have been close to one and still hold him up. All that said ice ranges from that high of 230lb cap for 1 inch down below 50lb for other types of ice, which is why the safety guidelines recommend 4 inches of ice as all the safety ones are based on the 50lb capacity.