Ice Fish Ohio Forum
Ice Fishing Reports and Ice Conditions by lake. => Indian Lake => Topic started by: quackpot on March 02, 2019, 07:20:36 PM
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Heard there was still ice at Indian so I made the trip. Went out at the first pull off at Long Island. There was two guys out when I got there. Drove off and went out past them and popped three holes but didn’t get anything. Made a move out a little farther and popped four holes. Caught two gills biggest being 7.5”. Decided to leave because the ice was bowing down. Ice was 2-3” of white ice. Gotta put the studs back in the tires because it’s slippery.
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haha at least ya got to fish, im done around here this weather sure keeps ya on your toes , and i bet the butt pucker factor will climb now with this up down temps...
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May have to wait until next weekend to measure the pucker factor. With the weather this week, there is a chance we may get on Indian Lake next weekend. Getting tired of Mother Nature teasing us. If we do get ice again, it will be the last ice around here.
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I didn’t have a pucker going but I could have. I didn’t lower the body down so water was coming up all around me. When I left I probably had a half ice of water on top of the ice. It was the closest I’ve ever been to falling in with the Wilcraft.
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Sounds like another good learning experience. Glad you didn't get wet. See you at the dock tourney next Sun.
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Falling in isn’t so bad if you’re studs are good and the diff lock works. Mine crawled right back out. Takes a little practice the first time, but as long as you put your bucket plugs in good and tight it’s not too bad getting out! I practiced it on purpose first time out.
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I really don’t plan on having to try. Until people understand that it is safer than walking I’ll make sure the ice is thick. I don’t want anyone taking a bath because they see me out. I’m sure I would have went in if I wasn’t in it, there was lots of air bubbles in the ice.
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Smart thinking. That’s one reason I have been hesitant to go out super thin after my first experience. I wanted to practice getting out and that was what tom told me to do. But I didn’t think about the other people safety factor at first. Good thinking!!!