Ice conditions

[wapak ice dawg]

hand spikes, cleats, safety rope and spud bar, those should be your main items to buy for all icefishermen.

[davidhoheisel]

Thanks for the post. Wapak, CRV, and i were at Moundwood on Saturday. There were some very bad spots that we found with a spud bar. Second hit and the spud went right through. It was the spots covered by snow.

We ended up having 20 or so guy's walk out to join us. Not one came onto the ice with a spud. Most would have walked out into that spot if we hadnt warned them.

We all tend to think ice is safe when there is a big group. I realize now i do the same thing sometimes and walk around. What happens if the guys fishing didnt tell us and let us find out the hard way. It got frustrating to keep telling person after person but we did,

One guy who was of retirement age came out with no cleats. The ice was slick and he almost went down a few times. I really felt he could have seriously hurt himself.

Anyway's, Please take the appropriate measures to keep yourself safe!

[snowcone]

yeah buddy the ice was really slick bought a second set of ice cleats at gander mnt for 6.95 , so my buddy that went fishin with me sat wouldnt fall    he said  would have busted his keester withought them...its the small things that makes your day a good one

[wapak ice dawg]

your right Dave, I was with you sat btw nice fishing wth ya, too bad we got bad info on the bite...lol. But when they were walking out on the ice with no respect for the conditions we were in , it makes you wonder if they dont care or they dont know. We can preach ice safety until we're blue in the face , but until something happens to them , it'll never change