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cokane_88 t1_jchas14 wrote

Reply to comment by Mission_Albatross916 in We'll be digging ourselves out for a while here in Savoy. by maybeafarmer

Makes walking around in slushy deep wet cold a lot more work and it's more dangerous because you can't see the quality of the ice you are walking on it hides old fishing holes.

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Mission_Albatross916 t1_jchav38 wrote

Yikes! It looks so calm, but ice fishing is full of adventure

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rizub_n_tizug t1_jchjidx wrote

It also sucks when you dig out a spot to drill a hole, then the wind fills it with snow every ten minutes lol

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Mission_Albatross916 t1_jchjn5c wrote

Is it relatively easy to catch fish? And how do people have little wood stoves on the ice

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rizub_n_tizug t1_jchufyb wrote

If conditions are right and you set up at the right depth and structure, yeah its like pitch and catch. And to keep warm! 90% of the heat goes up not down. You’ll have a small puddle around the stove but you’re not gonna melt a hole in the ice lol. 3-4” is safe for a grown man to walk on, 6-8 is safe for snowmobiles, 14+ you can drive a full size pickup on

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kidjupiter t1_jcijhuc wrote

What really sucks is shoveling off a hockey rink and then having an ice fisherman chop holes in the middle of it.

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