can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby Eric Haynes » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:44 am

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bill herian wrote:Craig's list is worth watching for ice fishing gear.


hmm, I'll have to check it out :thumbsup:

At this point, I'd like to get an ice hut and a heater for sure, the auger I have is perfectly good-it's an Eskimo by the way. might get some extra blades for it too. My dad offered his auger up, but the blades are shot and I couldn't tell if I could get replacements. If I get the hut, I'll get an otter sled to haul the shit in. Right now my setup is geared towards being able to hike the stuff on my back, because there's no fuckin' way in hell I'm driving my truck out on ice.


You should invest in a Clam. Nit sure what a hut is but it sounds bulky.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby Olly » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:34 pm

(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
bill herian wrote:Craig's list is worth watching for ice fishing gear.


hmm, I'll have to check it out :thumbsup:

At this point, I'd like to get an ice hut and a heater for sure, the auger I have is perfectly good-it's an Eskimo by the way. might get some extra blades for it too. My dad offered his auger up, but the blades are shot and I couldn't tell if I could get replacements. If I get the hut, I'll get an otter sled to haul the shit in. Right now my setup is geared towards being able to hike the stuff on my back, because there's no fuckin' way in hell I'm driving my truck out on ice.

Used to drive my 3/4 Chevy out on the ice all the time. Four Wheeler was more fun but when I would move my heavy ass shack around the bay I'd use my truck.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby (MT)Montanafowler » Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:31 pm

Olly wrote:Used to drive my 3/4 Chevy out on the ice all the time. Four Wheeler was more fun but when I would move my heavy ass shack around the bay I'd use my truck.


fuck. that.

I do NOT trust ice at all.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby RonE » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:16 pm

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Olly wrote:Used to drive my 3/4 Chevy out on the ice all the time. Four Wheeler was more fun but when I would move my heavy ass shack around the bay I'd use my truck.


fuck. that.

I do NOT trust ice at all.


I have to agree with you, it is dangerous, why just the other day an ice cube in my scotch and water hit me in the lip when I took a big drink. Tears almost come to my eyes...fuck that!
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby 3legged_lab » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:25 pm

RonE wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Olly wrote:Used to drive my 3/4 Chevy out on the ice all the time. Four Wheeler was more fun but when I would move my heavy ass shack around the bay I'd use my truck.


fuck. that.

I do NOT trust ice at all.


I have to agree with you, it is dangerous, why just the other day an ice cube in my scotch and water hit me in the lip when I took a big drink. Tears almost come to my eyes...fuck that!

Good thing you had some ice to put on it.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby Goldfish » Tue Aug 12, 2014 12:51 am

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Olly wrote:Used to drive my 3/4 Chevy out on the ice all the time. Four Wheeler was more fun but when I would move my heavy ass shack around the bay I'd use my truck.


fuck. that.

I do NOT trust ice at all.

You never should, but that doesn't mean that when done smartly that you can't drive on it
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby Bootlipkiller » Tue Aug 12, 2014 1:25 am

RonE wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Olly wrote:Used to drive my 3/4 Chevy out on the ice all the time. Four Wheeler was more fun but when I would move my heavy ass shack around the bay I'd use my truck.


fuck. that.

I do NOT trust ice at all.


I have to agree with you, it is dangerous, why just the other day an ice cube in my scotch and water hit me in the lip when I took a big drink. Tears almost come to my eyes...fuck that!

Hate it when that happens :lol:
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can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby bill herian » Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:46 am

If I don't have tracks to follow out, I get excited. Virgin ice is the best.

You can drive an M1 Abrams on three feet of ice.

Fucking science and shit,man, this is supposed to be your deal MT.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby Olly » Tue Aug 12, 2014 12:59 pm

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(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Olly wrote:Used to drive my 3/4 Chevy out on the ice all the time. Four Wheeler was more fun but when I would move my heavy ass shack around the bay I'd use my truck.


fuck. that.

I do NOT trust ice at all.

You never should, but that doesn't mean that when done smartly that you can't drive on it

When the ice is over a foot thick you can drive a semi on it.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby (MT)Montanafowler » Tue Aug 12, 2014 1:31 pm

bill herian wrote:You can drive an M1 Abrams on three feet of ice.


Olly wrote:When the ice is over a foot thick you can drive a semi on it.


seriously?

question: How can you tell how thick the ice is at any given point of a lake?

that's the part I'm uncomfortable with.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby jehler » Tue Aug 12, 2014 1:51 pm

The thickness of the ice has a lot less to do with its strength then it's condition. I have driven my cj-5 on 4" of ice and gone through 14" with the same jeep
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby Eric Haynes » Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:33 pm

jehler wrote:The thickness of the ice has a lot less to do with its strength then it's condition. I have driven my cj-5 on 4" of ice and gone through 14" with the same jeep

I love my ice all honeycombed up. Those air pockets mean it floats better:lol:
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby bill herian » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:43 pm

(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
bill herian wrote:You can drive an M1 Abrams on three feet of ice.


Olly wrote:When the ice is over a foot thick you can drive a semi on it.


seriously?

question: How can you tell how thick the ice is at any given point of a lake?

that's the part I'm uncomfortable with.


If it bothers you, wait for others to drive out first. If you are out fishing and you notice that every hole you drill is a foot or more, its time to drive.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby Goldfish » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:23 pm

(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
bill herian wrote:You can drive an M1 Abrams on three feet of ice.


Olly wrote:When the ice is over a foot thick you can drive a semi on it.


seriously?

question: How can you tell how thick the ice is at any given point of a lake?

that's the part I'm uncomfortable with.

Learn the lake to know where springs and currents are. If a lake has any of those, I'm not driving on it. If it's a regular lake, and the ice is good at shore, check it out a ways. That's the only way to know for sure I guess.

But like others are saying, clear ice, while freaky as all get out, is the strongest ice there is. If it's cloudy, it's weaker.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby bill herian » Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:39 am

Ice actually takes longer to form near the shoreline as well, so if you don't break through getting on, your good to go.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby Bootlipkiller » Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:45 am

Bill Mt is scared can you hold his hand.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby bill herian » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:19 am

I feel safer driving on ice than I do on land. No cops and nothing to hit.
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby Eric Haynes » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:44 am

Bootlipkiller wrote:Bill Mt is scared can you hold his hand.

Come on boot. MT doesn't joke about shit like
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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby AKPirate » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:49 am

Eric Haynes wrote:
Bootlipkiller wrote:Bill Mt is scared can you hold his hand.

Come on boot. MT doesn't joke about shit like


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Re: can you midwest guys school me on ice-fishing for pike?

Postby bill herian » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:17 am

As before this discussion goes any further, there's no hyphen. It's just ice fishing.
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