The Quadfather
1/23/2012 8:50:00 PMBig D. YOur second photo is pretty cool. Not having grown up around frozen lakes,, it just doesn't compute for me. I am very paranoid of the thought of walking on a frozen lake. I have visions of the Damien/Omen movies and the broken through ice.
But your second photo makes it pretty clear that you could walk right across the entire lake. Thanks for your report.
But your second photo makes it pretty clear that you could walk right across the entire lake. Thanks for your report.
blufin loui
1/23/2012 9:43:00 PMWhat a miserable day out, But you were able to catch a mess of fish anyway. Sorry to hear they were running small, I had great hopes of some bigger fish this winter. Oh well, it beats a backlash anyday. Thanks for the report and "Cool" pics BidD. Be safe out there
Big D
1/24/2012 2:09:00 AMHey Quad,
Four inches of clear ice is considered safe for the average sized man. (150lbs) I need at least 6 inches to be safe. I’m about the size of two average sized men. A good friend once told me, “Whatever you do don’t go in we’ll have to cut and quarter your butt to get you out” We always carry a hundred foot of rope just in case and I try real hard to not go in. I never go alone unless it’s up to Rat Lake where as of today the ice was running over eighteen inches thick. Although I wouldn’t recommend it, you could drive a truck out on that thick of ice. I wouldn’t consider the ice on Roses to be safe much further from shore than a hundred feet or so. (About the length of my rescue rope) There was guys on the other side of the lake but I bet that they ether came in from that side or walked around the lake hanging close to the shore. There’s quite a few warm water springs in Roses that I’m not aware their locations that make for thinner ice in places so I just stick to the areas that I’ve been on before.
For those of you new to ice fishing. Never go alone, use your head, know your limits, know the ice conditions, prepare ahead of time for emergencies, let someone know your plans and the time you plan on being home and if you have the opportunity, go with someone that’s been there before.
For me, my wife has me to call her as soon as I’m safely off the ice and most times will have a warm dinner reward waiting for me when I get home.
Four inches of clear ice is considered safe for the average sized man. (150lbs) I need at least 6 inches to be safe. I’m about the size of two average sized men. A good friend once told me, “Whatever you do don’t go in we’ll have to cut and quarter your butt to get you out” We always carry a hundred foot of rope just in case and I try real hard to not go in. I never go alone unless it’s up to Rat Lake where as of today the ice was running over eighteen inches thick. Although I wouldn’t recommend it, you could drive a truck out on that thick of ice. I wouldn’t consider the ice on Roses to be safe much further from shore than a hundred feet or so. (About the length of my rescue rope) There was guys on the other side of the lake but I bet that they ether came in from that side or walked around the lake hanging close to the shore. There’s quite a few warm water springs in Roses that I’m not aware their locations that make for thinner ice in places so I just stick to the areas that I’ve been on before.
For those of you new to ice fishing. Never go alone, use your head, know your limits, know the ice conditions, prepare ahead of time for emergencies, let someone know your plans and the time you plan on being home and if you have the opportunity, go with someone that’s been there before.
For me, my wife has me to call her as soon as I’m safely off the ice and most times will have a warm dinner reward waiting for me when I get home.
Big D
1/24/2012 2:19:00 AMHey Loui,
As you well know, there's no such thing as a miserable day fishing. The weather sucked but we were still out fishing...
I'm looking forward to catching you out on the water someday soon. You stay safe as well my friend.
As you well know, there's no such thing as a miserable day fishing. The weather sucked but we were still out fishing...
I'm looking forward to catching you out on the water someday soon. You stay safe as well my friend.