rhare Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Well my buddy Dan and I headed out for a hour today on a little bay in kemp. The ice was 2-4" thick and inconsistant. We headed out packed light with the spikes out just incase. No one fishing but us in this area although I know more ppl where out. Dan managed to get a nice whitefish about 3.5lbs. We fished in 65fow, We marked a few more but no takers. all and all not a bad hour of fishing. Chip chip step. went through in about 6 pokes Auger under some thin ice. Dan fighting his fish nice start to a good season. The warm weather tomorrow could be hard on the ice, it will be more unstable as the day goes by so becareful everyone. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 The auger pic -----> Yoikes! The meegs and BBs rock for the whities. Thanks for the great pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medmart Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 nice white fish but that ice is a little to thin for me play safe rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 yeah, I was around that area friday and chickened out, I like a little more ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 2-4" of ice and 65' of water? Not for this old man. Glad we're not reading about you in the papers this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoz Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 VERY nice fish . . . . but isn't it just amazing how much the scales & scale pattern resemble another well-known fish? If the scales were just a bit bigger . . . and the colour was slightly more bronze . . . . presto neato . . . a 'whistling trout?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Foolishness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbo Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 chip..chip..kersploooshhh! tinkle..tinkle.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Smokey Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Nice fish. Congrats amd be careful out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Ya you guys are extreme although you explored thin ice good to see you had the floater suits and spikes ready oh and I must say yikes also for the ice auger pic .Nice whitie but please be careful out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassloadingzone Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Just in case any younger people are reading this post and thinking, WELL THEY FISHED WITH 2 INCHES OF ICE, because they had floater suites and ice picks, heres the reality of how lucky these 2 fellows were, even with a floater suite, you have about five minutes to get your self out of the water, 2 inches of ice when useing a pick, jab at the ice it breaks, jab again it breaks, even if it were to hold, the wieght from you trying to pull yourself up on 2 inches of ice, the ice breaks. SO PLEASE BE SMART,2 INCHES OF ICE ISNT ENOUGH to fish over 30ft of water. I have a question, why is it when we hear about someone going threw the ice and hear it was 2 inches thick, most of the comments are about how stupit they were for being out there with that little ice, but when guys are lucky and make it back to shore we pat them on the shoulder like their a hero... SORRY BUT I THINK THIS KIND OF THREAD SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE TO PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO SAFTEY ON THE ICE< THE ONLY COMMENT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SEEN HERE WAS THE ONE TERRY MADE WHEN HE SAID HE WAS SMART ENOUGH NOT TO GO OUT ON 2 INCHES OF ICE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistyriver1 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Nice fish, but definitely not enough ice for my liking. To each his own I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 glad we are reading your report and not your obituary. play safe cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 This board and it's previous incarnations have never had a member die fishing. Please, keep that streak alive. Be careful. Glad you guys had a good outing, but the ice is not safe this week in many places. Leave it alone for a few weeks and it will all be good again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whopper Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 2-4" of ice and 65' of water? Not for this old man. Glad we're not reading about you in the papers this morning! I'm with Cliff on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 you're braver than I am, but I am still jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhare Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 By no way did I start this thred to make people think the ice was safe. I took the auger pic to show just how unsafe the ice is. ICE ON DEEP WATER ON LAKE SIMCOE IS NOT SAFE, END OF STORY. Simcoe is a big lake and has lots of areas that have current flowing under the ice. Many areas the ice is far too thin to walk on. This happend to be a place I was confident on. Its also not my first time ice fishing, and I know whats safe for me to walk on and whats not. everyone please be safe out there, the ice is not the same today as it was yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistyjr1 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Not enough ice for me I am a "car or small pickup" I guess if i follow Danbo's chart. I myself 2" or 2' i have my ice picks on my neck, if you go through what good are they gonna do for you if they are in your tackle bag?? Nice whitefish. Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhare Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 P.S the auger is under 5" of ice, its just very clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhare Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 you wear em around your neck when you know you might go in, we also had 30' of rope in between us so if one guy went the other should be safe. Not enough ice for me I am a "car or small pickup" I guess if i follow Danbo's chart. I myself 2" or 2' i have my ice picks on my neck, if you go through what good are they gonna do for you if they are in your tackle bag?? Nice whitefish. Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistyjr1 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Yes but i wear my Life Jacket when ever i am in the boat... so why not my ice picks? You said "when you know you might go in" when do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassloadingzone Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 [quote name='troutguy' date='Jan 6 2008, 11:36 AM' post='14846 This happend to be a place I was confident on. Its also not my first time ice fishing, and I know whats safe for me to walk on and whats not. NOW THAT YOU HAVE SAID THIS, please find and read every story about all that have drowned this year and every one has the same theme, THEY knew what they were doing and were very experenced, im not trying to be unreasonable, but they buried my wifes brother on his 20th birthday, because he knew what he was doing and was very experenced, TRUST me when I say, DONT MAKE YOUR FAMILY HAVE MAKE THAT STATEMENT TO THE PAPERS PS especially for a fish that looks anything like a freakin carp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Best Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 I just got home with my 2 whities.After getting skunked yesterday,I had a plan to go farther today with a couple of local buddies today.I got to the park at 7 ....nobody there,but wasn't long before another came along,and another.....so the 3 of us walked east with one guy stopping eary.the other guy said he missed one yesterday ,so I was following him......we got to 85 ft. and I went a little farther,but within eyeshot as it was very foggy....and within 11/2 hrs I had my 2 whities ....MMMMM dinner is going to be good tonight....TC and tight lines all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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