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limeyangler

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you just posted to rub it in didnt you...... <_<

 

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That image should eliminate the last two graphics...I never did like seeing vehicles on ice, regardless of the thickness of the ice, should be illegal in my opinion.

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4+ is plenty. Just be safe. One year I went to Lefroy on Simcoe for perch. It was first ice. When I got there I saw one person WAAAAYYYY out there in the deeper water sitting on a white pail and fishing away. So without checking I figured it would be more then safe in the shallower water where I was heading. Headed for my spot...had to cross a pressure crack on the way out and it never even phased me. Got to my spot and started cutting a hole. Didn't even make 3 turns and I was through...less then 3 inches of ice for sure. Now I was pooping my pants and 300 yards off shore. Didn't even fish...but made my way back to shore. That pressure crack on the way back in was infinitely more intimidating then it was on the way out let me tell you.

 

I made it back safe but I never ever went on first ice again without doing the spud, step, spud, step.

 

Have at her Simon. Be safe and give us a nice report with some fish porn. :thumbsup_anim:

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That image should eliminate the last two graphics...I never did like seeing vehicles on ice, regardless of the thickness of the ice, should be illegal in my opinion.

 

 

Im not a big fan either, but seems like its the way to go out here. Once the ice is 40"+ I might consider it. Dont want to find out if the truck is a good submarine.

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That image should eliminate the last two graphics...I never did like seeing vehicles on ice, regardless of the thickness of the ice, should be illegal in my opinion.

 

 

You must be a liberal...let's just make everything illegal, then everybody would be safe. Gotta love the "nanny state".

 

If common sense is applied, there's no reason to keep vehicles off the ice when it's safe. Just tell Wayne he can't drive to his cottage in the winter (I know, I know...he would just fly in), but if you had your way, I guess planes would be verboten on the ice as well.

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I can land the airplane on ice and it will stay up.. and when I step out I will go thru !! Why my buddy always carried a large hatchet on a rope!

 

1600 lbs / 24 square feet of ski = 66.7 lb/sq ft pressure on the ice. Me at 220lb / 0.5 sq ft per boot = 440 lbs/sq ft pressure.

 

Same stupidity when the OPP drove out in their 8000 lb suburban to tell my neighbour he was a threat to public safety with his wide track old John Deer dozer on the ice. The dozer had a lighter "foot print" than the OPP truck that pulled up RIGHT beside him!

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