Good for Devon, getting out in the icy cold water was a brave thing to do, this time of the year.
Way to go Justin and Devon, love seeing proactive efforts like this, thank you very much... Jeff
(12-31-2022, 01:23 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: [ -> ]Good for Devon, getting out in the icy cold water was a brave thing to do, this time of the year.
It was cold he said but he had a good pair of neoprene waders and some boots from cabelas that kept his feet warm. He just needed gloves but unfortunately we didn't think to bring them to warm his hands in between. We honestly did think about what he was getting into when we left the house. The marina has doubled or more in depth since we were there a month or so ago. We just didn't have waders then.
(12-31-2022, 01:28 AM)SkunkedAgain Wrote: [ -> ]Way to go Justin and Devon, love seeing proactive efforts like this, thank you very much... Jeff
Thanks. We see it as a way of taking care of others. I hate to hear about someone hitting their prop on a rock especially in a stupid spot like by the dock.
(12-31-2022, 10:42 PM)Mooseman75 Wrote: [ -> ] (12-31-2022, 01:23 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: [ -> ]Good for Devon, getting out in the icy cold water was a brave thing to do, this time of the year.
It was cold he said but he had a good pair of neoprene waders and some boots from cabelas that kept his feet warm. He just needed gloves but unfortunately we didn't think to bring them to warm his hands in between. We honestly did think about what he was getting into when we left the house. The marina has doubled or more in depth since we were there a month or so ago. We just didn't have waders then.
(12-31-2022, 01:28 AM)SkunkedAgain Wrote: [ -> ]Way to go Justin and Devon, love seeing proactive efforts like this, thank you very much... Jeff
Thanks. We see it as a way of taking care of others. I hate to hear about someone hitting their prop on a rock especially in a stupid spot like by the dock.
Thanks Justin and Devon. Wish I had my strength back then I would be able to help. We need to find some way of educating the wanabe Ice fisherman type that don't have an auger or a spud, from thinking a big rock is an OK method of punching through the ice. rj
You can't manage the unmanageable. And you can't teach the unteachable. And you can't fix stupid.
Glad to see them gone, thanks, those are the only rocks I ever hit with the prop down there, dragging the skeg is a different story.
Thanks for doing that, guys. I hit that big rock my last trip out last summer. I wanted to get in there and pull some of those out but never got around to it. Let's try for sometime in the spring. If we're lucky it will get too deep by then. In that case we'll have to get our snorkels and wait till the water gets warm. Stay in touch.
Unfortunately the big one is still there right in the middle. Devon just could not muster the strength to lift it while sinking in the mud.
Thanks for going out of your way and doing that....You guys are the best!
(01-03-2023, 06:03 AM)Mooseman75 Wrote: [ -> ]Unfortunately the big one is still there right in the middle. Devon just could not muster the strength to lift it while sinking in the mud.
How far out is it and is there access for a track hoe?
It is straight down off end of the dock walking down and in the center almost of the T of the dock. You would have to drive a track hoe over from the boat ramp in 20" of current depth of water. Don't think that is doable but it would be a lot better than lifting it. My son thought the rock felt like it felt like a 180 lbs from lifting weights everyday.
Justin and Devon, you guys are awesome. Such a great deed that many benefit from. I know I don't live down there in the southern area, but I try to get out to LB 3 or 4 times during the summer while there is water deep enough.
Good on ya both....