We fished Chesterfield friday and Saturday, fishing was really good Friday, Saturday was a little slower. Friday night when we were loading up the wheelers a guy came asked for help, turns out they went throught the ice with an argo and a 4 X 8 enclosed trailer, not sure why they had an enclosed trailer out there but we tried to help the get there argo out but had no luck friday night. Saturday they returned to find out there trailer sank in about 15 feet of water but they were able to cut a hole wityh a chainsaw and retrieve there argo with a little work. Just glad that the husband, wife, and 2 small kids got out safe, you can replace all the other things but not life. While we were helping out my buddy went through the ice but was holding on to the cargo strap and I was able to pull him out quickly. Please remember first ice is not the time to be hauling massive loads onto the ice. Attached are a few pics!
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thanks for posting. how thick is the ice? what thickness should it be for argo vehicles?
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The ice at the dam yesterday was 7 inches. Its thick enough for wheelers and such. But no cars or truck. The fishing for us was good. Nothing big. Biggest fish was 17" little disappointment on size. But the ice is good. The roads into chesterfield are terrible.
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the ice was about 4 inches of clear and 1 1/2 of cloudy ice we had wheelers out there, the argo wasnt the problem it was the fact that they had a big trailer attached load to the max, they cam across the middle at dark and went through in about 3 inches of ice, Just glad they were okay!
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Those are some good looking fish thanks for the reports. those argos and max atvs are suppose to have less psi than a human foot. wonder if they will just wait till spring to get the trailer out
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Glad the family was ok. Common cents rules the day! Also glad to hear your brother made it out. Sometimes people don't realize how their actions can affect other peoples safety. I saw an argo running around henrys on the thin ice also.
Nice looking fish, thanks for sharing, can't wait to make a trip down there.
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