12-17-2020, 02:55 PM
Dude I can't believe it was you that went in... You're pretty ice smart... We better all take this as a warning to be extremely careful... Larry you've been an ice fisherman for as long as I've known you and have done a ton of ice fishing... I did not expect this to be someone that I consider an ice expert... I figured it was someone that didn't know ice very well and wandered into a spring or something... Do you have any idea what happened? Why was the ice weak where you fell through, any ideas? Did you happen to be probing with a spud, or did you assume with the numbers of fishermen on the ice that it must be fine? I don't know what it is about Mantua, but that pond always freaks me out for it's ice conditions... I guess because I usually fish it first ice and it has those thin spots from springs or bubblers, but now I'm really concerned about trying it this year...
Hey I'm sure glad you are okay, did you have picks on to help you get out? I heard the harness and sled weighted you down and wouldn't let you get out, guess being able to get free of your sled is a good thing... Sorry to hear you lost your gear and you're going to give up on the ice, but I don't blame you after that close of a call... Thanks for letting us know, I think that will make all of us pay a little more attention to what we're doing when we go out.. Best of luck on your recovery... Jeff
Hey I'm sure glad you are okay, did you have picks on to help you get out? I heard the harness and sled weighted you down and wouldn't let you get out, guess being able to get free of your sled is a good thing... Sorry to hear you lost your gear and you're going to give up on the ice, but I don't blame you after that close of a call... Thanks for letting us know, I think that will make all of us pay a little more attention to what we're doing when we go out.. Best of luck on your recovery... Jeff
When things get stressful think I'll go fish'en and worry about it tomorrow!