Be safe

[SkunkedAgain]

Great tips Matt, although I did end up falling through the ice twice last year, in the shallows and only up to just above my knee on the worst case, my spud bar saved me a couple other times on deeper water. In fact when I took my spud bar I didn't fall through, just when I tried to go out for a quick trip and left the spud bar in the truck did I have the problems... I completely deserved to go through when I did, I knew the ice was bad and I was trying to get one more trip in when I knew better... I just didn't think it would be that bad yet and I knew the water depth was shallow, so I knew my risks weren't that great, but had I took the time to take the spud bar I wouldn't have gotten wet feet... Hope to be smarter this year, you don't get much warning before you fall through at least with spring ice, maybe good black ice will sag before you break through I don't want to find out... Later J