12-08-2011, 04:31 PM
I have a "Redneck Chisel" by Eskimo. It DOESN'T go through 2 inches of ice. At least not with one punch. I was on Huntington on the 31st of November. We were on some sketchy ice. The spud bar was used as we walked along. When it went through on one punch, we stopped going any further. It didn't take any longer to get where we were going than it would have without the spud bar. But it wouldn't have taken any longer to walk out on ice that would support you for a second or two and then let you fall through either. If you don't think it's worth 35 bucks and a little bit of effort to check the thickness of the ice as you walk out on early ice don't buy a spud bar. I fished on Rockport Reservoir about 15 years ago on ice that was about an inch and a half thick. I didn't take a spud bar or auger. I was busting a hole with the heel of my boot.
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