02-05-2013, 02:11 AM
Ya, it was easy as pie getting down...
We had constant action most of the night in that little bay, so I can't complain. I got out of the shanty around dawn and started drilling holes to find some deeper water to try for some Lakers only to feel my bung holio go tight as a drum when I realized I was standing 10 yards from a giant patch of open water. Pressure ridge, I suppose, and we were pretty dang lucky we didn't set up camp 30 yards further out the night before.
There's something about not having snow on the ice that makes even 12" of ice feel like I'm falling off a cliff. First time for me, and thank you very much, I think I'll stick to Strawberry.
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We had constant action most of the night in that little bay, so I can't complain. I got out of the shanty around dawn and started drilling holes to find some deeper water to try for some Lakers only to feel my bung holio go tight as a drum when I realized I was standing 10 yards from a giant patch of open water. Pressure ridge, I suppose, and we were pretty dang lucky we didn't set up camp 30 yards further out the night before.
There's something about not having snow on the ice that makes even 12" of ice feel like I'm falling off a cliff. First time for me, and thank you very much, I think I'll stick to Strawberry.
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