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01-28-2011, 07:13 PM
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Too old to give a....
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,506
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Throw another log on the fire, and read a good book.
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May fortune favor the foolish....
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01-28-2011, 07:56 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 8,760
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MAKAI
Throw another log on the fire, and read a good book.
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Yup |
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01-28-2011, 10:11 PM
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zziplex lover
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: upper cape cod, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MAKAI
Throw another log on the fire, and read a good book.
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Double yup |
Lobster Troll #1
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01-28-2011, 10:43 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
Posts: 5,985
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Triple yup. Heres my reasoning: Snow is an insulator. We have an outhouse load. The water underneath is above freezing and may erode the ice. With 2 feet of snow on that ice I just don't wanna risk it. Nuts.
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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01-29-2011, 08:42 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 677
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That and the weight of the snow doesn't help.
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Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake
Triple yup. Heres my reasoning: Snow is an insulator. We have an outhouse load. The water underneath is above freezing and may erode the ice. With 2 feet of snow on that ice I just don't wanna risk it. Nuts.
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A brother of the angle
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01-31-2011, 07:25 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,749
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ice fishing is a game of survival... deep snow warrants a change in tactics...
all my gear ( tip ups etc. get moved to a back pack... snow shoes are a must... because the deep snow pack limits the thickness of the ice, i carry the hand auger ( nils master is almost as fast a power anyway) ... If I fish with live bait, i can carry the bucket if the snow is real deep, snow 12" and under wqill let me use the sled/toboggan... some days I'll just jig for or set up for trout ( rainbows) whuich require less walkming ( most sets are in less than 5' of water) and i'll use power bait or salmon eggs... no need to tote a shiner bucket..
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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01-31-2011, 10:03 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: South Central
Posts: 1,280
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been lucky on the cape. ice is stayin around 7-8 inches on the pond right near my house. it was slushy snow when it fell and it set up nice so its easy to walk on, crunchy on top. fishin hadnt been bad either. Guy shane lives opposite me, got a nice fatty this weekend
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something clever and related to fishing
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01-31-2011, 10:10 AM
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My brother is bald
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 4,516
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You can take your spikes off of your feet. Tape your bibs to your boots.
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seals + plovers = 
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01-31-2011, 10:34 AM
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Not Jack
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Other Cape
Posts: 1,239
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Nice larry. Only thing I can add is that if you're sans snowshoes, make sure you have a solid pair of insulated waterproof boots, with wool socks. I spent the night before TABBIT sealing my bean boots and they kept me dry, but I tried to stay out of the really slushy areas. A friend of mine was out on the RI ice this past weekend and was getting splash over top of his servus boots- Can make for a cold and rough day. A good tall chair to sit in is key also.
I'm thinking about picking up a pair of muck boots for work and for the slushy days on the ice. Wearing oilskin bibs might also be a good idea- wear them over the boots and put hefty rubber bands around your ankles. Haven't needed to do it myself, but it seems like it would work well.
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