last night got me thinking

[BigBo]

Originally Posted by Raven

@Big BO: I wouldn't be selling off your ice fishing Gear just yet....

According to some latest findings.... Antarctica is growing at a Phenomenal Rate
where as Greenland is melting away just as fast indicating some Major changes
in our weather patterns. Another interesting fact about Greenland is that there's
a SECOND grand canyon underneath all that ice . It's HUGE and a mile and a half deep with frozen ice.
If that were to melt....
New York city would become a water park full of water logged flooded buildings.

Some scientists are predicting a coming ICE AGE due
to the added precipitation but one thing IS for sure and I'm sure you'd agree
that the WEATHER is more Intense or severe no matter what it's doing.

Just look at whats been happening in Colorado and also in Acapulco, Mexico
in the last week as an Indicator of future events. That and the Economy on the brink of Disaster ....
think of it as SURVIVAL Gear.

Yeah, but I'm talking about in my lifetime.
I really don't want to drive a couple hours just to ice fish and I'd bet I haven't been able to use my gear in @ five years.

[FishermanTim]

Originally Posted by BigBo

Yeah, but I'm talking about in my lifetime.
I really don't want to drive a couple hours just to ice fish and I'd bet I haven't been able to use my gear in @ five years.

How far are you driving?

I live in Hyde Park, near Dedham line, and I have been able to find good ice in Westwood, Wayland, Westford, Georgetown before I even think of heading "long distance".

I do a little early winter checks at some local ponds and get an idea of when I should be able to find safe ice. That also means I don't take chances. I check and re-check the ice to be as safe as possible.
I also enter the ice from the shallowest part so that if I were to break through while checking, I would suffer wet feet and not much more.

My goal is to start checking ice thickness before Christmas (if conditions are right) and as a last resort, I will take a road trip up north. But that won't be until after the new year so I think I have time to plan and putter around the house!

[BigBo]

I'm in Rockland and typically in years past I could fish many ponds from here to Plymouth. The last few years it seems as soon as they ice over, we get a warming trend and never a good solid freeze. I don't trust it.