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Getting Ready and Safe When Ice Fishing
July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Summer is still here, but time quickly flies and before you know it, winter is already around. Indeed, the cold season can actually be conducive for ice fishing. However we must be careful when trying to enjoy the game as we are not 100 percent sure if the ice on the frozen lake is actually safe for ice fishing.
One important ice fishing tip always be careful when around a frozen body of water. Make sure that the ice is thick enough to support your body weight. Generally, if there is new and clear ice, the thickness of the ice must be from 4 to 8 inches in order to provide support to a few numbers of fishers.
If at the shoreline of the lake or pond, there are cracks that can be seen on the ice, then it is only wise for you to stay away and just postpone your ice fishing session. Other types of ice to avoid are the dark ice, dark snow and honeycomb type of ice. You must be able to identify the ice that is thinner; you know the ice lack thickness if underneath it is running water. Other hazardous places to go ice fishing are bridge abutments and ice areas with protrusions.
Always bring complete ice fishing equipment. Do not forget the augers, the scissors, extra ropes, reliable source of lighting, and of course, your quality ice fishing hook, lines and rods. Quality ice fishing equipment means a much more durable one as fishing in a harsher climate can take extra toll on the equipment.
