Splash one!

[leech~~]

There's a live rescue going on in Wis Como Lake I think it was right now for a guy that went through but it doesn't look good as they just sent the divers down.

 

WISN 12 NEWS

Edited December 9, 2016 by leech~~

[RebelSS]

Just said he's been down a long time.....hours. Guess it's a recovery now.. Every friggin' year...it ought to be MANDATORY that you carry and use a spud when venturing out on the ice...or wear one of the ice fishing suit PFD's. 

[perchking]

Yeah, not a good way to start hard water season off. 

[eyeguy 54]

http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/dive-teams-searching-for-man-who-fell-through-ice

sad

[Mike89]

Osakis and the other lakes here just froze last night.. they are way more south of here.  as eyeguy said "sad".

[elkrivermn]

Senseless, use common sense and practice safety please!!!

[leech~~]

The real crazy thing is it looks like the air boat went almost to the middle of the lake to look for him? He must have had some spot in mine he was trying to get to way out there?

[Wanderer]

Yes, it's sad that people push the limits without being prepared.  People are anxious to get out.  I checked this lake tonight and I think I was the third person to set foot on the ice already.  The first spud check was already frozen solid.

[leech~~]

Got this from another site. Sounds like he wasn't even fishing just drinking and out for a walk?

 

"The guy was drunk and this is southern Wisconsin lake Geneva he was just walking out!"

[Hawg]

I came from Brainerd to Mpls yesterday. It looks like the lakes here froze the same day as ours. The whole state pretty much got cold all at once. Gotta love that early ice but it does take some common sense, not worth dying for. 

[PurpleFloyd]

11 hours ago, leech~~ said:

Got this from another site. Sounds like he wasn't even fishing just drinking and out for a walk?

 

"The guy was drunk and this is southern Wisconsin lake Geneva he was just walking out!"

That gives a new meaning to the phrase "drop by for a cold one".

 

 

[Mike89]

2 out on the north end of Osakis this morning

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, Mike89 said:

2 out on the north end of Osakis this morning

 Out fishing or got pulled out?

[papadarv]

Stopped by Coon lake access on way home 20 min ago. Unbelievable portable 150 yards from access 20 FOW. Watched person drill 2 holes with hand auger each side of shack 11 and 12 turns on the auger to open hole. White ice just past shack was open water late Thursday.  At least his white pickup is at the landing to identify him or them if "sad senseless" happens again.

 

[Jim Uran]

As a Native one thing we were always taught, the ice isn't safe until the white guys quit falling through. 

[RebelSS]

HA!!!!   One thing I just don't get....well. a few things...no spud, and just because it's 2" thick in one spot, does NOT mean it's 2" somewhere else! There ARE currents, ya know....duh. No way am I gonna walk my big butt out on 3" of ice, much less 2". We always say best thing to do is make the fattest fish buddy walk out first..then follow. 

[Mike89]

they were in porties and I'd say spearing

37 minutes ago, Jim Uran said:

As a Native one thing we were always taught, the ice isn't safe until the white guys quit falling through. 

I love this!!

[mysnopro]

Come on guys, don't make sport of someone dying!!  We all have had a lapse in judgement one time in our lifes.

[swamptiger]

 

They say you can't fix stupid, but technically speaking, that is not always correct.

[redneckdan]

Not to get technical, but after 1 hr lost person water emergencies are considered recoveries and not rescues...

 

 

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, mysnopro said:

Come on guys, don't make sport of someone dying!!  We all have had a lapse in judgement one time in our lifes.

 

mysnopro all of us that Ice fish feel very badly that this person died and know that we could be next since ice is never safe.

I guess we just try and find away to move on and get through these times and some humor is a good way to heal. Not really making fun of someone we don't even really know. Just trying to get passed the hurt.

 

1 hour ago, Jim Uran said:

As a Native one thing we were always taught, the ice isn't safe until the white guys quit falling through. 

 

Jim, I have a lot of relatives that are Native and they are going to bust a gut laughing when I post this on FB to them knowing I ice fish so much.

Edited December 10, 2016 by leech~~

[RebelSS]

20 minutes ago, redneckdan said:

Not to get technical, but after 1 hr lost person water emergencies are considered recoveries and not rescues...

 

 

 Not necessarily. Depends on circumstances. That one most definitely would be, though. No use debating, though. 

 

9 minutes ago, leech~~ said:

 

mysnopro all of us that Ice fish feel very badly that this person died and know that we could be next since ice is never safe.

I guess we just try and find away to move on and get through these times and some humor is a good way to heal. Not really making fun of someone we don't even really know. Just trying to get passed the hurt.

 

 

Jim, I have a lot of relatives that are Native and they are going to bust a gut laughing when I post this on FB to them knowing I ice fish so much.

 

You guys would make me walk out first, wouldn't ya?   

 

O this stupid merge junk....$#@! son of a 

[PurpleFloyd]

3 hours ago, Jim Uran said:

As a Native one thing we were always taught, the ice isn't safe until the white guys quit falling through. 

Post of the year. Haven't chuckled that hard in a while.

[elkrivermn]

3 hours ago, Jim Uran said:

As a Native one thing we were always taught, the ice isn't safe until the white guys quit falling through. 

Funny stuff!!  Reminds me of my childhood in western Canada  we use to here comments like that on a daily basis between the two races. Nowadays other races get offended with anything said. Mr. Uran not only was what you wrote funny, it is half true

[Moon Lake Refuge]

I feel like we were just water skiing not to long ago!  Definitely caught a sun burn for deer season ha.  I'll be doing my fishing at the grocery store for a bit yet.