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Does cracking ice affect fishing?

Finlander

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The Grebe Grand Master

The Grebe

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Fin...How did you do fishing? If you caught a bunch, it probably didn't bother them...but if you didn't, it probably did? grin.gif

Personally, I think it does...we were out on Tues. and the ice was really talking, groaning, cracking, making noises like whales talking to one another, making water noises like it was comming up out of the holes, or cracks, which it wasn't...I don't know about that one?

In all the ice fishing I've done over the years and I'm no kid by a long shot, I don't believe I have ever heard that water noise before? I've had cracks come under the house and under my feet and I have had water jump up out of the hole when a big crack came through, but that funny splashing noise was a new one.

I believe it has an effect on the fishing...it did with us anyways, we didn't get squat, a couple little perch and a shiner.

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Personally I don't think it hurts fishing. Maybe in really shallow water, but otherwise no. Infact a couple weeks ago on Lake of the Woods, it seemed almost everytime the ice would crack really loud, I would catch a fish? And if I didn't catch a fish one would show up on the Vexilar. There was another group of guys fishing near me that said the exact same thing! Does it improve fishing? Probably not, but on this day it seemed to...By the end of the day everytime the ice made a loud noise, I expected to catch a fish.

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Grebe, got skunked! But this was the first time on this lake.

Only two fish showed interest to my minnow. No bites!

Fishing 29' of water. Good walleye lake. Been ice fishing since 1964 and I really never gave ice noise much thought!

Did real good on Lake Of The Woods years past when the ice was cracking like crazy though! grin.gif

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JP Z Grand Master

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think about it this way, these fishing have been hearing ice crack since they were Fry. It is just part of there environment and they are accustomed to it being around. So I wouldn't think it would scare them, now me on the other hand. When you have a crack go shooting through your hole, that is a bit nerve wracking.

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So the secret weapon is my truck! Who would've thought that! Too bad I can't use the secret weapon around here anytime soon!!

Thats what I thought! Guess the fishing wont be good till theres 12+ inchs of ice. smirk.gif

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I believe it does, especially when it is caused by vehicle traffic. I've been working fish on the camera many times on Mille Lacs and have seen them bugger off when the ice starts cracking due to a vehicle. This also applies to generators. I've been fishing on a Friday afternoon in the daylight, working fish on the camera, and then when someone comes up and turns their generator on the fish scram.

Of course it depends on water clarity, depth, and the body of water. But on Mille Lacs, I think that noise makes a tremendous difference.

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