Biggest problems out on the ice??

[WyoChris]

Wind. In the early season ice fishing in wyoming, i was fishing on a lake that had no snow on top yet and the lake was only half frozen. I'm sitting in my portable, when a big gust of wind hits my shack. I keep getting pushed across the ice and im not stopping anytime soon, I look my window and see im straight heading to the open water. So i jump out of my shack, try to tip my shack (windsail) over, fall, dislocate my shoulder, and get drug behind my shack for about 40 ft as im hanging on until the wind dies down and i stop moving

needless to say, I stopped bringing my shack on the ice on windy Wyoming days unless I have snow and stakes.

[FrontenacPike]

A bag usually works for me. Beware the dreaded wallmart bag. My buddy was out on Mille Lacs last year in his portable and the old #2 hit. Well this was no ordinarry poo, this is the one you could pass through a screen and not hit a single wire. Well he attempted to poo in a wallmart bag, the cheap bag blew out the bottom. So there he is in the middle of the lake, no watter to wash up and poo on everything. It sprayed all over the floor and all over his vex. From there, he washed his hands in the hole and then went to his truck to find some napkins or anything to clean up with. While he was gone, he left the door open on his shack...big whoops!!! Upon returning, all his poo had frozen to everything. So he ended up having to turn on the heater and waiting till the poo un-thawed to clean up. He said the smell was unberable.....Beware the Wallmart Bags!!!!

[freezdried]

WOW

[polarsusd81]

Thats one great reason to shop at Target. The bags are a bit more durable. Take a 5 gallon bucket out and flip up the pak-shak for a port-potty.

[reelemin]

Thats bad

I have a Trap Pro. I use a 5 gal bucket with the toilet seat lid made for them ( Fleet Farm carries them ) line it with regular kitchen garbag bags. I glued a piece of foan on top of the lid so it doubles as table. Its in the sled next to the seat. Never have to move it. When not being used as a ???? its perfect for a side table. If you have to go, just open the lid and do your business, close the lid and you have a table again. The smell is usually not a factor, nothing a open door for a few minutes can't handle.

[DigitalFisherman]

My biggest problem is finding the time to get out on the ice; once i'm there there isn't much that can get me down.

[Chode2235]

When I am ready to leave a spot, I do my business in the hole, push it under the ice with my slush scoop, and fold up my portable and leave... j/k

[reelemin]

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When I am ready to leave a spot, I do my business in the hole, push it under the ice with my slush scoop, and fold up my portable and leave... j/k

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Thats not real ethical or good for the enviroment, I hope you reconsider that practice. Human waste has many viruses and bactria that are harmfull to wildlife, humans and the enviroment. That is why you should do your buisness at least 100 ft from any water source!!!

[Mike L]

j/k = "just kidding"

[S.D. Ice Angular]

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When I am ready to leave a spot, I do my business in the hole, push it under the ice with my slush scoop, and fold up my portable and leave... j/k

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Thats not real ethical or good for the enviroment, I hope you reconsider that practice. Human waste has many viruses and bactria that are harmfull to wildlife, humans and the enviroment. That is why you should do your buisness at least 100 ft from any water source!!!

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reelemin,

you must not know wht j/k means...

(Just Kidding)

[Scott K]

For me the worst problem is getting off work and heading on to the lake then the phone rings and the wife thinks that for whatever reason she has, is more important then me fishing!

I had my auger blade go down the hole. I had my auger not start on low, my son drop his brand new game boy down the fishing hole, I felt so bad I had to buy him another one.

Left the headlights on, luckily I brought a spare 12 volt battery to run vex and lights on. During setup, kick the minnow bucket and break it, then watch all the minnows as they freeze to the ice. Forgot to bring the wallet, luckily the co let me mail in a copy of my license. There has been many good things already. Keep them going, some of these bring me back and I think, yep, thats happend to me .

[Mike L]

LMAO. Worst for me last season was tearing up my trailer lighting on the wheelhouse on a -20 windy Friday evening AFTER I had picked up my grandsons for a weekend trip.

They wanted to go so bad that I cobbed together some temp tail lights (with hand warming breaks every 5 minutes) and then headed for URL.

[cold one sd]

I don't know that it is a problem, but it is an aggravation for me. Sometimes I feel that I should be driving a garbage truck on the ice because of all the garbage left out there. I am always finding beer cans and bottles all over the ice and no one seems to be able to take their 1# propane bottles off with them either. I find them by the doxen. I take a garbage bag with me and anything that goes on the ice with me goes off with me. I will admit that I have had the little bag or card that ice jigs come on get away from me in the wind at times and couldn't run it down. I live in SD and there is garbage all over the ice. I can imagine what it is like in some of the more populated states. It is very easy to bring a bag and pack it off when you leave.

[Kodiak]

solution to polution is dilution.

[Squirtis]

Last year on a particularly beautiful day, I got out to my spot and began to start the auger (old Eskimo) and as it started, I noticed that the screws holding the shroud on were starting to vibrate loose. It takes a pull or two and when it starts it tends to die, so I need to start it a few times to get it warmed sufficiently. I managed to get it warmed up and then all 4 of the screws proceeded to work there way loose and drop into the snow. I finished drilling my holes and when I went home I was able to replace the screws and nuts, but I was very close to having to leave early. Lock-Tite and Nylock nuts are two of the most important items on anything mechanical from now on.

[Kodiak]

like i said before they should keep the garbage cans that are at the boat ramps in the summer, out there in the winter too.

[reelemin]

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When I am ready to leave a spot, I do my business in the hole, push it under the ice with my slush scoop, and fold up my portable and leave... j/k

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Thats not real ethical or good for the enviroment, I hope you reconsider that practice. Human waste has many viruses and bactria that are harmfull to wildlife, humans and the enviroment. That is why you should do your buisness at least 100 ft from any water source!!!

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reelemin,

you must not know wht j/k means...

(Just Kidding)

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Sorry - didn't pick-up on that. - I know some people do that, both on the ice and over the edge of boats. Glad you where J/K ing

[reelemin]

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When I am ready to leave a spot, I do my business in the hole, push it under the ice with my slush scoop, and fold up my portable and leave... j/k

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Thats not real ethical or good for the enviroment, I hope you reconsider that practice. Human waste has many viruses and bactria that are harmfull to wildlife, humans and the enviroment. That is why you should do your buisness at least 100 ft from any water source!!!

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Sorry again - foot in mouth - egg on face -

[aczr2k]

Here's the senario: Four guys heading up to LOW for the day. One guy says I'll just bring my auger its brand new, you don't need to bring yours. Get to the lake, start setting up, guy with new auger pulls rope out of recoil on second tug, he must have thought the rope was 6 feet long. After the rest of get done laughing, we luckily had enough tools to "rig" the recoil enough to get the auger started.

[Augusta]

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Thats bad

I have a Trap Pro. I use a 5 gal bucket with the toilet seat lid made for them ( Fleet Farm carries them ) line it with regular kitchen garbag bags. I glued a piece of foan on top of the lid so it doubles as table. Its in the sled next to the seat. Never have to move it. When not being used as a ???? its perfect for a side table. If you have to go, just open the lid and do your business, close the lid and you have a table again. The smell is usually not a factor, nothing a open door for a few minutes can't handle.

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This one brought tears to my eyes..literally.....

I won't be having lunch with him anytime soon....

[kwiggy]

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A bag usually works for me. Beware the dreaded wallmart bag. My buddy was out on Mille Lacs last year in his portable and the old #2 hit. Well this was no ordinarry poo, this is the one you could pass through a screen and not hit a single wire. Well he attempted to poo in a wallmart bag, the cheap bag blew out the bottom. So there he is in the middle of the lake, no watter to wash up and poo on everything. It sprayed all over the floor and all over his vex. From there, he washed his hands in the hole and then went to his truck to find some napkins or anything to clean up with. While he was gone, he left the door open on his shack...big whoops!!! Upon returning, all his poo had frozen to everything. So he ended up having to turn on the heater and waiting till the poo un-thawed to clean up. He said the smell was unberable.....Beware the Wallmart Bags!!!!

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Oh my..... pphhewwww...This is the funniest, grossest, biggest problem on the ice. All others pale in comparison. We might as well close this thread because if there is a worse one, I'm not sure I want to hear it

[Reynolds]

Having my house broken into was not a pleasant experience. Broken glass everywhere, broken shades, and fish cleaning kit gone that I received as a gift the week before. The resort owner was able to determine who broke into a total of five houses that night because there were only five people out that night. The tracks from the houses that were broken into led back to the vandal's house. From what I recall, a father let his son and a few of his friends use the house that night where they proceeded to get intoxicated and vandalize houses. So what happpened? The resort owner told the dad/owner of the house, that if it happened again, that he would no longer be welcome at the resort. By the way, none of the stolen property was returned.

[JustinG]

HeHeHe...One time I was out spearing in a bay surrounded by houses when old #2 hit. Well, I looked all around and there was no cover anywhere to be found- houses and pying eyes everywhere. There was NO WAY that I could make it anywhere without having an accident. Long story short, a small sauce pan made the ultimate sacrifice that day. I am telling you, folks....hitting a small target like that is NOT that easy!!!!

Justin

[reelemin]

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HeHeHe...One time I was out spearing in a bay surrounded by houses when old #2 hit. Well, I looked all around and there was no cover anywhere to be found- houses and pying eyes everywhere. There was NO WAY that I could make it anywhere without having an accident. Long story short, a small sauce pan made the ultimate sacrifice that day. I am telling you, folks....hitting a small target like that is NOT that easy!!!!

Justin

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[McGurk]

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...The resort owner told the dad/owner of the house, that if it happened again, that he would no longer be welcome at the resort.

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Sooooo, 5 houses get hit, the violators are found and named, no gear is returned, and that is all the farther it got??? With no action taken other than an empty threat, I'd be calling the cops myself. If there are no consequences, what's to stop others from doing the same thing? I don't care if they were minors or not, the gear had to go somewhere!