Ice Could Be Trouble

[BHowe]

Only fishing that's gonna be done on LOZ is ice fishing for the next couple of weeks. It's been frozen clear across at the MM#1 of the Big Niangua for the last 5 days.

[fishinwrench]

After being out the last few days I see quite a few people are still hanging their de-icers either inside the boat wells or on the outside edge. I'm pretty sure that it's better to put the de-icer so that it clears between the dock and shore. If it's not clear THERE and lake drops, the ice pushes out while the dock wants to move in and it can tear things up bigtime. Cables frozen in can also do serious damage when the water beneath the ice begins to drop out.

Trying to thaw THE LAKE is pointless. LOL

[Old plug]

That is true Wrench it is pointless in a way because it is the breaking up sheets push by wind that really does the damage.but I have heard from people that have had damage don to lifts. Mine locks up. My deicer clears a opening all the way around the dock. It is fairly large one it is hanging on chains down about 6 ft. I turned it on yesterday and there already was some ice. So when it stated the pressure from the water built up pressure for a few minutes then busted through like there had been a small charge in back of it. Mine currently has cleared a spot all the to the docks on both sides of me and about 10 ft out into the lake. As we go into these bitter day and nights there will not be that kind of progress. One thing about it though it does not run cheap. I think it is 1 1/2 hp.