Ice Fshing??

[Deadstream]

Yes,  ice picks for sure.  I use some Ice ax heads.  Big spikes like you drive thru a 6x6,

Long and strong is the key. (gutter nails do not work)    I

[Flyguide7]

I have fallen through the ice on a couple of occasions during my lifetime. Once while working for an oil exploration company toting seismic cables across a frozen beaver pond in northern Michigan. The 70 lbs coil of cable kept me from going over my head since it caught the edge of the hole. During high school I skipped a class to smoke a cigarette, there was a nearby lake which someone had created an ice shack from a cardboard refrigerator box laying on its side. I was cold so I looked inside and the was a rug inside so I ducked in and to my surprise the rug was covering a 2’ x3’ hole which I feel through head first. I managed to catch the edge of the hole about mid chest and pulled myself out. Terrifying. 

[Hog Wally]

I was gonna come over and join but I'll be at the fishing show all weekend.  There's some giant crappie in that lake too. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

5 minutes ago, Hog Wally said:

I was gonna come over and join but I'll be at the fishing show all weekend.  There's some giant crappie in that lake too. 

Gateway Center?

[Trout Addict]

3 hours ago, Flyguide7 said:

I have fallen through the ice on a couple of occasions during my lifetime.  

A few years ago I was going ice fishing. When I got there the ice didn't seem right. My method of testing was waking around the edge and then I would jump. The last jump was a little breath taking to say the least.. Since then, I've added an auger, bit and tape to measure the ice thickness.

Oh and that stress crack that happens sometimes when boring a hole can make your behind pucker up a bit.

https://www.wikihow.com/Know-When-Ice-is-Safe

[Hog Wally]

8 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Gateway Center?

Yes

[snagged in outlet 3]

I'll be there Saturday