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Nope. That looks like a poor way to die.
That’s definitely something I hate encountering. The pressure crack was amazing in the morning. Solid, level and together. During the day, we heard the booms and ice shifting..and they shift at those cracks. On the way back - brutal. I’m just glad I didn’t forget my spud bar in the car that day.Quote:
Originally Posted by EWS
I enjoyed the fishing. But having never been anywhere near ice fishing, not sure I understand what I just saw. Nice fish though. Where were you?
Pressure cracks will form on bigger bodies of water. They can get really nasty. Opening up, leaving gaps as wide as 6ft. Sometimes the two sides of the ice will push up together and create a mountain peak, and sometimes a gap up top where in very few instances, ppl have fallen several feet up down the crack. Like falling into a frozen volcanoe. Nearly impossible to get out (that is super super rare).Quote:
Originally Posted by "D"
For us, the crack opened up and one side sunk into the lake causing water to gush on top. Without a spud bar, you have no idea if it opened up 5 inches or 5 feet. Just something you don’t want to deal with.
A few days earlier we were unable to cross it. Too wide for us to feel comfortable. But this day, they came together and we crossed over. At the end of he day, the ice shifted considerably. Lucky I didn’t forget my spud.