03-19-2006, 07:27 AM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]What a day! I just got home and alls I can say is the fishing was pretty dang good. I caught all the fish I cared to catch and MGB caught enough for everyone and then some.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]As Tomegun alluded to, the slush is the worst I have ever seen. We ran the sleds from the marina out to the Knolls. I don't recommend this. There are areas that have 12" of water on top of the ice. There are holes in the ice, though it's 30"+ inches thick combined, with open water that is causing this slush. In the morning when things are firm it's fairly good going but let it warm up and it becomes pretty soft. Believe me, if you have never seen mega slush and the fun of unsticking sleds from it, I highly recommend that you avoid the experience. I'm getting to old for this sh$#![/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]We ended up getting off the water at the Ladders. I must admit, the 700 Polaris did pretty good in the heavy slush and I had to make the run from the Ladders to the Marina as it was getting dark, load the sled on the trailer and go pick up Tomegun and MGB, load all the gear and drive back to the marina to pick up Tommy's truck. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Learn one valuable lesson, make sure you have 50-75 ft of good 3/8" nylon rope in the sled's seat compartment. If we had not had that rope, my sled would still be there and I'd be heading out in the morning to chip it out and try to get it home.[/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I can also say this. If you ever find yourself in this kind of predicament, hope you have guys like Tomegun and MGB with you. nuff said...[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]As Tomegun alluded to, the slush is the worst I have ever seen. We ran the sleds from the marina out to the Knolls. I don't recommend this. There are areas that have 12" of water on top of the ice. There are holes in the ice, though it's 30"+ inches thick combined, with open water that is causing this slush. In the morning when things are firm it's fairly good going but let it warm up and it becomes pretty soft. Believe me, if you have never seen mega slush and the fun of unsticking sleds from it, I highly recommend that you avoid the experience. I'm getting to old for this sh$#![/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]We ended up getting off the water at the Ladders. I must admit, the 700 Polaris did pretty good in the heavy slush and I had to make the run from the Ladders to the Marina as it was getting dark, load the sled on the trailer and go pick up Tomegun and MGB, load all the gear and drive back to the marina to pick up Tommy's truck. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Learn one valuable lesson, make sure you have 50-75 ft of good 3/8" nylon rope in the sled's seat compartment. If we had not had that rope, my sled would still be there and I'd be heading out in the morning to chip it out and try to get it home.[/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I can also say this. If you ever find yourself in this kind of predicament, hope you have guys like Tomegun and MGB with you. nuff said...[/size][/black][/font]
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