01-18-2012, 01:56 AM
Well, I broke down and got an auger. I had a short time today to try things out, so I thought I would check it out on the new Edson F pond in Pocatello while I was in town.
That is a nice little pond, but there was no way I was going to try my auger out on it. With all of the exposed soil from it not being landscaped yet, the ice is heavily mixed with sand. Anyway it didn't look like a good idea to drill there to me.
So when I was done in town, I headed on down to Hawkins and tried it out there.
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The ice was about 13 or 14 inches thick. It still was moaning and popping ever so often. Kind of a weird spooky sound, like a drum being stretched.
I didn't have a fish finder with me, so I have no idea if there were any fish in the neighborhood or not. I didn't catch any, but it was fun drilling holes and trying things out. I only had about an hour, but it was a new adventure.
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That is a nice little pond, but there was no way I was going to try my auger out on it. With all of the exposed soil from it not being landscaped yet, the ice is heavily mixed with sand. Anyway it didn't look like a good idea to drill there to me.
So when I was done in town, I headed on down to Hawkins and tried it out there.
[inline "Hawkins ice.jpg"]
The ice was about 13 or 14 inches thick. It still was moaning and popping ever so often. Kind of a weird spooky sound, like a drum being stretched.
I didn't have a fish finder with me, so I have no idea if there were any fish in the neighborhood or not. I didn't catch any, but it was fun drilling holes and trying things out. I only had about an hour, but it was a new adventure.
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