Has anyone started ice fishing?

[MuskieBait]

Be safe guys. Just because someone has been on the ice recently does not mean the ice is safe at all.

Weather is too inconsistent to hold any safe ice for an extended period of time, and day to day conditions can improve or deteriorate rapidly, even in the matter of hours. I've been on the ice early season in the past and saw an inch of ice lost within 3 hours...that was going from 4" of "safe" ice to 3"...and we got off the ice promptly. Conversely, I've been out on cold days early season where we gained an inch of ice throughout the day.

Don't rush it and play it safe. Don't go out on early ice unless you have safety gear. I would hate to hear one of our members get into a situation, especially since there are a lot of inexperienced or new anglers here...ice or otherwise.