Its over guys, Ice is terrible

[PearlHDFatboy]

Guys,

I was warned by a few people at 10:30 not to go out there. sure, I got there late, and as excited as I was to maybe land one or two, all I heard was that there was a tough current and 4 to 6 inches of standing water out there. It seemed like if you had decent transportation - ie snowmobile or ATV, you could find your way back easily. I walked out a quarter to a half mile and decided to hoof it back in - the snow on top had turned to slush as well as lots of spider cracks everywhere. For anyone crazy enough, this was the day to have that experience.

Any seasoned veteran of this lake would tell you that today was the last hoorah for the ice fishing season, and that's probably why people were out there regardless of the weather.

Steve

[BigTee]

I was one of the smart icefisherman who did not venture out onto Lake Erie yesterday. But watching all the different news cast on the TV sure fired me up. All the Sherriff department wanted to do was tell the world how stupid all these guys were, and how he would like to put them all in jail, and how much money it was costing him. How about what a great job everyone did to rescue these fisherman? Icefishing on Erie has been going on for generations and should keep going on for generations. Yes it's dangerous in certain conditions, and yes people didn't use their heads but to make the statements the Sherriff made and the way he made them in my mind was not very profesional. People get into trouble on Erie during the boating season an I don't recall seeing the Sherriff on the national news calling everbody stupid and how much all the money the boaters are causing his department. Bravo to the resquers who did the job perfectly and put it on the line. Shame on the sherriff department for not being more understanding. Big Tee