92xj Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Breaking ice already. And not making any headway with it. Within 30 minutes it freezes over. I love this stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 You doin anything to keep the water moving? A jerk cord or two can go a long way when it comes to keeping water open. And are you just breaking up the ice, or actually moving it? I have always walked a big circle, then slid that large sheet of ice underneath the rest of the ice on the pond. Seems to work better than just having busted up ice laying around that will re-freeze. Hopefully your efforts at least brought home a few birds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted November 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 You doin anything to keep the water moving? A jerk cord or two can go a long way when it comes to keeping water open. And are you just breaking up the ice, or actually moving it? I have always walked a big circle, then slid that large sheet of ice underneath the rest of the ice on the pond. Seems to work better than just having busted up ice laying around that will re-freeze. Hopefully your efforts at least brought home a few birds! I do use a jerk cord and it helps a little with the ice, but when it's -6 out and 10-15 mhp winds, nothing really done by hand can be done to keep the ice away. This is the bank of the almighty Columbia river that has a very fast flow to it. We do break the ice in big chunks and push them under or over the stationary ice. We are pulling in decent numbers of ducks and geese but are going to start switching stuff up. They are becoming very decoy and call shy. Time for plan B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 If it's that cold, my plan B would probably involve a Fallin Skies dvd, and maybe a bucket of chicken wings! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted November 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 If it's that cold, my plan B would probably involve a Fallin Skies dvd, and maybe a bucket of chicken wings! lol. Yeah, I haven't really figured out what plan B is yet, but I will let you know in the morning. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 What state are you hunting in ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted November 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 What state are you hunting in ? Washington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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