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Rick and I decided to go check ice.

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We hit 3 different lakes and found the same 2".

So back to the drawing board.We put ice cleats on and pushed the jon boat out.

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Once we got out far enough the boat breaks through.

We caught some smaller crappies.

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Then we had to get back.What a chore!

We broke through 3 times on the way back.We both got wet up to the knee.

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We should have walkable ice by next week.

It sure was an adveture.

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CK wait one more week, we should be riding wheelers on the ice from what I heard about the forcast for next week. grin.gif

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We should be making some good ice this week.

Wheelers this soon,I'll walk for next weekend.

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Thanks for the compliment Solocam. wink.gif

We had a blast and the crappies I kept tasted oh sooooo good.

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the temps for the next few days.....

Extended Forecast

Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Snow Showers Few Snow Showers Partly Cloudy

High: 40°

Low: 25° High: 28°

Low: 19° High: 23°

Low: 16° High: 24°

Low: 11° High: 22°

Low: 8°

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday

Partly Cloudy

High 18°F

Low 6°F

Precip. 10 %

Mostly Sunny

High 21°F

Low 11°F

Precip. 20 %

Partly Cloudy

High 26°F

Low 16°F

Precip. 10 %

Partly Cloudy

High 19°F

Low 10°F

Precip. 10 %

Partly Cloudy

High 20°F

Low 11°F

Precip. 10 %

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Tonight

Partly cloudy. Lows 17 to 22. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny. Highs 25 to 30. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Monday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows 8 to 13. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow. Highs 15 to 20. North winds around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

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Tuesday Night

Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows 7 to 12. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs 15 to 20.

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Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows 2 to 7.

Thursday

Partly cloudy. Occasional flurries. Highs 15 to 20.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.

Friday and Friday Night

Mostly clear. Highs 15 to 20. Lows 1 below to 4 above zero.

Saturday

Partly cloudy. Highs 13 to 18.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear. Lows 2 below to 3 above zero.

Sunday

Partly cloudy. Highs 10 to 15.

Just trying to make it a little bit clearer. laugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.gif

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I like your report better .It looks colder.

The snow thing can be bad.If we get too much it will insulate the ice from forming and it could get slushy underneath.

Snow would be great for banking the hut though.

I remember last year cutting extra holes to get icechips for banking.

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