talmoon/spring lake info

[Hookmaster]

A friend texted me the pic on Geiger's Facebook page. Broke through on the rear axel with the added weight of the wheel house. Not good.

[Wanderer]

7 hours ago, smurfy said:

anyone see or hear anything about a vehicle and castle break through on winnie????? seen a picture....... UGH!!!!!!!!!!!

 

wanderer...............

It wasn’t me!!!!  LOL!  And I’ve been fishing so I haven’t heard any news.  We are planning on driving out on Winnie this coming weekend though.

 

Edit ** Wife said at Third River.

Edited January 22, 2024 by Wanderer

[smurfy]

5 hours ago, Hookmaster said:

A friend texted me the pic on Geiger's Facebook page. Broke through on the rear axel with the added weight of the wheel house. Not good.

Yea I just found giegers Facebook  page. That picture is from Winnie 

[gim]

There is no ice out there safe and thick enough for a truck and a castle.  Anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool.  And by the looks of it, with the warm weather coming, its not ever getting there this winter either.

 

Winter's over already, lasted about 10 days this year.

 

Get your boat ready for spring lol

 

Edited January 22, 2024 by gimruis

[Wanderer]

The driver of that rig ventured off the main path - took a shortcut across a Rice bed from what I’ve see in other reports.  
 

BAD idea, that the driver agrees with.  Says it was a dumb idea.  
 

[rundrave]

2 hours ago, gimruis said:

There is no ice out there safe and thick enough for a truck and a castle.  Anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool.

 

this is a really really bad generalization. 

 

there is ice around that is thick enough for a truck and ice castles. are there bad spots?, Yes. Are there people who will go through in spots? yes. Are some lakes different than others, yes.  

 

To say that there is NO ice safe enough is not accurate. 

 

Plenty of places around the state of MN right now with people driving wheelhouses on. Big Stone for example being one of them. Arties bait had a nice drone video they posted on 01/20 from the Kassuske Landing on Big Stone Lake:

 

Edited January 22, 2024 by rundrave

[Hookmaster]

Adrians on LOW letting out 1/2 ton pickups with wheel houses up to 21 ft starting today.   3/4 ton and 1 ton pickups with nothing in tow. Their road goes 4 miles past Pine Island.

[Wanderer]

Highbanks on Winnie is allowing “at your own discretion” access.  Reporting 14-17 inches of ice on their roads.  Those roads will thicken a little by the weekend but I bet they’ll be busy.

[smurfy]

53 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

Highbanks on Winnie is allowing “at your own discretion” access.  Reporting 14-17 inches of ice on their roads.  Those roads will thicken a little by the weekend but I bet they’ll be busy.

I won't be dar from there starting today 

[gim]

21 hours ago, rundrave said:

this is a really really bad generalization. 

 

You're right, it was a bad generalization.  I stand corrected.

 

All the people getting stranded, vehicles/ATVs going through, plus warm weather on the way sent "abort" signals.

[smurfy]

Got some  

[leech~~]

2 hours ago, smurfy said:

Got some  

So you finally cleaned your glasses so the water looked clearer!

[smurfy]

I font need glasses for that. oy need them to read your smartypants responses!

[Wanderer]

On 1/23/2024 at 5:51 AM, Wanderer said:

Highbanks on Winnie is allowing “at your own discretion” access.  Reporting 14-17 inches of ice on their roads.  Those roads will thicken a little by the weekend but I bet they’ll be busy.

Plenty busy out here and with some bigger rigs.

 

Had to get serious about slipping away from the crowd.  Had to move once already.

[leech~~]

8 hours ago, smurfy said:

I font need glasses for that. oy need them to read your smartypants responses!

Yep, I need them to read your Boarnes!  

[smurfy]

11 hours ago, leech~~ said:

Yep, I need them to read your Boarnes!  

I didn't have my readers on.

[smurfy]

Yesterday.  Friday. 

[leech~~]

7 minutes ago, smurfy said:

Yesterday.  Friday. 

These all coming out of your lake?  

[smurfy]

Nope. And there are 3 of us. I've fished this lake several times each summer in recent years,  first time I've set foot on it hard water. 

 

It can be a tough bite in the summer.  And now I know  why. There's gotta be 300 million  3-4 inch perch in here 

Edited January 27, 2024 by smurfy

[Wanderer]

1 hour ago, smurfy said:

Yesterday.  Friday. 

Smokin’ em.  Mix of hook and line and spear chuckin?  I think I see holes in some but not others.

[smurfy]

The one laying opposite the others a accidentally caught playing with the perch. The others were speared. I try to have good aim! could also be just the way there laying 

[Wanderer]

Winnie isn’t sucking by the way.  Added one more walleye to the catch before heading in to the cleaning shack and Bloody Mary.

[smurfy]

 good thing the wife picks the lakes!!

 

Nice catch bud!

Edited January 27, 2024 by smurfy

[smurfy]

You see Leech lurking anywhere?,

 

 Mike wants to know!

[Wanderer]

3 hours ago, smurfy said:

You see Leech lurking anywhere?,

 

 Mike wants to know!

Not that I could tell, but I found one of his walleyes! 

[smurfy]

[Kettle]

16"

[smurfy]

dang..thats a piggy!!!!!!!!! i first though  tyou were talkin ice thickness!!!!!!  

[Hookmaster]

Wowsers Kettle. Very nice fish!!

[Kettle]

7 hours ago, Hookmaster said:

Wowsers Kettle. Very nice fish!!

Thank you! For minnesota it's a fish of a lifetime. 12 in girth, mouth was 7 in in circumference