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    Lake Superior Trout

    A buddy of mine sent me this link and I thought the guys were pretty entertaining so have a look see!

    Monster Lake Trout On Clear Ice - YouTube
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    That lice looks pretty thin to me.... Nice fish though...

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    haha that was mint,even tho he said the ice was 20" thick, i'd still be nervous.

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    That's a big trout! Good on them for letting it go, not sure if I could have done the same.

    Ice was plenty thick enough. Nice tent setup they had too. Much better than what I had in Canada.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bryan View Post
    That's a big trout! Good on them for letting it go, not sure if I could have done the same.

    Ice was plenty thick enough. Nice tent setup they had too. Much better than what I had in Canada.
    And did you see the heater?!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wildman View Post
    And did you see the heater?!!
    Yeah pretty flash alright! All I had was a bucket and some handwarmers in my pocket.

    Some of the ice fishing setups I saw were pretty mean, full on huts with log burners and TV, etc.
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    @Bryan - I know what you mean man ha ha. Last time I went out fishing I used an old claw hammer to break through the ice and sat on a piece of wood I had dragged onto the lake while some guys had awesome relax shacks out on the lake - some complete with couches and on-board power!

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    Monsta. Kudos to put it back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JayColli View Post
    @Bryan - I know what you mean man ha ha. Last time I went out fishing I used an old claw hammer to break through the ice and sat on a piece of wood I had dragged onto the lake while some guys had awesome relax shacks out on the lake - some complete with couches and on-board power!
    It was quite fun roughing it out on the lake, but it got quite uncomfortable when you are sitting on a bucket not moving, its -36 degrees and there's a stiff northerly blowing. The 3km hike back to the cabin helped warm us back up.

    Was totally worth it for the experience though!
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    It always astounds me that you guys know where to dig your wee hole...

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    Wildman, yea its a bit of a guess if you don't know the lake structure,
    Ice is a lot stronger than many kiwis realize,http://www.almanac.com/sites/new.alm...ethickness.jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by southernman View Post
    Wildman, yea its a bit of a guess if you don't know the lake structure,
    Ice is a lot stronger than many kiwis realize,http://www.almanac.com/sites/new.alm...ethickness.jpg
    Wow that is interesting!

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    @Bryan - which lake is that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JayColli View Post
    @Bryan - which lake is that?
    Crooked Lake in Saskatchewan JayColli. We drove the 1000km from Calgary to the lake for a few days fishing/hunting over new years 2010.

    Caught a few fish but all were quite small. Enough for a feed. Was pretty cool watching the fish freeze before your eyes within minutes of pulling them out of the water, kept them nice and fresh though.!
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    Big fish alright!! Different fishin
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