We all love too fish & some hunt , but g. Whitmore & head of are dnr said they will lease out state land for solar panels plants first 400 acres & 4000 by spring , that's government over reach & illegal! , that be nich trout fishing are mich rivers & seeing that & solar panels do leak over time , os much for are drinking water & clean rivers , they where under oath too protect are land & waters & wildlife & wilderness areas & state game area s ? Your next fishing report could come from the ausable river or the manistee river on how many fish died because the solar panels leaked & leaked in too are rivers ! Get hold of your state government or state rep. Like Jay deboyer & your federal level now !
You provide such value with these videos. I don't even ice fish. I'm a bass fisherman from KY who comes up a couple times a year but I love LSC and MI so much and I keep up with the lake and conditions all year. Thank you for posting these videos. Go Lions and God Bless!
Thank you Justin! To the young and new ice anglers, invest in a float suit before you buy that new shanty. It’s starting to look like a great ice season this year. Be safe everyone and good luck!
Thank you for another awesome update,always watch for your videos,i have met you before at the fairhaven boat ramp few years back i was running gas powered rc car and you put in your video. Look forward to your next update take care and thanks again 🤟
Thanks JC. Appreciate the update. Saves the drive and for that I am subscribed. lol. Old school here. If you’re under 125 proceed with caution. If over wait till someone says there’s at least 3 inches. Spud, spikes, cleats. All a must. Be safe yall!!!!
Yeah baby!!! WOOO 3 years, it's been 3 years since we got some good ice this early on! I was out twice today already, can't wait for the weekend! Gonna be busy!
This early? This isn't early we used to have ice the 3rd week of December. 80's 90's early 2000's I was always fishing off the beach at Metro by Christmas.
@@rando6969 Winters aren't anything like they used to be. We haven't been getting any major snow storms either. We used to get storms that dumped 18 inches at a time. In 1991 we had two storms in one week. One dumped 18 inches the other dumped 16 inches. They had tractors on Gratiot to clear the snow. In 1998 we had a massive storm. Winter of 1994 we hit -15f with -70 wind chills.
Bring a spud, buy a float suit, and find out where the current flows. It's amazing how fast the current will eat the ice. It takes much longer to freeze up. Stay safe, tight lines!
First ice use the buddy system. Spud every step. Ice is setting up nice. Checked fairhaven yesterday. Ice at shore was 2 inches and soft but 3.5 of hard ice 50 yards out. If your not comfortable wait a few days.
Always walk with a spud, walk, spud, walk spud.........etc. A pair of ice picks around the neck are something similar will help get you out if you happen to fall through the ice! Stay safe and fish on!
I've gone thru the ice for over 35 years it never gets any better... It WILL happen, so all you can do is have the right safety gear on you, not in your sled or a buddy's.... ON YOU ..... Ice picks, ice cleats, float suit, my dad always told me to use your spud bar to check the ice anything less than 3 hard hits and it starts to leak, back up.Also when your not chipping/ checking your way out or in, carry the spud bar in the middle and at your side so that it's flat to the ice, doing this saved me when I found a spearing hole that was snowed over I fell thru and the spud bar stopped me from going all the way under. Always listen to your gut feeling it's their for a reason. But just like ANYTHING ELSE IN LIFE you can die doing something that you love, so be mindful of that. Good luck this year and hope ya don't get to wet, learn a thing or three about learning to read the ice you should be fine.
Young bros, if you happen to fall thru, don’t panic, throw your arms in front of you on the ice, try to get parallel to and kick as hard as you can like you’re swimming.
Carry a throw rope,spud spud spud,gps,compass,uscg suit,picks around neck,picks on boots,don't go alone,check wind directions before you go,handwarmers
Dont walk anywhere you havent already used the spud this time of year. 20 feet one way or the other can be a different ball game. Even more difficult to tell with snow on top.
To the young and new ice fisherman, just stay home til ice is 4+ inches. Don't be like some of these idiots who care more about catching pan fish than they do their own families. Smh every year fools rush to get out on sketchy ice. Be safe.
@JCDropshot obviously you didn't WATCH your own video! Looks like certain death out there on what little ice you did show. Better yet walk out on that ice on main lake 1000 yards straight out! Now let me hand you a body bag as your looking like you will need it🤣😂
We all love too fish & some hunt , but g. Whitmore & head of are dnr said they will lease out state land for solar panels plants first 400 acres & 4000 by spring , that's government over reach & illegal! , that be nich trout fishing are mich rivers & seeing that & solar panels do leak over time , os much for are drinking water & clean rivers , they where under oath too protect are land & waters & wildlife & wilderness areas & state game area s ? Your next fishing report could come from the ausable river or the manistee river on how many fish died because the solar panels leaked & leaked in too are rivers ! Get hold of your state government or state rep. Like Jay deboyer & your federal level now !
You provide such value with these videos. I don't even ice fish. I'm a bass fisherman from KY who comes up a couple times a year but I love LSC and MI so much and I keep up with the lake and conditions all year. Thank you for posting these videos. Go Lions and God Bless!
I appreciate that!
Thanks JC
You bet
Thank you Justin!
To the young and new ice anglers, invest in a float suit before you buy that new shanty.
It’s starting to look like a great ice season this year. Be safe everyone and good luck!
Been skating all week on the canal, nice thick ice in the still-water areas
Sounds like a blast!
@@JCDropshot I'm sore now
Thank you for another awesome update,always watch for your videos,i have met you before at the fairhaven boat ramp few years back i was running gas powered rc car and you put in your video. Look forward to your next update take care and thanks again 🤟
Thanks JC. Appreciate the update. Saves the drive and for that I am subscribed. lol. Old school here. If you’re under 125 proceed with caution. If over wait till someone says there’s at least 3 inches. Spud, spikes, cleats. All a must. Be safe yall!!!!
No problem! Glad to help keep you safe out there.
I think the best thing to remember is that no ice is "safe ice". Good luck out there folks.
Yeah baby!!! WOOO 3 years, it's been 3 years since we got some good ice this early on! I was out twice today already, can't wait for the weekend! Gonna be busy!
I've been trying to get into it since about 2020 and it's been brutal.
This early? This isn't early we used to have ice the 3rd week of December. 80's 90's early 2000's I was always fishing off the beach at Metro by Christmas.
@@dabeev Right?? The last time I made it out was 2021, but I didn't get out until February, but that was my fault lol
@wantsome-zs5sq Well you see, I wasn't alive back then 🤣 I'm only 26, but I've heard about how good the ice was back then, I'm jealous of those times
@@rando6969 Winters aren't anything like they used to be. We haven't been getting any major snow storms either. We used to get storms that dumped 18 inches at a time. In 1991 we had two storms in one week. One dumped 18 inches the other dumped 16 inches. They had tractors on Gratiot to clear the snow. In 1998 we had a massive storm. Winter of 1994 we hit -15f with -70 wind chills.
Thanks for posting!
No problem!
Bring a spud, buy a float suit, and find out where the current flows. It's amazing how fast the current will eat the ice. It takes much longer to freeze up. Stay safe, tight lines!
Careful around seawalls... The ground radiates a bit of heat which makes for thinner ice
on those sunny warm days for sure
Tha ks for the video. My neighborhood lake in oakland county is at 3 inches already
Can't wait for the diver duck video. Thx
This was just south of the raft so many birds!
Subscribed!
16 year old kid went thru the ice and passed down in central Ohio yesterday. Use extreme caution on early ice…and never ever go alone.
First ice use the buddy system. Spud every step. Ice is setting up nice. Checked fairhaven yesterday. Ice at shore was 2 inches and soft but 3.5 of hard ice 50 yards out. If your not comfortable wait a few days.
Always use caution on early ice.
Always use your spud, no matter what. Never step on a new lake without one.
Good advice! Safety first
Thanku
Always bring a spud! If you don't feel comfortable back out.
Always walk with a spud, walk, spud, walk spud.........etc. A pair of ice picks around the neck are something similar will help get you out if you happen to fall through the ice! Stay safe and fish on!
Good advice!
0:29 amazing mic quality lol
@@relatablebranden cable came
Lose I think it happens😆
Hey I made your video! First cut at the raft. Sorry for giving you the bird I thought you were the DNR 😂
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Stay away from cattails! The ice is a lot more likely to break under your weight when it has a bunch of vegetation sticking through it!
yup been there
I've gone thru the ice for over 35 years it never gets any better... It WILL happen, so all you can do is have the right safety gear on you, not in your sled or a buddy's.... ON YOU ..... Ice picks, ice cleats, float suit, my dad always told me to use your spud bar to check the ice anything less than 3 hard hits and it starts to leak, back up.Also when your not chipping/ checking your way out or in, carry the spud bar in the middle and at your side so that it's flat to the ice, doing this saved me when I found a spearing hole that was snowed over I fell thru and the spud bar stopped me from going all the way under. Always listen to your gut feeling it's their for a reason. But just like ANYTHING ELSE IN LIFE you can die doing something that you love, so be mindful of that. Good luck this year and hope ya don't get to wet, learn a thing or three about learning to read the ice you should be fine.
Thanks for the great advice and the reminder about safety!
How’s the clarity out there? Decent, or muddy?
You can see the bottom in most of the drone shots, but up tight at the raft and fair haven you have some color to the water.
Young bros, if you happen to fall thru, don’t panic, throw your arms in front of you on the ice, try to get parallel to and kick as hard as you can like you’re swimming.
Catch your breath then get yourself out by swimming back on to the good ice you came from! Great Advice!
Young guys, 2 major things to buy first. Float suit and a spud bar
What done are you using? And how do you like it
DJI
Carry a throw rope,spud spud spud,gps,compass,uscg suit,picks around neck,picks on boots,don't go alone,check wind directions before you go,handwarmers
It's a bit crazy that it's been below freezing for like 3 weeks now and there's still open water.
Lots of wind
Dont walk anywhere you havent already used the spud this time of year. 20 feet one way or the other can be a different ball game. Even more difficult to tell with snow on top.
Absolutely! It's all about being cautious out there on the ice.
First thing to have is a spud, go to a local and buy one or make your own
Hey young guys. When you're out on less than 4"" of ice. Use your spud carefully . Don't try to hammer it through, go easy, see how the ice reacts.
Great advice!
If you can’t afford a float you will look silly but if it’s first ice where a life jacket and obviously your ice picks
No ice is safe ice! Always use abundant caution.
Yup 100%, just like guns always treat it as if its loaded!
Drill baby drill 🎣
Yeah!!!!
Don't pee into the wind
Very important! lol
Good report but please back the background music down
I was having some technical issues with this one sounded better on the desktop but on my phone yeah it was a bit loud. I will try to better next time.
To the young and new ice fisherman, just stay home til ice is 4+ inches. Don't be like some of these idiots who care more about catching pan fish than they do their own families. Smh every year fools rush to get out on sketchy ice. Be safe.
First
My old man tip: take a body bag or two on thin ice👊
come on man why so negative and morbid
@JCDropshot obviously you didn't WATCH your own video!
Looks like certain death out there on what little ice you did show.
Better yet walk out on that ice on main lake 1000 yards straight out!
Now let me hand you a body bag as your looking like you will need it🤣😂
Spud, spud your way out. Ice cleats and spikes.
Best advice anyone can give someone.
Don’t be first
No for not subscribed just way I like it