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When ice fishing is there anyother way to break the ice safey without a drill?
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i use a camp axe to chip a hole into the ice or i find an existing hole( one that shows evidence of fishing success;i.e. fish blood) and break the newly formed and thin ice out of it. If you are cutting your own hole with the axe remmember to 'chip' not 'chop' the ice away. by starting with a 12 inch diameter circle i'm usually down to a 6 inch hole to fish thru by the time i make it to the water.
My dad always used a ice chisel. His was two pieces that screw together. The bottom was much heavier than the top. The edge of the chisel was razor sharp and he could open up a hole of any size in a few heavy blows. I still have that old chisel and the leather sheath that he made for the edge. You have to have a metal ring welded to the top of the chisel to hold a rope strap that goes around your wrist in case the chisel gets away as you first break through the ice.
When the chisel was screwed together it was about 6' tall. Sorry for the second posting.
There's always a hand drill too. Some people think drills are quieter than axes or chissels. Since I've never been in the water while a hole was being cut, I can't tell ya. Oh, and chain saw.
For really big holes, and you have a vehilce available, I have seen people use a heated element that slowly melts its way through the ice, creating a perfect circle by the time it gets through, but this is more handy in thick ice.
Bowling ball, helicopter.
we use old chainsaw's to cut through +24" thick of ice to fish for atlantic smelt.
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i use a camp axe to chip a hole into the ice or i find an existing hole( one that shows evidence of fishing success;i.e. fish blood) and break the newly formed and thin ice out of it. If you are cutting your own hole with the axe remmember to 'chip' not 'chop' the ice away. by starting with a 12 inch diameter circle i'm usually down to a 6 inch hole to fish thru by the time i make it to the water.
My dad always used a ice chisel. His was two pieces that screw together. The bottom was much heavier than the top. The edge of the chisel was razor sharp and he could open up a hole of any size in a few heavy blows. I still have that old chisel and the leather sheath that he made for the edge. You have to have a metal ring welded to the top of the chisel to hold a rope strap that goes around your wrist in case the chisel gets away as you first break through the ice.
When the chisel was screwed together it was about 6' tall. Sorry for the second posting.
There's always a hand drill too. Some people think drills are quieter than axes or chissels. Since I've never been in the water while a hole was being cut, I can't tell ya. Oh, and chain saw.
For really big holes, and you have a vehilce available, I have seen people use a heated element that slowly melts its way through the ice, creating a perfect circle by the time it gets through, but this is more handy in thick ice.
we use old chainsaw's to cut through +24" thick of ice to fish for atlantic smelt.
Bowling ball, helicopter.
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