12-24-2008, 12:33 AM
Based on what! Your experience walking to your spring!
I had no knowledge of ice roads prior to me proposing an ice rd on strawberry. But I've been educating myself on the subject.
To the contrary the very reason ice roads are built is to combat deep snow and slush. And at he same time it exposing the ice making the ice thicker and stronger than surrounding snow covered ice. Those who know say after a big snow you wont have a problem with slush rather standing water. Which will quickly freeze when exposed to cold temps. After several of these flood events the road actually sits higher than surrounding ice. Eliminating slush and water. As for late in the season the safest ice on the lake is the road. The road will be the last to melt.
I have been corresponding with a man who runs a fishing lodge in Alaska. There are several lakes surrounding the lodge and they plow basically exactly what I'm describing. Uses a Ford F150 with the bed removed and starts plowing when he gets 10in of ice. The area also gets a lot of snow 300 to 500 in annually. So the feasibility of the road doesn't seam to be in question to me.
It really suprises me that the notion of limited access is so popular here at BFT just judging on the results of the poll so far. My suspicions are that the general fishing public would embrace such a emenity. And maybe its that the hardcore dudes around here just don't want to share. I don't get it. Yet some of these same guys will post a report on the world wide web telling all about the good fortune they may have had. Strikes me as contradictive.
HookJaw, You wouldn't have a beef with me because I wouldn't respond to your PMs a couple yrs ago would you?
Or do you make a habit out of being negative toward anybody who has an idea you don't agree with?
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I had no knowledge of ice roads prior to me proposing an ice rd on strawberry. But I've been educating myself on the subject.
To the contrary the very reason ice roads are built is to combat deep snow and slush. And at he same time it exposing the ice making the ice thicker and stronger than surrounding snow covered ice. Those who know say after a big snow you wont have a problem with slush rather standing water. Which will quickly freeze when exposed to cold temps. After several of these flood events the road actually sits higher than surrounding ice. Eliminating slush and water. As for late in the season the safest ice on the lake is the road. The road will be the last to melt.
I have been corresponding with a man who runs a fishing lodge in Alaska. There are several lakes surrounding the lodge and they plow basically exactly what I'm describing. Uses a Ford F150 with the bed removed and starts plowing when he gets 10in of ice. The area also gets a lot of snow 300 to 500 in annually. So the feasibility of the road doesn't seam to be in question to me.
It really suprises me that the notion of limited access is so popular here at BFT just judging on the results of the poll so far. My suspicions are that the general fishing public would embrace such a emenity. And maybe its that the hardcore dudes around here just don't want to share. I don't get it. Yet some of these same guys will post a report on the world wide web telling all about the good fortune they may have had. Strikes me as contradictive.
HookJaw, You wouldn't have a beef with me because I wouldn't respond to your PMs a couple yrs ago would you?
Or do you make a habit out of being negative toward anybody who has an idea you don't agree with?
Enlighten me the all Knowing![unimpressed]
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