Peril-less Ice Fishing
I did quite a bit of fishing when I was a kid. My family owned a 16 foot Arrowglass boat with an 85 hp Mercury outboard motor and we would spend many summer weekends on Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees near Grove, OK. As a preteen in those years in the mid ’70′s, that was living! Spending early mornings and late evenings on a boat, fishing with your dad, is priceless. A few weeks ago, while strolling along the Cedar Nature Trail on the SW side of Cedar Rapids hoping to catch a glimpse of bald eagles, I instead had my limited attention span diverted to these gentlemen on their boat fishing. But, wait, the water is a sheet of ice. Now, I’ve never thought much about ice fishing. I have never thought that seems like fun. It seems cold. It seems like not even a good excuse to have a beer. It seems, well, boring frankly. Especially, if they’re not biting. It’s not like you can practice your casting skills or anything. And if I did ever think about going ice fishing, I wouldn’t have had the mental fortitude to think about pulling my boat out there. I thought you did this in a hut! I thought part of the fun of ice fishing must be wondering of your risks of falling through the ice? Maybe that’s it. Maybe these guys have before…
Surely there's not a snag in his line?
Just in case the boat sank, call the authorities and alert them to this location
It's right by these winterized weeds
I do know you folks that do look forward to (and actually enjoy) ice fishing are a loyal bunch. I hope I have not offended anyone.
