OPEN INVITATION SE Michigan (This just needs to get started)
Okay, just to get on the board. I'm in southeast Michigan. 75 miles from Detroit, 75 Miles from Saginaw. [give or take on each]
Any Pit member traveling to the area or local is welcome to contact me and we can break some bread. Do some Q if you can. Contact me here or by PM if you are ever in the area and we will work it out.
Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About meReal name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
Occupation:
Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
Wow John, I thought I loved fishing but I don't know if I love it that much. LOL How thick is the ice you are driving on? What kind of fish were those. They look close to our speckled trout.
As a rule I dont drive my truck on the ice BUT last year was a major ice year and I just wanted to say I did it. The Great Lakes are a very dynamic environment. Ice has different life stages. I dont think there is a set in stone way to know for sure.
It take a long time to figure out what you can do on it. I'm still learning for sure.
Last edited by Jon Solberg; November 12, 2014, 05:58 PM.
Gas Grill: NXR Tabletop/Portable Propane Charcoal: Weber Performer Silver (i.e., 22.5")
Charcoal: Weber OTG 22.5" Kettle Accessories: Slow 'n Sear, Smokenator and Vortex and bound to be more on the way Smoker: GOSM Propane 38" 2-drawer
Pellet: CampChef/Browning Deluxe PGP24LTD Thermometer: 2 Mavericks, Red backlit Thermapen
Anova Wi-Fi Sous Vide
I've fished twice that I can remember and neither time was farther north than the Gulf of Mexico. Once was on the bayou in South Louisiana when I was a teen in a flat metal both with a 9.9 hp merc and beer for breakfast, and the other was deep-sea fishing out of South Padre Island, Texas, on Spring Break about 30 years ago, which also involved beer. Sitting on the ice would be a whole other world.
Dude, nice set up! I definitely plan on ice fishing this year and will look you up. A bud at work is a fishing fool so I plan on going as much as I can with him.
Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About meReal name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
Occupation:
Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
My dad would always wait until there was 24" before driving his truck out there. I surely wouldn't trust only 12" like the chart shows. FYI- your auto insurance is null & void on the frozen surface of public waters....
Right on Aron. I don't recommend driving on it at all. Thats what the sled and the Argo are for.
Last years was a crazy ice year. I wanted to say I have done it at least once in my life.
Last edited by Jon Solberg; November 13, 2014, 08:20 AM.
We love the South arm, John. With all of the monster boats and very little protection from the winds coming off Lake Michigan, the main body of the lake often gets REAL choppy. The South arm is calmer. Agreed about that area overall. It's a much under-rated and under-appreciated gem.
We have two weber kettle grills (one LARGE and one small/average), the SnS and the Weber Smokey Mountain 18" smoker. We use both natural lump charcoal and KNB for smoking and measure our temps with a Maverick 733, thermopen and MK4. Favorite beer depends on what is cooking (alt answer is yes).
We have two weber kettle grills (one LARGE and one small/average), the SnS and the Weber Smokey Mountain 18" smoker. We use both natural lump charcoal and KNB for smoking and measure our temps with a Maverick 733, thermopen and MK4. Favorite beer depends on what is cooking (alt answer is yes).
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