Fisherman recounts northern MN ice rescue

[@trimmin420]

Time out... I was there! I made the 5 hour drive up to Upper Red Lake on Sunday the 17 2023 got out on the ice seen how unsafe it was and thought everyone was nuts. I did not even get a line wet got back in my truck and drove 5 hours back home to find this story. So its not just people who weren't there because i was there and the ice was UNSAFE so i got the heck off the lake without ever dropping a line.

[@JerryX.]

What did you see that made you deem the ice unsafe? I'm still trying to learn about reading the ice/winds. I only go out on late ice since I still don't feel comfortable going out on early ice.

[@ericheimsness3786]

7 of us made the same trip up! Got there at noon. Out of Sunny Beach. 10 mph wind out of NW. We fish until 3:30...Wind picked up and we packed up. WE knew with the building wind that we should get off. WHY they didn't on the North side is puzzling!!! I've been fishing Red for 15+ years... THANK GOODNESS I've never had a issue... AND I only fish there early season. Lots of better lakes once the ice castles start coming up...

[@jimc4839]

Smart man. That's a long drive to have to turn around.

[@trimmin420]

Sucks to drive all that way to not even try but im not chancing it@@jimc4839

[@trimmin420]

Yeah i have never caught a Walleye threw the ice so i was going to give it a go until i got there and seen all the open water. Then after getting driven out on a wheeler freaked me out so i was like NOPE im out @@ericheimsness3786

[@markpinther9296]

When this happens to Inuit (Eskimo) they just make a shelter and sleep. No sense wasting energy worrying about it.

[@oleradiodudea.m.4735]

Nature's way of weeding out the stupid.

[@gillgetter3004]

Happens in Michigan on Lake St. Claire usually at end of ice season. They come get you but it’s not free, they charge you. If the coast guard has to use a helicopter it’s even more money👍

[@raprock5000]

That's kind of ironic the current imposter in the Whitehouse has let 10 million illegals into the country illegally for the working class to support. But the citizens have to pay for rescue. Makes sense to democrats at least. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@ssom06]

612ers at their finest

[@brianschmitt9384]

He brings up all the haters that weren’t there 😂😂😂 all the people that aren’t stupid

[@marksolarz3756]

This has happened before.

[@Abel-y1b]

who's got the beer, who's got the smoke lmao😂😂😂 be smart people

[@stickasockinit]

I hope they pay a fee to be rescued.

[@raprock5000]

​@@stickasockinit Get a hold of Walz they can get it from the millions of dollars he lost track of...👹

[@codybertram6122]

That’s why I fish the reeds till January 🥶

[@danielives379]

You all need to relax. This happens ALMOST every year. So take caution. Have your ice picks around your neck , floatation device on your wheeler , and some water wings and you be just fine. 😂.. Talk to resort and bait shop Owners also.

[@SCVM__]

My Buddies and I would take small light boats and paddles on early and late ice. This could have been solved with a call to buddies on shore to bring said boats.

[@catchonedrinktwo]

They did come with boats. Airboats are the preferred method of ice rescue.

[@SCVM__]

@@catchonedrinktwo Im talking about Civilian Help, or better yet Self reliance. There were obviously a bunch who did not want or need "Rescue"

[@catchonedrinktwo]

@@SCVM__ gotcha. Waskish is a small town. They are familiar with what is happening here. The fishing community brings so much in taxes that it's worth having emergency services on standby. I know a few of the firefighters they love running around in the airboat lol

[@5199John]

Poor report using just one of the fishermen's perspective. Should have talked with the resort owners on the lake and other fishermen who, like folks who have already commented, saw the potential and either didn't go out or got off before it happened.

[@Rothydot]

Don’t forget the anchor your ice spot.

[@TheEverLovingOutdoors]

I hope they got some fish

[@johncandie5355]

What about there gear

[@oleradiodudea.m.4735]

What about it?

[@johannastately1104]

When age has nothing to do with being born an idiot.

[@thomasbush787]

Gotta be real dumb to go out early ice on red when it’s that windy. It’s not a question of if it will break apart, it’s when will it… Like watching a buddy in a bad relationship

[@raprock5000]

😮 they said there was 10-12 inches of ice, that's plenty safe. The wind is a secondary factor. I mean people build million> dollar homes where hurricanes track that's dumb too but they continue to do it. They don't pay it all everyone else's premiums go up ⬆️

[@mengkhang1037]

12" ice he says... I hope that guy measures all his fish with plus 6" on top of the tape. Either way, ice safe is subjective during early season. I remember fishing on 2" of ice and open water within spitting distance. If anyone cares Red is know for first ice bite and just like any sport all have their risks. Nobody got hurt but some pride. Didn't some hockey player die from skates not too long ago, are you gonna call all hockey players morons. Freak accidents happen, relax. Nobody likes a karren.

[@rack9458]

This wasn't a freak accident. This is common with early ice next to open water. Many people left when the wind started picking up due to the added dangers.

[@samuelbono4601]

Well every person who goes ice fishing.. they are outting their life at risk .. any time you step foot on frozen water ya have to use caution

[@joedenise5616]

They should start charging $5k per individual rescued

[@coldspring624]

no

[@raprock5000]

😅 yeah even if their 🌈's or somolians ? Or do they get a pass like other deadbeats the working class has to support.

[@enzok2749]

@@raprock5000That’s a protected class. They would bend over backwards for those fools!

[@coldspring624]

Greater than thou types like to find fault

[@raprock5000]

The Low T Soy boys 😮

[@reidsimonson]

People are mad because saving you isn't free. Most you guys complain about the government and taxes until this happen then you are suddenly in love with the government. Unfortunately it is mutually exclusive and you don't get it both ways. Hire a company to do this for you, stop relying on the government you hate. Also, since you guys are cheap and poor a-holes, the government will have to continue doing this which will then create the need for regulations. We all know when the government regulates things it ALWAYS goes great..... You should be apologizes profusely to the ice fishing community and make a declaration that you will no longer fish this year.

[@raprock5000]

😂 Don't worry the government wastes plenty of everyone's money. They rob 30% from everyone and they've still got us $33 trillion in the hole. If everyone that had a business ran it like they do the government would consider them bankrupt. 👌🏽

[@Big_Friendly]

He literally said they were prepared to spend the night on the lake. Never asked or begged to be rescued. Funny how someone who supports government intrusion gets upset when they intrude

[@raprock5000]

@@Big_Friendly it's sad the government treats the BLM rioters with more respect than some guys fishing. They destroyed billions in property and small businesses across the country and they treat some fisherman like trash. I've heard they make them leave all their gear on the ice too.

[@lagodifuoco313]

Charge their careless eager asses for the rescue. I wonder if they all had fishing licenses? Or if DNR even checked?

[@BooRayWisco]

Stay in Texas and do something useful like build a wall

[@catchonedrinktwo]

Nicole Biagi, the ice saftey coordinator, works hard at her position. Why would you want to put her out of work. What did Nicole Biagi ever do to you?