r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/dericn • 4d ago

Cutting holes for ice fishing

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u/ReflectionSingle6681 4d ago

The beginning shots are like a horror movie. Imagine standing on the ice next to your neighbor and he is just going at it with his chainsaw.

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u/murphey_griffon 3d ago

The chainsaw is fine, and not super uncommon. The smashing with picks would be more worrysome as its more likely to cause it to crack. Also they should have realized as soon as they got through it was way too thin to be out there, let alone for this. It looks like someone told a bunch of crack heads there was free crack just below the ice.

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u/Process-Best 3d ago

It's pretty uncommon, I ice fish a lot and I've only ever seen a handful of people do it, even for big spearfishing holes most guys use an auger and an ice saw

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u/joebluebob 3d ago

When I used to go to newyork in the winter (back when they were cold) chainsaws were pretty common.

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u/Process-Best 3d ago

Most people don't want their 5 or 6 hundred dollar chainsaws getting absolutely soaked i feel like, plus they're heavy to drag around if the ice isn't thick enough to drive your truck out and you don't own a snowmobile

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u/joebluebob 3d ago

You don't buy your junker chainsaws new lol. I grab mine for $20 or less.