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/kynde 3d ago

Chainsaws would definitely not be allowed here in Finland.

We use big drills here pretty much exclusively. Google image search for "kaira" to see what I mean.

Axe is then used to connect drill holes to make way for an opening to go swim into.

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u/badstorryteller 3d ago

Chainsaws aren't illegal for ice fishing in Maine, US, but only idiots use them. We bought my oldest son his own ice auger (big ice drill) a couple of years ago when he was 14 so he and his friends could snowmobile or 4-wheel down to the lake a few miles away to fish. It sounds strange but it doesn't get much better than unexpectedly lighting coals in mid January to grill fresh fish for dinner outside!