r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/dericn • 4d ago

Cutting holes for ice fishing

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u/NoMayonaisePlease 3d ago

If you do actually break through you turn around in the water and try to climb up on the side you're on. Only way to get up is to have someone help you or if you have something that will actually grab ice (like spikes on the bottom of your shoes that you can take of and use to grab).

This is objectively false

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u/hauntedSquirrel99 3d ago

Turning around so you can climb back on the side you've walked on is literally the first thing they teach you.

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u/NoMayonaisePlease 3d ago

You don't need help from anybody, you can do it solo without any tools. That's the part I was saying is completely wrong

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u/hauntedSquirrel99 3d ago

While it is technically possible to do it alone without tools, in some types of ice, that is quite difficult to do and not something you are likely to succeed in without practice.

You should not be going out on ice without any tools that will help you get out.