Slick ice-

[DDSBYDAY]

     Just a tip to try to save you a trip to the emergency room.  These conditions are perfect for glare ice conditions on the lake.  The ice is slick and we are going to get a bunch of snow.  Punch a hole and throw a little water on that ice and you have perfect conditions for broken bones and concussions.  What can you do to stay upright.

    1.  Ice creepers that strap on your boots are invaluable in these conditions.  You can still slip though. 

    2.  If it is cold enough just take the ice  chunks you scoop out of your hole and slosh it around the outside of the hole.   It will refreeze and give you some traction.  When I have my perm. ice house out I take the ice from drilling the holes and dump it out where I would hook my truck up to pull it off .  This works and provides a rough surface for your feet and your vehicle.

    3. Be very careful.  Conditions are going to get worse.

[lentz]

well know we will have snow every where again

[brandbll]

Seriously, those rubber slip-ons are like 6-7 bucks, every ice fisherman should have a pair.  I had mine on this weekend and i couldn't slip if i tried.  I always pop them in my fishing backpack from the first day i go ice fishing til i take them out for my first open water fishing.

[kenhuntin]

It is also a good idea to keep some 1/4" sheet metal screws in your ice tackle box. Slip ons can break in the cold or catch and snap and are plain unhandy. The little screws thread into your sole easy as pie and cost about a half buck a dozen. If you are really handy you can zip em in with a cordless but it is just as well accomplished with a screwdriver.

[Go Big Red!]

I use the rubber slip ons and they work really well.  Heel does slip a bit if you're not careful.