atv floats

  • wheel10
    madison, wi
    Posts: 44
    January 17, 2009 at 1:48 am #1236993

    Hi. Just wondering where everyone gets their flatation device for their ATV’s. Are most of you doing the home made thing or buying them somewhere? I have a Foreman 450ES. Thanks. Mike

    dan-tessmann
    Kieler, Wis
    Posts: 664
    January 17, 2009 at 1:57 am #738322

    You won’t outrun the DNR there!!!!

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    January 17, 2009 at 2:02 am #738326

    Call me naive, but what are you guys speaking of?

    wheel10
    madison, wi
    Posts: 44
    January 17, 2009 at 2:06 am #738328

    On our lakes you need floats on your atv or snowmobile if you want to take them on the ice. I imagine it’s not for safty as much as they don’t want them on the bottom of the lake. Mike

    Arjak
    Posts: 12
    January 17, 2009 at 2:09 am #738332

    When you fish Mendota not sure if the others are like that in the Madison area your ATV must have a flotation device on it and actually been certified as well. Don’t have one myself but most made there own. You could check the bait store there by the lake that offers shuttle service out. I’m sure he can hook you up. Might try googling it as well.

    Arjak

    Arjak
    Posts: 12
    January 17, 2009 at 2:18 am #738336

    ma duece,

    Try going to this website. http://www.lake-link.com Go to Forums and click on ice fishing then in search type ATV floats. There is a good thread there. The bait store I couldn’t think of was D & S Bait.

    Arjak

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    January 17, 2009 at 2:22 am #738338

    I’ll be darned! I learned something new!

    Please keep that kind of thing on your side of the border.

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    January 17, 2009 at 2:23 am #738341

    With the speed of those things I think I would fall asleep by the time I got to some of my spots.

    crappiechaser
    Clear Lake WI
    Posts: 431
    January 17, 2009 at 2:30 am #738343

    nah they go an easy 20 mph no need to go much faster then that on the ice plus there versitle they have a camo top with zippered holes for duck hunting or blind hunting i mean you can get to your blind , hunt , move around with a trolling motor and oick up your decoys and drive back on shore and never leave your blind .plus if your on lotw they have an optional track system . pretty versitle machine that only weighs around 600lbs.
    when the ice is 1″ thick and water all around the shorelines and your chompen at the bit cause you cant fish , ice or boat ill be out on the wilcraft on 1″ of ice still fishing

    arklite881south
    Posts: 5660
    January 17, 2009 at 3:04 am #738352

    Quote:

    On our lakes you need floats on your atv or snowmobile if you want to take them on the ice. I imagine it’s not for safty as much as they don’t want them on the bottom of the lake. Mike

    WOW!! I never heard of that either… I hope that never comes here. So…. DO they make the riders where floatation devices also?? Hmnnn….. I think I’ll stop there. Interesting concept though.

    craighaz
    altoona,wi
    Posts: 65
    January 17, 2009 at 3:52 am #738366

    that must be a local ordinace. I have never heard of it hope the idea doesnt spread.

    desperado
    Posts: 3010
    January 17, 2009 at 3:57 am #738369

    It’s a Dane County thing; Anything on the ice in Dane County Wisconsin is required to float.
    And we think Minnesota is a Nanny State?

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