What is the thickest ice you dealt with in Minnesota?

I know there are some older guys on this form, so I’m curious about the thickest ice you’ve encountered while ice fishing in Minnesota.

Like 6-7 years ago I worked at major sports retailer, and there were 0 extensions left in the entire state. Guys were driving like 2 hours to mom and pop shops hoping to find one. As a kid it seemed like 24″ was pretty normal.

Not in MN but one year on Winnipeg I needed 2 12inch extensions on a strike master gasser. Had to stand on the wheeler to start the holes. If you didn’t clean the holes multiple times auger would get locked in tight. Half way through the trip our arms were so spent we started drilling with two guys on the auger. It sucked.

Didn’t measure it but 4 years ago I think on Vermilion a Mora bit on a clam plate would go through some spots but not others. Had to shovel to the ice, then drill till the plate was sitting on the ice pushing the lever from above and hope that spot went through.

Best part was then it got too cold so I just sat in truck watching finicky foolers. Didn’t catch anything but when I went to pack up I found the line was frozen in eyelets and all the minnows were gone

Measured nearly 4′ on LOW in March about 6 years ago…

Was like fishing in a stovepipe. Buddy caught a huge northern – asked if I had a gaff – not 6′ long! Just couldn’t get it’d head up the hole before the line snapped on the edge of the ice.

I remember a few years where a single 12″ extension was not enough. I cant remember the auger length on the old jiffy’s, but with a 12″ extension I believe over 40″ so I guessing the most ice was in the 50″ + range