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Under-ice bait-bucket retrieval at Lake Geneserath (1973)

Also Dick Burris ice-fishing recovery · 1973 Lake Geneserath bait bucket

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinLake Geneserath
ErasModern era

Summary

During the winter covered by the January 1973 Beaver Beacon, Dick Burris retrieved a bait bucket that had fallen through an ice-fishing hole at Lake Geneserath, using a wet suit and tanks. The notice also reports perch and pike catches by the Burris family.

Evidence and limits

The source does not provide an exact date, equipment specifications, dive depth, or independent safety or fishing record.

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, January 1973, “Game News.”
    Reports the Dick Burris family wintering at Lake Geneserath, catching perch and pike, and Burris using a wet suit and tanks to retrieve a bait bucket lost down an ice-fishing hole; it does not provide an exact date, dive record, or safety account.