I love fishing through the ice. I just have very demanding criteria.

1. Ice at least 5 inches thick
2. Air temperature over 35 degrees
3. No wind or light winds
4. Lots of fish biting
5. NFL playoff game blaring on the radio from my truck
6. Beef jerky or goose jerky readily available

By the way, I really like the diagram. It is very applicable to my situation. I hope you keep posting on it, Dwight. I'm going to be turning mine off for the season next week or the week after, and putting it in the building for cleaning and service. I'm assuming that my oxygen problems will be a thing of the past when the water temps drop to the 40's.


Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.