I'm a keep it simple stupid guy myself. I have a vexilar and other toys but they stay in the house for the most part. I've found they are mostly a distraction. Just too much weight IMHO too. I like to travel light and keep moving to find fish.
My auger is permanently stored in on the pier where a plank is missing. I use a weight to find bottom, set my stopper on the line 6 inches to a foot above the bottom and keep moving with my two man pop up. I even do this at the pond that is 200 feet from the house.
To each his own.
Of course my pond is such good fishing due to superb management I don't need all those gadgets.
