Almost forgot to tell you guys that I did actually get that tip up back! It was right where I left it....frozen in about four inches inside the hole, so I had to chisel it out.....Of course the bait was gone with about 50 yards of line pulled out. Thanks to any of the guys who might have seen it and left it for me to recover. Someone definitely saw it as there was about 3 sets of snowmobile tracks within just a few feet.