Nice cat, Pletch. I've never caught a channel cat through the ice, but I've caught my share in the summer. Caught my first ten pounder when I was 12 or so. I caught an 8 inch sucker out of Coxes Creek and took it to Lake Somerset. Ran a steel leader through him and tossed him out next to the pier. About an hour later I was in the 10 pound channel cat club.lol