Well I thought today out on the ice with no wind I would give this a method a try.Well it does work but you really have to have your act together !!! Plus the steady hand is a must .But our bite right now even tho we have just started to get into ice fishing for the year seems real touchy.Maybe the air pressure from a lot of fronts have the gills jumpy? Had a lot of small fish today just like everyone else out there.Even put on high vis. gold stren line and that added a lot to the fun of watching the line movements!! Well take care.BassBull