I think there will be another long winter. However, this new work schedule of mine, "professional hours," is going to minimize my ice fishing time, no more going every morning before work, that was one of the greatest things about second shift hours. I am now a resident of Chicago, but I am sure I will make a few trips back east to NE Indiana. I am a virgin Illinois fisherman, so now I must seek out new ice fishing holes. My wedding photographer was a die hard ice fisherman so he told me to definately get with him this winter, so hopefully he can show me some new places here in IL and up into Wisconsin. Another prediction for the winter is that Iceshanty will beat indianainfo, it was a fluke last year considering half those people over there don't know how to fish to begin with. Hopefully I will be able to make it for the tourny this year.